This document provides a list of common slang terms used in different Spanish-speaking regions to refer to friends, relationships, and casual language. It includes terms for "dude", "buddy", "girlfriend/boyfriend", and more. The terms are organized by region, including Mexico, the Caribbean, the Southern Cone, the Andes, Central America, and Spain. Example sentences and translations are provided. The document acts as a guide to familiarize the reader with informal vocabulary variations across Latin America and Spain.
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1. Mexico
güey - dude, mate
vato - dude, mate
cuate - guy
carnal - friend
Caribbean
pana - friend
mano - dude, mate
asere - dude, mate
corillo - group of friends
jevo/a - boyfriend/girlfriend
Southern Cone
che - mate, buddy
boludo - dude, mate
filo/a - boyfriend/girlfriend
huevón - dude, mate
gallo - dude, mate
pololo/a - boyfriend/girlfriend
Andes
parce - buddy
pata - dude, mate
cumpa - dude, mate
Spain
tío/a - mate, buddy
majo/a - buddy, guy
crack - genius, whiz
monumento/a - stunner, looker
Central America
maje - dude, mate
man - pal
mae - dude, mate
Words for Friends Adjectives
Nouns and Verbs
Greetings and Phrases
¿Qué tal? - What’s up?
Q:
Todo bien. - All good.
A:
¿Qué onda? - What’s up?
Q:
Nada nuevo. - Nothing new.
A:
¿Qué pasa?
¿Quiubo? (CAM,MX)
¿Cómo te va? (MX)
¿Todo bien?
chau (LAM)
chao
nos vemos
órale (CAM, MX)
no manches (MX)
ni modo (LAM)
en plan (SP)
así como
How’s it going?
What’s up?
How’s it going?
All good?
bye
bye
see you later
alright, okay
no way
too bad
I mean, basically
a little, kind of
AND:
CU:
CAM:
CAR:
Andes
Cuba
Central America
Caribbean
RP:
SAM:
SC:
SP:
River Plate
South America
Southern Cone
Spain
CH:
PR:
LAM:
MX:
Chile
Puerto Rico
Latin America
Mexico
Regional Abbreviations Key
There are tons of words for referring to friends and relationships in Spanish.
Some can be heard all over the Spanish-speaking world, while others are
strictly regional.
Examples
Tenía plan de irme a la playa con mis cuates hoy, pero se me
descompuso el carro. - Ni modo.
I was going to go to the beach with my buddies today, but my car broke
down. - Too bad.
Mariela me llamó en plan, "Ya no te amo. Hasta nunca."
Mariela called me basically being like, "I don't love you anymore. See you
never."
Te veo así como agüitado. ¿Qué onda?
You seem a little down in the dumps. What's up?
General
Regional
amigo/a - friend hermano - mate, buddy
compadre, comadre - friend
tipo/a - guy, chick
chico/a - guy, chick viejo/a - mate, friend nene/a - kid
colega - dude, mate
maestro - mate
jefe - dude, mate
muchacho/a - guy, chick
wepa (CAR)
bacán (CU,AND,CH)
chévere (LAM)
padre (MX)
guay (SP)
copado (RP)
majo (SP)
bestia (AND)
ganso
fenómeno
chido (MX)
chiflado
monstruo
tremendo
brutal (SAM)
pelado
quedado (SAM)
cabezón
batata (RP)
serrano (SP)
caradura
guácala (LAM)
cañón (MX)
(weh-pah)
(bah-kahn)
(cheh-beh-reh)
(pah-dreh)
(gwahee)
(coh-pah-doh)
(mah-hoh)
(behs-tyah)
(gahn-soh)
(feh-noh-meh-noh)
(chee-doh)
(chee-flah-doh)
(mohns-trwoh)
(treh-mehn-doh)
(broo-tahl)
(peh-lah-doh)
(keh-dah-doh)
(kah-beh-sohn)
(bah-tah-tah)
(seh-rrah-noh)
(kah-rah-doo-rah)
(gwah-kah-lah)
(kah-nyohn)
cool, awesome
cool, awesome
cool, awesome
cool, awesome
cool, awesome
cool, awesome
nice, attractive
amazing
foolish, lazy
fantastic
cool
crazy
fantastic
terrible
incredible, awesome
broke
slow
stubborn
shy, bashful
attractive, shapely
shameless, sassy
gross, yuck
really hard, so much
cole
lío
arroz con mango (CAM,CAR)
al garete (PR)
chamba (AND,CAM,MX)
mamey (PR)
molar (SP)
pompearse (PR)
janguear (PR)
pasar el rato
pari (CAM,CAR,MX)
pachanga (LAM)
rumba (LAM)
guateque (CU,MX,SP)
parrandear
colado (LAM)
flipar (SP)
agüitar
(koh-leh)
(lee-oh)
(ah-rrohs kohn mahng-goh)
(ahl gah-reh-teh)
(chahm-bah)
(mah-mey)
(moh-lahr)
(pohm-peh-ahr-seh)
(hahn-geh-ahr)
(pah-sahr ehl rrah-toh)
(pah-ree)
(pah-chahng-gah)
(rroom-bah)
(gwah-teh-keh)
(pah-rrahn-deh-ahr)
(koh-lah-doh)
(flee-pahr)
(ah-gwee-tahr)
school
mess, trouble
chaos, mess
disaster, mess
work
piece of cake
to be cool
to get excited
to hang out
to hang out
party
party
party
party
to party
party crasher
to be crazy about
to bum out
Spanish Slang
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