Regionalisms from Mexico
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ride(
rayd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
My father taught me to ride a horse when I was a child.Mi padre me enseñó a montar a caballo cuando era una niña.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (to travel)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (journey)
a. la atracción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
All of the rides at the fair cost a dollar.Todas las atracciones de la feria costaban un dólar.
b. el juego (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
What's your favorite ride at Disneyland?¿Cuál es tu juego preferido en Disneylandia?
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Can someone give me a ride to the hospital?¿Alguien me puede llevar al hospital?
Do you want me to give you a ride home?¿Quieres que te lleve a casa?
b. el aventón (M) (colloquial) (Central America) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
I gave her a ride home after the party.Le di un aventón a su casa después de la fiesta.
c. el pon (M) (colloquial) (Puerto Rico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Can you give me a ride to the movies?¿Me das pon al cine?
7. (colloquial) (motor vehicle) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
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