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Rupert

Rupert is the author of the majority of the articles on this website. He´s been living in Mexico for 7 years and has been working as a foreign language teacher for even longer (nearly 9 years now, wow!). He specializes in simple (yet effective) explanations and is a self-proclaimed grammar-whizz.

‘Va’ Meaning in Spanish

Rupert | Fact checked by: 27 March 2023

In short – ‘va’ is the third person singular of the verb ‘ir’ and literally means ‘he / she goes’. In Mexican Spanish, however, ‘va’ is also an informal way …

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Categories Mexican Spanish, Vocabulary

8 Delightful Ways to Say ‘Gross’, ‘Yuck’ and ‘Eww’ in Spanish

Rupert | Fact checked by: 27 March 2023

I can almost guarantee that at some point on your Spanish journey you’re going to need to say that something is ‘gross‘ or ‘yucky‘. I’d even go as far to …

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‘Cómo ves’ – Meaning / In English

Rupert | Fact checked by: 22 March 2023

In short –‘¿Cómo ves?’ is an extremely common Mexican expression meaning ‘What do you think?’ or ‘What do you reckon?’. If you’re in Mexico, you’re going to hear this one …

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‘Comenzar’ vs ‘Empezar’ vs ‘Iniciar’

Rupert | Fact checked by: 22 March 2023

In short – ‘comenzar‘ and ‘empezar‘ are synonyms and can be used interchangeably. ‘Comenzar‘ is felt to be slightly more formal and is more often used in writing and ‘empezar‘ …

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‘Ándale pues’ – Meaning / in English

Rupert | Fact checked by: 22 March 2023

‘Ándale pues‘ is an extremely common Mexican expression with a number of different meanings. It can be used to mean both ‘ok’ (in the sense of ‘sounds good’) and ‘hurry …

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Categories Mexican Slang, Mexican Spanish

10 Epic Ways to Respond to ‘Buenos días’

Rupert | Fact checked by: 22 March 2023

In short – the best (and easiest) response to ‘buenos días‘ is a simple ‘buenos días‘ in return! ‘Hola, buenos días‘, ‘buen día‘, ‘igualmente‘ and ‘como está‘ are also excellent …

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