Signature expressions
Words you'll hear in every country.
Clear, everyday Spanish that works from Mexico to Argentina. Your coach uses these, and gets you saying them out loud.
- ¿Cómo estás?
- How are you?
- Works with anyone you'd say tú to, from Mexico to Chile.
- ¿Me puede traer la cuenta?
- Could you bring the check?
- Polite, with usted. Safe with any waiter, anywhere.
- ¡Qué bueno!
- That's great!
- For good news, in every country.
- ¿Ustedes vienen?
- Are you all coming?
- Ustedes is “you all” across Latin America, with friends or strangers.
- De acuerdo
- OK, agreed
- Understood everywhere. Locals may say dale, listo or va.
- El celular
- Cell phone
- The Latin American word; in Spain it's el móvil.
- ¿Me da un jugo de naranja?
- Can I have an orange juice?
- Jugo across Latin America; zumo in Spain.
- Ahora mismo
- Right now
- Clear everywhere, unlike ahorita, whose meaning changes from country to country.