Different Translations for the Same Word

In English we have different words for the same thing like

• you all, y'all, yinz
• soda, pop, Coke
• gumband, rubber-band
• sub, sandwich, grinder, foot-long, hoagie

Well Spanish has the same thing, and boy can it be confusing! A few websites are trying to help, (see the previous post Same Language Different Translations)

You may remember that I mention that many people don't refer to citizens of the United States as Americans, (see We're All Americans), many say "United-State-an" but in Spanish, which is estadounidense. But there are other ways too!

source: Speaking Latino

There are many random words that are different in different countries. See more examples below.

source: Speaking Latino

source: Speaking Latino

source: Speaking Latino

source: Speaking Latino

Hot Tamale Activities

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio and complete one of the following tasks based on the information above.

• Select 3-5 different words and create a table or chart (or infographic) translating them across different countries
• Select 2 countries (perhaps Mexico and Argentina) and create a table or chart (or infographic) with the different words translated.