Mistakes
Common Mistakes English Speakers Make in Mexican Spanish
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Add a word/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
Meaning
Pregnant, expecting a baby. Nothing to do with embarrassment: "embarazada" is the most famous false cognate in Spanish for English speakers. Saying "estoy embarazada" to mean "I am embarrassed" is a classic classroom blunder, and a very memorable one.
Examples
“My cousin is pregnant, she is having twins.”
“You are pregnant? Congratulations!”
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Meaning
Pregnant, expecting a baby. Nothing to do with embarrassment: "embarazada" is the most famous false cognate in Spanish for English speakers. Saying "estoy embarazada" to mean "I am embarrassed" is a classic classroom blunder, and a very memorable one.
Examples
“My cousin is pregnant, she is having twins.”
“You are pregnant? Congratulations!”
Regional synonyms
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Volada
A random idea that pops into your head out of nowhere, a spontaneous and often impractical thought that arrives uninvited. In Chile, a volada is that moment when your brain sparks something unexpected and you say it out loud before filtering it. Sometimes brilliant, often just wonderfully random.