Jonathon Kym

In Mexican Spanish “plate” is plato. A deeper plate for soup is plato hondo and a flat plate is plato extendido or simply plato.

Grilled is asado in Mexico, as in carne asada. Say a la parrilla for food on a grill and a la plancha for food cooked on a flat griddle.

Say Cierra la puerta to a friend or family member and Cierre la puerta to someone you address as usted. Add por favor to be polite.

In Mexico ice is hielo. You order a drink con hielo or sin hielo, and the piece of ice is a cubito de hielo or just a hielo.

Chocolate is chocolate in Mexican Spanish, spelled the same as in English. Hot chocolate is chocolate caliente, or simply chocolate.

In Mexican Spanish an “obituary” is an obituario, and a paid newspaper death notice is an esquela. Necrología is a more formal word.

The Spanish form of Christopher is Cristóbal, with an accent on the o. A short nickname is Cris.

In Mexico “hot” depends on what you mean. For objects and drinks use caliente, for the weather say hace calor, and for spicy food use picante.

In Mexico both the drink and the place are called café. For a small, friendly coffee people say cafecito, and a shop that serves coffee is a cafetería.

In Mexico you greet a guest with bienvenido for a man, bienvenida for a woman and bienvenidos for a group.