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To say “respect your elders” in Spanish, use respeta a tus mayores.

The casual Spanish word for school is el cole, short for colegio. In Spain teenagers say el insti for their high school, short for instituto.

The English word “soonish” can be translated into Spanish as prontito.

The English phrase sink hole is translated into Spanish as socavón.

In Venezuela a cake is a torta. A birthday cake is a torta de cumpleaños.

The English phrase “optional” is translated into Spanish as opcional. Opcional is the most straightforward and widely used term for “optional” in Spanish.

To say someone is from Panama in Spanish, use es de Panamá. This phrase is used to say that a person’s place of origin is the country of Panama.

The English phrase “cotton balls” is translated into Spanish as bolas de algodón.

The phrase “do you like ice cream?” in Spanish is translated as ¿te gusta el helado?

The English phrase “birthday party” is translated into Spanish as fiesta de cumpleaños.