🇪🇸 Spanish (Spain) Spanish slang cheat sheet
The 18 words locals actually use. Tap a word for the full story, or print this page and stick it on your fridge.
| Word | Say it | Means |
|---|---|---|
| tío | TEE-oh | Dude, mate, guy. "Tía" for a woman. |
| vale | BAH-leh | OK / alright / got it. |
| guay | gwhy | Cool, great, awesome. |
| molar | moh-LAR | To be cool / to like — "me mola" means I love it. |
| currar | koo-RRAR | To work. "Curro" is the job. |
| flipar | flee-PAR | To be blown away, to freak out (in a good or bad way). |
| chaval | chah-BAHL | Kid, young guy. "Chavala" for a girl. |
| majo | MAH-hoh | Nice, pleasant, likeable — said about people. |
| joder | ho-DEHR | Damn / for fuck’s sake — Spain’s all-purpose expletive. |
| hostia | OHS-tee-ah | Bloody hell — and also a hard hit. |
| pijo / pija | PEE-ho | Posh, preppy — rich and showing it. |
| botellón | boh-teh-YOHN | A big outdoor drinking session in a park or square. |
| cutre | KOO-treh | Shabby, cheap, grim — done on the cheap and it shows. |
| ser la leche | ser lah LEH-cheh | To be amazing — or unbelievable, in a bad way. |
| ¡qué fuerte! | keh FWEHR-teh | That’s intense / I can’t believe it. |
| friki | FREE-kee | A geek — obsessive about a niche interest. |
| puente | PWEN-teh | A long weekend made by bridging a midweek holiday. |
| mazo | MAH-tho | Loads / really — a Madrid intensifier. |
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