Erin Carla

In Mexico the name Peter is Pedro. It is one of the most common male names in the country and it is also the Spanish word behind the nickname Pedrito.

In Mexico a binder is a carpeta, and a ring binder is a carpeta de argollas. A thin file folder is called a folder, borrowed from English.

In Mexico, “alphabet” is most often abecedario. The word alfabeto is also correct and is used more in writing and in talk about writing systems.

Zero is cero in Mexico, the same as in the rest of the Spanish world.

In Mexico the name David is written David, the same as in English, but it is said with the stress on the last syllable: “dah-VEED”.

In Mexico December is diciembre, written with a lowercase d because Spanish does not capitalize month names.

In Mexico a tattoo is a tatuaje. The verb “to get a tattoo” is tatuarse, and the artist is a tatuador or tatuadora.

In Mexico south is sur. It is used for the direction on maps and in phrases such as al sur de la ciudad, meaning “south of the city”.

In Mexico a diaper is a pañal, and the plural is pañales. To change a diaper you say cambiar el pañal.

In Mexico a disposable shaving razor is a rastrillo. A straight razor is a navaja and an electric shaver is a rasuradora.