by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 6, 2026 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
Animal sounds in Spanish are often close to the English versions but spelled completely differently: a dog says guau guau, a cat says miau, a cow says muu. A few are truly different, and the rooster is the one that surprises everyone, because in Spanish it says...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Aug 19, 2026 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
Siempre means “always” in English. It is the Spanish adverb for something that happens every time: siempre llego temprano, I always arrive early. Para siempre means forever and como siempre means as usual. In Mexico, siempre no means “never mind, not...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Aug 12, 2026 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
Quedar means to be left, to be located, to fit, or to arrange to meet, depending on the sentence. It does not mean to stay. For that you need quedarse, the reflexive form: me quedo en casa means I’m staying home, while quedamos a las ocho means we agreed to meet...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Apr 24, 2026 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
If you want to talk to your Uber driver in Mexico, you do not need perfect Spanish. You only need the right phrases, good timing, and a little cultural awareness. Learning how to talk to your Uber driver in Mexico can make your trip smoother, safer, and far less...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Mar 23, 2026 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
To order food in Spanish, start with me da, me trae or quisiera, name the dish and finish with por favor: Me da dos tacos al pastor, por favor. The verb for “to order” is pedir, and in Mexico you will hear ordenar too. Skip ¿Puedo tener…? It is...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Dec 18, 2025 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
“Right” in Spanish is derecha when you mean the direction or side: gira a la derecha (turn right). Derecho means straight: sigue derecho (keep going straight). As a noun, derecho also means a right or the law. For “right” meaning correct, Spanish says correcto or...
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