PinPoint Spanish: Insights into Mexican Spanish

Learn about the context and nuances of Mexican Spanish language usage with this PinPoint Spanish series

A Place for Every Adjective, and Every Adjective in its Place

Adjectives can be hard to place in Spanish. Here are a few tips to guide your arrangements.

Palabras Domingueras, an Exercise in Fancy Spanish Words

Spanish language students seeking an armory of fancy words need look no further than the opinion columns of Mexico's principal newspapers

Dichos y Refranes: A Saying For Every Occasion

Mexico has a wide variety of sayings, maxims, or phrases intended to convey truth or natural wisdom that admits no argument

(Don’t) Read This Until You’re Ready

There is one area where Spanish language usually omits a negative which in English is necessary, related to the word 'Hasta'

Terremoto or Temblor? Well, it Depends

Mexican Spanish contains three terms for the word 'earthquake,' and choosing which one to use depends on a range of factors

Speaking with the Right Accent in Spanish

In Spanish, accents are used for words that don't follow the rules for natural stress, to differentiate words with different meanings, and to split weak vowels

When It’s Not Working: Out of Order, Useless—or Both?

In Mexico there are two ways of letting people know that something isn't working properly; they are interchangeable, with some exceptions

But Which One? No Se Diga Mas, Sino Pero

Spanish has three different words for "but," and learning how to apply each one in different situations gives you additional flexibility in your conversations