Mexican Slang Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
Q
¿Que onda?
A
What’s up?
2
Q
¿Que paso?
A
What’s up?
3
Q
¿Que tal?
A
What’s up?
4
Q
¿Que pedo?
A
What’s up? (vulgar)
5
Q
What’s up?
A
¿Que onda?
¿Que paso?
¿Que tal?
6
Q
Fresa
A
Stuck-up person
7
Q
Naco
A
Low-class, person with baad taste
8
Q
¡A huevo!
A
Of course!
9
Q
Of course!
A
¡A huevo!
10
Q
¡Orale!
A
Go for it!
Right on!
Let’s do it!
Let’s go!
11
Q
No hay bronca
A
No problem
12
Q
Pedo
A
problem/fart (vulgar)
13
Q
No hay pedo
A
No problem (vulgar)
14
Q
Chido (slang)
A
Cool
15
Q
Padre (slang)
A
Cool/good
16
Q
Madre (slang)
A
bad
17
Q
Cool
A
Chido
Padre
18
Q
¡No manches!
A
No way!
¡No mames! is the vulgar equiv.
19
Q
Chingar (vulgar)
A
Like f-word. Chingon (positive); Chingada (negative)
20
Q
Wey/Guey
A
Dude (used like “like”)
21
Q
Simon (slang)
A
slang for si or yes
22
Q
Culo
A
ass
23
Q
Culona
A
Girl with a big ass (often compimentary but vulgar)
24
Q
Obra
A
work
25
Obrero
worker
26
Culero
Ass seller (asshole)
27
Pinche
"damn"
(has many translations but is close to damn when describing something)
¡Pinche coche! - damn car
28
¿Mande?
what?
excuse me?
(when don't understand)
29
¿Neta?
really?
| for real?
30
Ahora
now
31
Ahorita/ahorito
in a little bit (little now)
32
Aquas
be careful
look out
(lit. water)
33
Camión
bus (only in Mexico - means truck in other parts of Latin Maerica)
34
Autobús
official word in Mexico for "bus"
35
Chamba
a (often lousy) job
36
Chafa
cheap or low quality
| Esta coche es chafa
37
Chavo/chava
Kid (slang)
38
Bobo
foolish; stupid
39
una chamaca/un chamaco
child; young person; teen
