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Mexican Slang Flashcards

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1
Q

¿Que onda?

A

What’s up?

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¿Que paso?

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What’s up?

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3
Q

¿Que tal?

A

What’s up?

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4
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¿Que pedo?

A

What’s up? (vulgar)

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What’s up?

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¿Que onda?
¿Que paso?
¿Que tal?

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6
Q

Fresa

A

Stuck-up person

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7
Q

Naco

A

Low-class, person with baad taste

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8
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¡A huevo!

A

Of course!

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Of course!

A

¡A huevo!

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Q

¡Orale!

A

Go for it!
Right on!
Let’s do it!
Let’s go!

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11
Q

No hay bronca

A

No problem

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12
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Pedo

A

problem/fart (vulgar)

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No hay pedo

A

No problem (vulgar)

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Chido (slang)

A

Cool

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Padre (slang)

A

Cool/good

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Q

Madre (slang)

A

bad

17
Q

Cool

A

Chido

Padre

18
Q

¡No manches!

A

No way!

¡No mames! is the vulgar equiv.

19
Q

Chingar (vulgar)

A

Like f-word. Chingon (positive); Chingada (negative)

20
Q

Wey/Guey

A

Dude (used like “like”)

21
Q

Simon (slang)

A

slang for si or yes

22
Q

Culo

A

ass

23
Q

Culona

A

Girl with a big ass (often compimentary but vulgar)

24
Q

Obra

A

work

25
Q

Obrero

A

worker

26
Q

Culero

A

Ass seller (asshole)

27
Q

Pinche

A

“damn”
(has many translations but is close to damn when describing something)
¡Pinche coche! - damn car

28
Q

¿Mande?

A

what?
excuse me?
(when don’t understand)

29
Q

¿Neta?

A

really?

for real?

30
Q

Ahora

A

now

31
Q

Ahorita/ahorito

A

in a little bit (little now)

32
Q

Aquas

A

be careful
look out
(lit. water)

33
Q

Camión

A

bus (only in Mexico - means truck in other parts of Latin Maerica)

34
Q

Autobús

A

official word in Mexico for “bus”

35
Q

Chamba

A

a (often lousy) job

36
Q

Chafa

A

cheap or low quality

Esta coche es chafa

37
Q

Chavo/chava

A

Kid (slang)

38
Q

Bobo

A

foolish; stupid

39
Q

una chamaca/un chamaco

A

child; young person; teen

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