Spanish: Street Slang from Spain & Latin America
30 slang words with the country where you'll hear them: Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and more. Includes words that change meaning between countries. Front: Spanish. Back: English.
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#1
Q:¡Qué guay! (España)
- A:How cool!
#2
Q:tío / tía (España)
- A:Dude / girl — friendly way to address someone; lit. "uncle / aunt"
#3
Q:¡Vale! (España)
- A:OK! Sure!
#4
Q:¡Cómo mola! (España)
- A:That's so cool! (molar = to be cool)
#5
Q:flipar (España)
- A:To be amazed or freak out — "¡Flipo!" = "I'm blown away!"
#6
Q:el curro (España)
- A:Job, work (currar = to work)
#7
Q:la pasta (España)
- A:Money; lit. "paste"
#8
Q:¡Qué fuerte! (España)
- A:That's crazy! Unbelievable!
#9
Q:estar hecho polvo (España)
- A:To be exhausted; lit. "to be turned to dust"
#10
Q:¡Ni de coña! (España)
- A:No way! Not a chance!
#11
Q:un pijo / una pija (España)
- A:A posh snob
#12
Q:ligar (España)
- A:To flirt, to hook up
#13
Q:tener mala leche (España)
- A:To be bad-tempered or mean; lit. "to have bad milk"
#14
Q:¡Qué rollo!
- A:Spain: "What a drag!" / Mexico ("¿Qué rollo?"): "What's up?"
#15
Q:¿Qué onda? (México, Argentina)
- A:What's up?
#16
Q:güey / wey (México)
- A:Dude
#17
Q:¡Qué padre! (México)
- A:How cool!
#18
Q:la chamba (México, Perú)
- A:Job, work
#19
Q:¡Aguas! (México)
- A:Watch out!
#20
Q:che (Argentina, Uruguay)
- A:Hey! / buddy — a friendly interjection
#21
Q:boludo (Argentina)
- A:Dude among friends — or "idiot" in a different tone. Careful!
#22
Q:la guita (Argentina)
- A:Money
#23
Q:¡Qué chévere! (Venezuela, Colombia, Caribe)
- A:How cool!
#24
Q:pana (Venezuela, Ecuador, Puerto Rico)
- A:Buddy, close friend
#25
Q:bacán (Chile, Perú, Colombia)
- A:Cool, great
#26
Q:¿Cachai? (Chile)
- A:Get it? You know?
#27
Q:al tiro (Chile)
- A:Right away
#28
Q:parce / parcero (Colombia)
- A:Buddy, mate
#29
Q:¡Pura vida! (Costa Rica)
- A:All good! — Costa Rica's national motto; lit. "pure life"
#30
Q:¡Qué bárbaro! (Argentina)
- A:Awesome! — or "How awful!", depending on tone