Sally Wendy

In Mexico “shopping” is ir de compras. For routine grocery shopping Mexicans often say hacer el mandado, which is the weekly errand run.

A little girl is a niña in Mexican Spanish. For a teenager or young woman Mexicans often say chava in casual talk.

The word for special is especial. It is the same in Mexico and works for people, days and things.

In Spanish it is Feliz Cinco de Mayo. The date remembers a battle in Puebla in 1862, and it is not Mexican Independence Day.

Guacamole is guacamole in Mexico too. It is a Mexican dish of mashed avocado, and the name comes from Nahuatl.

WYD means “what are you doing”, and in Mexican Spanish the quick version is ¿Qué haces?

The Spanish word pollo means “chicken” in Mexican Spanish, so no other word is needed. It names the meat and the young bird.

A rebel in Mexican Spanish is a rebelde, and the word works for a man or a woman. For a child who is just naughty and restless, Mexicans say revoltoso.

In Mexico to treat someone is invitar, as in yo invito for “it is my treat”. A small indulgence is un gustito.

In Mexican Spanish “potato” is papa. Spain uses patata, but in Mexico and the rest of Latin America the word is papa.