Jonathon Kym

Culture is cultura in Mexico. For customs and traditions the usual words are costumbres and tradiciones. Say la cultura mexicana for Mexican culture.

In Mexico a rattlesnake is a víbora de cascabel.

There is no single everyday word in Mexico, but people say entrada for the driveway and la cochera for the car space at a house.

A dolphin is delfín in Mexican Spanish, and the plural is delfines. There is no special Mexican word for it. Use delfín for the animal in any setting.

In Mexico violet is violeta, both for the flower and the color.

In Mexico people say Feliz Año Nuevo. Feliz año is the quick everyday form, and Próspero Año Nuevo is more formal and wishes prosperity.

In Mexican Spanish “plane” is avión. A small private or light plane is avioneta.

A bra in Mexico is a brasier. In many other Spanish-speaking countries and in Spain it is a sostén, and Mexicans understand that word too.

In Mexico “be quiet” is Cállate to one person, which is blunt, and Cállense to a group. A polite version is Silencio, por favor.

A “slipper” in Mexican Spanish is a pantufla, usually used in the plural, pantuflas.