Mexican

In Mexico the fruit is usually called aceituna. The word oliva appears mostly in aceite de oliva for olive oil.

In Mexico “because” is porque. In conversation Mexicans often open an excuse or explanation with es que, which works a little like “the thing is”.

A cow is a vaca in Mexico. In farm and meat talk people say res for a head of cattle. Beef in Mexico is carne de res, which comes from res, not from vaca.

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”.

In Mexico a small town is a pueblo. A bigger place is a ciudad, and municipio is the official administrative unit, similar to a county.

In Mexican Spanish “lily” is lirio. The white lily is also called azucena. Flower shops in Mexico use both words. Lirio is masculine: el lirio.

In Mexico yogurt is usually written and said yogurt, with the English-style final t.

The most Mexican ways to say “awesome” are ¡Qué padre! and ¡Qué chido! Both are informal and heard across the country.

A bridge in Mexican Spanish is a puente. A pedestrian bridge over a road is a puente peatonal. You say cruzar el puente for crossing a bridge.

In Mexico “hurry” as a noun is prisa, and “I am in a hurry” is Tengo prisa. The verb “to hurry” is apurarse, which Mexicans use more than darse prisa.