Mexico 🇲🇽

Question 1

native of Mexico City

Answer 1

el chilango, la chilanga

Question 2

native of Guadalajara

Answer 2

el tapatío, la tapatía

Question 3

the absolute truth

Answer 3

la neta del planeta

normally: la verdad absoluta

Question 4

1. the truth
2. the best
3. the real deal

Answer 4

la neta

normally: la verdad, el mejor, verdadero

Question 5

to be the best

Answer 5

ser la neta

normally: ser el mejor

Question 6

Awesome!
Cool!

Answer 6

¡Padre!
¡Eso brad!
¡Chévere!

normally: genial

Question 7

to be cheap

(person; stubborn with money)

Answer 7

ser codo

normally: tacaño, agarrado

Question 8

Don’t mention it!

Answer 8

¡No hay de queso, nomás de papas!

normally: no hay de que

Question 9

• Get out of here!
• Take a hike!

Answer 9

¡Vete a la goma!

normally: fuera de aquí

Question 10

You’re in trouble!

(When moms are mad at their kids)

Answer 10

¡Hoy es el día de la chancla!

normally: te metiste en problemas

Question 11

to not count

(to not be valid)

Answer 11

1. ser de chocolate
2. ser un cáliz (sports)

normally: no contar
literally: to be made of chocolate, to be a chalice

“ser un cáliz” can also be translated to “to be a practice round” in English.

Question 12

cringy

(embarassment or awkwardness)

Answer 12

naco

normally: embarazoso

Question 13

• And?
• What’s so bad about that?

Answer 13

Y lo mal?

Question 14

to spoon

(to cuddle together)

Answer 14

dormir de cucharita

Question 15

1. cravings
2. to be craving
3. to have a craving for

(food, hobbies, activities, anything)

Answer 15

1. los antojos/antojitos
2. atojársele
3. tener antojo de

Question 16

Watch out!

Answer 16

¡Aguas!

normally: cuidado

Question 17

You know what I mean?

(after saying an inside joke)

Answer 17

¡Sola cosa!

Question 18

1. excuse me, pardon me
2. yes?

1. Asking someone to repeate what they said
2. Responding after someone calls for you

Answer 18

mande

Question 19

Yes, of course!

Answer 19

• ¡Simón (que sí)!
• ¡La neta (que sí)!

normally: claro, claro que sí

Question 20

• Shoot!
• Dang it!

Answer 20

¡Púchica!

normally: caray

Question 21

• Dang!
• Jeez!

Answer 21

¡Chale!

Normally: vaya, caray

Question 22

• Well (filler word)
• then (indicating solution)

Answer 22

• pues
• pos (informal)

normally: bueno, entonces

Question 23

cool, awesome

Answer 23

• chido
• chévere

normally: genial

Question 24

guy, dude

Answer 24

cuate

normally: tipo

Question 25

bro, dude

Answer 25

tío, tía (if older)
primo, prima (if younger or same)
gordo, gorda (if fat)
flaco, flaca (if skinny)

normallly: hermano, compadre
literally: uncle/aunt, cousin, fat, skinny

Question 26

1. work
2. to work

Answer 26

1. la chamba
2. chambear

normally: trabajo, trabajar

Question 27

song

Answer 27

la rola

normally: la canción

Question 28

skull

(Day of the Dead)

Answer 28

la calaca

Question 29

1. to bum someone out
2. to get bummed out
3. bummed out (adj.)

Answer 29

1. agüitar
2. agüitarse
3. agüitado

normally: desanimar(se), desanimado, tristón

Question 30

shot

(alcohol)

Answer 30

la pista

normally: el trago
literally: road, track

Question 31

high school

Answer 31

• la prepa
• la escuela preparatoria

normally: la segundaria, la escuela segundaria

Question 32

to make out

Answer 32

chuparse la piña

normally: besuquearse
literally: to suck each other the pineapple

Question 33

firework

Answer 33

el cuete

normally: los fuegos artificiales

In Mexico, it could also mean: pistol, steak, plastered (drunk)

Question 34

1. to be experienced at
2. You really showed your skills!

(to show someone is experienced in something)

Answer 34

1. ser colmilloso para
2. ¡Usaste el colmillo!

normally: ser expertimentado
literally: you used the canine

Question 35

smoking hot girl

Answer 35

la piña

normally: una chica sexy/buena
literally: pineapple

Question 36

• a little bit
• a little more

Answer 36

el chin

In Mexico, it can also be used to express disapiontment or anger such as: boo, ugh