The everyday words and expressions of Mexico, with audio.
Mexican Spanish uses ustedes for every group of people and has many everyday words of its own. This lesson lists common ones.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el carro | the car |
| el camión | the bus, in everyday speech |
| la alberca | the swimming pool |
| la computadora | the computer |
| el celular | the cell phone |
| el jugo | juice |
| la papa | the potato |
| el departamento | the apartment |
| platicar | to chat |
| chamba | work, informal |
Mexico does not use vosotros. A group is always ustedes, with friends and with strangers.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Ustedes vienen a la fiesta? | Are you all coming to the party? |
| ¿Qué quieren tomar? | What do you all want to drink? |
| ¿Tú eres de aquí? | Are you from here? |
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Qué onda? | What's up? |
| ¿Mande? | Pardon? What did you say? |
| Ahorita voy. | I am coming in a moment. |
| ¡Qué padre! | How cool! |
| Con permiso. | Excuse me, to get past. |
| Provecho. | Enjoy your meal. |
Ahorita means in a moment, and the moment can be long.
Ahorita lo hago. (I will do it in a bit.)
Ahorita vengo. (I will be right back.)
In Mexico, camión is used for a city bus as well as for a truck.
Tomo el camión al trabajo. (I take the bus to work.)
El camión pasa cada diez minutos. (The bus comes every ten minutes.)
Say each sentence in Spanish, then open it to check your answer.
¿Qué onda?
Tomo el camión.
¡Qué padre!
¿Ustedes vienen?
Quiero un jugo de naranja.
Provecho.
1. In Mexico, "el carro" is:
2. "¿Qué onda?" means:
3. "la alberca" is:
4. A group of friends in Mexico is addressed as:
5. "¿Mande?" is used to:
6. "¡Qué padre!" means:
7. "platicar" means:
8. "Provecho" is said:
9. "el camión" means:
10. "la computadora" means:
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