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Javier Basulto<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/linguistics" class="u-url mention">@linguistics</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/languagelovers" class="u-url mention">@languagelovers</a> With 126 M inhabitants, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mexico</a> is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world, but all the varieties of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MexicanSpanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MexicanSpanish</a> have lots of differences with the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Spanish</a> spoken in Spain, mainly in pronunciation and vocabulary. The chart below shows the most general and common different words used to name the same things in Mexico and Spain. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spanishlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Spanishlanguage</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#languages</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#languagelearning</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/langtoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#langtoot</a>

Javier BasultoThe tiny teporingo (Romerolagus diazi) or volcano rabbit is endemic to the slopes of four volcanoes in Central <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mexico</a>. It normally lives above 2,800 mts., close to the fields of a sort of volcano grass called “zacatón”. In <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MexicanSpanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MexicanSpanish</a> they are also called “zacatuche”, a word derived from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nahuatl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Nahuatl</a> (“Aztec” language) “zacatochtli”, meaning “grass rabbit”. Unfortunately the teporingo is an endangered species due to overgrazing and fragmentation of its habitat. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NatureConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NatureConservation</a>

Javier BasultoKnown in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MexicanSpanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MexicanSpanish</a> as „Nochebuena“ or “Flor de Pascua” (Euphorbia Pulcherrima), this plant is native to South <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mexico</a>, where it can grow up to 4 mts. in the wild. In <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nahuatl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Nahuatl</a> (“ <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Aztec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Aztec</a> ” language) it is called „cuetlaxochitl“ or „flower that withers“, its name in Zapotec is „gule-tiini“ and „sijoyo“ in Zoque language. Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate! ¡Feliz Navidad! Frohe Weihnachten! Bon Nadal! Buon Natale! Feliz Natal! <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MerryChristmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MerryChristmas</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FelizNavidad" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FelizNavidad</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FroheWeihnachten" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FroheWeihnachten</a>

Javier Basulto<a href="https://scholar.social/@attribot" class="u-url mention">@attribot</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/linguistics" class="u-url mention">@linguistics</a> There are many of those adjectives in informal <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MexicanSpanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MexicanSpanish</a> . 1) "malvibroso" (from "mala vibra"), used to describe someone or something who gives off a bad vibe. 2) "mandilón" (from "mandil": apron or Schürze in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#German</a>), a man who always obeys his wife or girlfriend (mostly out of fear).

Coach Pāṇini ®‘Quiúbole’<a href="https://spanishunraveled.com/quiubole-meaning/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://spanishunraveled.com/quiubole-meaning/</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MexicanSpanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MexicanSpanish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#slang</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linguistics</a>

Javier Basulto<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/linguistics" class="u-url mention">@linguistics</a> During 250 years, the Philippines and New Spain (nowadays <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mexico</a> ) were connected by the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Acapulco" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Acapulco</a> /Manila galleon. Unsurprisingly, this century-old link left many marks on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, e.g. there are a number of words in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tagalog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Tagalog</a> adopted from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nahuatl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Nahuatl</a> (“ <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Aztec" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Aztec</a> ” language) through Mexican Spanish and they are still very much in use. Some of them are presented in the picture below.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#languages</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MexicanSpanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MexicanSpanish</a>

Javier Basulto<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/spanishlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#spanishlanguage</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MexicanSpanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MexicanSpanish</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mexico</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/languagelovers" class="u-url mention">@languagelovers</a>Advanced learners of (Mexican) Spanish have a wonderful tool to practice their listening skills in the podcast "No hay tos" ("No problem" in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mexican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#mexican</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#slang</a> ) with Héctor Libreros and Roberto (Beto) Andrade. They are professional teachers of Spanish and make their conversations about a variety of topics and grammar- in authentic Mexican Spanish and partly in English - available to everyone on Youtube.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@nohaytospodcast/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.youtube.com/@nohaytospodcast/videos</a>

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