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The word for “silver” in Mexican Spanish is plata. The adjective plateado means silver colored, as in un carro plateado.

A boss in Mexico is a jefe, or a jefa for a woman. The word patrón is used for an owner or employer, and has an old-fashioned feel.

In Mexican Spanish a written laugh is jajaja. The letter j sounds like English “h”, so it is the same sound as “haha”.

In Mexican Spanish a “kitten” is gatito for a male and gatita for a female. Casual talk also uses michi, a word for any cat.

In Mexico “sister” is hermana. Affectionate forms are hermanita and manita, and in street slang a close sister or female friend can be a carnala.

A natural Mexican reply to “thank you” is Con gusto, meaning “gladly”. El gusto es mío and Es un placer also work as “my pleasure”.

To say “sit down” in Mexico use siéntate with a friend or child and siéntese with someone you address as usted. Tome asiento is a more formal invitation.

A buddy in Mexico is a cuate. The standard word is amigo, and compa, short for compañero or compadre, is also common among friends.

The word for sunflower is girasol. It is the same in Mexico and everywhere else in Spanish.

In Mexico a bean is a frijol. Spain says judía or alubia, and Argentina or Chile say poroto, so frijol is the Mexican word.