Tico Spanish Flashcards
1
Q
bretear
A
to work
2
Q
jamar
A
to eat
3
Q
trolear
A
to walk
4
Q
rulear
A
to sleep
5
Q
mae
A
dude
(non gender specific)
6
Q
aguevado
A
bored, boring
7
Q
brete
A
physically demanding work, or job
8
Q
chunche
A
thingamajig
9
Q
¿como amaneció?
A
how are you this morning?
10
Q
dolor de jupa
A
headache
11
Q
estar de chicha
A
to be angry
12
Q
estar de goma
A
to have a hangover
13
Q
güila
A
a girl
(in Mexico - a prostitute)
14
Q
jumas
A
drunk
15
Q
la choza
A
home
16
Q
la jama
A
the food
17
Q
la vara
A
the thing
(replaces cosa)
18
Q
la macha
A
a blond female, usually a foreigner
19
Q
mucho gusto
A
response to “thank you” (not “de nada”)
20
Q
no entender ni papa
A
do not understand a word
literally, i don’t understand potatoes
21
Q
¡no joda!
¡no jodas!
A
don’t bother me, leave me alone
22
Q
¡ojo!
A
watch out!
23
Q
pinche
A
“stingy”
not vulgar
24
Q
por dicha
A
thank goodness
25
pulperia
a small corner store
26
pura paja
crap, bullshit
27
¿qué m'iche?
what's up?
what do you have to tell me?
28
¡qué mala nota!
what a bad person!
29
¡qué pereza!
ug, what a drag!
synonuym of ¡que tigra!
30
salado
unlucky or too bad!
31
¡soque!
hurry up
32
¡tome chichi!
take that!
(no direct translation)
33
tuanis
cool
(adaptation of "too nice")
34
una teja
a hundred (of anything, but usually money)
if giving directions, it means "100 meters", which actually means "1 block'
35
¡upe!
hello? anyone home?
36
¡va jalando!
get out of here!
go away!
37
vieras que / viera que
sure (I was sure surprised)
no direct translation
¡Vieas que sorprendida me dejó su disculpa!
I sure was surprised by his apology!
38
ahora
in a while, later
39
ahorita
a little nearer to present than ahora
40
achará
to be a pity
41
agarrado
a person who does not like to spend money
42
agarrar de mono
to take someone as a fool
43
chanco a alguien
to take someone as a fool
44
amarrar el perro
not to pay something to a person, to be in debt
45
¿Al chile?
Really?
46
bañazo
foolish, ridiculous
47
boca
an appetizer or small snack
like tapas
48
cien metros
one block
(not literally 100 meters)
49
una cuadra
one block (when giving directions)
50
con toda la pata
to be healthy
51
¡Qué ahuevado!
how boring! how bad!
52
compa
buddy, friend
53
chema
shirt
54
manzana
a measure of land, about 7000 sq meters
55
mañana
"not today", possibly "not ever"
56
playada
treachery
57
¡qué chiva!
how cool!
58
rata
self-centered person
59
suave un toque
calm down, slow down
60
a cachete
cool, awesome
61
¿Qué es la vara?
What's up?
62
hablar papaya
to speak nonsense
63
pedir cacao
to ask for forgiveness or a second chance
64
jalarse una torta
to get in trouble
literally to pull a cake
65
estar de chicha
i'm angry
literally I'm of meat
66
Estar ahuevado
To be down, sad or disapointed
67
¡Qué pega con !
How annoying is
68
cara de barro
a shameless person
69
dar pelota
to pay attention
litreally to give a ball
70
¡Qué salidas!
What nonsense! How crazy!
71
achantado
unwilling, with laziness, discouraged, bored
72
la brocha
the bootlicker,
one who does something to look good with someone
73
chaine
clothes that are worn, good looks
74
chapulín
young thief
75
galleta
smart, intelligent person (smart cookie)
76
pelón
party, celebration
77
muca
bicycle
78
el pichel
the face, countenance
79
el sapo
snitch, informer, one who tells everything
80
el sorompo
the fool
81
colgar los tenis
to die, pass away
82
echar el cuento
to flirt, to woo a person
83
fregar
to annoy, to bother
84
cañas
colones
