¿Qué hongo?
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “¿Qué hongo?” mean?
what's up? (a jokey ¿qué onda?)
Example
“¿Qué hongo, mi buen? ¿Qué andas haciendo?”
What's up, my man? What are you up to?
Good to know
Hongo is "mushroom": a pun on onda.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
👋 Hellos
The textbook way to say it: ¿Qué tal?
More from Mexico
- ¿Qué onda?What's up?
- ¿Mande?Pardon? / Yes?
- ¿Qué pedo?What's up? / What's the deal?
- ¿Quiubo?hi, what's up? (from "¿qué hubo?")
- ¿Qué tranza?what's up? what's going on?
- ¡Ahí nos vemos!see you!
- ¿Qué cuentas?what's new? (lit. "what do you tell?")
- ¡No manches!No way! / You're kidding!
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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