Learn Spanish (Latin America): Llevo un mes viviendo en este motelucho. - I have been living in this cheap motel for a month.

The suffix -ucho is pejorative—it adds a negative, dismissive, or contemptuous tone to the noun. By adding it to motel, the speaker isn't just stating where they live; they are complaining that it's a dingy, rundown, or trashy place.

Are there specific spelling rules for adding -ucho to words that end in a consonant, like motel?

When a noun ends in a consonant (like motel, papel, or animal), you simply attach -ucho or -ucha directly to the end. If the word ends in a vowel, you usually drop that final vowel first before adding the suffix (for example, casa becomes casucha).

Why use llevo un mes viviendo instead of translating "I have been living" literally as he estado viviendo?

While he estado viviendo is understood, native speakers strongly prefer the formula llevar + [time period] + [gerund] to express how long an ongoing action has been happening. It is by far the most natural way to say "I have been doing [X] for [time]" in Spanish.

Why isn't there a word for "for" before un mes?