Dining at a Mexican Restaurant soon? Or are you planning a trip to Mexico? Either way, it will be wise to know a few Mexican phrases so that you won’t go lost in translation. Knowing basic phrases will make it easy for you to go about your business. In addition, it will also also make you appreciate the Mexican culture and the cuisine. Because the primary language spoken in Mexico is, in fact, Spanish, we will be interchanging Mexican Spanish in this article.
Greeting People
- Good morning/afternoon/evening – Buenos días/tardes/noches
- Good bye – Adiós
- Hello or Hi – hola
- See you later – hasta luego
- What is your name? – ¿Cómo se llama?
- My name is – mi nombre es
Questions
- Where is/are…? – ¿Donde está/están…?
- When? – ¿Cuando?
- Who? – ¿quién?
- Why? – ¿por qué?
- What? – ¿qué?
- How long? – ¿cuanto tiempo?
Useful Statements
- I (don’t) like it – (No) me gusta
- I don’t know – No sé
- Right now – ahora mismo
- Just a minute – un momento
- I’m hungry – Tengo hambre
- I’m thirsty – Tengo sed
- I need – necesito
At the Restaurant
- Waiter / waitress – mesero / mesera
- I want / I’d like – quiero / quisiera
- The bill please – La cuenta, por favor
- Breakfast – desayuno
- Lunch – almuerzo / comida
- Dinner – cena
- Knife – cuchillo
- Fork – tenedor
- Spoon cuchara
- Black coffee – café negro
- Coffee with milk – café con leche
- Milk – leche
- Ice – hielo
- Mineral water – agua mineral
- Wine – vino
- Beer – cerveza
Spanish Lessons
These are just few of the many important Mexican phrases you should know. If you are interested to learn more, we do suggest that you have Spanish lessons. I know some of you have had them back in high school but it will be nice to polish that skill. In addition, it is estimated that more than 427 million people speak Spanish as a native language. This means that it qualifies as second on the lists of languages by number of native speakers.
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