¿Neta?
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “¿Neta?” mean?
Really? / Seriously?
Example
“¿Neta te ganaste la lotería?”
Seriously, you won the lottery?
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
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The textbook way to say it: ¿En serio?
Heard in a conversation
Late for the movie
Beto ¿Ahorita de cinco minutos o ahorita de una hora? Jajaja
“in a sec” as in 5 minutes or as in an hour? hahaha
Andrea ¡De cinco! Neta, ya voy una estación antes 🙏 Compren las palomitas, por favor.
5!! seriously I'm one stop away 🙏 buy the popcorn pls
Beto Sale, pero si llegas tarde te toca pagar los refrescos 😏
deal, but if you're late the drinks are on you 😏
🤨 How other countries say “Really? / Seriously?”
- 🇪🇸 ¿En serio?Spain
- 🇦🇷 ¿En serio?Argentina
More from Mexico
- ¡No manches!No way! / You're kidding!
- chidocool, great
- ¡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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