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“¡Aquí mero, por favor!”: Mero, a Very Mexican Little Word
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How Mexicans use “mero”, “ya mero”, “aquí mero”, “el mero mero”, “yo mero” and more, plus the formal word “mero” and “meramente”. Mexican Spanish The word mero is small, but in Mexico it has a lot of personality. With just this word you can say things like “almost”, “right here”, “the main boss”, or “me, […] More
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Claxon: The Old Brand Name That Became the Word for Car Honk in Spanish
A small language story: from Klaxon (brand) to claxon (any car horn) in Spanish and many other languages. Words and brands In Spanish, many people say el claxon when they talk about the car horn. But at the beginning, Klaxon (with K) was the name of a brand of car horns, not a normal word […] More
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“Esteee…” — The Spanish Word People Say When They Don’t Know What to Say
“Esteee…” – The Spanish Word When You Don’t Know What to Say One of many little Spanish words people use when they are thinking, hesitating… or buying time. Real-life Spanish In English we say “uh,” “um,” “like…” when we need time to think. In Spanish we often say este… — and if we need more […] More
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Lyrics: No Importa que Llueva
Spanish English Notes No importa que llueva si estoy cerca de ti Nara nara nana Nara nana nana It doesn’t matter if it rains if I am close to you No importa que + subjunctive (llueva) = “It doesn’t matter if…”. Subjunctive expresses possibility. Hey! Me paso el día molestándote Hey! I spend the whole […] More
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Pantalón de Mezclilla. 10 More Spanish Expressions That Are Not Easy to Figure Out
Here are ten very common Spanish language expressions, many of them from Mexico. You will see their literal translation and what they really mean in natural English. Spanish expression Literal translation Colloquial English meaning pantalones de mezclilla (MX), pantalones vaqueros (España) mixed-fabric pants, denim pants jeans. In México, it’s very common to hear pantalón […] More
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Arena. Same Word, Very Different Sound, and sometimes different meaning.
Why familiar words can confuse your ear even when you already know them One of the biggest surprises for Spanish students who speak English is this: sometimes a word looks exactly the same in both languages, but it sounds completely different. Your brain says “I know this word”, but your ear hears something else. This […] More
