Friends and Family Flashcards
mate
tío, tía
hello mate, how´s things?
hola tío, qué tal? *
collegeue, mate, pal *
el, la colega, el la colegui
whats up, mate?*
qué pasa, colega?
mate, pal (less frequent but more streetwise, literally means a tree trunk)
el, la tronco *
chill out mate
tranqui tronco *
the folk, the gang, the posse. A group of friends of people in general
la basca, la peña *
angel came along with the whole gang *
vinieron ángel y toda la basca
there were a load of people in the bar yesterday
ayer había mucha peña en el bar *
the old man, missus
el pariente, la perienta *
my partner
mi pareja
they´re good people. they´re trustworty *
es, son buena gente
he´s a bit of a pain but a good guy
es un poco coñazo** pero buena gente *
legal, but also applied to people it means you can really trust them
legal *
he´s a good bloke
es un tío legal *
