Spanish

To say “I love chicken nuggets” in Spanish, use me encantan los nuggets de pollo.

The English phrase “some books” is translated into Spanish as algunos libros. Use algunos libros to refer to an unspecified number of books.

The English phrase ‘grammatically correct’ is translated into Spanish as gramaticalmente correcto.

The English word solstice is solsticio in Spanish.

The English phrase “norman” is translated into Spanish as normando. The word normando refers to a person from Normandy.

The English phrase stem change is translated into Spanish as cambio de raíz.

The Spanish word judas means traitor. When used as a common noun to mean ‘traitor’, the word is typically not capitalized in Spanish.

The Spanish word for aunt is tía. tía refers to a parent’s sister or sister-in-law. It can also be used informally to address an aunt.

The Spanish word for duckling is patito. The term refers to a young duck.

In Puerto Rico people say tonto or bobo for a mild “silly” or “dumb”. Estúpido is the stronger word and is a real insult.