modeeper Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Great language, better than English unless your talking about a machine. I asked a Mexican student once about her favorite word in English: Balloon. Sometimes the most mundane sentence in English comes out beautifully in Spanish: Do you want some grapes? Quieres unas uvas? Some of my favorites: amortiguadores, semáforo, chicharrones, cigarillos, bocinas, tortillera, hojalateria, antropólogo, puré de papas. You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 "Impermeabilizante" is a mouthful and "pompis" makes me LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 "Spinach" sounds like gutteral vomit, "Espinaca" almost like a love song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 12 minutes ago, Travis said: "Spinach" sounds like gutteral vomit, "Espinaca" almost like a love song. I like the ito's and sito's too. My fav is, adiosito. I also like how they put el's and la's in front of a person's name: No he visto la Patty hoy. Did you know Usted means, your grace? Can it get any more formal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 is irrelevant what it means, many words do not translate, it is just the formal way to address someone and no it does not mean your grave in everyday conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Usted is the formal form of “You“ in the singular. Ustedes is the plural form. Señor is “Sir“, while Señora is “Madam“. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 4 hours ago, bmh said: no it does not mean your grave Yes I know. This situation is getting grave. Risen from the grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Iztaccíhuatl, Teotihuacan, and Xoloitzcuintli, all Nahuatl derived words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 2 hours ago, RVGRINGO said: Usted is the formal form of “You“ in the singular. Ustedes is the plural form. Señor is “Sir“, while Señora is “Madam“. Wow, I learn something every day! You're not going to find the answer on Wiki. So in San Jose CR I met a girl doing her PhD thesis on Castilian Spanish, origin and distribution. She told me that, so it's correct. Unless you know more than her. See ^ origin. And in Costa Rica, and I think Uruguay, they use vos in place of tu. Tu is for dogs and cats. And they use os in place of ser/estar romantically. Vos os la chica mas linda del pueblo. In CR Macho means Gringo. Mexico: No te reconoci' I didn't recognise you. Barbarians. Costa Rica: No te habia reconocida. Civilized folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, AngusMactavish said: Iztaccíhuatl, Teotihuacan, and Xoloitzcuintli, all Nahuatl derived words. Xochitl (r. 877-916) was a Toltec Queen and wife of Tecpancaltzin My cat's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, modeeper said: Xochitl (r. 877-916) was a Toltec Queen and wife of Tecpancaltzin My cat's name. Xoloitzcuintli: The Xoloitzcuintli (/zoʊloʊ.iːtsˈkwiːntli/ show-loh-eets-KWEENT-lee; Nahuatl pronunciation: /ʃoʊloʊ-/), or Xolo for short, is a hairless breed of dog, found in toy, miniature, and standard sizes. It's my favorite breed as I was a small time breeder of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 they seem to come in many varieties. Xoloitzcuintli mexican-hairless-(custom) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Those dogs look like the Chinese Crested breed, one of many hairless canines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted January 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Esternocleidooccipitomastoideos .. The longest word in Spanish (a muscle in the neck). Sonsonete, the drone of machinery. Mito .. myth. Mitotero .. mythmaker. A good substitute for a lot of harsher terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Favorite place name- "Topolobampo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeeper Posted January 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, mudgirl said: Favorite place name- "Topolobampo". Oh yeah, the ferry terminal. La Tzararacua Zihuatenejo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 so much for Spanish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdlngton Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 hours ago, AngusMactavish said: Those dogs look like the Chinese Crested breed, one of many hairless canines. Yes, those are Chinese crested. They also come in what is called a powderpuff variety. I understand both can be born in the same litter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Yes they are way too frou frou for xolos have 3 xolos and except for the totally hairless ones the others are way more rustic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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