Spanish Slang by a Native Speaker
70Spanish Slang session 1
These are some slang words in Spanish that you probably won't learn in your Spanish classes. For the most part they're words I grew up saying even though my parents are always tell me that I need to speak proper Spanish. Below you will find the Spanish words on the left and my English translation on the right.
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Que Onda -----> What's up
* When I usually say it I follow it up with how are ya (Como estas) or what are you up to (Que haces).
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Que mala onda -----> That's messed up
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Aguas Aguas -----> Watch out
*When you use Aguas Aguas you usually want to follow it with whatever you want them to watch out for. For example, Watch out! There's a car coming. (Aguas Aguas. Ay viene un carro.)
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Orale -----> Right on - that's awesome
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No manches or No manes -----> Stop joking around
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Alright well I guess I'll stop for now. Let me know if these were useful to anyone. Peace out Chamacos (kiddos).
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how do you pronounce orale?
I would pronounce it like this: ó-rá-lé
ó - as in the "o" sound of the word or
Rá - as in the "Ro" sound of the word rock
Lé - as in the "Le" sound of the word left
haha it's so hard explaining how things sound with words, so hopefully it made sense ^_^!
I thought it was no mames not no manes or was that just a typo?
it is "no mames" lol
for some ppl that term is offensive so dont use it unless your cuates are cool with it
hey, I am from Spain and these expressions you mentioned are more usual in South America, not Spain.
Here in Spain we don't say: "Que Onda", we say: "Que pasa"
and I don't know what does it mean "Orale" because I've never used it! haha weird!
Courtney 2 years ago
Yes, very useful! I hear these words (especially no manches and orale) all of the time and only have vague ideas of what they mean. Thanks!