Comments on: Mexicans don’t speak two languages only as most people think?

By: paci

paci — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

I agree with the last answers. In most Latin American countries we speak Spanish (castellano), with lots of words borrowed from the native languages of each place. That’s the reason of some of the differences in the ways we speak. But it is Spanish.
There are a few people who also speak a native language (Nahuatl in the case of Mexico, or part of Mexico at least), but unfortunately it’s a minority.

In terms of race, though, it’s different. The person who says that "there is nothing left of the genetic make-up of the Aztecs left in any Mexican" is totally crazy. I don’t think he has ever gone to Mexico (or Latin America for that matter).

By: Contessa

Contessa — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

WOw…..thanks for the info????

By: Alma V

Alma V — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

Thank you for letting me know that I speak three languages. Kisses.

By: natiasis

natiasis — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

yeyy, good for them.

By: nan

nan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

idk know dat i could speak 3 languages…im surprised

By: rukidding

rukidding — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

No, they aren’t. They are not descendants of the Aztecs as so many of you Mexicans would like to think. The Aztecs died out hundreds of years ago and there is nothing left of the genetic make-up of the Aztecs left in any Mexican.

Further, the language that most Mexicans speak is NOT a combination of the Nahuatl language and Spanish. It is predominantly Spanish with perhaps a change in only the pronunciation from Castillano to Mexican. Yes, there are areas in Mexico wherein some Mexicans speak Nahuatl and other native languages, but the language is more Spanish than Nahuatl.

By: Veronica G

Veronica G — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

you have any problem with the Mexicans? ?????????????

By: ♥ ana ♥

♥ ana ♥ — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

Not really. I mean, in spanish we speak many words that are in nahuatl. But that doesn’t mean we can actually have a conversation in that dialect. Of course there are people who speak nahuatl fluently, but it’s very rare.

So, no, not all mexicans speak nahuatl.

By: rick d

rick d — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

I am not sure what you say is completely accurate. While it is true that some isolated words have a nahuatl origin, it is not common to use nahuatl at all. At least in the big cities. I am from Mexico City, and I can assure you we speak plain Spanish all the time. Some indigenists in some towns still use old languages, but they can barely speak Spanish.
And, no, I can t understand nahuatl, and people who still speak Nahuatl cannot understand Spanish.

By: Mike M

Mike M — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:46 +0000

Sorry to disappoint you, but Mexicans do not speak Nahuatl. There are some words we have borrowed from Nahuatl, but that s about it.