Vernon Stanley

Salt in Mexican Spanish is sal, a feminine noun, so you say la sal. A pinch is una pizca de sal, and salty is salado. At the table you ask ¿me pasa la sal?

In Mexican Spanish “pencil” is lápiz. The plural is lápices, and a pencil sharpener is un sacapuntas. Lápiz is masculine: el lápiz, un lápiz.

In Mexican Spanish “September” is septiembre. Months are not capitalized, so you write el 16 de septiembre with a small s.

In Mexico say Hola, me llamo and then your name. Mi nombre es is a bit more formal, and Soy is the quick casual form. Example: Hola, me llamo Sam.

In Mexico “skinny” is flaco for a man and flaca for a woman. Delgado or delgada is the gentler word and flaquito is a friendly nickname.

In Mexican Spanish you can say Eres bien menso for “you’re so dumb”, using the typically Mexican word menso.

Bored in Mexican Spanish is aburrido, or aburrida for a woman. To say it of yourself, use estoy aburrido or me aburro for “I get bored”.

Mexicans say taxi for a taxi. A stand where taxis wait is a sitio, and a driver is a taxista. To flag one you say voy a parar un taxi.

A sausage in Mexican Spanish is a salchicha, like a hot dog. Mexicans also love chorizo, a spicy red pork sausage, and the long thin longaniza.

Breakfast in Mexico is desayuno, and the verb is desayunar. The word almuerzo exists too, but it is not always the same meal.