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¿Qué onda?

🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico

What does “¿Qué onda?” mean?

What's up?

Example

“¿Qué onda, carnal? ¿Cómo has estado?”
What's up, bro? How have you been?

Good to know

Literally 'what wave?'. Also common in Central America. 'Buena onda' = nice, cool.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

👋 Hellos

The textbook way to say it: ¿Qué tal?

Heard in a conversation

The lights go out

Diego ¿Qué onda, Pao? ¿A ti también se te fue la luz?
What's up, Pao? Did your power go out too?
Paola ¡No manches! Sí, güey, en toda la colonia. Y yo a medio capítulo.
No way! Yeah, dude, the whole neighbourhood. And me in the middle of an episode.

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