Mexican

To say “welcome to Mexico” you say Bienvenido a México to a man, Bienvenida a México to a woman and Bienvenidos a México to a group.

Treasure is tesoro in Mexico, the same as in all Spanish.

In Mexican Spanish medicine in the sense of a drug is medicina or the more formal medicamento.

In Mexico you can say Hola, ¿cómo estás? to almost anyone your age.

The everyday word is súper, which works as “great” or “very”. In Mexico people also say padrísimo and chidísimo for something really great.

The word is drama in Mexico, as in English. Mexicans also say hacer drama when someone makes a big fuss over a small thing.

Coffee is café in Mexico. A traditional Mexican version is café de olla, brewed in a clay pot with cinnamon and piloncillo.

The Mexican word for wet is mojado, or mojada for a feminine noun. For soaked, say empapado. Húmedo means damp or humid and is milder.

The word for “octopus” is pulpo, in Mexico as elsewhere. On Mexican coastal menus you will see it as pulpo a la gallega or in cocteles.

In Mexico an apricot is a chabacano. The word albaricoque is the one used in Spain and Mexicans understand it, but it is not what you hear at a market.