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MEXICAN FISHING
DICTIONARY


A
fter more than 40 years of chasing Bass down South of the border, here is my personal  list of what I consider the most relevant and important words and phrases that will definitely help make anyone's bass fishing trip more enjoyable and productive!  Merely copy-print and be sure and take and extra laminated copy for use in your boat, just in case your Mexican Guide is not yet too proficient with his English.  I absolutely guarantee you'll both be glad you have this handy little dictionary! 

afternoon la tarde (lah tar-dey)
air aire (ay-ray)
anchor ancla (ahn-clah)
and y (ee)
another otra (oh-trah)
bad malo (mah-loh) 
bait carnada (kar-nah-dah)
bank (shore) orilla (oreee-yah)
bank (money) banco (ban-koh)
bass lobina (loh-bee-nah)
bathroom bano (bon-yo)
battery (auto) acumulador (ah-ku-mu-lah-dor)
beach playa (plah-yah)
beer cerveza (ser-vay-sah)
belt banda (bahn-dah)
boat lancha (lahn-chah)
boots botas (boh-tahs)
bridge puente (pwen-tay)
cap cachucha (ka-chew-chah)
careful cuidado (kwi-dah-doh)
cattle ganado (gah-nah-doh)
chicken pollo (poh-yoh)
closer mas cerca (mahs-ser-kah)
coast costa (koh-stah)
coffee cafe (cah-fey)
cold frio (free-oh)
coyote coyote (coh-yoh-tey)
crank bait  Bill Dance-Fat Free
creek arroyo (ah-roh-yoh)
cushion cojin (koh-heen)
customs adjana (ad-wah-nah)
dam presa (prey-sah)
danger peligro (pey-lee-groh)
dangerous peligroso (pey-lee-gro-soh)
deep hondo (own-doh)
dinner cena (say-nah)
dip vado (vah-doh)
dirt tierra (tee-yerr-ah)
doctor doctor (dok-tohr)
does not work no sirve (no-seer-vey)
drag freno (fray-noh)
early temprano (tem-prah-noh)
east este (est-ey)
eggs huevos (wey-vos)
faster mas rapido (mahs-rah-pee-doh)
fish pescado (pes-cah-doe)
fishing line linea (lee-nay-ah)
fishing reel carrete (cahr-reh-tey)
fishing rod cana de pescar (cahn-yah-deh-pes-car)
fishing weight plomado (plo-mah-doh)
flat tire llanta ponchada ( yahn-tah-pon-chah-dah)
front frente (fren-tey)
full lleno (yey-noh)
game warden vigilancia (vee-hee-lan-see-ah)
gasoline gasolina (gah-so-lee-nah)
girl muchacha (mu-chah-chah)
good buemo (bwey-noh)
good afternoon buenas tardes (bwey-nahs-tahr-deys)
good-bye adios (ah-dyohs)
good evening buenas noches (bwey-nas-noh-chehs)
good morning buenas dias (bwey-nohs-dee-ahs)
ham jamon (hah-mohn)
hat sombrero (sohm-brey-roh)
hawk gavilan (gah-vee-lahn)
highway carreter (cah-rey-tey-rah)
hook anzuelo (an-suey-loh)
hot caliente (kah-leeyen-tey)
how much cuanto (kwan-toh)
I want to fish here Quiero pescar aqui (kee-ye-roh-pes-kahr-ah-kee)
ice hielo (yell-oh)
ill enfermo (en-fehr-moh)
insect repellent repelente (rey-pey-leyn-tey)
island isla (ees-lah)
knife cuchillo (koo-chee-yoh)
lake lago (lah-goh)
large grande (grahn-dey)
let's go vamos (vah-mohs)
let's go to another place vamos a otra lugar (vah-mohs ah oh-troh loo-gahr)
life preserver salvavidas (sal-vah-vee-dahs)
line linea (leen-e-ah)
live bait carnada viva (kahr-nah-dah vee-vah)
look mira (mee-rah)
lunch almuerzo (al-mwer-soh)
many muchos (moo-chohs)
matches cerillos (sey-ree-yohs)
meat carne (kahr-ney)
mechanic shop taller mecanico (tah-yer mey-kah-nee-coh)
money dinero (dee-ner-oh)
more mas (mahs)
morning la manana (lah mahn-yah-nah)
mosquito sancudo (sahn-koo-doh)
motor motor (moht-ohr)
mud lodo (loh-doh)
my mi (mee)
need (I) necesito (neh-ceh-see-toh)
net la red (lah rehd)
night noche (noh-chey)
north norte (nohr-tey)
no-see-um jejenes (hey-Hey-nes)
nothing nada (nah-dah)
oil aceite (ah-say-tey)
okay esta bien (es-tah-byen)
open abierto (ah-byer-toh)
pants pantalones (pahnt-ah-loh-nes)
please por favor (por fah-vor)
pliers pinsas (peen-sahs)
points puntos (poon-toes)
rain lluvia (you-vee-ah)
raincoat impermeable (eem-per-mae-ab-ley)
release (the fish) sueltalo (swell-tah-loh)
river rio (ree-oh)
rock piedra (pee-ay-drah)
room cuarto (kwar-toh)
sand arena (ah-rey-nah)
seafood mariscos (mah-rees-cohs)
shallow bajo (bah-hoh)
shirt camisa (kah-mee-sah)
shoes zapatos (sah-pah-tohs)
shrimp camaron (cah-mah-rohn)
sky cielo (sy-e-loh)
slow despacio (des-pah-sioh)
small pequeno (peh-kayn-yoh) chico (chee-koh)
soft drink refresco (reh-frehs-coh)
south sur (soor)
spider arana (ah-ran-yah)
spinner bait despeinada (des-pay-nah-dah)
stop alto (al-toh)
street calle (kah-yey)
thank you  gracias (grah-see-ahs)
time tiempo (tee-ahm-poh)
tip (gratuity) propina (proh-pee-nah)
tire llanta (yahn-tah)
today hoy (oy)
tomorrow manana (mahn-yan-ah)
top water lure flotador (floht_ah-dor)
too much demasiado (dey-ma-seeya-doh)
traffic bumps topes (top-eys)
tree arbol (ar-bohl)
water agua (ah-gwah)
west oeste (o-west-ey)
what que (kay)
what time a que hora (ah kay oar-ah)
where donde (don-dey)
when cuando (kwan-doh_
why por que (por-kay)
wind viento (vyen-toh)
worm lombriz (lom-brees) gusano (guh-san-o
yesterday ayer (ah-yer)

TOP! Have a safe and productive trip!

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