Todd Jordan

In Mexico pancakes are called hotcakes, written as one word and pronounced much like in English.

The English phrase “scissor kick” is translated into Spanish as patada de tijera.

The Spanish word atardecer means sunset. atardecer can be used to describe the time of day when the sun goes down and the sky becomes dark.

The English word hinge is translated into Spanish as bisagra. In a literal sense, a hinge is a device used for the pivoting of a door.

In Spanish, the phrase ‘turn to’ translates to convertirse en when used to mean ‘to become’.

The English phrase “brown horse” is translated into Spanish as caballo marrón. The phrase refers to a horse that has brown fur.

The English phrase tile floor is expressed in Spanish as suelo de baldosas. The phrase suelo de baldosas is used to describe a floor made of tiles.

To look like in Spanish is parecerse a. parecerse a is used to describe having a similar physical appearance or characteristic to another person or thing.

To a girlfriend you can say mi amor, cariño or mi vida. They mean “my love”, “darling” and “my life”. None of these changes for a girl or a boy.

To say “go straight ahead” in Spanish, you use sigue todo recto.