A “sledgehammer” in Spanish, including Mexican Spanish, is a mazo or a marro. Both words name the large hammer with a long handle used for breaking things.
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In Mexico the abbreviation for “RIP” is Q.E.P.D., short for que en paz descanse. You also see D.E.P. for descanse en paz in messages and death notices.
Mother is madre in standard Spanish, but Mexicans mostly say mamá or mi mamá when they talk about their mother in daily speech.
In Mexico a hitman is a sicario. The longer neutral phrases are asesino a sueldo and matón a sueldo, both meaning a killer paid for the job.
In Mexico a hotel is hotel, the same word as in English with the stress on the last syllable. Small guesthouses are sometimes called posada or hospedaje.
In Mexico a bath is a baño. The verb is bañarse, and the tub itself is a tina. The usual phrase is darse un baño.
In Spanish the country is written México, with an accent on the first e. Mexicans say it “MEH-hee-ko”.
Chief is jefe, or jefa for a woman. In Mexico jefe is also a friendly way to address a man you do not know, like “boss”. At work mi jefe is your boss.
In Mexico “attack” is ataque as a noun and atacar as a verb. It covers a military or physical attack as well as a sudden episode, as in ataque de risa.