¿Cachai?
🇨🇱 Spanish slang from Chile
What does “¿Cachai?” mean?
Get it? / You know?
Example
“Mañana no hay clases, ¿cachai?”
There's no class tomorrow, get it?
Good to know
From 'cachar' (from English 'catch'), in the Chilean voseo form.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: ¿Entiendes?
Heard in a conversation
The bus was packed
Feña ¡Qué lata! ¿Y ahora? ¿Llegai al tiro?
What a drag! And now? Will you be here right away?
Benja Sí po, me bajo en dos paraderos. ¿Cachai el café de la esquina?
Yeah, I get off in two stops. You know the café on the corner?
Feña Obvio. Te espero ahí, pero tú pagai, ¿ya?
Obviously. I'll wait for you there, but you're paying, OK?
🤔 How other countries say “Get it? / You know?”
- 🇦🇷 ¿Viste?Argentina
- 🇪🇸 ¿Sabes?Spain
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