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Spanish Slang & False Friends

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Everyday slang from Spain and Latin America, plus tricky false friends.

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¿Qué onda? (Mexico)

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  1. 1¿Qué onda? (Mexico)
    What's up?
  2. 2chido/a (Mexico)
    cool, awesome
  3. 3¡Qué chido! (Mexico)
    How cool!
  4. 4padre (Mexico)
    cool, awesome (literally: father)
  5. 5¡Está padre! (Mexico)
    It's cool!
  6. 6güey / wey (Mexico)
    dude, man
  7. 7¿Qué pedo? (Mexico)
    What's up? (vulgar - literally: what fart?)
  8. 8no mames (Mexico)
    no way, you're kidding (vulgar)
  9. 9cabrón/cabrona (Mexico)
    dude, bastard (vulgar but can be friendly)
  10. 10chingar (Mexico)
    to fuck, to mess up (vulgar)
  11. 11Me vale (Mexico)
    I don't care
  12. 12Me vale madres (Mexico)
    I don't give a fuck (vulgar)
  13. 13fresa (Mexico)
    preppy, posh person (strawberry)
  14. 14naco/a (Mexico)
    tacky, low-class (offensive)
  15. 15crudo/a (Mexico)
    hungover (raw)
  16. 16chela (Mexico)
    beer
  17. 17morro/a (Mexico)
    kid, youngster
  18. 18carnal (Mexico)
    bro, close friend (carnal)
  19. 19ahorita (Mexico, general)
    right now, later (context-dependent!)
  20. 20boludo/a (Argentina)
    dude, idiot
  21. 21che (Argentina)
    hey, dude
  22. 22¿Qué boludo! (Argentina)
    What an idiot!
  23. 23¿Cómo andás? (Argentina)
    How are you? (voseo)
  24. 24piola (Argentina)
    cool, chill
  25. 25Es re piola (Argentina)
    It's really cool
  26. 26re (Argentina)
    very, really
  27. 27Es re lindo (Argentina)
    It's really nice
  28. 28quilombo (Argentina)
    mess, chaos
  29. 29¡Qué quilombo! (Argentina)
    What a mess!
  30. 30laburo (Argentina)
    work, job

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