Colombia 2025 Flashcards
Chimba
Cool
Colombian slang
E.g !Que chimba!
Chévere
Colombian slang meaning cool
El es muy chévere
Que gonorrea!
Oh shit! Or oh how bad?!
Colombian slang
Asqueroso
Disgusting
Tierno
Cute, tender
El senderismo
Hiking
Amabilidad
Kindness
Debido a
Owing to or because of
Debido a
Owing to or because of
No te despidieron
You didn’t get fired
No te despidieron
You didn’t get fired (dismissed)
Despedir= to say goodbye, to dismiss, to fire from job
Vacío/vacía
Empty
Lleno / llena
Full
El opuesto
The opposite
Cuál es el opuesto de…?
Me corchaste!
No sé, in a funny and joking way
Like when asked a simple question that you have no idea the answer to.
Una cadena de acciones
A chain of actions or events
Hoy no
Not today
Desayunar
To eat breakfast
Almorzar
To eat lunch
Cenar
To eat dinner, to dine
Que susto!
How scary!
Un chico rebelde / una chica rebelde
A rebellious child/ guy/girl
La rumba
Partying
Rumbear
To party
Canas
Grey hairs
Sabiduría
Wisdom
Que vida tan sufrida?!
What a life of suffering?! (said sarcastically usually, like your life is so hard.)
borrar
to erase, to delete
un gusano
a worm
el zancudo
the mosquito (LatAm)
un buzo
a sweater or sweatshirt (LatAm)
Yo me pongo un buzo porque hace frio
me di cuenta que…
I realized that…
me dar risa
made me smile/laugh
Eso me dio risa = that made me laugh
me hace reir
made me laugh
el lodo
the mud
tibio
tepid, lukewarm
e.g. agua tibio
resbalar
to slip or slide (on the muddy floor, e.g.)
(yo resbalé sobre el lodo en el camino)
atacar
to attack
explicar
to explain
sacar
to take out or to get, or withdraw
saqué el dinero del cajero, saqué mi visa del consulado,
un tema
a subject matter
buscar
to look for
un tiquete
a ticket
en vivo
live, eg live music, musica en vivo
cargar
to carry, or to charge (phone e.g.)
entregar
to deliver
pagar
to pay
apagar
to turn off, put out (e.g. lights, appliances, camp fire, stove)
llegar
to arrive
distraer
to distract
Me distraje de la explication del profesor
Me distrajé
I was distracted
tercer
third
cuarta
fourth
quinto/a
fifth
sexta
sixth
octavo
eighth
noveno/a
ninth
décimo
tenth
segundo/a
second
primer/a
first
Reino Unido
United Kingdom (Inglaterra, Escossia, Gales, e Irlanda del Norte)
fluido
fluent (in language)
la verguenza
enbarassment, shame
avergonzado/a
embarassed
una sandía
a watermelon
only verbs that are irregular in imperfect past tense
ir, ser, ver
tropezar
to trip (on the sidewalk, e.g.)
Me tropecé en la cocina
cruzar
to cross (the street, or paths with someone)
Yo crucé la calle anoche
abrazar
to hug, to embrace
empacar
to pack (a suitcase, e.g.)
realizar
to accomplish, to realize (a goal)
acumplear
to accomplish (tu acumpleasté)
la polvora
fireworks, gunpowder
fuegos artificiales
fireworks more specifically
no me importa para nada
I don’t care at all, I don’t mind at all
regar
to water (the plants), or to spill (a drink)
sin querer
unintentionally
accidentalmente
accidentally
con mucho sueño
another way to say tired. Como estas hoy? Con mucho sueño.
derramar
to spill
me prestas…
Lend me your…. or can I borrow…?
soltar
to let go of, to release (grip on)
Suelta la taza, suéltame la mano, release the cup, let go of my hand.
agarar
to grip, hold onto
cortar
to cut
cortarse to cut oneself (Me corté= I cut myself)
quemar
to burn
quemarse
to burn oneself
me quemé con el horno
que quemas?
colloquial way to say what are you smoking? literally: what are you burning?
devolver
to give back
Chistoso/a
Funny
Ken is very funny
Ken es muy chistoso
La columna vertebrale
The spinal column, the spine
La resaca
Hangover
El guayabo
Guava tree literally, but means hangover in Colombia
Muñeco de pruebas
Crash test dummy, guinea pig in English.
Exiger
To demand, to require, to call for
Las canas
Grey hairs, a sign of wisdom
Escrito
Written
Eg palabras escritas
Fue mejor dormirla
It was better to put her to sleep (a dog)
Me pusieron una inyección
They gave me an injection
El sonido
The sound
El tinto
Café negro en Colombia, café , (coffee)
Endulzar
To sweeten
Endulzado: sweetened
Un dato
A fact
El amanecer
The sunrise
El atardecer
The sunset
El sustantivo
The noun
Herido
Injured
Una herida
A wound, an injury
El gato tiene siete vidas
The cat has nine lives (literally 7 in Spanish speaking world )
Anglosajónes
English speakers
Derretirse
To melt
La nieve se derrite
The snow melts
Que vida tan sufrida
What a hard live! Said tongue in cheek jokingly
La revancha
Revenge
Que susto?!
How scary!?
Un chico rebelde
A rebellious child
Sabiduría
Wisdom, knowledge
El pelo largo
Long hair
Juicioso/a
Responsable, good person, together
Mi pareja
My partner (doesn’t change ending for masc/fem, always pareja)
Debido a
Because of, owing to
Se consigue allá
You get it there
Dónde se consigue frutas? Se consigue allá.
Parcero
Bro
Lanzar un hechizo
To cast a spell
Sobrecargado
overloaded
Un merecido descanso
well deserved rest
Chapotear
To splash
Chapoteando, splashing
Mientras
While
Mientras tanto
Meanwhile
La ardilla
the squirrel
De rama en rama
from branch to branch
Una rama
A branch (of a tree)
El sol cálido
The warm sun
Las caderas
The hips
Ronronear
To purr
Zumbar
To buzz, like a bee
La trama
The plot
La tinta
Ink
Calzado cómodo
Comfortable footwear
Que te parece?
What do you think?
Ponte tu mejor ropa
Wear your best clothes
Aprovecharse
To take advantage of, profit from
Ganar
To earn or to win
El ganador
The winner
Gastar dinero
To spend money
Ahorrar dinero
To save money
La gripa
The flu
Tener un resfriado
To have a cold
Gracioso/a
Funny
Un pedazo de
A piece of
la cara
the face
el codo
elbow
los dedos
fingers
la ceja
eyebrow
las mejillas
cheeks
las piernas
legs
la cadera
the hip
el cuello
the neck
los pies
feet
el estomago
stomach
el vientre
the belly
los hombros
shoulders
el pecho
the chest
la frente
forehead
el tobillo
ankle
la axila
the armpit
la palma
the palm
una uña
fingernail
los labios
lips
los dientes
teeth
las encías
the gums
las pestañas
eyelashes
la muñeca
wrist
el ombligo
belly button
la espalda
the back
la rodilla
knee
el muslo
thigh
la espinilla
the shin
la pantorilla
calf (lower leg muscle)
los pulmones
lungs
el higado
liver
los riñoñes
kidneys
la pancréas
pancreas
el intestino grueso
the large intestine
el intestino delgado
the small intestine
aparato reproductor masculino y feminino
reproductive organs male and female
la sangre
blood
las venas
veins
las arterias
arteries
el cerebelo
the cerebellum
la medula espinal
the spinal chord
la laringe
the larinx
la trachea
the trachea
el esofago
esophagus
el bazo
spleen
la vejiga
bladder
la vesicula biliar
gallbladder
la uretra
urethra
el recto
the rectum
el ano
the anus
el esternon
sternum
las costillas
ribs
el apendice
appendix
un cicatriz
a scar
las alas
the wings (eg. bird, bug)
la patas
the paws of an animal
el contra muslo
thigh meat (when ordering chicken)
lanzar un hechizo
to cast a spell
sobrecargado
overloaded
compremeterse
to compromise
nomadas
nomads
cazar
to hunt
casarse
to get married
los bisontes
bison
los impuestos
taxes
apostar
to gamble
conocimiento
knowledge
una inversión
an investment
un apostador
a gambler
los beneficios
the profits
la ganancia
profits
una trabaja de temporada
seasonal work
tapar
to cover
aburrido
boring
aburrirse
to get bored
estar aburrido
to be bored
ser aburrido
to be boring
ser molesto
to be annoying
estar molesto
to be annoyed
ser cansado
to be tiring
estar cansado
to be tired
ser emocionante
to be exciting
estar emocionado
to be excited
confundido
confusing
decepcionado
disappointing
satisfecho
satisfying
asustado
frightening (yo estoy asustado)
ser una decepcion
to be a disappointment (tu eres una decepcion)
engañar
to deceive (el me engañó= he deceived me)
disculparse
to apologize
estar emocionado por
to look forward to something, be excited for
ella tiene temor de hablar en publica
she is afraid of speaking in public
renunciar
to quit ones job
fondos de acción
background actions
descuidar
to neglect, not take care of
saltar comidas
to skip meals
una mirrador
viewpoint
cual es tu maldito problema
what’s your fucking problem
hacer barres
to do pull-ups
la ubicacion
location
asado
cooked without oil
madura
ripe (fruit)
la subienda
spawning season, a fish run
crujiente
crunchy (also crocante)
simple
bland, when talking of food
la clara y la yema de un huevo
the white and the yolk of an egg
morcilla
pork entrails sausage in colombia
la empella
lard, pig fat, in cooking
la pradera
meadow, grassy field
desarrollar
to develop
una mezcla
a mixture
las alcaparas
capers (food)
los tuberculos
tubers (root vegetables)
husmear
to snoop around, to sniff around
devorrar
to devour
los pueblos indigenos
indigenous peoples
la natacion
swimming (noun)
el canto
singing (noun)
la pintura
painting (noun)
la cocina
cooking (noun) also the kitchen
la lectura
reading (noun)
la escritura
writing (noun)
la pesca
fishing (noun)
la apertura
opening (noun)
una réunion
gathering (noun) meeting (noun)
el juego
playing (noun)
el baño
bathing (noun)
la alimentacíon
eating (noun)
el viaje
traveling (noun) also the trip
una tienda de empeño
pawn shop
ser exitoso
to be successful
un palito
a stick or twig
una avispa
a wasp
una mentira
a lie
aprendizaje
learning (noun)
la coccíon
baking
estado de animo
mood
un truco
a trick (e.g. to remembering//doing something)
yo estoy fascinado
I am fascinated…
Yo soy fascinante
I am fascinating
un reto
a challenge
flexibilidad
flexibility
tensionado
flexed, tensioned (like a muscle)
tensionar
to flex (muscle)
retador
challenging
una actividad retadora
a challenging activity
genero
gender
desintoxicante
detoxifying
el lapicero
the pen
el mapa
the map
la mano
the hand
el mar
the sea
el problema
the problem
la moto
the motorcycle
el agua
the water
Marte
Mars (the planet)
la mente sucia
the dirty mind (assuming the dirty meaning when not given context in a sentence)
la hembra
the female
una traicion
a betrayal, a cheating
grosero
rude
lo espero con impaciencia
I’m looking forward to
un comico or comediante
a comedian, or a comic (person)
el es gracioso
he is funny
el es comico
he is funny
los dibujos animados
cartoons, animated comics (lit drawings)
estudiar en el extranjero
to study abroad
un extraño
a stranger
un extranjero
a foreigner
la confiabilidad
reliability
un lujo
a luxury
la cabrilla
the steering wheel (of a car)
las ruedes
the wheels (of a car)
los faros traceros
rear lights (on a car)
los faros delanteros
front lights (on a car)
frenar
to brake (eg car)
las plumillas
the windshield wipers on a car
la escobillas
windshield wipers (in Spain)
la recalantamiento
overheating (noun)
estoy recalantado
I am overheated
carros mecanicos
manual cars
las direccionales
the turn signals
las luzes intermitentes
the blinkers, the hazard lights
vararse
to break down
yo me varé
I broke down (in my car, e.g.)
Yo me desvaré
desvararse
I’m running again (in a car after a breakdown, e.g.)
me varé por algo
I’m broken down on something, eg. money, I’m out of money, yo me varé por dinero
lastimado
injured
voltear or girar
to turn (car or bike)
somatisar
to somatize
un morado
a bruise (lit a purple)
los tornillos
the screws
el bolsillo
the pocket
Como la quieres?
How do you like it?
Es muy molesto
It’s very annoying, or bothersome
golpear
to hit or punch
ella me golpea
she punches me
recoger
to pick up (from the ground, eg.)
yo las quito
I take them back
barajar
to shuffle (the cards, e.g.)
un asentamiento
a tribe or small group
un tribo
a tribe
darse el lujo
to allow yourself (to give yourself the luxury)
el sistema
the system (note is masculine, but ends in -a)
bienes raices
real estate
he escuchado or he oído
I have heard (of that)
cancelado
canceled (e.g. flight)
medir
to measure
mesurarse
to measure oneself (deep existential way)
una fuga
a leak (in a pipe, eg)
un otorinolaringolo
an ENT doctor
ferroviario
railroad
bocales
vowels
El se la vende
el vende la casa a el. When both direct and indirect object that contain an “l”, like lo and la, change indirect object to “se” .
pedos
farts
espolvorear
to sprinkle
yo tambien me lo pregunto
I’m also asking myself this
me da pereza
I don’t feel like it, I’ can’t be bothered (lit makes me lazy)
un nudo
a knot
las cobijas
the blankets
por eso…
that’s why…
