Mexicanismos 1 Flashcards
1
Q
“¿Qué onda?”
A
What´s up?
¡Hola amigo! ¿Qué onda?
2
Q
“¿pa´qué?
A
what for?
Tengo que comer las verduras. ¿Pa´qué?
3
Q
“nombre”
A
don´t confuse with “name!, it has no literal translation it means: no way
4
Q
“¿on´tas ?
A
Where are you?
- Derived from ¿Dónde estás?*
- Note: used only amongst very good friends or novios.*
- ¿On toy? = where am I?*
- ¿On tamos? = where are we?*
5
Q
“¡güey!”
A
dude !
6
Q
“¡de pelos!”
A
awesome
7
Q
“pistear”
A
to drink (alcoholic veberages)
8
Q
“caile”
A
invitation to come over
9
Q
“feria”
A
money
10
Q
“nave”
A
car or automobile
(any size car)
11
Q
“mi jefe”
A
my father
12
Q
“mi carnala”
A
my sister
13
Q
“chamba”
A
a job
14
Q
“el jale”
A
the job
15
Q
“el pisto”
A
the drink
16
Q
“la botana”
A
the snacks
17
Q
“que botana”
A
so funny!
18
Q
“ni pedo”
A
what the heck !
19
Q
“se pusó pedo”
A
he got drunk !
20
Q
“bien pedo”
A
“so drunk”
