Spanglish

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Spanglish(
spahng
-
lihsh
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el espanglish
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Many Hispanic families living in the US speak Spanglish at home.Muchas familias hispanas que viven en Estados Unidos hablan espanglish en casa.
b. el spanglish
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Hearing people speaking Spanglish can sound quite comical to anyone not familiar with both English and Spanish.Escuchar a gente hablando Spanglish puede sonarle algo chistoso a cualquiera que no tenga conocimientos de inglés y español.
c. el pocho
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Son, don't speak Spanglish. Remember that granny only speaks Spanish.Hijo, no hables pocho. Acuérdate que la abuela solo habla español.
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