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¡Qué lata!

🇨🇱 Spanish slang from Chile

What does “¡Qué lata!” mean?

What a drag!

Example

“¡Qué lata tener que trabajar el sábado!”
What a drag having to work on Saturday!

Good to know

'Lata' = tin can.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

😮 Reactions

The textbook way to say it: ¡Qué aburrido!

Heard in a conversation

The bus was packed

Benja ¡Pucha, perdón! La micro venía llena.
Oh no, sorry! 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?

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