chido
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “chido” mean?
cool, great
Example
“Está bien chido tu carro nuevo.”
Your new car is really cool.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
☕ Everyday😮 Reactions
The textbook way to say it: genial
Heard in a conversation
A lift across town
Memo ¡Híjole! Voy a llegar tarde otra vez.
Oh man! I'm going to be late again.
Lupe Tranquilo, me sé un atajo bien chido.
Relax, I know a really good shortcut.
Memo ¡Qué padre! Te debo una.
Awesome! I owe you one.
😎 How other countries say “cool”
- 🇪🇸 guaySpain
- 🇦🇷 copadoArgentina
- 🇨🇴 chévereColombia
- 🇨🇱 bacánChile
- 🇵🇷 nítidoPuerto Rico
- 🇵🇪 bacánPeru · Same word as in Chile.
- 🇻🇪 chévereVenezuela · Shared with Colombia.
More from Mexico
- ¡No manches!No way! / You're kidding!
- ¿Neta?Really? / Seriously?
- ¡Órale!Wow! / OK, let's go!
- la netathe truth; honestly
- ¡Aguas!Watch out!
- ¡Qué padre!How cool! / Awesome!
- ¡Ándale!Come on! / Exactly!
- ¡Híjole!Oh man! / Yikes!
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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