How to Say “In Mexican” in Spanish

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en mexicano
/en meɡsikano/from spelling rules
The English phrase "in mexican" is translated into Spanish as en mexicano.
en mexicano is used to describe something written or spoken in the Mexican variety of the Spanish language.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Jalisco, ustedes is used instead of vosotros for the informal plural "you." Additionally, several slang terms are specific to the region, such as chido (cool), naco (uncultured) and güey (dude).

How does it change in a sentence?

While en mexicano is used colloquially, en español mexicano is the more precise way to specify the language variety.

How do you pronounce it?

/en meɡsikano/

Did you know?

  • In Mexico, the word güey is frequently used as a 'linguistic comma' and can be repeated several times in one sentence without altering the core meaning.
  • The word mexicano traces its roots back to the Classical Nahuatl word Mēxihco before it ever entered the Spanish language.

Example conversation

Lucía and Daniel are discussing a movie script.

  1. Lucía

    Daniel, ¿está el guion en mexicano?
    Daniel, is the script in Mexican?
  2. Daniel

    Sí, Lucía, usa muchas palabras de México.
    Yes, Lucía, it uses many words from Mexico.
  3. Lucía

    Me gusta que sea en mexicano.
    I like that it is in Mexican.
  4. Daniel

    A mí también me parece muy natural.
    I also think it sounds very natural.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries en, mexicano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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