Mistakes
Common Mistakes English Speakers Make in Mexican Spanish
Community
Your word isn't here yet
Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.
Create accountor
Add a word/Sounds like "kohns" (as in "coat") + "tee" (as in "tea") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Meaning
To have a cold or flu, NOT to be constipated. Saying 'estoy constipado' in Spanish means you have a stuffy nose and a sore throat, not digestive problems. It's one of the most entertaining false cognates in the language and a guaranteed source of confusion for English speakers learning Spanish.
Examples
“I've had a cold since Monday, I'm going to end up with pneumonia.”
“You have a cold? Drink some tea with honey and lemon.”
Word family
Community
Your word isn't here yet
Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.
/Sounds like "kohns" (as in "coat") + "tee" (as in "tea") + "PAH" (as in "park") + "doh" (as in "door")/
Meaning
To have a cold or flu, NOT to be constipated. Saying 'estoy constipado' in Spanish means you have a stuffy nose and a sore throat, not digestive problems. It's one of the most entertaining false cognates in the language and a guaranteed source of confusion for English speakers learning Spanish.
Examples
“I've had a cold since Monday, I'm going to end up with pneumonia.”
“You have a cold? Drink some tea with honey and lemon.”
Word family
Articles featuring this word
Hacer el oso
To make a fool of yourself or suffer an obvious public embarrassment in Venezuela. "Hacer el oso" means ending up looking bad in front of people because of something clumsy or cringe-worthy.