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¡Mexicanismos, güey! Posted by on Jun 4, 2009 in Spanish Culture, Spanish Vocabulary

By now you already know Spanish is spoken in lots of countries and every one of them has their peculiarities. I am a big fan of the Mexican accent and I have found this video where a kid explains the basics for sounding like a Mexican. Here are some words he uses:

Güey – dude, man, guy. It is used mostly as a noun (Hey, güey, vente ‘pa cá.) or as adjective, meaning ‘tonto’ (stupid). (Qué güey soy, se me olvidaron las llaves dentro del coche.)

¿Qué onda? / ¿Qué rollo? – How are you?

No manches. – When something goes wrong, instead of cursing, say No manches.

¡Chale! – Damn it!

Chavo – boy. Some variations are cuate, morro and bato.

¡Qué chido! / ¡Qué padre! – How cool! That’s cool! The opposite expression is ¡Qué chafa!

Nos vemos muy pronto!

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About the Author: Adir

English / Spanish teacher and translator for over 20 years. I have been blogging since 2007 and I am also a professional singer in my spare time.


Comments:

  1. talia:

    ¡Ahí nos vidrios! (Ahí, nos vemos… Nos vemos luego)
    ¿Que transa? (similar a ¿que onda?, what’s up?)
    Nel (no)
    ¡Oh, no te agüites! (no te preocupes… no estés triste)