guagua
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “guagua” mean?
bus
Example
“La guagua viene llenísima.”
The bus is packed.
Good to know
Same in Puerto Rico; in Chile 'guagua' = baby.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: autobús
Heard in a conversation
Phone at 2%
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
Yaima Jajaja, dale, te guardo jama, que mi pura hizo arroz con pollo 🍗
hahaha ok, I'll save you some food, my mum made chicken rice 🍗
🚌 How other countries say “bus”
- 🇲🇽 camiónMexico
- 🇦🇷 bondiArgentina
- 🇨🇴 busetaColombia
- 🇨🇱 microChile
- 🇵🇪 combiPeru
- 🇻🇪 camioneticaVenezuela
- 🇵🇷 guaguaPuerto Rico
More from Cuba
- yumaforeigner; the USA
- botellaa ride, hitchhiking
- los purosparents
- fianathe police
- aserebuddy, bro
- ¿Qué bolá?What's up?
- fuladollar; lousy
- pincharto work
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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