Spanish

In Puerto Rico a girl is a niña, and in everyday talk nena is very common for a young girl or a daughter. Niña is the standard word for a child.

The English phrase “community college” is translated into Spanish as colegio comunitario.

The Spanish word for truce is tregua.

The English phrase ‘sit down’ is translated into Spanish as siéntate.

The English phrase ‘liberal arts’ is translated into Spanish as artes liberales.

The Spanish word for the basketball hoop is aro.

The English phrase “game board” is translated into Spanish as tablero de juego.

The English phrase “my home” is translated into Spanish as mi casa.

The Spanish verb for ‘retake’ is retoma.

The English phrase “zoom link” can be translated into Spanish as enlace de Zoom.