Slang MDE Flashcards
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hombre
Man
Can you / is it ok if (not gringo form)
Se puede
Dale
Ok
Que más
What’s up? How’s it going
Y tu? Que me cuentas
And you, you tell me (hows it going)
pare / parecero
que mas parce
friend
hows it going man
a la orden
at your service (shops say)
bacan / bacano
cool
chevere
cool
joder
to tease (does not mean fuck like in spanish)
coger
to take “bus, taxi”
*doesn’t have the “fuck” connotation like in other parts of Latin america
“tico”
Colombians prefer to use “-ico/a” as the diminutive when the word usually ends in -to/ta. So you get un momentico
“Vos” y usted
*the rules on these are not strict like in spain. Usted is not reserved for formal situations and can be interchanged
“corazón” and “mi amor”
can be said with no romantic implications at all.
hello
alo (ah-low)
pulmón
Aspiré fuerte y llené los pulmones de aire fresco
lung
I breathed in deeply and filled my lungs with air
te asuste
asustirse
Did I scare you
to scare
Mira
Así que
Look (continuing sentence leading to a point)
“So”
Hágale pues
Make it happen
Do it then, (already)
Quiubo
What’s up
Mamado (ma-mow)
Completely tired. (gym)
Bombón
Chocolate mujer o hombre bonito
Bizcocho
Pan o pastel pero tambien una mujer / hombre bonito
Fulano /a
Persona desconocida
No sabes quién es
dar papaya
to give something up easily (get something stolen)
A lo major
Maybe
es una chicharron
its a pain in the ass? double check this
para las moscas?
to give to the flies? double check this
What do you say as a polite response when you don’t hear an older person correctly?? I.e. it’s NOT como
Senor?
Senora?
Como te ha ido
Como te va
How are you?
Saying good by at night?
Que Descanses
Good bye?
Cuidate
Que te vaya bien
Que Estes bien
Maluco
Its a maluco. Como “crappy thing”
How do you respond to good byes?
Usually Colombians will say good by in several ways at the same time and you don’t respond with what they say
Lo mismo
Igualmente
Hola Veci
Hi Neighbor” used when getting someone’s attention in a store
Getting someone’s attention
Haz me un favor
three ways to say to order something;
Me das porfavor?
Me regalas porfavor?
Me vendes porfavor? “Sell me”
Saying “thats ok” instead of “esta bien”
Tranquilo (for a guy)
Tranquila (for a girl)
this sounds more natural
Excuse me I want to get through
Excuse me I want to leave the table
Permiso
How do you respond when someone says “permiso “
Sigue
Siga
Cuchibarbi
An older lady with a bunch of plastic
Mamar gallo
Joking around pulling someone’s leg
Culicagao
Immature kid
Del putas
“The shit” f***king amazing
Arruncharse
Arrunchas
Cuddle (without sex)
Berraco (a)
Very bold or brilliant
Del putas
Algo increible como un evento objecto o persona
Pola (o)
Vamos para unas polas
Beer
Jartera o marmera
When something or someone is boring
Parches
You vamos con nuestro parche
Group of friends
Traga
Estoy tragada
El es mi traga
In love
He is my crush
Guayabo
Enguayabado
Hungover
Vaca
Collect money between friends (for liquor comida etc) between your parche
Nanay cucas
No way!
Mamar gallo
A tu te gusta mamar gallo
Joke around
Sacar la piedra
Make someone really angry
Que chimba parce
Cool
Vieja
Girl (doesnt just mean old)
Its an informal way to say girl
Ni fu ni fa
Neither here nor there.
The weather is neither hot nor cold
Jueputa
Damn it
Maluco
Crappy
Quiubo pues mija / mijo
Whats up girl / guy
Vamos a hacer una vaca
Were going to gather money (to buy food drinks etc)
Culicagado
Immature little kid
Miti miti
Halfsies
50/50
Chimba
Bacano
Chevere
Cool
Cool
Cool.
Rapidito
Quicky
Mañanero
Morning sex because the guy wakes with a boner
