Jonathon Kym

In Mexico people say Coca or Coca-Cola for a Coke, as in “una Coca”. Soft drinks in general are refrescos. When you order, una Coca, por favor is enough.

In Mexico “be careful” is Ten cuidado to a friend or child and Tenga cuidado to a stranger or elder. A quick warning is ¡Cuidado!

A bull in Mexican Spanish is a toro. A young or small bull is a torito, and a cow is a vaca.

In Mexico candy is dulces, and a single sweet is un dulce. Caramelo is understood too, and a lollipop is a paleta.

Mexicans say dientes for “teeth”. The back teeth are called muelas, and a toothache is usually a dolor de muela.

In Mexican Spanish a male friend is mi amigo and a female friend mi amiga. Mexicans also say mi cuate or mi compa to a close friend.

In Mexican Spanish “altar” is altar. For the display built for the Day of the Dead, Mexicans say ofrenda, “offering”.

Wine in Mexican Spanish is vino. Red wine is vino tinto and white wine is vino blanco. To offer a glass you can say ¿Quieres una copa de vino?

In Mexico “trash” is basura. The can is a bote de basura and a garbage truck is the camión de la basura. To take out the trash people say sacar la basura.

Clean is limpio for a masculine noun and limpia for a feminine one. The verb to clean is limpiar.