Daily Life & Customs
This Spanish clothing brand ranks third internationally after H&M and Gap.
What is Zara?
In many Spanish-speaking countries, breakfast is often just this and some bread.
What is a hot drink like coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?
If three friends from Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Colombia agree to meet at 2:00, it wouldn’t be considered rude to show up at around what time?
What is 2:30, 2:45 or even later?
A traditional quinceañera dress was originally this color.
What is pink?
What sport is especially popular in the Caribbean and has a large number of Latino professional players?
What is baseball?
Why might nicknames like Gordo, Pelón, or Negro not be considered rude in Hispanic culture?
What is because they’re often used as loving or familiar nicknames?
In Hispanic countries, it’s common to shop for meat at a carnicería and bread at a panadería. What does this tell us about shopping habits compared to the U.S.?
What is that shopping is often done at specialized markets instead of one large supermarket?
In Spain, instead of “A’s” and “B’s,” students receive grades like these.
What are sobresaliente, notable, aprobado, and suspendido?
Name one reason Hispanic countries tend to have more national holidays than the U.S.
What is the celebration of Catholic religious holidays like the Assumption of Mary or the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul?
The order of Hispanic last names goes like this: first the ________’s last name, then the ______'s.
What is the father’s last name then the mother’s last name?
How do street addresses in Hispanic countries differ from those in the United States in terms of structure?
What is that the street name comes first and the number comes after, and address numbers are usually shorter?
In many Hispanic countries, people eat lunch at this time range.
What is between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.?
Unlike in the U.S., universities in Mexico typically do not offer __________
What are dorms and meal plans?
Traditionally, how many damas and chambelanes does a quinceañera have? How does this compare to more modern versions?
What is 14 of each traditionally (15 including the birthday girl), but modern versions often have fewer?
The reason some countries like the Dominican Republic have darker-skinned populations, while others like Argentina have lighter-skinned ones, is because of this process.
What is mestizaje (racial mixing)?
These affectionate names like mijo, mija, mami, or papi can be heard not just between parents and kids but also between these types of people.
What are friends, romantic partners, or adults to other children?
In Mexico or Spain, dinner might be eaten as late as this.
What is 10:00 or even 11:00 p.m.?
In Spain, the pronoun vosotros is commonly used. In Latin America, this pronoun is used instead.
What is ustedes?
The tradition of the quinceañera has roots in this ancient civilization.
What is the Aztecs?
In Puerto Rico, students follow the U.S. grading system because of this political reason.
What is Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory?
How does Cuban Spanish differ from Mexican Spanish in pronunciation?
What is that Cuban Spanish often drops consonants, like saying “ehtah” instead of “estas”?
Name one “unusual” food eaten in Latin America
What is (any of the following): guinea pig (Andes), fried ants (Colombia), pig heart/liver/kidney (Puerto Rico), chapulines (Mexico)?
In many Hispanic countries, students don’t calculate GPA or track credits like in the U.S. Instead, how might a student describe their progress in school or university?
What is by saying what year of school or university they are in?
Cinco de Mayo celebrates a victory over this country (A) and is more widely celebrated in this country (B).
What is France, and what is the United States?
In Chile, this word means “baby,” but in most other countries it means “bus.”
What is guagua?