🇲🇽 Mexico
Spanish slang from Mexico · 72 phrases
- ¡No manches!No way! / You're kidding!
- ¿Qué onda?What's up?
- chidocool, great
- güeydude, man
- la netathe truth; honestly
- ¿Neta?Really? / Seriously?
- chambajob, work
- ¡Aguas!Watch out!
- ¡Qué padre!How cool! / Awesome!
- ¡Órale!Wow! / OK, let's go!
- ¡Ándale!Come on! / Exactly!
- ¡Híjole!Oh man! / Yikes!
- chelabeer
- cuatebuddy, pal
- carnalbro, close friend
- compabuddy, pal
- buena ondanice, cool (person)
- fresaposh, preppy
- ¡Qué oso!How embarrassing!
- chafacheap, low-quality
- lanamoney, cash
- ahoritaright now / in a bit
- ¿Mande?Pardon? / Yes?
- ¡No mames!No way! / Are you kidding me?
- ¿Qué pedo?What's up? / What's the deal?
- no hay broncano problem
- saleOK, deal
- morra / morrogirl / guy
- chavo / chavayoung guy / girl
- la crudahangover
- chingónawesome; badass
- ¡A huevo!Hell yeah!
- aventóna ride, a lift
- gachoawful, mean, lame
- ¡Qué hueva!What a drag! / Can't be bothered
- chambearto work
- godínoffice worker, nine-to-fiver
- horas nalgahours spent at work just to be seen
- la quincenapayday (paid every two weeks)
- talachagrunt work, the boring hard part
- changarroa small shop, a little business
- echar la huevato laze around, to slack off
- correrto fire (someone from a job)
- bisnebusiness, a side hustle
- ligarto flirt, to pick someone up
- tirar los perrosto hit on someone
- andar conto be going out with someone
- mi vieja / mi viejomy partner (or my mum / dad)
- cachetear las banquetasto be head over heels in love
- freefriends with benefits
- fajarto make out heavily
- clavarseto get hooked on someone
- taquearto go for tacos, to eat tacos
- antojitostreet snack (quesadillas, sopes, elotes…)
- tortaa stuffed sandwich in a bread roll
- botanabar snacks, nibbles
- chescosoft drink, soda
- ¿Con todo?with everything? (onion, coriander, salsa)
- estar brujato be broke
- feriasmall change, cash
- aflojarto cough up (money)
- antronightclub
- reventóna big party, a blowout
- desmadrechaos, a wild time
- precopeopre-drinks before going out
- ¿Quiubo?hi, what's up? (from "¿qué hubo?")
- ¿Qué hongo?what's up? (a jokey ¿qué onda?)
- ¿Qué tranza?what's up? what's going on?
- ¡Ahí nos vemos!see you!
- ¿Qué cuentas?what's new? (lit. "what do you tell?")
- gandallasomeone who takes advantage, a chancer
- babosoidiot, dimwit
Songs from Mexico
- La Bamba · Ritchie ValensLevel A2
- Bidi Bidi Bom Bom · SelenaLevel A2
- Como La Flor · SelenaLevel A2
- Querida · Juan GabrielLevel A2
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