🇨🇺 Cuba
Spanish slang from Cuba · 52 phrases
- aserebuddy, bro
- ¿Qué bolá?What's up?
- yumaforeigner; the USA
- guaguabus
- fuladollar; lousy
- pincharto work
- moninabuddy, pal
- sociobuddy, mate
- botellaa ride, hitchhiking
- jamafood, grub
- baromoney; a peso
- los purosparents
- fianathe police
- estar en candelato be rough, in trouble
- pepillo / pepillateenager, young person
- hermabro (from "hermano")
- ¡Dímelo!hey, what's up? (lit. "tell me!")
- ¿Qué hay de bueno?what's new? what's good?
- ¿Cómo está la cosa?how are things?
- chao, pescaobye-bye (rhyming, playful)
- ¿Qué tú haces?what are you up to? (Caribbean word order)
- te veosee you
- mi vidadear, love (to anyone, even strangers)
- un kiloa cent ("no tengo un kilo": I'm broke)
- chavitothe old convertible peso (CUC)
- estar en la fuácatato be flat broke
- jinetero / jineterahustler who works the tourists
- la shoppingshop selling in hard currency
- la remesamoney sent home by family abroad
- la pinchajob, work
- por la izquierdaunder the table, off the books
- cuentapropistaself-employed (private business owner)
- sociolismogetting things done through friends (a pun on socialism)
- paladarprivate family-run restaurant
- pasar trabajoto have a hard time, to struggle
- jamarto eat
- moros y cristianosblack beans and rice cooked together
- un buchitoa little shot of coffee
- cortaditoespresso with a dash of hot milk
- guarapofresh sugarcane juice
- croqueta de averiguao"mystery croquette" (who knows what's inside)
- chicharritasthin fried plantain chips
- pan con timbabread with guava paste (and cheese)
- estar en tallato be cool, on trend
- estar puestoto be up for it, keen
- tener jiribillato be restless, fidgety; to have a hidden edge
- estar quemaoto be worn out; or a bit crazy
- empatarseto get together (as a couple)
- pegar los tarrosto cheat on someone
- tener pegueto be attractive, to pull
- estar metidoto be in love, hooked on someone
- ligarto flirt, to pick someone up
Songs from Cuba
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- La Gozadera · Gente de Zona, Marc AnthonyLevel A2
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