Mexican

Mexicans say dientes for “teeth”. The back teeth are called muelas, and a toothache is usually a dolor de muela.

The word for spider is araña. It is the same in Mexico and everywhere else in Spanish. Araña is used for any spider.

In Mexico the standard way to say “nice to meet you” is Mucho gusto. A man can also say Encantado and a woman Encantada.

The Mexican Spanish word for garden is jardín. A vegetable garden is a huerto. You water the jardín and you grow vegetables and herbs in a huerto.

To accept an offer politely in Mexican Spanish, say Sí, por favor. Mexicans also often answer Sí, gracias, and friends shorten it to Sí, porfa.

In Mexico a hurricane is huracán. The word comes from a Taíno word and is the same across the Spanish speaking world.

In Mexican Spanish a male friend is mi amigo and a female friend mi amiga. Mexicans also say mi cuate or mi compa to a close friend.

In Mexico you can say Hola, ¿cómo estás? With friends ¿Qué onda? ¿Cómo estás? is more casual, and with older people or strangers use ¿Cómo está usted?

For a baby girl in Mexico people say bebita or niña. As a pet name for a daughter or small girl, mi niña and mi bebé are the warm choices.

In Mexican Spanish “altar” is altar. For the display built for the Day of the Dead, Mexicans say ofrenda, “offering”.