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llave
🇨🇴 Spanish slang from Colombia
What does “llave” mean?
close friend, bro
Example
“Él es mi llave, nos conocemos de toda la vida.”
He's my bro, we've known each other forever.
Good to know
Literally 'key'.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: mejor amigo
Heard in a conversation
A coffee downtown
Andrés ¿Qué más, Valen? ¿Bien o qué?
What's up, Valen? All good?
Valen ¡Bien, llave! ¿Y vos qué?
Good, bro! And you?
Andrés Todo bien. ¿Nos tomamos un tinto?
All good. Shall we grab a coffee?
🤝 How other countries say “buddy, close friend”
- 🇲🇽 cuateMexico
- 🇪🇸 colegaSpain
- 🇵🇷 panaPuerto Rico
- 🇨🇺 socioCuba
- 🇵🇪 pataPeru
- 🇻🇪 panaVenezuela · Same as in Puerto Rico.
- 🇨🇱 yuntaChile
More from Colombia
- parcebuddy, bro
- parchecrew; plan, hangout
- chino / chinakid; boy / 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
- sumercéyou (warm and polite, Bogotá and Boyacá)
Songs from Colombia
- La Camisa Negra · JuanesLevel A2
- Vida de Rico · CamiloLevel A2
- Waka Waka (Esto es África) · ShakiraLevel A2
- Mi Gente · J Balvin, Willy WilliamLevel A2
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