Mexican

In Mexico “I am hungry” is Tengo hambre, literally “I have hunger”. For very hungry say Estoy muerto de hambre, and an emphatic form is Tengo un hambre.

To tell someone to relax, Mexicans say relájate or tranquilo (feminine tranquila). The verb is relajarse, and the polite form is relájese.

Constipation is estreñimiento in Mexico. To say you are constipated, use estoy estreñido or estoy estreñida.

In Mexico “trash” is basura. The can is a bote de basura and a garbage truck is the camión de la basura. To take out the trash people say sacar la basura.

In Mexico a library is biblioteca. Do not confuse it with librería, which is a bookstore where you buy books.

In Mexico a reservation is usually a reservación, especially for hotels and restaurants.

In Mexico a barber is a barbero and his shop is a barbería. Peluquero is a general hairdresser, and peluquería is the shop for it.

In Mexico ice cream is called helado, but many Mexicans, especially at nieve stands, say nieve for ice cream or sorbet.

The standard word for “shy” is tímido, or tímida for a woman.

In Mexico an airport is an aeropuerto. Mexico City’s main one is the Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, and people usually just say el aeropuerto.