Mexican

Respect in Mexican Spanish is respeto, a masculine noun. The verb is respetar, and the adjective is respetuoso. Respect is a big value in Mexican families.

In Mexico spinach is espinaca, usually used in the plural, espinacas, when you mean the leaves. The word is the same across Spanish.

A bull in Mexican Spanish is a toro. A young or small bull is a torito, and a cow is a vaca.

In Mexico the name Stephen is Esteban. People translate the English name Stephen or Steven as Esteban in documents and at school.

In Mexico candy is dulces, and a single sweet is un dulce. Caramelo is understood too, and a lollipop is a paleta.

In Mexico a banana is a plátano. The cooking banana, which is the plantain, is called plátano macho.

In Mexico people invite you in with Pásale or Pásele. The plain Pase and Adelante also work everywhere.

The verb for swim is nadar. It is the same in Mexico and everywhere in Spanish. You can say saber nadar for “know how to swim”.

In Mexico Angel is Ángel, both a very common male first name and the word for the heavenly being. The written accent is part of the spelling.

The usual word for sour is agrio. For a tart taste like lime you can say ácido, and milk that has turned is agria.