Unless you are one hundred percent fluent in Spanish, expect the Mexicans around you to know more English than you do Spanish. Bob, a friend, retired to Mexico and opened a small maintenance business. He didn’t need to know the simple or common Spanish words for chair, table, or car for his investment. He instead […]
Continue Reading
Pat Hall On one of our first trips to Mexico, my husband asked a perplexing question: “Why are Mexicans using the Welsh word, oi?” My husband is from Wales and, at that point, spoke no Spanish. The British use the word oi as an interjection to call attention, or as a challenge, depending on its […]
Continue ReadingAsparagus = Esparragos Artichoke = Alcachofa Beets = Betabel Brussels sprouts = Colecitas de Bruselas Cabbage = Col Carrots = Zanahorias Cauliflower = Colifor Celery = Apio Chickpea = Garbanzo Corn = Elote, Maiz Cucumber = Pepino Dried beans = Frijoles Garlic = Ajo Green bean = Ejote Green pepper = Pimiento Verde Leek […]
Continue ReadingBeef = Res Sirloin = Aguayon Chuck = Diezmillo Round steak = Pulpa Pork = Puerco Loin = Lomo de cerdo Spareribs = Costillitas Chops = Chuletas de puerco Smoked pork chops = Chuletas ahumadas Pigs feet = Manitas Lamb = Carnero Leg of lamb = Pierna de carnero Loin chops = Chuletas de […]
Continue ReadingApple = Manzana Apricot = Chabacano Avocado = Aguacate Banana = Platano Blackberry = Zarzamora Cherry = Cereza Cranberry = Arandanos Date = Datil Fig = Higo Grape = Uva Grapefruit = Toronja Guava = Guayaba Lemon = Limon Amarillo Key Lime = Limon Orange = Naranja Peach = Durazno Pear = Pera […]
Continue ReadingCommon Cooking Conversions Fruit – Name Translations Vegetables – Name Translations Herbs & Spices – Name Translations Seafood – Name Translations Meats – Name Translations Poultry – Name Translations Our unit conversion calculators are no longer active. To convert between common units please refer to the Google Unit Converter here. Published […]
Continue Reading
Communication is more than just speaking, writing, and editing; it also involves information gathering and teamwork. In the economy of the new century, this means communicating cross-culturally. There are three main components to any communication: subject matter medium of delivery cultural considerations Of the three, the third is generally ignored. While fashionable phrases get uttered […]
Continue Reading
Imagine a language course that starts off with the instructor giving a monologue that lasts all of sixty minutes, delivered almost entirely in Spanish. What our teacher, Hugo, gave us on that first day was a rundown, delivered at a normal conversational pace, on what we could expect in the next month. There were very […]
Continue ReadingCogan’s Reviews Here’s a nifty idea for a book for both Spanish language students and for people interested in Mexico. Author De Mente has found an effective way to reach both groups with a volume that takes a studious and careful look at 130 key words in Spanish and has written a couple of pages […]
Continue ReadingCogan’s Reviews I must confess I had never seen or heard of this volume until very recently and I was rather surprised to see the publication date on it – 1989. Obviously it has been around along time. The Dictionary is based on a rather neat and simple idea to help us learn new words […]
Continue Reading