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January 17, 2013February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

Ask Juan: Is It Possible To Speak Spanish Quietly?

So the other day I just happened to overhear this […]

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January 17, 2013February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Gacho!

So apparently I’m this.  Or this is me.  ¡Gacho!  According […]

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January 10, 2013February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

Latino Nicknames 2.0 – Our Terms Of Endearment!

So taking a cue from all of you who have […]

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December 28, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

Pa Fin De Año: 10 Worthy Quotes From La India Maria

So chisme is I talk too much about cliches and […]

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December 17, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexican Lifestyle

12 Days of Christmas in Words: So I’m Behind… Big Surprise!

Initially my intention was to write 12 posts for Christmas […]

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December 5, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Chongo! ¡Chonguda! ¡Chongalicious!

This post is dedicated to the one and only Salmita […]

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November 27, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexican Lifestyle

12 Days of Christmas In Words: The Gift of Hindsight!

Every once in a while I’ll stop and read something […]

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November 6, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Ocicón!

Because if ever there was a time to be ocicón… […]

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September 26, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Y a Lo Que Te Truje Chencha!

So this is less of a Mexi-Vocabulario, and more of […]

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September 18, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Bañársela!

¡Te la bañáste! ¡Nombre, ya ni la amuelas!  ¡No te […]

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September 4, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Chambear!

A chambear… ¿pues qué más nos queda?  No hay de […]

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August 21, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Tragón!

¡Tragón!  ¡Comelón!  ¡Ya deja de estar comiendo!  For some reason […]

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August 9, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Chuleando!

To chulear.  To andar chuleando.  To make someone feel chuleado.  […]

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August 2, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

10 Words We Say In Spanish That Aren’t Really Spanish

By definition, they would be better classified under the category […]

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August 1, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Enchilar!

Kind of ridiculous, that as much as I love hot […]

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July 30, 2012February 15, 2013Chisme, Cositas Latinas, Entertainment, Language, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

10 Celebs Whose Accents We Can’t Get Enough Of!

Once upon a time, accents weren’t cool.  I know, can […]

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July 26, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Chiflado!

Uuy… I’ve been called that one more than once.   As […]

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July 25, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Los Metiches, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

HOW TO: Echar Habladas (Talk Crap) in Spanglish!

No se hagan… you know you do it too.  When […]

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