Mexican Spanish Phrases

[QUOTE=Tiny12;2877866]I'd guess your way might be a little better as it fits the standard construction we learned in Spanish class.

Si + imperfect subjunctive tense + conditional tense.

But I'm not sure.

There is one gringo who could answer questions like this even better than most Mexicans, Dickhead. But unfortunately he hasn't been around the board for a while.

Like Gallo Ingles says, either way works. Maybe when you use "Si + imperfect subunctive + present tense" you're expressing more certainty than if you used conditional. It's like saying "I don't know" (present) versus "I wouldn't know" (conditional).[/QUOTE]Well, it seems like she's saying if you had left, I don't know what I WOULD HAVE done. And probably the lyrics didn't leave room for 'si te hubieras ido, no habria sabido que hacer. ' Because if she's just wondering if he's getting ready to leave, it seems to me it would be present subjunctive. 'Si te vayas, no se' si (yo) voy a hacer. ' That's my take on it. Personally I would say, 'Si te vayas me importa carajo y q la puta puerta no te pegue en el culo. '

But that's because I learned Spanish from some dickhead.

[QUOTE=CenTexCrash;2691784]Contemplating a hobby-focused backpacking of Mexico / South America.

Reaching out to WGs in various South American regions on WhatsApp just to waste time since that's how I am.

Asked one girl if program offers finish in mouth. Here's answer.

Me: Ofrecen fin en la boca?

Her: No amor. Sin hasta el final si. Pero no en mi boca.

Now she has me curious about service / regional meaning of what exactly she offers by "Sin hasta el final si"?[/QUOTE]It means she's going to expect a shoulder tap and she will pull away and it will be unsatisfying.

[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2877878]In both English and Spanish, beginning a sentence with "if" requires the verb to be conditional:

"If. I wouldn't know".[/QUOTE]Well, certainly not in English. "If I want to eat a sandwich, I will. " No conditional there. You're thinking about a "contrary to fact condition" and in both languages it requires the conditional perfect. "If I [B] had wanted[/B] to eat a sandwich (but I didn't want to eat a sandwich), I [B]would have[/B] (eaten a sandwich). 'Si yo hubiera querido comer un bocadillo, lo habri'a comido. '.

Similarly in Spanish, 'Si yo quiero hago algo, lo hago. ' [B]If[/B] I want to do something, I do it. Nothing conditional about that sentence starting with if!

[QUOTE=Huacho;2877901]. Personally I would say, 'Si te vayas me importa carajo y q la puta puerta no te pegue en el culo. '

But that's because I learned Spanish from some dickhead.[/QUOTE]Haha!

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It should more correctly be, 'me importa UN carajo' although I seem to hear it more without the indefinite article.

My new favorite word is "deslecharte".

[QUOTE=Huacho;2877951]Well, certainly not in English. "If I want to eat a sandwich, I will. " No conditional there. You're thinking about a "contrary to fact condition" and in both languages it requires the conditional perfect. "If I [B] had wanted[/B] to eat a sandwich (but I didn't want to eat a sandwich), I [B]would have[/B] (eaten a sandwich). 'Si yo hubiera querido comer un bocadillo, lo habri'a comido. '.

Similarly in Spanish, 'Si yo quiero hago algo, lo hago. ' [B]If[/B] I want to do something, I do it. Nothing conditional about that sentence starting with if![/QUOTE]Si quisiera comer a un sándwich, yo lo haría.

People from the city of Mexico area would say "sipi" to say "yep" in its English equivalent. But they do not say "nipi" to say "nope".

Also an informal word I picked up recently. "Sale" (Saalay) is a versatile term that can be used to confirm an agreement or to acknowledge a suggestion. For example, "Vamos al cine?" Sale, nos vemos all a las siete. (Let's go to the movies? OK, see you there at seven.)

If you here the word "cuanto" from dudes standing in a corner, means they are asking ifyou want to buy drugs.

If I am in red light club in tj and see a girl I like, I grab her and look into her eyes and say playfully "vamos al cuarto y bailemos desnudos en la cama" jeje, the girls usually giggle. Not sure if they get the outrageous message or just intrigued by the error in my language.

[QUOTE=Huacho;2877951]Well, certainly not in English. "If I want to eat a sandwich, I will. " No conditional there. You're thinking about a "contrary to fact condition" and in both languages it requires the conditional perfect. "If I [B] had wanted[/B] to eat a sandwich (but I didn't want to eat a sandwich), I [B]would have[/B] (eaten a sandwich). 'Si yo hubiera querido comer un bocadillo, lo habri'a comido. '.

Similarly in Spanish, 'Si yo quiero hago algo, lo hago. ' [B]If[/B] I want to do something, I do it. Nothing conditional about that sentence starting with if![/QUOTE]Si yo quiero hacer algo, lo hago". Caveman Spanish.

Much better:

"Si yo quisiera hacer algo, lo haría. ".

It's sip meaning si pues and nop meaning no pues, sale is another way of saying vale or va.

[QUOTE=Zenduka1;2960474]People from the city of Mexico area would say "sipi" to say "yep" in its English equivalent. But they do not say "nipi" to say "nope".

Also an informal word I picked up recently. "Sale" (Saalay) is a versatile term that can be used to confirm an agreement or to acknowledge a suggestion. For example, "Vamos al cine?" Sale, nos vemos all a las siete. (Let's go to the movies? OK, see you there at seven.)

If you here the word "cuanto" from dudes standing in a corner, means they are asking ifyou want to buy drugs.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Zenduka1;2960475]If I am in red light club in tj and see a girl I like, I grab her and look into her eyes and say playfully "vamos al cuarto y bailemos desnudos en la cama" jeje, the girls usually giggle. Not sure if they get the outrageous message or just intrigued by the error in my language.[/QUOTE]Neither. They're laughing at you. But I give you credit for trying which is more than I can say for most.

[QUOTE=LovesToSploog;2960503]It's sip meaning si pues and nop meaning no pues, sale is another way of saying vale or va.[/QUOTE]"Va" was an expression that confused me recently. Not much direct translation online either. I figured it out just by listening or reading responses to me in WP. Others similar ones I heard is "andale", "sale" or "vale" but I get "Va" the most. These are mostly slang, I understand.

[QUOTE=LuvMexicanas;2960524]Neither. They're laughing at you. But I give you credit for trying which is more than I can say for most.[/QUOTE]Why do they laugh at me, can you elaborate? How can the expression be corrected?

Va is vale, it's just without the LE. I was smoking with a tapatía back in 2017 and she would say va all the time. Then it clicked, va is vale, I told her and she looked at me if I was dumb, then she confirmed it's the same just a slang way of saying vale. I've also heard Al Chile in northern Mexico.

[QUOTE=Zenduka1;2960704]"Va" was an expression that confused me recently. Not much direct translation online either. I figured it out just by listening or reading responses to me in WP. Others similar ones I heard is "andale", "sale" or "vale" but I get "Va" the most. These are mostly slang, I understand.[/QUOTE]