April 9, 2008

pochismo

Meaning: border slang; English word turned bastardized Spanish

Example: [Juan]: “Lléveme al parking, por fis. (“Please take me to the parking lot.) [Mamá]: “Hijo, no hables con pochismos. La palabra correcta es ‘estacionamiento.’ (Son, don’t use border slang. The correct word is ‘estacionamiento’.)

April 10, 2008

morra

Meaning: girl, chick

Example: ¿Vas a traer a tu morra? (“Are you gonna bring your chick?”)

April 11, 2008

Hay que aprender perder antes de saber jugar.

Meaning: You must learn to lose before you know how to play.

April 12, 2008

encuerarse

Meaning: to get naked

Example: ¡Encuérate! (“Get naked/Take off your clothes!”)

April 13, 2008

encuerado

Meaning: naked

Example: ¡Mira no más! Ellas están encueradas! (¡Look! They [females] are naked!”)

April 14, 2008

Querer es poder.

Analogous Saying: Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Meaning: “To want to” equals “to be able to.” It’s interesting that the word “poder” (“to be able to”) also means “power.”