Comments on: A quick and dirty phrasebook of Mexican slang http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/ travel culture worldwide Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Olga http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-91866 Olga Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:02:00 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-91866 Great post! There are some inaccuracies, though. The use of the word "madre" is not always negative, you can say  a song is  "poca madre" meaning  that it is a grat song. You can also use the phrase "no tiene madre" to convey the same meaning. Also the word "huevos" by itself  is not used to "lament a minor tragedy", it is used as an insult. Say, someone tells you suck at a random activity, your answer could very well be "huevos". It's pretty much like giving the finger. Great post! There are some inaccuracies, though. The use of the word “madre” is not always negative, you can say  a song is  “poca madre” meaning  that it is a grat song. You can also use the phrase “no tiene madre” to convey the same meaning.
Also the word “huevos” by itself  is not used to “lament a minor tragedy”, it is used as an insult. Say, someone tells you suck at a random activity, your answer could very well be “huevos”. It’s pretty much like giving the finger.

]]> By: bhall http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-36619 bhall Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:38:12 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-36619 hahaha... nice job but you left out the slang word most appropriate for people like Ramses - pendejo! hahaha… nice job but you left out the slang word most appropriate for people like Ramses – pendejo!

]]> By: Amanda Chanfreau http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-40688 Amanda Chanfreau Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:31:13 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-40688 Love it!! I live in Mexico since 2 years back, and am using the slang daily ofcourse, but I never read such a fun and good explanation to it! I will send this to my family so they can practise before coming to visit me! :) Thank you!! Love it!! I live in Mexico since 2 years back, and am using the slang daily ofcourse, but I never read such a fun and good explanation to it! I will send this to my family so they can practise before coming to visit me! :)

Thank you!!

]]> By: chrisjh http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-36564 chrisjh Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:07:36 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-36564 the mother is such a loaded, rich & diverse symbol in mexico.. from la virgencita, la llorona, la malinche, to la chingada.. que madres confusas the mother is such a loaded, rich & diverse symbol in mexico.. from la virgencita, la llorona, la malinche, to la chingada.. que madres confusas

]]> By: chrisjh http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-36325 chrisjh Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:01:19 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-36325 cabron is a male goat :) cabra is the female. great post here, and these comment threads are hilarious cabron is a male goat :) cabra is the female. great post here, and these comment threads are hilarious

]]> By: Daniel http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-35884 Daniel Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:41:41 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-35884 Ramses enough with your pompous lecturing on your exquisite command of Spanish and the accolades you receive from your professors. We are all very happy that you speak Spanish like a native speaker and are using your new found skill in such a humble and selfless manner. Ramses enough with your pompous lecturing on your exquisite command of Spanish and the accolades you receive from your professors. We are all very happy that you speak Spanish like a native speaker and are using your new found skill in such a humble and selfless manner.

]]> By: AngelineM http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-36476 AngelineM Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:18:18 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-36476 Then there's being so conflicted about ordering eggs in a restaurant...."quiero unos huevos, por favor"....and then I burst out laughing. I resort to saying "blanquillos". Then there’s being so conflicted about ordering eggs in a restaurant….”quiero unos huevos, por favor”….and then I burst out laughing. I resort to saying “blanquillos”.

]]> By: Miguel http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-36563 Miguel Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:09:13 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-36563 I imagine any colloquialism in Spanish with 'mother' in it developed from the reverence for Mother Mary. I imagine any colloquialism in Spanish with ‘mother’ in it developed from the reverence for Mother Mary.

]]> By: Miguel http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-35759 Miguel Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:04:27 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-35759 Its the same everywhere: British English vs American English Iberian Spanish vs Latin American Spanish Quebec French vs Franco French and on and on... Its the same everywhere:

British English vs American English
Iberian Spanish vs Latin American Spanish
Quebec French vs Franco French

and on and on…

]]> By: Miguel http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/a-quick-and-dirty-phrasebook-of-mexican-slang/#comment-35758 Miguel Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:01:37 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1822#comment-35758 jajajaja Hijo de puta ! jajajaja Hijo de puta !

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