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¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
Unless you've been trapped in cave for the last few weeks, you've been surrounded by the excitement of the Copa Mundial 2014. And if you have been trapped in a cave and just recently managed to...
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El Caló Mexicano
So what is El Caló Mexicano?El Caló Mexicano is nothing more than Mexican slang. And there's a lot of it.I've written about a lot of Mexican slang over the years, but I've finally decided it's time I...
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Quiero dos con todo
Once again, we're going to be talking about one of my favorite subjects, food. Somehow my Spanish has become inexplicably tied to food, but I love both of them, so no me voy a quejar (I'm not going to...
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El Caló Mexicano, Parte 2
Not too terribly long ago I wrote about El Caló Mexicano, or Mexican slang. Rather than write yet another top 10 list, I decided to write about some very common Mexican slang that your average gringo...
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¿Pichas las caguamas?
If you don't know what a caguama is, let me help you out:It's a species of sea turtle. And since we're on the subject of creatures that live in the water, let's talk about one more, a ballena.Yep, a...
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Ya colgó los tenis
Nobody likes it, but tarde o temprano, we have to talk about someone who's "in a better place". Not my favorite topic, but it's something you should know.The a very common way to refer to people who...
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Pásale Amigo, Pásale
When you're walking up and down Tijuana's most famous street, Revolution Avenue, or La Revu as it is affectionately called by los tijuanenses, you'll hear the word pásale a thousand times. It's said...
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¿Hola bebé qué más pues?
I've been traveling again, but this time I went to a new destination: Medellin, Colombia.Let's talk about some of the Spanish I heard.As far as greetings (saludos) go, I heard the typical buenos días,...
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¿De tela o chócolo?
In this post I'm going to continue sharing my Spanish languages adventures in Medellín, Colombia. If you missed the first installment, no worries, you can read it here: Holo bebé, ¿qué más pues?One...
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Eso que ni que
So there I was, texting away with my carnal:Yo: Hay que disfrutar la vidaMi carnal: Eso que ni queBy the way, carnal is Mexican Spanish for brother, either by blood or a close friendship.Eso que ni...
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Español en las calles de Tijuana
It's been a long time since I've posted anything, but with 2016 now upon us I plan on being back in the saddle with a lot more of the posts you all have enjoyed over the years. And with hopes of making...
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Estoy mamao
Abrazos y amapuchesThis was the text message I got from my amiga venezuelana. While I didn't know exactly what it meant, from the context I knew it was a way of saying goodbye. It's very common for...
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Nos arreglamos el chongo
If you've always wanted to know what a chongo is, today's your lucky day. And if you've never heard of the word chongo, today's still your lucky day. And guess what else? You'll really impress your...
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¡Qué tal!
Sure, you may have heard the expression qué tal before, but if you haven't you're going to be glad you came across this post because it's going to simplify your life when it comes to speaking...
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No seas gallina
Apparently Spanish books think the only thing you need to know about chickens in Spanish is the word pollo. Well, sooner or later you're going to discover that you need more than the word pollo to...
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Voy a hacer lo que me da la puta gana
Before we get into today's expression, we need to talk about the word gana.A gana is a desire, or a want. You'll also (and more commonly) hear the plural form of the word, ganas. We won't be looking...
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Tenemos Chinelas
Well, I've been traveling again, this time to Central America. Managua, Nicaragua to be exact. I have to say, I picked up a couple of interesting tidbits of Spanish that I'm going to share and I'll...
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¡Diacachimba!
In my last post, Tenemos Chinelas, I gave you a mini-tour of Managua, Nicaragua. And a little bit of Nicaraguan Spanish to boot. I also promised you I'd do the the same for the city of Granada. So...
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Qué pichudo mae
Today we're going to look at a thank you note for a wedding gift I gave to my tico friend that just recently got married. By the way, if you're wondering what the word tico means, it's an apodo (nick...
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No des papaya
Just a few weeks ago I was back in Colombia, but this time I traveled to the city of Cali.If you don't know where Cali is, here's a map of Colombia:Don't feel bad, I didn't know exactly where it was...
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Cali es Cali, lo demás es loma
If you missed it you might enjoy reading my first post about my visit to Cali, Colombia, No des papaya. I talked about all of the cool new Spanish I picked up while I was there. In today's post I'm...
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Me fui pa' Chepe
I've been traveling again, and this time I headed back to Costa Rica. I had some unfinished tourism there. That and my wife told me that's where we were spending our vacation.The good news is this...
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Voy a mi arbolito
Surprisingly, the only thing anyone ever teaches about the bathroom in Spanish is how to ask where one is.¿Donde está el baño?Where's the bathroom?While that's helpful, it won't take long to figure out...
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¡Conquistado!
They make such a beautiful pareja (couple) don't they? If you've never heard the word conquistado, it comes from the verb conquistar and it means "conquered". But the literal translation doesn't...
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Soy grilla, y qué?
If you don't know what a grilla is, well a pictures worth a thousand words.That's right, a grilla is a cricket. Or if you like a little humor in your explanations, then:Una grilla es la esposa de un...
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