Name three very common words that are frequently ...

Question

referred to by various names. Mine are:

1) "waiter" - camarero (Esp), mozo (S. Am), mesero (L. Am)

2) "ticket" - billete (Esp), pasaje (S. Am), boleto (L. Am)

3) "grapefruit" - pomelo - (Esp and S. Am), toronja (L. Am)

Esp - Spain, S Am - South America, L Am - Latin America (Central America and the Caribean)

Answer 1

1) avocado - el aguacate, la palta (partes de Sudamérica) 2) corn cob - el elote (México, Centroamérica), el choclo (partes de Sudamérica), mazorca (España y Colombia)y maíz 3) cool - genial,chévere (Caribe, Sudamérica), chido (México), padre (México), guay (España)

que Chévere "elote" - choclo in all of S Am except Colombia (Col uses words like Esp, there it is mazorca) - readytodictate, Mar 7, 2012

Answer 2

1) "strawberry" - fresa (casí en todas partes), frutilla (Cono Sur)

2) "car" - coche (Esp), carro(L. Am), auto (Cono Sur)

3) "to catch/get/grasp" - coger (Esp), agarrar (L. Am) *** por favor tenga en cuenta que afuera de España, 'coger' puede significar 'fornicar' ***

Bueno, car you left out bus - ómnibus (Arg), guagua (Cuba), autobús (Esp y casí en todas países) - readytodictate, Mar 7, 2012

Answer 3

computer - ordenador (Esp) - computadora (everywhere else)
juice - zumo (Esp) - jugo (SA)
elevator - ascensor (Esp) - elevador (SA)

stairs - escalera

Good ones! - JoyceM, Mar 7, 2012

Bueno and very common. You hear those words. Esp is the only country to use "ordenador" - readytodictate, Mar 7, 2012

Answer 4

My attempt:

1) "toilet" - el cuarto de baño, el retrete, servicio (español de España), toilette (f) (CSur); váter (m) inodoro (m)

2) "orange" - naranja (f) (fruit); anaranjado(a) (color)

3) "school children¨ - alumnos, colegiales, escolares

¡Genial! - "inodoro" in overwhelmingly most countries. Vez - poceta, Mex - retrete - readytodictate, Mar 7, 2012

Answer 5

1) Mosquito = zancudo (Guatemala)

2) Césped = grama (Guatemala)

3) Chaqueta = chamarra (Mex) * Don't use "chaqueta" in Mex to refer to a jacket (clothing)

Magnífico y su flashcards también. Buenas palabras para aprender. Todos corrigen incluso el subjuntivo. Felicitaciones de su estudiante. - readytodictate, Mar 7, 2012

grass - Sí, césped (casi todo países) - hierba used frequently too - and don't forget pasto, monte, zacate and yerba = along with your 'cortacésped' (lawnmower) to cut it - readytodictate, Mar 15, 2012

Answer 6

Husband: esposo (LA); marido (Spain)

Bug: bicho; insecto (in parts of the Carribean, "bicho" is considered a slang name for a man's private parts, so best not to use when you go to the islands.)

Language: idioma, lenguaje, lengua

Addition:

Wife: esposa (LA); mi mujer (Spain) In Spain "esposa" means "handcuffs." Seriously.

Also good ones! And I shall be careful with the bugs ;-) - mcl020, Mar 7, 2012

Glad you mentioned to be careful with "bicho" - readytodictate, Mar 7, 2012

Wife: esposa; mujer (?) never say this is my woman in íngles (its like she is your property, you own her) - readytodictate, Mar 7, 2012

Yes, the relationship between the sexes in Spain does not translate well to the U.S. English speaking woman. - JoyceM, Mar 8, 2012

Answer 7

plomo ( dominican ) usado para ablal de una persona