Mexican

The standard word is feo, or fea for a feminine noun, and it is used in Mexico too. Mexicans add bien for emphasis, as in bien feo.

In Mexico art is el arte. The word is masculine in the singular and often feminine in the plural, as in las artes.

The Spanish word for soul is alma. It is the same in Mexico, where it appears in everyday talk and in traditions about the dead.

The Spanish word for “pattern” is patrón. For a printed fabric design, Mexicans say estampado, and diseño is a general design.

In Mexican Spanish “dream” is sueño, both for what you see while sleeping and for a hope. The verb is soñar, as in soñé contigo.

The standard word is confundido (feminine confundida). In casual Mexican speech people say estoy hecho bolas or me hice bolas when they are mixed up.

In Mexico a waiter is mesero and a waitress is mesera.

In Mexico “inside” is adentro when you mean being in a place, as in Está adentro.

In Mexico a clock is a reloj. The same word covers a wall clock, an alarm clock and a wristwatch.

In Mexico the usual way to say “babe” to a partner is mi amor. Bebé is also common, and mi vida is a warmer, more tender option.