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/Sounds like "POHR" (as in "port") + "fah" (as in "far")/
"Please" said quickly and warmly, the casual everyday version of "por favor." In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, porfa is for friends, family, and anyone you feel at ease with. Save the full "por favor" for formal situations.
“Can you pass the salt, please?”
“Please do not make me wait so long, I am already running late.”
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/Sounds like "POHR" (as in "port") + "fah" (as in "far")/
"Please" said quickly and warmly, the casual everyday version of "por favor." In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, porfa is for friends, family, and anyone you feel at ease with. Save the full "por favor" for formal situations.
“Can you pass the salt, please?”
“Please do not make me wait so long, I am already running late.”
Banqueta
The sidewalk in Mexico, the raised space next to the street where you walk to avoid getting run over. In Mexico nobody says "acera", it's banqueta, and don't you dare drive your car up on the banqueta.