🇨🇴 Colombia
Spanish slang from Colombia · 57 phrases
- parcebuddy, bro
- chéverecool, great
- bacanocool, awesome
- ¿Qué más?What's up? / How's it going?
- camellarto work (hard)
- ¡Qué pena!Sorry! / How embarrassing!
- rumbaparty, partying
- ¡Qué chimba!Awesome! / So cool!
- ¡Pilas!Watch out! / Stay sharp!
- ¡De una!Sure! / Let's do it!
- ¡Hágale!Go for it! / OK!
- guayabohangover
- tintoblack coffee
- lucasthousand pesos
- llaveclose friend, bro
- parchecrew; plan, hangout
- berracotough, brilliant; furious
- mameraa drag, a bore
- pailatoo bad; screwed
- dar papayato make yourself an easy target
- embarrarlato mess up
- ¡Qué boleta!How tacky! / How embarrassing!
- sisasyep, yes
- chino / chinakid; boy / girl
- mono / monablond guy / blonde girl
- mijo / mijadear, buddy (from "mi hijo/a")
- la galladathe gang, your crew
- el combogroup of friends (Medellín)
- hacer una vacato chip in, to pool money
- ¿Bien o qué?all good or what? (hello)
- chao puesbye then
- que esté bientake care (a polite goodbye)
- con mucho gustoyou're welcome (my pleasure)
- sumercéyou (warm and polite, Bogotá and Boyacá)
- ¿Cómo le ha ido?how have you been?
- ¿Cómo amaneció?good morning, how did you wake up?
- ¡Epa!hey! (to greet or get attention)
- el rebusquehustling for any work going
- camellojob, work
- hacer una vueltato run an errand, to sort something out
- voltearto run around all day sorting things
- estar varadoto be stuck: no work, no money or no ride
- rumbearto party, to go out dancing
- jartarto drink (alcohol), to booze
- amanecerseto party till dawn
- las oncesafternoon snack (coffee or hot chocolate and bread)
- fritangaa platter of fried meats and sides
- calentadoyesterday’s rice and beans, fried up for breakfast
- salpicónchopped fruit in juice
- platamoney
- un paloa million pesos
- amarradostingy, tight-fisted
- billetemoney, wealth ("he has billete": he is rich)
- lámparashow-off, attention-seeker
- guisotacky person
- ñerorough type, lowlife
- aletososomeone itching for a fight, a big talker
Songs from Colombia
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