Mexican Slang Flashcards
1
Q
Chale
A
Express disappointment
2
Q
Qué pedo/rollo/transa/pex
A
Sup
3
Q
Machin
A
Used with things that aren’t countable,
“Tienes hambre?”
“Machin”
4
Q
Un chingo de
A
A bunch of, a shit ton of
5
Q
Awitarse
A
No te awites, no te achicopales, don’t be sad, don’t be down
6
Q
Culon/culo
A
What you say to a person who is too afraid to do something and you’re pushing him to do it
7
Q
Arre
A
Vaya, bueno, dale
8
Q
Jalas
A
Jalas ir a la cine mañana?
Let’s go to the movies tomorrow?
9
Q
Jalo
A
Of course dude, let’s go!
10
Q
Ser buena onda
A
To be chill
11
Q
Chili, chido, cull, Perron, vergas, al 100, qué chingón
A
Cool, excellent, great
12
Q
Compa, viejos, viejo, carnal
A
A friend, dude
13
Q
Checar
A
To check, to watck
14
Q
Caile
A
Drop by, come over (but hurry up)
15
Q
Sobres
A
Ok
