Living in Mexico and Learning to Speak Spanish: Tales & How-to Tips

The purpose of this blog is to provide information about Mexico -- mostly through my husband's and my day-to-day experiences of living in Mexico, specifically in San Juan Cosala, Jalisco, by Lake Chapala near Ajijic. I write for people who might live or retire in Mexico, for expats or travelers currently in Mexico, and for Mexicans. I write about how to learn to speak Spanish, why it's important, and how to get started. For more, visit my website www.mexico-with-heart.com as well! -- Rosana Hart

 

Sunday, January 30, 2005

Couple of Spanish Tidbits

Just found out yesterday why Mexicans say "Bueno" when they answer the phone rather than a version of "hello" -- when phones were getting started here many decades ago, people would say "Bueno" (which means "good") to indicate that the connection was good. And it stuck!


The Nova car never did well here... "No va" [does not go] did not inspire confidence.

posted by Rosana Hart @ Sunday, January 30, 2005  

2 Comments:

  • At June 16, 2006 5:56 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I've heard that the Nova story is an old wives' tales, since most Mexicans probably know that Nova means "new" like their words nueva, novedad, novedosa so the similarity to "no va" is just a curiosity, not taken literally. In fact, I seem to remember a type of Mexican gasoline called Nova years ago.

     

  • At June 19, 2006 11:47 AM, Blogger Rosana Hart said…

    Old wives tale?? Oh well, it made a nice story...

    Thanks,
    Rosana

     

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