{"id":18086,"date":"2024-11-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/?p=18086"},"modified":"2024-10-30T16:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T00:50:48","slug":"spanish-girl-reacts-to-mexican-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mydailyspanish.com\/spanish-girl-reacts-to-mexican-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Girl Reacts to Mexican Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

How different is Mexican Spanish from Spanish from Spain? Do these differences affect our communication?<\/span><\/h2>\n

I am Luc\u00eda, I am from Spain, and I am going to watch some videos from 4 different  Mexican Spanish speakers and I will analyze and compare their way of talking with mine. This will serve as a great Spanish lesson, as I will also translate those sentences to English. Stay till the end to learn a lot of new helpful Spanish phrases and vocabulary. Do you think I will understand everything they say? Let\u2019s see.<\/p>\n

We recommend watching the video below. A transcript is also provided for your convenience.<\/p>\n

Transcript:<\/h3>\n

I\u2019ll start watching a video from Kimberly Loaiza, the most famous Mexican influencer. She\u2019s also a singer.<\/p>\n

Ay, ya se trab\u00f3 tambi\u00e9n el Whatsapp<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I understand everything perfectly in the video. Here we use different vocabulary, but we can totally understand what she\u2019s referring to.<\/p>\n

Mexico: Ay, ya se trab\u00f3 tambi\u00e9n el Whatsapp Spain: Ay, se ha quedado pillado el Whatsapp tambi\u00e9n(Oh, Whatsapp also got stuck)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Mexico they use \u201ctrabarse\u201d<\/em> for \u201cget stuck\u201d<\/em> while in Spain we use \u201cquedarse pillado.\u201d I\u2019ve never heard \u201ctrabarse\u201d from a Spaniard, but we understand what it means. Another difference in our speech is the use of verb tenses. In Mexico and Latin America in general, they tend to use the past simple almost all the time. While in Spain we tend to use the present perfect more often. If we used the verb \u201ctrabarse,\u201d instead of saying \u201cya se trab\u00f3\u201d we would say \u201cya se ha trabado.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Spain we use the past simple, pret\u00e9rito perfecto simple, for things that happened and ended in the past, in a further past or a more concrete point in time, and we use the present perfect, pret\u00e9rito perfecto compuesto, for more recent things that happened. <\/p>\n

For \u201cwhat happened?\u201d in Mexico they would say \u201c\u00bfqu\u00e9 pas\u00f3?\u201d and in Spain we say \u201c\u00bfqu\u00e9 ha pasado?\u201d<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s keep watching.<\/p>\n

Estoy enojada, sinceramente, estoy muy enojada<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mexico: Estoy enojada, sinceramente, estoy muy enojada.Spain: Estoy enfadada, sinceramente, estoy muy enfadada.(I am angry, honestly, very angry.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Enojado<\/em> or enojada<\/em> is the same as enfadado<\/em> or enfadada<\/em>. Angry. But in Spain we wouldn\u2019t say enojado<\/em>. But we know what it means. <\/p>\n

Another thing to point out:<\/p>\n

En Latino Am\u00e9rica sesean<\/em>. They pronounce all Cs, Ss and Zs as an S. In neutral Spanish from Spain, we pronounce it like “th” in English.<\/p>\n

And this is NOT a lisp. A lisp is a speech impediment. And we don\u2019t have that. This is just the pronunciation of these letters. Kimberly said \u201cSinseramente\u201d <\/em>and in Spain we would say \u201cSinceramente.\u201d<\/em> But the thing is that in the south of Spain you can also hear this seseo <\/em>and it is very common that people pronounce all those consonants as an S, also in the Canary Islands. And in Latam they have a lot of similarities with the way of speaking in the south of Spain because the Spanish that sailed across the Atlantic centuries ago were mostly Andalusian. The ships sailed from Andaluc\u00eda and the Canary Islands to America. I am from Andaluc\u00eda, by the way, from Sevilla, but when I teach Spanish I do it with a standard Spanish accent. <\/p>\n

Prometo que les quiero contestar, yo estaba ilusionada por esto <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mexico: Prometo que les quiero contestar, yo estaba ilusionada por esto.Spain: De verdad que os quiero contestar, esto me hac\u00eda mucha ilusi\u00f3n.(I promise I want to answer you, I was excited about this.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another big difference between Mexico and Spain is the use of <\/span>ustedes <\/em>and <\/span>vosotros<\/em>. When referring to -you- plural, more than one person, in Spain we use vosotros or vosotras, which is the pronoun for -you- plural. But in Mexico they use <\/span>\u201custedes,\u201d<\/em> which is the formal pronoun of -you- plural. <\/span>Ustedes <\/em>and <\/span>vosotros<\/em> use a different conjugation for verbs. <\/span>Vosotros sois, vosotros est\u00e1is – ustedes son, ustedes est\u00e1n<\/em> (you are.) <\/span>Ustedes<\/em> use the 3rd person plural of verbs, same as ellos and ellas (they.)<\/span><\/p>\n

I have changed some other things in the sentence for Spain, because that\u2019s the way it would sound more natural here, but you could say it more similar to the Mexican sentence, like Prometo que os quiero contestar, yo estaba ilusionada por esto.<\/em><\/p>\n

Voy a comenzar a hablar con ustedes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Spain we also use comenzar<\/em>, to start, but we say empezar<\/em> more often.<\/p>\n

Mexico: Voy a comenzar a hablar con ustedes.Spain: Voy a empezar a hablar con vosotros.(I\u2019m going to start to talk with you guys.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

By the way~ On My Daily Spanish we have a free study guide that offers a step-by-step process to help you learn Spanish faster. You can download it for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Will you understand the next Mexican YouTuber? This girl is great. Get ready to fall in love with her, she\u2019s so cute and sweet. Let\u2019s hear Yuya<\/a>, a very famous Mexican YouTuber that I love.<\/p>\n

Y esto te lo platico porque estaba analizando que es muy probable que a ti tambi\u00e9n de pronto te suceda o te encuentres en esta situaci\u00f3n <\/strong><\/h2>\n

She says \u201cy esto te lo platico.\u201d <\/em>In Spain, we would say \u201cy esto te lo cuento.\u201d<\/em> (And I tell you this\u2026)<\/p>\n

\u201cPorque estaba analizando que\u2026\u201d<\/em> I would say \u201cporque estaba pensando que\u201d<\/em> but they say it like this too.<\/p>\n

\u201cQue a ti tambi\u00e9n te suceda.\u201d<\/em> The verb suceder<\/em>, to happen, is also widely used here in Spain. But we use \u201cpasar\u201d<\/em> more for that. \u201cQue a ti tambi\u00e9n te pase.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mexico: Y esto te lo platico porque estaba analizando que es muy probable que a ti tambi\u00e9n de pronto te suceda o te encuentres en esta situaci\u00f3nSpain: Y esto te lo cuento porque estaba pensando que es muy probable que de pronto a ti tambi\u00e9n te pase o te encuentres en esta situaci\u00f3n.(And I’m telling you this because I was thinking that it is very likely that suddenly it will also happen to you or that you will find yourself in this situation.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yo la mayor\u00eda del tiempo no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 hacer con mi vida<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We say it exactly the same in Spain. I found this sentence interesting for you to learn. It is very common between young people.<\/p>\n

Mexico and Spain: Yo la mayor\u00eda del tiempo no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 hacer con mi vida. (Most of the time I don’t know what to do with my life.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Est\u00e1 bien padre <\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Spain we would say \u201cEst\u00e1 muy bien\u201d<\/em> or \u201cEst\u00e1 genial.\u201d <\/em>They use \u201cbien\u201d <\/em>as \u201cmuy\u201d<\/em> a lot (very). And \u201cpadre\u201d<\/em> as \u201ccool,\u201d \u201cgood.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mexico: Est\u00e1 bien padre.Spain: Est\u00e1 muy bien\/Est\u00e1 genial.(It\u2019s great.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ay, yo tengo una cosa que me da mucha gracia <\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Mexico it seems they use \u201cdar gracia,\u201d<\/em> and in Spain we use \u201chacer gracia.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mexico: Ay, yo tengo una cosa que me da mucha gracia.Spain: Ay, hay una cosa que me hace mucha gracia.(Oh, there\u2019s one thing that I find very funny.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pero cuando era m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a, ni de chiste lo hubiese pensado <\/strong><\/h2>\n

That \u201cni de chiste,\u201d<\/em> we would say \u201cni de broma,\u201d<\/em> or the more vulgar \u201cni de co\u00f1a.\u201d<\/em> This last one is the most common way of saying that expression. <\/p>\n

Mexico: Pero cuando era m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a, ni de chiste lo hubiese pensado. Spain: Pero cuando era m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a, ni de co\u00f1a\/broma lo hubiese pensado.(But when I was younger, I wouldn’t have even thought about it.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ni de chiste, ni de broma, ni de co\u00f1a = not even as a joke.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m talking about Spain as one thing, but Spain has a lot of different accents and dialects depending on the region. When I teach Spanish I use the neutral accent, let\u2019s say, which is the one from central Spain. All the media in Spain uses this neutral accent, TV, radio, etc. <\/p>\n

Hold tight! Because coming up next we got the most famous Mexican male YouTuber that I love! And he uses Mexican slang, which is pretty different from Spanish slang. Let\u2019s hear Luisito Comunica.<\/p>\n

Nuestros gu\u00edas nos cuentan que se mudaron ac\u00e1 a Dresden en la d\u00e9cada de los noventas<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hey, here he says \u201ccuentan\u201d<\/em> and not \u201cplatican.\u201d<\/em> Interesting.<\/p>\n

Mexico: Nuestros gu\u00edas nos cuentan que se mudaron ac\u00e1 a Dresden en la d\u00e9cada de los noventas.Spain: Nuestros gu\u00edas nos cuentan que se mudaron aqu\u00ed a Dresden en la d\u00e9cada de los noventa.(Our guides tell us that they moved here to Dresden in the 1990s.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Latin America in general they use \u201cac\u00e1\u201d<\/em> a lot, but in Spain we say \u201caqu\u00ed,\u201d<\/em> for \u201chere.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/em>And Luisito says \u201cla d\u00e9cada de los noventas.\u201d <\/em>In Spain we would say \u201cla d\u00e9cada de los noventa,\u201d<\/em> in singular. Los a\u00f1os 90 (noventa), los a\u00f1os 80 (ochenta)<\/em>. We write it without an s.<\/p>\n

En general todo se sent\u00eda mucho m\u00e1s gris, mucho m\u00e1s triste<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mexico: En general todo se sent\u00eda mucho m\u00e1s gris, mucho m\u00e1s triste.Spain: En general la sensaci\u00f3n era mucho m\u00e1s gris, mucho m\u00e1s triste.(In general everything felt much grayer, much sadder.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Spain, we use the verb sentirse <\/em>(to feel) to talk about how a person feels. Yo me sent\u00eda, ella se sent\u00eda (I felt, she felt,)<\/em> but we don\u2019t use it for things. In this sentence he says \u201ctodo se sent\u00eda,\u201d (everything felt,) <\/em>with \u201ctodo,\u201d \u201ceverything,\u201d<\/em> being the subject. <\/p>\n

Estaba indignado y dijo \u201cno mames\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u201cNo mames\u201d<\/em> is Mexican slang for \u201cno way\u201d<\/em> or \u201cwhat are you saying?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mexico: Estaba indignado y dijo \u201cno mames.\u201dSpain: Estaba indignado y dijo \u201c\u00bfqu\u00e9 dices?\/\u00bfQu\u00e9 me est\u00e1s contando?\u201d(He was indignant and said, \u201cWhat are you saying?\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n

So in Mexico and Spain we have some words that differ, but almost all are exactly the same, just the intonation varies. We can understand each other perfectly. Coming up, I\u2019ll show you that our Spanish is really the same. And a fun challenge awaits you at the end, so don’t go anywhere!<\/p>\n

Next is a man that had all the girls in Spain and Latin America in love with him when I was a teenager. This is Alfonso Herrera in a recent interview.<\/p>\n

Yo creo que desafortunadamente siguen existiendo muchos prejuicios. Desafortunadamente sigue siendo un pa\u00eds extremadamente machista.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mexico and Spain: Yo creo que desafortunadamente siguen existiendo muchos prejuicios. Desafortunadamente sigue siendo un pa\u00eds extremadamente machista. (I believe\/I think that unfortunately many prejudices still exist. Unfortunately, it is still an extremely sexist country.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Y es un obst\u00e1culo y es un impedimento para que esto funcione mejor<\/h2>\n

Mexico and Spain: Y es un obst\u00e1culo y es un impedimento para que esto funcione mejor.(And it is an obstacle and it is an impediment for this to work better.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

We say it exactly the same.<\/p>\n

\u00bfQu\u00e9 aporta la actuaci\u00f3n a tu persona? Trabajar en equipo. Cuando t\u00fa llegas a un set, como este, pues hay muchos elementos que, si esos elementos no existieran, pues no estar\u00edamos aqu\u00ed.<\/h2>\n

Exactly the same.<\/p>\n

Mexico and Spain: \u00bfQu\u00e9 aporta la actuaci\u00f3n a tu persona? Trabajar en equipo. Cuando t\u00fa llegas a un set, como este, pues hay muchos elementos que, si esos elementos no existieran, pues no estar\u00edamos aqu\u00ed. (What does acting bring to you? Teamwork. When you arrive at a set, like this one, there are many elements that, if those elements did not exist, we would not be here.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

All the vocabulary, everything here is the same we would say in Spain. The big difference is the accent, the intonation. This was a more formal interview, and I feel like the more cultured and formal the language and situation, the more similar is the Spanish we use. <\/p>\n

When you can see the biggest differences is when talking slang. As it is everywhere in the world. Slang is very local. Also in Spain even from one town to another we use different slang. So imagine from one country to another.<\/p>\n

Ok, great job!<\/p>\n

The moment has come! Here\u2019s a little challenge for you:<\/h2>\n

Spain and Mexico Spanish quiz I say one word, you say the equivalent in the other country. If you watched the whole video, you will know.<\/p>\n

1. In Mexico they say \u201cAc\u00e1.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> What do we say in Spain? <\/p>\n

2. In Spain, we say \u201cContar\u201d<\/strong><\/em> or \u201cHablar.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> What do they say in Mexico? <\/p>\n

3. In Mexico they say \u201cEnojado.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> What do we say in Spain? <\/p>\n

4. In Spain, we say \u201cEst\u00e1 genial.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> What do they say in Mexico? <\/p>\n

5. In Mexico they say \u201cUstedes.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> What do we say in Spain?  <\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

If you want to know any other helpful sentence that I didn\u2019t add here, leave it in the comments and I\u2019ll reply with the translation in Spanish. Now, do you dare to put your new Spanish knowledge to the test? You can do this quiz for beginners<\/a> I prepared here to check if you can remember these and if you know some other basic words. You can also learn a lot of new words with it. Check it out.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introduction How different is Mexican Spanish from Spanish from Spain? Do these differences affect our communication? I am Luc\u00eda, I am from Spain, and I am going to watch some videos from 4 different  Mexican Spanish speakers and I will analyze and compare their way of talking with mine. This will serve as a great […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":18088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"

Introduction<\/h2><\/div>

How different is Mexican Spanish from Spanish from Spain? Do these differences affect our communication?<\/span><\/h2>

I am Luc\u00eda, I am from Spain, and I am going to watch some videos from 4 different  Mexican Spanish speakers and I will analyze and compare their way of talking with mine. This will serve as a great Spanish lesson, as I will also translate those sentences to English. Stay till the end to learn a lot of new helpful Spanish phrases and vocabulary. Do you think I will understand everything they say? Let\u2019s see.<\/p>

We recommend watching the video below. A transcript is also provided for your convenience.<\/p><\/div>

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Introduction<\/a><\/div>
Transcript:<\/a><\/div>
Ay, ya se trab\u00f3 tambi\u00e9n el Whatsapp<\/a><\/div>
Estoy enojada, sinceramente, estoy muy enojada<\/a><\/div>
Prometo que les quiero contestar, yo estaba ilusionada por esto <\/a><\/div>
Voy a comenzar a hablar con ustedes<\/a><\/div>
Y esto te lo platico porque estaba analizando que es muy probable que a ti tambi\u00e9n de pronto te suceda o te encuentres en esta situaci\u00f3n <\/a><\/div>
Yo la mayor\u00eda del tiempo no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 hacer con mi vida<\/a><\/div>
Est\u00e1 bien padre <\/a><\/div>
Ay, yo tengo una cosa que me da mucha gracia <\/a><\/div>
Pero cuando era m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a, ni de chiste lo hubiese pensado <\/a><\/div>
Nuestros gu\u00edas nos cuentan que se mudaron ac\u00e1 a Dresden en la d\u00e9cada de los noventas<\/a><\/div>
En general todo se sent\u00eda mucho m\u00e1s gris, mucho m\u00e1s triste<\/a><\/div>
Estaba indignado y dijo \u201cno mames\u201d<\/a><\/div>
Yo creo que desafortunadamente siguen existiendo muchos prejuicios. Desafortunadamente sigue siendo un pa\u00eds extremadamente machista.<\/a><\/div>
Y es un obst\u00e1culo y es un impedimento para que esto funcione mejor<\/a><\/div>
\u00bfQu\u00e9 aporta la actuaci\u00f3n a tu persona? Trabajar en equipo. Cuando t\u00fa llegas a un set, como este, pues hay muchos elementos que, si esos elementos no existieran, pues no estar\u00edamos aqu\u00ed.<\/a><\/div>
The moment has come! Here\u2019s a little challenge for you:<\/a><\/div>
Conclusion<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>
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