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An array of books for sale in the tianguis, a traveling Mexican market. © Daniel Wheeler, 2009

Albures, or Dirty Spanish 101

sergiogomez / Moderator / Jan 7, 2009 Puns are the staple of Mexican humor. People use them on a daily basis, and these puns, or albures, are almost always sexual jokes or disguised insults. Sometimes they consist of words with two (or more) meanings. Sometimes they are phrases whose meaning changes depending on where you […]

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Accents: how the heck do I put those accents on letters?

A MexConnect forum discussion thread Posted by John Cummings on September 15, 1997 To be 100% correct you must use the numbers on the key pad on the right side of your keyboard. You also must have “Nums Lock” on. Then hold down the ‘alt’ key and type the appropriate 3 numbers. When you release […]

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An array of books for sale in the tianguis, a traveling Mexican market. © Daniel Wheeler, 2009

The difference between “te amo” and “te quiero”

MyGirlReyes, Jan 5, 2004 The difference between “te amo” and “te quiero” Hola. I am just beginning to learn Spanish and I need some explanation on when to use “te amo” and “te quiero”. If I want to say to my grandmother or son or nephew “I love you” how does that translate to Spanish? […]

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