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Be careful

Be careful in Spanish is ten cuidado (ten kwee-DAH-doh). Learn cuídate as a warm goodbye, the Mexican warning ¡aguas!, and when each phrase fits.

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Can You Help Me

¿Me puede ayudar? is how you ask for help in Spanish. Learn formal and casual versions, Mexican slang like echar la mano, and polite request patterns.

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Cheers

Cheers in Spanish is ¡Salud! Learn the pronunciation, Mexican toasting rituals like 'arriba, abajo, al centro, pa' dentro,' and mistakes to avoid.

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Congratulations

Congratulations in Spanish is ¡felicidades! Learn felicidades vs felicitaciones vs enhorabuena, te felicito, and Mexican ways to celebrate wins.

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Enjoy your meal

Enjoy your meal in Spanish is buen provecho (bwen pro-BEH-choh). Learn when Mexicans say it, how to reply, provecho vs the French bon appétit, and mistakes.

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Excuse Me

Disculpe, perdón, or con permiso? Learn the three ways to say excuse me in Spanish, when Mexicans use each one, and the mistakes to avoid.

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Good Luck

Good luck in Spanish is ¡Buena suerte! Learn the pronunciation, Mexican favorites like ¡Échale ganas!, and the mistakes learners make with this phrase.

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Good Morning

Good morning in Spanish is buenos días (BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs). Learn the formal and casual variations, Mexican favorites, and the mistakes to avoid.

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Good Night

Good night in Spanish is buenas noches (BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs) — used as both hello and goodbye. Learn sweet, formal, and Mexican variations.

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Goodbye

Goodbye in Spanish is adiós (ah-DYOHS), but natives prefer hasta luego and nos vemos. Learn which farewell fits, plus Mexican slang like ahí nos vidrios.

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Happy Birthday

Happy birthday in Spanish is ¡feliz cumpleaños! Learn feliz cumple, felicidades, Las Mañanitas, and the Mexican birthday traditions behind them.

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year in Spanish is feliz año nuevo (feh-LEES AH-nyoh NWEH-voh). Learn próspero año nuevo, the ñ that matters, Mexican traditions, and mistakes.

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Have a good day

Have a good day in Spanish is que tengas un buen día — or the very Mexican bonito día. Learn formal versions, pronunciation, replies, and common mistakes.

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How Are You

How are you in Spanish is ¿cómo estás? Learn the formal ¿cómo está?, Mexican slang like ¿qué onda?, and how to answer without freezing.

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How do you say...?

How do you say in Spanish is ¿cómo se dice? (KOH-moh seh DEE-seh). Learn how to ask for any word, ¿cómo se llama?, pronunciation, and common mistakes.

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How much is it?

How much is it in Spanish is ¿cuánto cuesta? (KWAN-toh KWES-tah) or ¿cuánto es? Learn which to use shopping, plus Mexican market phrases and mistakes.

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I don't know

I don't know in Spanish is no sé (noh SEH). Learn no tengo idea, ni idea, quién sabe, the accent that changes everything, and Mexican variations.

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I Don't Understand

No entiendo is how you say I don't understand in Spanish. Learn the variations, the very Mexican ¿Mande?, and how to ask people to slow down.

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I love it

I love it in Spanish is me encanta (meh en-KAHN-tah). Learn me encanta vs me gusta, how to love plural things, Mexican variations, and mistakes.

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I Miss You

I miss you in Spanish is Te extraño — the phrase used in Mexico. Learn the pronunciation, romantic variations like Me haces falta, and common mistakes.

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I'm hungry

I'm hungry in Spanish is tengo hambre (TEN-goh AHM-breh). Learn why you say I 'have' hunger, tengo mucha hambre, Mexican variations, and common mistakes.

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I'm Sorry

Lo siento, perdón, or una disculpa? Learn how to say I'm sorry in Spanish, which apology fits each situation, and how Mexicans really say it.

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Let's eat

Let's eat in Spanish is vamos a comer (BAH-mohs ah koh-MEHR) or just ¡a comer! Learn the difference, how Mexicans call people to the table, and mistakes.

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Let's go

Let's go in Spanish is vamos (BAH-mohs) or vámonos (BAH-moh-nohs). Learn the difference between them, the Mexican ándale, and the mistakes to avoid.

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas in Spanish is ¡Feliz Navidad! Learn the pronunciation, Mexican holiday greetings like Feliz Nochebuena, and mistakes to avoid.

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My love

My love in Spanish is mi amor — plus cariño, mi vida, and more Mexican terms of endearment. Learn who to call what, pronunciation, and common mistakes.

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Nice to Meet You

Mucho gusto is how you say nice to meet you in Spanish. Learn the variations, how to reply, and the introductions Mexicans actually use.

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No problem

No problem in Spanish is no hay problema (noh eye pro-BLEH-mah) or the Mexican no pasa nada. Learn when to use each, ni modo, and common mistakes.

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Of course

Of course in Spanish is claro or por supuesto — plus the very Mexican cómo no. Learn when to use each, pronunciation, example dialogues, and common mistakes.

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See You Later

Hasta luego, nos vemos, or al rato? Learn how to say see you later in Spanish and the goodbyes Mexicans actually use, with pronunciation and examples.

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Sweet dreams

Sweet dreams in Spanish is dulces sueños (DOOL-sehs SWEH-nyohs). Learn que descanses, tender Mexican bedtime phrases, pronunciation, and common mistakes.

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Take care

Take care in Spanish is cuídate (KWEE-dah-teh) informally or cuídese formally. Learn que te vaya bien, cuídate mucho, Mexican goodbyes, and mistakes.

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Thank You

Thank you in Spanish is gracias (GRAH-syahs). Learn muchas gracias, mil gracias, te lo agradezco, and the Mexican politeness formulas that follow.

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Welcome

Welcome in Spanish is ¡Bienvenido! Learn gender agreement, Mexican favorites like ¡Pásale!, why 'you're welcome' is different, and mistakes to avoid.

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What does that mean?

What does that mean in Spanish is ¿qué significa? (keh sig-nee-FEE-kah). Learn ¿qué quiere decir?, how to ask about a specific word, and common mistakes.

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What Time Is It

What time is it in Spanish is ¿Qué hora es? Learn the Mexican ¿Qué horas son?, how to tell time with es/son, and the mistakes learners make.

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What's up?

What's up in Spanish is qué onda (keh OHN-dah) in Mexico, or qué tal / qué pasó. Learn the Mexican slang, how to answer, register, and common mistakes.

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What's your name?

What's your name in Spanish is ¿cómo te llamas? (KOH-moh teh YAH-mahs). Learn the formal ¿cómo se llama?, how to answer with me llamo, and mistakes to avoid.

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Where Is the Bathroom

¿Dónde está el baño? is how you ask where the bathroom is in Spanish. Learn polite versions, Mexican signage words, and how to understand the answer.

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You're Welcome

You're welcome in Spanish is de nada. Learn con gusto, no hay de qué, para servirle, and why 'eres bienvenido' is the mistake to avoid.

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