14/04/2021: Spanish slang from Spain

Question 1

Yo ___________ (am from Mexico).

Answer 1

Yo soy de México.

(I am from Mexico.)

Question 2

Es ___________ (a hard-working person).

Answer 2

Es un currante/una curranta.

(It’s a hard-working person. (Slang from Spain).)

Question 3

“___________ (I’m joking)” significa que estoy de broma.

Answer 3

“Estoy de coña” significa que estoy de broma.

(Estoy de coña means that I’m joking. (Slang from Spain).)

Question 4

¿___________ (Have you stolen) dinero de mi cartera?

Answer 4

¿Me has mangado dinero de mi cartera?

(Have you stolen money from my purse? (Slang from Spain))

Question 5

___________ (Don’t tell me) milongas.

Answer 5

No me cuentes milongas.

• Don’t tell me lies. (Slang from Spain).*
• (cuentes = subjuntivo after a “negative imperative”)*

Question 6

Bocachancla es una persona que ___________ (talks too much).

Answer 6

Bocachancla es una persona que habla demasiado.

(Bocachancla is a person who talks too much. (Slang from Spain).)

Question 7

Ponerse las botas significa, que alguien ha comido mucho y ___________ (very well).

Answer 7

Ponerse las botas significa que alguien ha comido mucho y muy a gusto.

(“Ponerse las botas” means that someone has eaten a lot and very well.)

Question 8

Pero, ¿___________ (what are you all about/what are you talking about)?

Answer 8

Pero, ¿de qué vas?

(But what are you talking about? (Slang from Spain))

Question 9

• ¿Oye, quieres ir a tomar algo?
• ___________ (In your dreams).

Answer 9

• ¿Oye, quieres ir a tomar algo?
• Ni de coña.
• • Hey, do you want to go for a drink?*
• (- In your dreams. (Slang from Spain))*

Question 10

Te juro que ___________ (I’m flipping/going crazy).

Answer 10

Te juro que estoy flipando.

(I swear to you that I’m “flipping/going crazy”. (Slang from Spain))

Question 11

___________ (Give me the money).

Answer 11

Dame la pasta.

(Give me the money. (slang from Spain))

Question 12

___________ (I don’t care).

Answer 12

Me importa un huevo.

(I don’t care. (Slang from Spain))

Question 13

Eres ___________ (boring)

Answer 13

Eres un rollo.

(You are “a roll” (=you’re boring). (Slang from Spain))

Question 14

Alguien ___________ (blows you off).

Answer 14

Alguien te da calabazas.

(Someone “gives you pumpkins” (blows you off, doesn’t love you). (Slang from Spain))

Question 15

No seas ___________ (lazy).

Answer 15

No seas un perro.

(Don’t be a dog (=Don’t be lazy). (Slang from Spain))