Spanish

In Guatemala you say Buenos días in the morning. Friends and shopkeepers also use the short Buenas, which works at any time of day.

The English verb “write” is translated into Spanish as escribir. escribir is the general verb used to form letters and words.

The English phrase “swallow hole” can be translated into Spanish as tragar entero.

The English word “spaniard” is translated into Spanish as español. This term refers to a person from Spain.

The English phrase ‘get banned’ is translated into Spanish as ser baneado. The phrase ser baneado is a slang term that is a loan translation from English.

In Spanish, “how did it go?” is expressed as ¿cómo te fue? A question used to ask someone about the result or experience of a past event.

The English phrase ‘yellow belly’ can be translated into Spanish as cobarde.

The English phrase ‘magnifying mirror’ is espejo de aumento in Spanish.

To say “thank you for the compliment” in Spanish, use gracias por el cumplido.

The English word ‘distress’ can be translated into Spanish as distrés.