tío / tía
🇪🇸 Spanish slang from Spain
What does “tío / tía” mean?
dude, mate / girl
Example
“Tía, no te vas a creer lo que me ha pasado.”
Girl, you won't believe what happened to me.
Good to know
Literally 'uncle / aunt'. Also just 'a guy / a girl': 'un tío majo' = a nice guy.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: amigo / amiga
🤙 How other countries say “dude / mate”
- 🇲🇽 güeyMexico · Only with friends: with the wrong tone it means 'idiot'.
- 🇦🇷 boludoArgentina · Friendly between friends, an insult when said angrily.
- 🇨🇴 parceColombia
- 🇨🇱 weónChile · Like 'boludo': friends only.
- 🇵🇷 achoPuerto Rico
- 🇨🇺 asereCuba
- 🇵🇪 causaPeru
- 🇻🇪 chamo / chamaVenezuela
More from Spain
- chavalkid, young guy
- majonice, friendly
- colegamate, pal
- troncomate, dude
- buen rollogood vibes
- quedarto meet up
- pagar a escoteto split the bill
- sujetavelasthird wheel
Songs from Spain
- Me Gustas Tú · Manu ChaoLevel A1
- Macarena · Los del RíoLevel A1
- Bonito · Jarabe de PaloLevel A1
- Clandestino · Manu ChaoLevel A2
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