asere
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “asere” mean?
buddy, bro
Example
“¿Qué bolá, asere?”
What's up, bro?
Good to know
The classic Cuban word for friend, of Afro-Cuban origin. Also spelled 'acere'.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: amigo
Heard in a conversation
Phone at 2%
Dariel Se fue la luz en mi cuadra y el celular está en 2 % 😩 ¿Me tiras un cabo con el cargador?
power's out on my block and my phone's at 2% 😩 can you help me out with the charger?
Yaima No te preocupes, asere, ven para acá, que aquí hay corriente. Tengo el powerbank también.
don't worry bro, come over, we've got power here. I've got the power bank too
Dariel ¡Eres tremenda socia! 🙌 Salgo ya, cojo la guagua.
you're a great mate 🙌 leaving now, catching the bus
🤙 How other countries say “dude / mate”
- 🇲🇽 güeyMexico · Only with friends: with the wrong tone it means 'idiot'.
- 🇪🇸 tío / tíaSpain
- 🇦🇷 boludoArgentina · Friendly between friends, an insult when said angrily.
- 🇨🇴 parceColombia
- 🇨🇱 weónChile · Like 'boludo': friends only.
- 🇵🇷 achoPuerto Rico
- 🇵🇪 causaPeru
- 🇻🇪 chamo / chamaVenezuela
More from Cuba
- moninabuddy, pal
- sociobuddy, mate
- pepillo / pepillateenager, young person
- hermabro (from "hermano")
- sociolismogetting things done through friends (a pun on socialism)
- un buchitoa little shot of coffee
- ¿Qué bolá?What's up?
- yumaforeigner; the USA
Songs from Cuba
- Bailando · Enrique IglesiasLevel A2
- Chan Chan · Buena Vista Social ClubLevel A2
- La Gozadera · Gente de Zona, Marc AnthonyLevel A2
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