Spanish

Stained glass in Spanish is vitral. Vitral is a term specifically used for the artistic medium of stained glass.

The English phrase ‘landforms’ is translated into Spanish as accidentes geográficos.

In Chile a banana is a plátano. The word banana exists in other countries, but Chileans normally say plátano.

To say owe in Spanish, use deber. For example, Le debo dinero al banco. means I owe the bank money. deber is the everyday verb for owing money or a favor.

The English phrase “I paid” is translated into Spanish as pagué.

The English word ‘here’ is translated into Spanish as aquí, acá or aquende. All three forms are used to indicate being in, on or at this place.

The English phrase ‘I’ is translated into Spanish as yo. While it translates directly to ‘I’, it is used more for emphasis or contrast than in English.

The English phrase wood duck is translated into Spanish as pato joyuyo.

To say “it doesn’t make sense” in Spanish, you say no tiene sentido.

The standard Spanish word for a bribe is soborno. Slang is mordida in Mexico and coima in Argentina, Chile and Peru.