In US English, a Latino is a man whose family comes from Latin America — Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the many countries south of the US where Spanish or Portuguese is spoken. People say it about identity, not about whether the person still speaks Spanish. A woman is a Latina.

In US English在美式英文裡, a Latino一個Latino is是 a man whose family comes from Latin America一個家族來自拉丁美洲的男性——Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the many countries south of the US where Spanish or Portuguese is spoken墨西哥、波多黎各、古巴，還有美國以南許多講西班牙語或葡萄牙語的國家。 People說這個字時 say it about identity講的是身份認同， not about whether the person still speaks Spanish而不是這個人還會不會講西班牙語。 A woman一個女性 is a Latina叫做Latina。

The plural Latinos can mean a group of men, or a mixed group of men and women; that is how English often uses it, even though Spanish would mark the mix in a more careful way. It is everyday US speech and also the word on forms and in the news.

The plural複數 Latinos Latinos can mean可以指 a group of men一群男性, or a mixed group of men and women或是男女混合的一群人；that is how English often uses it英文常常這樣用它， even though Spanish would mark the mix in a more careful way即使西班牙語會更講究地標出這種混合。 It is everyday US speech它是美國的日常用語 and also the word on forms and in the news也是表格和新聞裡會用的字。

It is not a rude word, though actually many people would rather be called by their country — Mexican, Puerto Rican, Colombian — because Latin America is not one culture.

It is not a rude word它不是個不禮貌的字, though actually不過其實 many people would rather be called by their country很多人還是比較希望被用自己國家稱呼——Mexican, Puerto Rican, Colombian墨西哥人、波多黎各人、哥倫比亞人——because Latin America is not one culture因為拉丁美洲不是單一一種文化。

Latino is not the same as Hispanic: Hispanic points to Spanish, so it can include people from Spain and usually leaves out Brazil; Latino points to Latin America, so it can include Brazil and usually leaves out Spain.

Latino Latino is not the same as跟 Hispanic不完全一樣：Hispanic Hispanic points to Spanish指向西班牙語, so it can include people from Spain and usually leaves out Brazil所以可以包含西班牙人，但通常不含巴西；Latino Latino points to Latin America指向拉丁美洲, so it can include Brazil and usually leaves out Spain所以可以包含巴西，但通常不含西班牙。

Some younger writers use Latinx to avoid the male form; you will see it more in writing than you will hear it. Do not mix this up with Latin, the old language of Rome.

Some younger writers有些比較年輕的作者 use Latinx to avoid the male form會用Latinx來避開陽性形式；you will see it more in writing than you will hear it你在文字裡看到它的機會比在口語裡聽到多。 Do not mix this up with不要把它跟 Latin Latin, the old language of Rome那個羅馬的古老語言 搞混。