colombian slang Flashcards
ahora mismo
right now
ahorita más tarde
in a little bit, later
algo así/algo por el estilo
something like that
algo es algo
something is better than nothing
aliviadito
to have eased up/for a problem to have gotten better
amanecimos
to describe how you feel when waking up
amigovio/a
situationship
apreciar a alguien
to think very highly of someone
arrocito en bajo
a potential love interest you’re keeping on the back burner
así de sencillo
it’s that easy/straight forward
un bacán/una bacana
cool person
bacano
cool/really good
¿bien o qué?/¿bien o no?
all good?
bulla
noise- more common than ruido
cachaco/a
person from bogotá, or someone from the interior of the country
cada ocho días
every week
cada quince días
every two weeks
cada veinte días
every three weeks
caerle (a alguien)
to hit on someone/meet up
caleta
illegal stash of cash/weapons
cali es cali, lo demás es loma
cali is the best (cali is cali, the rest is just a hill)
carrera
journey in a taxi
chévere
cool
chiquitico
really small
