One Mexican Slang Word You Need to Know
The Spanish spoken in the streets of Mexico is a far cry from the Spanish you learn in school. It’s dirty, vulgar and loaded with colorful expressions. Today I’d like to tell you about my current favorite Mexican slang word, a word I find myself fitting in to every other sentence. That word is pinche. Pinche is not a nice word. It is most similar to “damn” or “damned” or “f—ing”....
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Learn Spanish “On the Cheap”
As you might expect, Cacho is a cheap man. They would call him “codo” in Mexico. Maybe you’re cheap too. Or maybe you just don’t see the point in spending a ton of money to learn Spanish when so many free or cheap resources are at your disposal. “So, Cacho, tell me how I can learn Spanish for cheap,” you say. Here’s how: You’re going to need a dictionary. There’s no way around...
Cacho Goes Shopping
Time to go shopping for some new playeras (t-shirts). In Argentina, they call them remeras. Don’t confuse that with rameras which are prostitutes. For example, if you walk into the local negocio (store) and tell the clerk, “busco una ramera negra” (I’m looking for a black prostitute), she will likely hace una mueca (make a face). But you aren’t here to learn about rameras, you’re here to learn...
Spanish (or Castellano) in Buenos Aires
Hola amigos. I’m writing to you from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I’ve spent quite a bit of time here over the past couple years and in this post I’d like to make a few observations about the language of Buenos Aires. The main things that set Argentine Spanish apart from, say, Mexican Spanish is that: 1) They use “vos” instead of “tú”. Here’s more about vos if you are curious. 2) They...