Negotiation of meaning between second language learners:

Male Japanese student: “Mamasita!”
Female Mexican student: “You shouldn’t say that, it’s rude to say that to women.”
Japanese student: “Oh! It is? What does it mean?”
Mexican student: “It means something bad to women, like you want something from them, you only like to look at them.”
Japanese student: “Oh.”

Two seconds later

Same male Japanese student: “Mamasita!”
Female Columbian student: “Ah! Who taught you that?”
Japanese student: “(Names a male Spanish speaking student) says it all the time!”
Columbian student: “Well, that is him, he’s joking, but you shouldn’t say it!”
Japanese student: “Doesn’t it mean I think she’s pretty?”
Columbian student: “Yes, but it means more, like you want to have her for sex, it’s a sexy word it’s bad to call nice women that.”
Japanese student: “Oh! So if I see a woman and I want to fuck her I say it!”
Columbian student: “ah- well . . . yes”