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Ya llegué 2021-05-23
Ya llegué = I'm here (in a text message, to say that you've arrived) Or: Honey, I'm home!
Hazme el paro 2020-10-30
Hazme el paro con esto = help me out, give me a hand with this. Gracias por el paro. Thanks for the favor.
De que es 2017-01-08
De que es bonita, es bonita = I don't deny she's attractive, but ...
Delincuente 2016-12-12
Un delincuente = a criminal, not a delinquent per se. Un delito grave = a serious crime, a felony.
Ocupar 2016-12-10
Ofrenda 2016-10-26
Ofrenda = altar or shrine for Día de Muertos. Includes favorite items of deceased relatives.
Checadito 2016-07-05
Dar atole con el dedo 2016-06-14
Darle atole con el dedo = Placate, give someone the minimum to keep them temporarily satisfied.
No es conveniente 2016-04-29
Novios 2016-04-19
Perros 2016-04-18
A huevo 2016-04-17
¡A huevo! = Fuck yeah! You bet your ass! Tienes que regresar a huevo = You must come back, no excuses accepted.
Yo me asusto 2016-04-16
Pase lo que pase 2016-04-15
Prestaciones 2016-04-14
Prestaciones = job benefits: year-end bonus, vacation pay, savings account, grocery card, housing credit.
Aguinaldo 2016-04-13
Aguinaldo = year-end bonus required by Mexican law, equivalent to two weeks' salary.
Me caes bien 2016-04-11
Vacaciones 2016-04-08
He's on vacation = Está de vacaciones. Number = plural; preposition = de.
No te metas 2016-04-07
Recibir 2016-04-06
Combi 2016-04-05
Una combi = a short-distance minibus, smaller than a microbús. Often Volkswagon.
Soñar con 2016-04-04
Anoche soñé contigo. I dreamed/dreamt about you last night. With con.
Chichi 2016-04-02
Mandar 2016-03-31
Me da cosa 2016-03-29
Una cosa ... otra cosa 2016-03-28
Al tiempo 2016-03-27
No me da tiempo 2016-03-26
Tener tiempo 2016-03-25
Bueno 2016-03-24
To answer the phone, say ¡Bueno! = Hello. Then wait for the other party to speak.
Desentendido 2016-03-24
Tacos 2016-03-21
Te encargo 2016-03-20
Caracter 2016-03-19
Con más calma 2016-03-18
Usted tranquilo 2016-03-17
Discutir 2016-03-16
Discutió con su esposa = he argued with his wife. Anoche discutimos. = We argued last night.
Es de Roberto 2016-03-15
Es de Roberto = My 'new' phone/bike/gadget is actually stolen property = robado.
Ponerle Jorge al niño 2016-03-14
¿Le ponemos Jorge al niño? = Wanna make love? Literally, name the baby Jorge.
Es muy tu vida 2016-03-13
De un día para otro 2016-03-12
Baño ruso 2016-03-11
No te queda de otra 2016-03-10
Quedar bien 2016-03-09
Quedarse 2016-03-08
Ya quedamos 2016-03-07
Ya quedamos, eh = You agreed! You can't back out now.
¿Dónde queda? 2016-03-06
Practicar 2016-03-05
¿Practicas natación? = Do you swim? Practico ciclismo = I cycle.
No tener 2016-03-04
Panza 2016-03-03
Panza = belly. Tiene pancita = he has a bit of a belly. Panza chelera = beer belly, beer gut.
Bola 2016-03-02
¡Qué oso! 2016-03-01
Ya mero 2016-02-29
Bien bien 2016-02-28
Ahora que 2016-02-27
Pelar 2016-02-26
Te late 2016-02-25
Pena ajena 2016-02-24
Das pena ajena = I feel embarrassed for you. I experience your embarrassment vicariously. You make me cringe.
xq 2016-02-23
In writing: xq = porque. x cierto = por cierto. 2 x 1 = two for one (sale).
Verme la cara 2016-02-22
Chorro 2016-02-21
¿Tienes chorro? = Do you have the runs/shits (diarrhea)? Literally: stream of liquid. Chorrear = drip.
Metiche 2016-02-20
No seas metiche = Mind your own business, don't get involved, butt out.
Más bien 2016-02-19
Me dicen 2016-02-18
Me llamo Paco pero me dicen Pato. My name is Paco but everybody calls me Pato (duck).
A poco 2016-02-17
A poco = Wow. Interesting. ¿A poco? = Really? I believe you, but I'm expressing surprise.
Mande 2016-02-16
¿Mande? = Could you repeat that? Mande = Yes, go ahead (after someone calls out your name).
Respeto 2016-02-15
Rumbo 2016-02-14
¡Qué poca madre! 2016-02-13
¡Qué poca madre! = That's shameless/outrageous! Less vulgar: ¡Que poca!. Also: No tiene madre = He's ruthless/cruel.
Amiguito 2016-02-12
Hocico 2016-02-11
El idiota de su novio 2016-02-10
Mínimo 2016-02-09
De una vez 2016-02-08
Hazlo de una vez = You have to do it at some point, so do it now (instead of later).
Gay 2016-02-07
De plano 2016-02-06
De plano = for real, truly. De plano me cae muy mal. I'm not kidding. I really don't like him.
Antro 2016-02-05
¿No que ...? 2016-02-04
Armar un pancho 2016-02-03
El pancho que me armaste. The jealous rage you flew into. No me hagas panchos. Don't make a scene.
Es que 2016-02-02
Patito 2016-02-01
Guango 2016-01-31
Estorbar 2016-01-30
Tocayo 2016-01-29
Someone who shares your name is your tocayo/a. Juan #1 to Juan #2: ¡Buenos días, tocayo!
Hable y hable 2016-01-28
Equis 2016-01-27
Una fiesta equis = a lame, boring party. Un tipo equis = someone without interesting, redeeming features.
Cachito 2016-01-26
Ubicar 2016-01-25
Provecho 2016-01-24
No seas malito 2016-01-23
O sea 2016-01-22
Según 2016-01-21
Lánzate 2016-01-20
El centro 2016-01-19
¡Qué milagro! 2016-01-18
¡Qué milagro! = Said upon running into an old friend unexpectedly. Long time, no see.
La regaste 2016-01-17
La regaste bien feo = You really screwed things up this time. The la has no specific referent here.
Resulta que 2016-01-16
Lugar 2016-01-15
Hay de dos sopas 2016-01-14
Desvelado 2016-01-13
Be de burro 2016-01-12
B = be de burro, be grande. V = ve de vaca, ve chica.
Vecino 2016-01-11
Vecino = neighbor, yes, but especially someone who lives in your building or even an unrelated housemate.
Bronca 2016-01-10
Se me hace 2016-01-09
Se me hace mala onda = That seems mean to me. Se me hace injusto = That seems unfair.
¡Qué detalle! 2016-01-08
Y punto 2016-01-07
Naco 2016-01-06
Naco = low class, uncultured.
Cada quien 2016-01-05
Yo que tú 2016-01-04
Aguas 2016-01-03
¡Órale! 2016-01-02
Fíjate 2016-01-01
Chafa 2015-12-31
Es muy chafa su celular = low quality. Invariable gender. Marcas chafas. Also: chafita.
¿Qué necesidad? 2015-12-30
¿Qué necesidad? = a rejoinder meaning: What would the point of that be?
Mi mamá 2015-12-29
A brother to his sister: Platiqué con mi mamá = I talked to our mother. Note the personal pronoun mi.
Mal pensado 2015-12-28
Sepa 2015-12-27
Suegra 2015-12-26
Suegra = mother-in-law. Suegro = father-in-law. The in-laws = la familia política.
Servidor 2015-12-25
Buenos días 2015-12-24
Ya sabes 2015-12-23
Mucho gringo 2015-12-22
Lo nuestro 2015-12-21
En lo que 2015-12-20
El consentido 2015-12-19
Dizque 2015-12-18
Su dizque amigo = his so-called friend (not a true friend, in my view).
Deja checo 2015-12-17
Me dio hambre 2015-12-16
Me dio hambre = I'm hungry. Also: Se me abrió el apetito.
Muy amigos 2015-12-14
Muy-pero-muy 2015-12-13
Paisano 2015-12-12
Yo invito 2015-12-11
Gustas 2015-12-09
Quincena 2015-12-08
Es quincena = It's payday, typically every 15 days. Gastó toda su quincena = paycheck.
Te desconozco 2015-12-07
Darme el lujo 2015-12-06
Darme el avión 2015-12-05
Quítate 2015-12-04
Quinto 2015-12-03
Te alcanzo 2015-12-02
Te alcanzo = Go on ahead without me. I'll meet you there. Also: Adelántate.
Ganas 2015-12-01
No tengo ganas = I don't feel like doing that. I'm not in the mood, not interested.
Somos treinta 2015-11-30
Mi casa es tu casa 2015-11-29
Síguele 2015-11-28
Factura 2015-11-27
Factura = Mexican tax receipt. (El) RFC = taxpayer identification number.
Allá tú 2015-11-26
Ahí 2015-11-25
Son tal para cual 2015-11-24
Albur 2015-11-23
Ya es hora 2015-11-22
¿A qué hora? 2015-11-21
¿Cuándo? = When? What day? ¿A qué hora? = When? What time? Avoid cuándo for time of day.
De volada 2015-11-20
Manosear 2015-11-19
Manosear = fondle, handle sexually, especially when unwanted. Noun: manosoeada.
Lo que se dé 2015-11-18
De qué 2015-11-17
De qué = a short way of saying no hay de qué, you're welcome, downplaying the favor given.
Cruz cruz 2015-11-16
De confianza 2015-11-15
Es de confianza = I know him well, so you can trust him. He can be trusted.
Como que 2015-11-14
— No hay. — ¿Cómo que no hay? What do you mean you don't have any?!
Cosa que 2015-11-13
Yo me apunto 2015-11-12
Sip 2015-11-11
Sip = sí, yes. Informal, common in chat, no written accent.
Que soy tu padre 2015-11-10
Que sí 2015-11-09
No es para tanto 2015-11-08
Como para 2015-11-07
Demasiado 2015-11-06
Tener a 2015-11-05
Almuerzo 2015-11-04
¡Cómo olvidarlo! 2015-11-03
Buena onda 2015-11-02
Es buena onda = He's a great guy, a good person.
De siempre 2015-11-01
Para serte sincero 2015-10-31
Platicar 2015-10-30
Hablar 2015-10-29
Hablar de tú 2015-10-28
Háblame de tú, porfa. Use the tú form with me, not usted. Hablar de ti = talk about you.
Licenciado 2015-10-27
Carrera 2015-10-26
Te equivocas 2015-10-25
Pendejo 2015-10-24
No seas pendejo = Don't be an asshole. Alternate meaning: Don't be a fool.
Señor 2015-10-23
¿Le cobras al señor? = Could you ring the gentleman up? Es un señor = Not a young man.
Rollo 2015-10-22
Present perfect 2015-10-21
Preposed direct objects 2015-10-20
Paying in a restaurant in Spanish 2015-10-19
Nouns ending in L 2015-10-18
Countability in Spanish 2015-10-17

Last updated: 28 Mar 2026