Spanish

A button down shirt in Spanish is camisa de botones. This phrase refers to a shirt that fastens with buttons down the front.

The English phrase “hi” is translated into Spanish as hola. hola is a friendly, informal greeting

The English phrase ‘gargle’ in Spanish is expressed as hacer gárgaras. The term gárgaras is used to describe the act of gargling.

To say “come here” in Spanish, use ven aquí. Ven aquí is a command used to tell someone to move toward the speaker’s current location.

In Argentina purple is usually violeta. Morado and púrpura are understood, and lila is a light purple.

The English phrase “caps lock key” is tecla de bloqueo de mayúsculas in Spanish.

The Spanish phrase for “once upon a time” is había una vez. These phrases are almost exclusively used to begin fairy tales, fables or legends.

The English verb waive can be translated into Spanish in several ways depending on the context.

The English word “jury” is translated into Spanish as jurado.

The English phrase ‘i used to read’ is translated into Spanish as solía leer.