Spanish

Please in Cuban Spanish is por favor. For a more courteous request, Cubans also say me haces el favor or hágame el favor to someone older.

In Spanish, “trinity” is translated as trinidad. In a religious context, trinidad refers to the three persons of the Godhead.

To climb in Spanish is escalar.

The Spanish word for lettuce is lechuga. The term refers to the leaves of the lettuce plant, used as a vegetable or as part of a dish.

The English phrase border control is translated into Spanish as control fronterizo.

The English phrase ‘please sit down’ is translated into Spanish as siéntese, por favor.

The English phrase ‘catch me outside’ is translated into Spanish as Espérame afuera.

In Spanish, the phrase for “the food is delicious” is la comida está deliciosa. This phrase is used to express that the food being eaten tastes very good.

Speech pathology in Spanish is fonoaudiología. The term refers to the health profession focused on treating communication and swallowing disorders.

The English phrase “wind gust” is translated into Spanish as ráfaga de viento.