Mexican

Monster is monstruo in Mexican Spanish, the same as elsewhere. It is masculine, so el monstruo.

In Mexico “annoying” is molesto in neutral speech and latoso in casual speech. Fastidioso is also correct and sounds a little more formal.

In Mexico a ball is usually a pelota. For big sports balls such as football and basketball people say balón, and in casual speech bola is also common.

The usual word for socks in Mexico is calcetines. Calcetas is also heard, and a single sock is un calcetín.

The Spanish form of Sarah is Sara, written without the final h. In Mexico a small or beloved Sara may be called Sarita.

In Mexico Me gustas tells someone you like them romantically, literally “you please me”.

In Mexico Hola is the everyday hello, and the word is written with a silent h. Friends often say ¿Qué onda? for “what is up?”.

In Mexico an omelet is usually written omelette, borrowed from French, and said close to “oh-meh-LET”. Home cooks may say tortilla de huevo.

In Mexican Spanish spaghetti is espagueti, the standard Spanish spelling. The Italian spelling spaghetti is also common on menus.

In Mexican Spanish the mythical bird is fénix, with an accent on the first e. The Arizona city is normally written Phoenix as in English.