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The Mexican accent is one of the clearest and easiest to understand in the Spanish-speaking world 🇲🇽

But don’t let that fool you…

Mexicans use a tonne of slang in daily conversation 😂

They also love:

You’ll hear:

used all the time, even among younger people and friends.

Mexican slang is often referred to as:

And then there’s:

Mexican sexual double entendres.

We’ll get to those later…

Thank you to my colleague Sandra 🇲🇽 for teaching me these 👇

This is everywhere in Mexico.

It’s basically the Mexican version of:

in Spain 🇪🇸

It’s gender neutral and the meaning changes depending on:

Also:

It’s pronounced:

even if people spell it:

e.j Oye, güey, ven acá
Hey dude, come here

e.j ¡Eres un güey inútil!
You’re such an idiot!

Probably the most common greeting in Mexico.

e.j ¡Qué onda, wey!
What’s up dude!

Very common reaction phrase.

Like:

e.j ¡No manches, hace muchísimo calor!
No way, it’s ridiculously hot!

The stronger, more vulgar version 😂

e.j ¡No mames, está carísimo!
WTF, that’s insanely expensive!

Classic Mexican slang.

e.j Está bien chido tu coche
Your car is awesome

Another way of saying:

e.j ¡Qué padre!
How cool!

e.j La fiesta estuvo padrísima
The party was amazing

One of the most iconic Mexican words 😂

Can mean:

depending on context.

e.j ¡Órale, qué buena idea!
Wow, what a good idea!

Very expressive.

e.j ¡Ándale, muévete!
Come on, move it!

Super common response.

e.j ¿Nos vemos mañana? — Sale
See you tomorrow? — Deal

Another agreement phrase.

e.j ¿Vamos al cine? — Va
Shall we go to the cinema? — Sure

Very common in Mexico and Central America.

e.j Estoy buscando chamba
I’m looking for work

Literally:

But colloquially:

e.j No tengo lana
I don’t have money

One of the first words worth learning 😎

e.j Una chela bien fría, porfa
A cold beer please

Very useful phrase.

e.j ¿Neta? No lo sabía
Really? I didn’t know that

Someone seen as:

e.j Ella es bien fresa
She’s really posh

The opposite of:

e.j Qué naco se ve eso
That looks tacky

Very common everyday word.

e.j Tengo una bronca en el trabajo
I’ve got a problem at work

Used for disappointment.

e.j ¿Se canceló? ¡Chale!
It got cancelled? Damn!

e.j Qué gacho lo que hiciste
That was mean of you

Very polite way to ask someone to repeat themselves.

e.j ¿Qué dijiste? — Mande
What did you say? — Sorry?

Literal translation:

But Mexicans use this word for absolutely everything 😂

e.j No hay pedo
No problem

e.j Está bien pedo
He’s really drunk

Now…

Let’s briefly talk about:

Mexican sexual double entendres.

These are extremely common, especially in:

Albures take innocent phrases and twist them into something sexual 😂

For example:

Can mean:

Mexicans absolutely love this kind of wordplay.

And if you don’t catch the hidden meaning…

you’ve basically lost the conversation 😭

Learning a few:

helps you instantly sound:

So next time someone says:

you know exactly what’s going on 😎

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Un abrazo,
Harrison

Language for living, not just learning.