OK / got it / done / agreed.
Colombians use "listo" the way other countries use "vale" or "ok" — constantly, and for nearly every kind of agreement. It closes plans, confirms instructions, and ends phone calls. "Listo pues" is the Medellín version and is almost a verbal handshake.
Do not hear it as the textbook meaning "ready." "¿Listo?" often means "we good?" rather than "are you ready?"
Spain says vale, Mexico says sale or va, Argentina says dale.
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