How much does Spanish differ between Mexico and Central America ?

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How much does Spanish differ between Mexico and Central America ?

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  1. YellowStar012 Avatar

    Mostly accents and slang. Everyone can understand each other (Dominican and Chilean accent withstanding). There’s some few words that differ but I was fine in both Mexico and El Salvador with my Dominican Spanish

  2. Vaelerick Avatar

    Every region has its own slang. You either know it or not. As always, the more formally someone talks, the less slang they use. Most people don’t use much slang with strangers or foreigners.

    Accents vary. But neither Mexican nor Central American accents are usually considered particularly difficult.

  3. carlosortegap Avatar

    as much as they differ between north, central, southeast in Mexico

  4. nicolatesla92 Avatar

    As a Venezuelan I was really shocked when I asked for a torta to a Mexican individual (I was 9 freshly here in the USA )

    I thought I was asking for cake.

    On 1 note, they knew I was asking for something, on the other note, they heard a word I heard but it meant something different than what I learned.

    It’s like meeting people after a cave allegory experience lol

  5. punkhomes99 Avatar

    Atleast for my honduran family we use “voz” and mexicans use “tu”

  6. StinkyJockStrap Avatar

    Chuso eso cambia buco broki. Namas de un pais a otro y aqui ni hablar de provincia a provincia.

  7. Hoz999 Avatar

    The only differences are accents, regional/national slang and modisms.

  8. v_TRIGGERED Avatar

    Like everyone has said, it’s mostly slang and accent which are different. Sometimes you also get some hilarious differences like pirujo which is a bread to Guatemalans but apparently means whore to Mexicans

  9. marcelo_998X Avatar

    Not as much as mexicans and guatemalans would like to admit.