Comments on: Dichos y Refranes: A Saying For Every Occasion https://www.mexperience.com/a-saying-for-every-occasion/ Experience More of Mexico Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jared https://www.mexperience.com/a-saying-for-every-occasion/#comment-1082 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:33:07 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/blogs/foreignnative/?p=42---61fc97e6-af82-4cae-b5dc-b6ae9620bf95#comment-1082 Dichos and refranes can be hilariously funny and I’m surprised how much they vary from one country to the next. Of course there are general sayings used throughout Latin America, but there are also some great ones that share the unique history and culture of a country.

There’s one from Chile that says “anda más perdido que teniente Bello” which means to be extremely lost. It comes from a pilot who went out for a quick flight and never came back. I think it was probably 70 or 80 years ago, and they still haven’t found the plane.

Great post, these types of sayings always make me laugh.

Jared

]]> By: Bill Mitchell https://www.mexperience.com/a-saying-for-every-occasion/#comment-1081 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:48:42 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/blogs/foreignnative/?p=42---61fc97e6-af82-4cae-b5dc-b6ae9620bf95#comment-1081 We have the saying in English: “piece of cake.” I love the Spanish equivalent: “pan comida,” which means bread already eaten.

]]> By: Judy King https://www.mexperience.com/a-saying-for-every-occasion/#comment-1080 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:41:17 +0000 https://www.mexperience.com/blogs/foreignnative/?p=42---61fc97e6-af82-4cae-b5dc-b6ae9620bf95#comment-1080 What a great little piece. I love the dichos of Mexico and have enjoyed collecting favorites over the years including one I heard just a year or two ago. It’s another You can’t have your cake….. but this one translates to You can’t ring the bells and walk in the procession. Now that’s a vivid picture for anyone who has been to a feast day celebration in the pueblos.

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