English→US Spanish

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El español de Estados Unidos mezcla una base panlatina con vocabulario mexicano y préstamos del inglés de la vida cotidiana, usando ustedes para el plural.

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What locals actually say

Text me when you get home.

Mándame un texto cuando llegues a la casa.

Texto calca el uso estadounidense de “text” como sustantivo y la casa es común en el español familiar de Estados Unidos, en lugar de simplemente a casa.

I left my cell phone in the car.

Dejé el celular en el carro.

Celular y carro son elecciones habituales del español mexicano-estadounidense, frente a móvil y coche en otras variedades.

Can you give me a ride to the airport?

¿Me das un raite al aeropuerto?

Raite es la adaptación coloquial de “ride” que se usa entre familias y comunidades mexicanas en Estados Unidos.

I pay rent on the first.

Pago la renta el primero.

Renta is the Mexican-leaning US Spanish word for housing payment, rather than alquiler.

How do I get to the freeway from here?

¿Cómo llego al freeway desde aquí?

Freeway is a common US English loan used for major highways in US Spanish.

Can I get a refill on my soda?

¿Me das un refill de soda?

Refill is a frequent US restaurant loanword, while soda is common US Spanish vocabulary for a soft drink.

I need to pick up my daughter from daycare.

Tengo que recoger a mi hija del daycare.

Daycare is commonly used as an English loan for childcare in the United States.

I have to clock in before eight.

Tengo que ponchar tarjeta antes de las ocho.

Ponchar tarjeta is a US workplace construction modeled on punch in, meaning to clock in.

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How US Spanish differs

US Spanish. Pan-Latin neutral base with Mexican-leaning vocabulary; celular, computadora, carro; comfortable with English loanwords for US institutions (el IRS, el highschool informally). Ustedes for plural.

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