Respeto

Mon, Feb 15, 2016

Respect is an important cultural value in Mexico. Here are some examples of the word respeto.

Respetar la casa

You can see from the following examples that even houses require respect.

Con todo respeto

A wise person once told me that you can safely insult someone to their face as long as you preface it with con todo respeto. Con todo respeto, no sabes nada de hombres. With all due respect, you know nothing about men. I haven't tested this theory personally but it sounds reasonable.

Respecto

The word respecto exists — and note the c, as in the English respect. It is found in various fixed expressions. It is used as a conversational shorthand to refer to a matter under discussion.

Just be sure not to confuse respecto with its c-less cousin, respeto.

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