¡Qué padre!
- Word for word
How father!- What it really means
- How cool!
- In a sentence
- “¡Qué padre está tu casa nueva!”
- Natural English
- “Your new house is so cool!” Meaning Match 92
Mexican slang translators get wrong
¡Qué padre! Mexican Spanish is full of everyday slang that word-for-word translators turn into nonsense. Here is what these phrases really mean in English.
¡No manches!
- Word for word
Don't stain!- What it really means
- No way! / You're kidding!
- In a sentence
- “¡No manches! ¿Ya terminaste todo el proyecto?”
- Natural English
- “No way! You already finished the whole project?” Meaning Match 92
Ahorita
- Word for word
Right now (tiny)- What it really means
- In a bit / later (not necessarily now)
- In a sentence
- “Ahorita te llamo, deja termino de comer.”
- Natural English
- “I'll call you in a bit, let me finish eating.” Meaning Match 92
Me late
- Word for word
It beats me- What it really means
- Sounds good to me
- In a sentence
- “¿Vamos al cine el sábado? ¡Me late!”
- Natural English
- “Shall we go to the movies on Saturday? Sounds good to me!” Meaning Match 92
¿Qué onda?
- Word for word
What wave?- What it really means
- What's up?
- In a sentence
- “¿Qué onda? ¿Cómo te fue en la entrevista?”
- Natural English
- “What's up? How did the interview go?” Meaning Match 95
Estar de pelos
- Word for word
Was of hairs- What it really means
- Was awesome
- In a sentence
- “La fiesta de anoche estuvo de pelos.”
- Natural English
- “Last night's party was awesome.” Meaning Match 92
¡Aguas!
- Word for word
Waters!- What it really means
- Watch out!
- In a sentence
- “¡Aguas! Viene un carro.”
- Natural English
- “Watch out! A car is coming.” Meaning Match 92
No te agüites
- Word for word
Don't get watery- What it really means
- Don't get upset / don't be bummed
- In a sentence
- “No te agüites, todo va a salir bien.”
- Natural English
- “Don't get upset, everything's going to turn out fine.” Meaning Match 92
Ser buena onda
- Word for word
Is very good wave- What it really means
- Is really nice / cool
- In a sentence
- “Tu jefe es muy buena onda.”
- Natural English
- “Your boss is really cool.” Meaning Match 92
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