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Mexican Vocab, Phrases, Expressions, etc.

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native of Mexico City

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el chilango, la chilanga

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native of Guadalajara

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el tapatío, la tapatía

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the absolute truth

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la neta del planeta

normally: la verdad absoluta

(Mexico City)

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

normally: la verdad, el mejor, verdadero

(Mexico City)

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to be the best

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ser la neta

normally: ser el mejor

(Mexico City)

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Awesome!
Cool!

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¡Qué padre!
¡Eso brad!
¡Chido!
¡Chévere!

normally: genial

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to be cheap

(person; stubborn with money)

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ser codo

normally: ser tacaño, ser agarrado

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Don’t mention it!

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¡No hay de queso, nomás de papas!

normally: no hay de que

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9
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  • Get out of here!
  • Take a hike!
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¡Vete a la goma!

normally: fuera de aquí

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You’re in trouble!

(When moms are mad at their kids)

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¡Hoy es el día de la chancla!

normally: te metiste en problemas

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to not count

(to not be valid)

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  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.

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12
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cringy

(embarassment or awkwardness)

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naco

normally: embarazoso

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  • And?
  • What’s so bad about that?
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  • ¿Y lo mal?
  • ¿Y qué tiene?
  • ¿Y eso qué?
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14
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to spoon

(to cuddle together)

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dormir de cucharita

normally: acostarse arrimaditos

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15
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  1. cravings
  2. to be craving
  3. to have a craving for

(food, hobbies, activities, anything)

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  1. los antojos/antojitos
  2. atojársele
  3. tener antojo de
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16
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Watch out!

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¡Aguas!

normally: cuidado

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17
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You know what I mean?

(after saying an inside joke)

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¡Sola cosa!

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18
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  1. excuse me, pardon me
  2. yes?

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

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Yes, of course!

(as a response)

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  • ¡Simón (que sí)!

normally: claro, claro que sí

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  • Shoot!
  • Dang it!
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¡Púchica!

normally: caray

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  • Dang!
  • Jeez!
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¡Chale!

Normally: vaya, caray

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  • well (filler word)
  • then (indicating solution)
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  • pues
  • pos (informal)

normally: bueno, entonces

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guy, dude

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  • vato
  • carnal
  • chavo
  • cuate
  • güey

normally: tipo

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bro, dude

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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

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1. work 2. to work
1. la chamba 2. chambear | normally: trabajo, trabajar
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song
la rola | normally: la canción
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skull | (Day of the Dead)
la calaca
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to get bummed out, to get depressed
agüitar(se) achicopalar(se) | normally: desanimar(se), desanimado, tristón
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1. shot 2. to take shots | (alcohol)
1. la pista 2. pistear | normally: el trago literally: road, track
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high school
- la prepa - la escuela preparatoria | normally: la segundaria, la escuela segundaria
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to make out
chuparse la piña | normally: besuquearse literally: to suck each other the pineapple
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firework
el cuete | normally: los fuegos artificiales ## Footnote In Mexico, it could also mean: pistol, steak, plastered (drunk)
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1. to be experienced at 2. You really showed your skills! | (to show someone is experienced in something)
1. ser colmilloso para 2. ¡Usaste el colmillo! | normally: ser expertimentado literally: you used the canine
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smoking hot girl
la piña | normally: una chica sexy/buena
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- a little bit - a little more
el chin ## Footnote It can also be used to express disapiontment or anger such as: boo, ugh
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street market
el tianguis | usually: el mercado
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change | (money)
la feria | usually: el cambio, el suelto
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party
la pachanga | normally: la fiesta
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a little bit
el cachito | usually: un poco
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snack | (specifically served on a sectioned platter)
la botana | usually: el bocadillo
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sandwhich
la torta | usually: el sandwich
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to burn with spice | (after eating a spicy chile)
enchilarse ## Footnote This can aslo be used to mean: to get mad
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sweet potato
el camote | usually: la batata, el boniato
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really hard | (difficult)
cañón
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to the max
- al 100 - al cañón | usually: al máximo
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buff, built, swoll | (strong person)
mamey
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crappy | (bad quality)
chafa
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I just got it. | (After think about something hard)
Ya me cayó el veinte | usually: Ya me di cuenta, Ya entendí
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What's up?
- ¿Qué onda? - ¿Qué transa? - ¿Qué rollo? - ¿Qué hay? | usually: ¿Qué tal?, ¿Qué pasa?
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no way
no manches | usually: no puede ser, ni hablar
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oh well
ni modo | usually: bueno
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- really? - ain't no way!
- ¡A poco! - ¿A poco sí? | usually: no me digas
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kid | (child)
- el chamaco - el escuincle | usually: el niño
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- You've got it - Now you're getting it
¡Ándale! | usually: así es
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- Alright! (excitment) - Let's go! (encouragement or command) - No way! (disbelief)
¡Órale!
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- It slipped my mind. - I was out of it. - You lost me.
Se me fue la onda.
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to be out of touch
estar fuera de onda
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almost just about
ya mero | usually: casi
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- ugh! - nahh!
¡nombre! | usually: ¡ay!
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- Wow! - Dang! | (negatively surprised)
- ¡Híjole! - ¡Chispas! - ¡Changos!
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monkey
el chango | usually: el mono
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Mexican-American | (a kid of mexican decent born in the USA)
el chicano
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Americanized | (person of spanish decent who adopts American culture)
pocho ## Footnote also can be used to mean spanglish (adjective and noun)
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a lot
un buen

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