{"id":2456,"date":"2020-04-10T00:05:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T22:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/?p=2456"},"modified":"2021-10-17T11:40:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T09:40:14","slug":"mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallorcan words to know if you travel to Mallorca"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2456\" class=\"elementor elementor-2456\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43b6165e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43b6165e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51e9334b\" data-id=\"51e9334b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d976b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d976b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Mallorca there are <strong>two official languages<\/strong>: Castellano and Catalan. But here in Mallorca, we speak <strong>a dialect from the Catalan<\/strong>. The dialect changes some words compared with standard Catalan, and if you are a local you can notice perfectly if somebody speaks Catalan or <strong>Mallorquin (our dialect)<\/strong>. Here are some <strong>essential Mallorcan words, expressions and phrases <\/strong>that will help you if you travel to Mallorca to get around the island, to make friends and to get more out of<strong> your experience <\/strong>of coming on holiday.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2460,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":513,\"height\":342} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-2460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mallorcan-words-school-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Mallorcan Language School\" width=\"513\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mallorcan-words-school-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mallorcan-words-school-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mallorcan-words-school-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_16 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca\/#Uep\" title=\"Uep\">Uep<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca\/#Capfico\" title=\"Capfico\">Capfico<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca\/#Saying_hello_and_bye\" title=\"Saying hello and bye\">Saying hello and bye<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca\/#Rei_-Reina\" title=\"Rei -Reina\">Rei -Reina<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca\/#Time_to_go_to_have_something_to_eat\" title=\"Time to go to have something to eat\">Time to go to have something to eat<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca\/#An_expression_when_you_are_tired_Ses_Cames_me_fan_figa\" title=\"An expression when you are tired: Ses Cames me fan figa\">An expression when you are tired: Ses Cames me fan figa<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca\/#Going_to_a_local_market\" title=\"Going to a local market\">Going to a local market<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/mallorca-words-to-know-if-you-travel-to-mallorca\/#Daixonar_I_aixo\" title=\"Daixonar I aixo\">Daixonar I aixo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uep\"><\/span>Uep<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is one of the most popular words in the Mallorcan language. It is very peculiar as it is impossible to translate because it doesn\u2019t mean anything in particular, but we use it in many cases. Crazy, isn\u2019t it? The closest word we can translate it to in English is \u201cHey\u201d.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2466,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":509,\"height\":339} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-2466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mallorcan-words-hey-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Mallorcan words school\" width=\"509\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mallorcan-words-hey-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mallorcan-words-hey-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mallorcan-words-hey-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let\u2019s see some example:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>To say hello: \u201cuep, com anam?\u201d means \u201chi, how are you?\u201d You really have to use this one when saying hello.<\/li>\n<li>It could be used in the sense of surprise. \u201cUep Toni, com has canviat\u201d could be translated as \u201chow have you changed toni\u201d and the \u201cuep\u201d emphasises the feeling of surprise. For example, if you haven\u2019t seen Toni for a while, and when you see him (by the way Toni is a name for a boy) you realise he has changed.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUep, aix\u00f3 est\u00e1 a punt de caure\u201d meaning \u201ccareful, it is about to fell down\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Capfico\"><\/span>Capfico<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In summer time if you are going for a swim to the beach or to the pool, and you want to sound as a local, then tell \u201cmen vaig a pegar un capfico\u201d which means \u201cI\u2019m going for a swim \/ to get into the water\u201d.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2420,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":514,\"height\":342} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-2420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Calo-des-Moro-Mallorca-Beach-2.jpg\" alt=\"Calo des Moro Beach view in Mallorca\" width=\"514\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Calo-des-Moro-Mallorca-Beach-2.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Calo-des-Moro-Mallorca-Beach-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Calo-des-Moro-Mallorca-Beach-2-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saying_hello_and_bye\"><\/span>Saying hello and bye<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These are some basic words to learn if you travel to Mallorca. These are used for the official greeting and salutations. We are sure that locals would appreciate you using them:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>How do you say hello in Mallorca? \u201chola\u201d<\/li>\n<li>How do you say Goodbye in Mallorca? \u201cad\u00e9u\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Good morning: \u201cbon dia\u201d. If you want to be even more local, then use \u201cuep, bon dia, com anam?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Good evening: \u201cbon vespre\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On a matter of basic words, \u201cgracis\u201d is used for \u201cthank you\u201d, \u201cde res\u201d as \u201cyou are welcome\u201d and \u201cperdona\u201d is used for excuse me.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2475,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":509,\"height\":254} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thank-you-mallorca-1024x512.png\" alt=\"mallorcan words\" width=\"509\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thank-you-mallorca-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thank-you-mallorca-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thank-you-mallorca-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/thank-you-mallorca.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rei_-Reina\"><\/span>Rei -Reina<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Time for a funny word! \u201cRei\u201d and \u201creina\u201d mean literally \u201cKing\u201d and \u201cQueen\u201d. How do we use these words in Mallorca? We use them as a name of affection, like you might use \u201clove\u201d or \u201cdarling\u201d in English: \u201cthanks darling\u201d, for example. By referring to someone as \u201cking\u201d or \u201cqueen\u201d (\u201crei\u201d or \u201creina\u201d) you are colloquially speaking with respect or affection. Don\u2019t use this is a very formal situation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_to_go_to_have_something_to_eat\"><\/span>Time to go to have something to eat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2477,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":484,\"height\":241} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-2477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/menu-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Mallorcan words in restaurant\" width=\"484\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/menu-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/menu-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/menu-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/menu.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While English is widely spoken in most of the bars and restaurants in Mallorca, you might feel tempted to ask for the menu using some local words \u201cPuc veure el menu?\u201d (\u201cMay I see the menu?\u201d). Please note that during the week in many local bars and restaurants they serve a \u201cmenu del dia\u201d, which consists of a 3-course meal with drinks for great value for money (10-14\u20ac). Just before to start eating, we will say \u201cbon profit\u201d to wish all the diners a good meal. In English, it is often the French version of this that is adopted with \u201cBon Appetit\u201d. If you are asked if you are enjoying the meal and you have a positive answer say \u201caixo es mel\u201d which means that the food is delicious (this literally translates as \u201cthis is honey\u201d!).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2484,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":447,\"height\":596} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-2484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mallorcan-tumbet-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Dish of Tumbet\" width=\"447\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mallorcan-tumbet-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mallorcan-tumbet-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/>\n<figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tombet\">Tumbet<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When it comes time to pay \u201cEs comte per favor\u201d. This will be lot better than just to make the gesture that you wish the bill by signaling the staff to close your check.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another expression is \u201cme pots possar un _____?\u201d used for ordering anything you want: a drink, a coffee, a sandwich\u2026 We are sure that if you use it, it will blow the waiter away. And you can add at the end \u201cper favor\u201d which means \u201cplease\u201d.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2478,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":368,\"height\":368} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-2478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waiter-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Waiter symbol\" width=\"368\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waiter-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waiter-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waiter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waiter-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waiter-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waiter-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waiter.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The above things we\u2019ve mentioned about dining out are quite general, but if you want to actually eat a typical dish from Mallorca and order it in the local language then you have to ask for \u201cpa amb oli\u201d. Literally translated, this means \u201cbread with oil\u201d and is one of the most delicious and popular dishes you will find in Mallorca. It is a very basic and simple dish of rustic bread with locally produced oil and a topping such as \u201cjamon\u201d (\u201cham\u201d) or \u201cformatge\u201d (\u201ccheese\u201d).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_expression_when_you_are_tired_Ses_Cames_me_fan_figa\"><\/span>An expression when you are tired: Ses Cames me fan figa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you come to Mallorca and you go on a walk, cycling, on a multiactivity\u2026 or on any activity that involves to do some exercise, and at the end of the day you are tired, you can use this expression. It means you are very tired.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2480,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":444,\"height\":327} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-2480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tired-1024x754.png\" alt=\"Tired - symbolic\" width=\"444\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tired-1024x754.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tired-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tired-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tired.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So for example, imagine you have been on a cycling route and you are back at the hotel. When you go to the reception, you ask for your room key and the receptionist will ask you \u201chow are you?\u201d or \u201chow was your day?\u201d, you can answer them with this expression. We are sure, they will be impressed!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Going_to_a_local_market\"><\/span>Going to a local market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you go to a local market in Mallorca, you can learn some useful phrases such as \u201cqu\u00e9 \u00e9s aix\u00f2?\u201d which means \u201cwhat is this?\u201d This can be very handy especially at the fruit and vegetable area because many of the products have the labelling in Mallorquin. Another expression is \u201cQue val aixo?\u201d or \u201cQu\u00e9 costa aix\u00f2?\u201d or \u201cquant costa?\u201d which is the expression to ask for the price of the article.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2482,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":486,\"height\":324} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-2482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sineu-market-4-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Fruits in Sineu Market in Mallorca\" width=\"486\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sineu-market-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sineu-market-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sineu-market-4-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daixonar_I_aixo\"><\/span>Daixonar I aixo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you manage to use these 2 expressions in Mallorca, you will get the pro level! In Mallorca when we don\u2019t find the word to use, we have a solution, we use \u201caix\u00f3\u201d. Loosely translated it means \u201cthis\u201d. And furthermore, we convert it into a verb, \u201cdaixonar\u201d when we can find the right verb to use. Are you lost?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2497,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":176,\"height\":260} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img class=\"wp-image-2497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/confused-693x1024.png\" alt=\"Panda confused about Mallorcan words\" width=\"176\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/confused-693x1024.png 693w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/confused-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/confused-768x1135.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/confused.png 866w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let\u2019s do an example:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>If we want to say \u201cpass me the salt\u201d we would normally say \u201cpasam sa sal\u201d. 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