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rumba
🇨🇴 Spanish slang from Colombia
What does “rumba” mean?
party, partying
Example
“Esta noche nos vamos de rumba.”
Tonight we're going out partying.
Good to know
'Rumbear' = to party. Also a music and dance genre.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🎉 Going out
The textbook way to say it: fiesta
Heard in a conversation
Arepas at the corner stall
Juli Sisas. Dos arepas con todo, una gaseosa… y le pido ñapa, jeje.
Yep. Two arepas with everything, a soda… and I'll ask for a little extra on top, hehe.
Santi ¡Qué chévere! Y mañana, ¿sí viene a la rumba de cumpleaños de Caro?
Cool! And tomorrow, are you coming to Caro's birthday party?
Juli Obvio, pero primero esta arepa. ¡Mire, el señor le echó doble queso!
Obviously, but first this arepa. Look, the man put double cheese on it!
🎉 How other countries say “party, night out”
- 🇲🇽 reventónMexico
- 🇪🇸 juergaSpain
- 🇦🇷 jodaArgentina
- 🇨🇱 carreteChile
- 🇵🇷 jangueoPuerto Rico · From 'janguear', to hang out.
- 🇵🇪 tonoPeru
- 🇨🇺 boncheCuba
More from Colombia
- guayabohangover
- parchecrew; plan, hangout
- rumbearto party, to go out dancing
- jartarto drink (alcohol), to booze
- amanecerseto party till dawn
- parcebuddy, bro
- chéverecool, great
- bacanocool, awesome
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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