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The Mexican ch: muchacho and chile in Spanish

You're at a party in Guadalajara and a guy in a jacket offers you crackling with chile.

The phrase

Ese muchacho de la chamarra roja trajo el chicharrón.
That guy in the red jacket brought the crackling.

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The ten words

  1. muchacho/muˈtʃatʃo/

    guy, young mannoun

    A young man.

  2. chile/ˈtʃile/

    chili peppernoun

    A fruit that's spicy and used to add flavor to food.

  3. chamarra/tʃaˈmara/

    jacketnoun

    A garment with sleeves you wear over your clothes.

  4. chicharrón/tʃitʃaˈron/

    pork cracklingnoun

    Fried, crispy pork skin.

  5. chueco/ˈtʃweko/

    crookedadjective

    Not straight.

  6. chistoso/tʃisˈtoso/

    funnyadjective

    Something that makes you laugh.

  7. chido/ˈtʃido/

    cool, greatadjective

    Something that's really good.

  8. chismear/tʃismeˈaɾ/

    gossipverb

    To talk about other people's lives.

  9. escuchar/eskuˈtʃaɾ/

    to listenverb

    To pay attention to what's sounding or to what someone is saying.

  10. chocar/tʃoˈkaɾ/

    crashverb

    To hit something while moving.

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The sentences

  1. Ese muchacho de la chamarra roja trajo el chicharrón.

    That guy in the red jacket brought the crackling.

  2. ¿El chicharrón con chile pica mucho o poquito?

    Is the crackling with chile very spicy or just a little?

  3. Deja tu chamarra en la silla, aquí hace calor.

    Leave your jacket on the chair, it's warm in here.

  4. ¿Me pasas otro pedazo de chicharrón, por favor?

    Can you pass me another piece of crackling, please?

  5. Ese cuadro de la pared está bien chueco.

    That picture on the wall is really crooked.

  6. Tu amigo es muy chistoso, no para de contar chistes.

    Your friend is really funny, he never stops cracking jokes.

  7. Qué chido que viniste a la fiesta.

    Cool that you came to the party.

  8. Deja de chismear y ven a bailar con nosotros.

    Stop gossiping and come dance with us.

  9. No te puedo escuchar, la música está muy fuerte.

    I can't hear you, the music's too loud.

  10. Cuidado, vas a chocar con el muchacho de atrás.

    Careful, you're going to crash into the guy behind you.

Pronunciation

  • chile/ˈtʃile/

    The stress falls on the first syllable and the final e is pronounced: chi-le.

  • chamarra/tʃaˈmara/

    The rr is rolled: the tongue taps several times.

  • chicharrón/tʃitʃaˈron/

    The stress falls on the last syllable: chi-cha-rrón.

  • chueco/ˈtʃweko/

    The ue is said together, like in the English word "wet": it's two syllables, chue-co.

  • chismear/tʃismeˈaɾ/

    The e and the a fall in different syllables, chis-me-ar, and the stress lands on the end.

Good to know

chicharrón
It's fried, crispy pork skin, a common snack at parties. It's served plain or with salsa and lime.
chile
Almost any Mexican dish can come with chile, but how hot it is varies a lot by type. If you don't know how strong it is, ask before piling it on.
chamarra
At a crowded party it's often warm inside even if it's cool outside, so it's normal to leave your jacket on a chair or in another room.
plática
At Mexican gatherings it's common to stand around chatting, even gossiping a bit, before getting up to dance.

Questions

How do you say a young guy in Spanish?
Muchacho, as in ese muchacho de la chamarra roja.
What does chicharrón mean?
Fried, crispy pork skin, a common party snack, as in me pasas otro pedazo de chicharrón.
What's the word for something crooked or not straight?
Chueco, as in ese cuadro de la pared está bien chueco.

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