More Articles for Spanish Slang

  • 41 Examples of Spanish Slang for GIRL

    This article is part of the series Top 5 Spanish Slang Words Searched on Google where we feature a full list of examples for: 1. Spanish slang for friend 2. Spanish slang for weed 3. Spanish slang for white person 4. Spanish slang for cool 5. Spanish slang for girl Spanish slang for girl is [...]

  • Spanish Slang for COOL: 85 Words and Phrases

    This article is part of the series Top 5 Spanish Slang Words Searched on Google where we feature a full list of examples for: 1. Spanish slang for friend 2. Spanish slang for weed 3. Spanish slang for white person 4. Spanish slang for cool 5. Spanish slang for girl   Spanish Slang for Cool [...]

  • 18 Shades of White: Spanish Slang for WHITE PERSON

    This article is part of the series Top 5 Spanish Slang Words Searched on Google where we feature a full list of examples for: 1. Spanish slang for friend 2. Spanish slang for weed 3. Spanish slang for white person 4. Spanish slang for cool 5. Spanish slang for girl   18 Examples of Spanish [...]

  • Spanish Slang for WEED: 26 Names for Marijuana

    This article is part of the series Top 5 Spanish Slang Words Searched on Google where we feature a full list examples for: 1. Spanish slang for friend 2. Spanish slang for weed 3. Spanish slang for white person 4. Spanish slang for cool 5. Spanish slang for girl   Spanish slang for weed is [...]

  • 53 Examples of Spanish Slang for FRIEND

    This article is part of the series Top 5 Spanish Slang Words Searched on Google where we feature a full list examples for: 1. Spanish slang for friend 2. Spanish slang for weed 3. Spanish slang for white person 4. Spanish slang for cool 5. Spanish slang for girl   53 Examples of Spanish Slang [...]

  • Top 5 Spanish Slang Words Searched on Google

    When you start typing a search using Google it gives you suggestions based on what you are actually writing. This is called autocomplete and, acoording to Google, they “are a reflection of the search activity of all web users and the content of web pages indexed by Google.”  I did the exercise to learn which [...]

  • Quick Guide to Mexican Spanish: A Book for Learning Spanish from Mexico

    Spanish vocabulary changes significantly from one country to the next. Yet, few people learn about this until they are in a country, stumbling through the local Spanish. Are you learning Spanish? Preparing to visit Mexico? Or even just wanting to be more familiar with its specific slang and local words? This book, along with the [...]

  • An Awesome Puerto Rican Spanish Lesson: Audio Clips

    For my fellow brothers and sisters from Puerto Rico that want to learn more about our unique vocabulary, and the others who are wondering what are those goofy words we use sometimes, here is a cool sample of some of our common Spanish words. The following Puerto Rican Spanish audio clips are from a radio [...]

  • 7 Terms to Define Spanish Slang

    I started collecting and translating Spanish slang in 2003. I had already lived in Mexico, Chile and Argentina as well as traveled to other Spanish-speaking countries. When I arrived to Puerto Rico it amazed me how different the language was from the other countries I knew, even with the country-changes I had already experienced. It [...]

  • How to Learn Spanish Slang from Spain: 11 Free Internet Resources

    This is a guest post written by a new author to Speaking Latino, María Arlandis, a native of Spain, who shares the local slang she grew up with in her new book El español de la calle and in her blog (all in Spanish), Spanish Slang: Speak Spanish like a Spaniard! By the way, the [...]

  • 6 Latina Barbie Dolls Speaking Spanish Slang

    Recently Mattel launched a Mexican Barbie that caused a negative reaction in the Hispanic community. This new Latina Barbie is part of their new collection “Barbie Dolls of the World” that also includes dolls from Chile, Argentina and Spain. This is not the first time that Mattel is selling a Mexican Barbie, but according to [...]

  • Quick Guide to More Venezuelan Spanish: A Book for Learning Spanish from Venezuela

    Spanish vocabulary changes significantly from one country to the next. Yet, few people learn about this until they are in a country, stumbling through the local Spanish. Are you learning Spanish? Preparing to visit Venezuela? Or even just wanting to be more familiar with its specific slang and local words? This second book, along with [...]

  • Quick Guide to Venezuelan Spanish: A Book for Learning Spanish from Venezuela

    Spanish vocabulary changes significantly from one country to the next. Yet, few people learn about this until they are in a country, stumbling through the local Spanish. Are you learning Spanish? Preparing to visit Venezuela? Or even just wanting to be more familiar with its specific slang and local words? This first book, along with [...]

  • Puerto Rican Spanish for Cold: LA MONGA

    I spent this past weekend really sick with la monga. Whether you are a Spanish-speaker or not, you might be wondering, What the hell is la monga? Is it contagious? YES. Is it life threatening? NO. La monga or simply monga is the Puerto Rican Spanish slang for a strong cold. According to the Tesoro Lexicográfico [...]

  • 12 Peru Spanish Slang Words from Proper Names

    While reviewing the book Quick Guide to Peruvian Spanish some cool Peru Spanish slang terms caught my attention. These terms are proper names that have taken on another meaning in the local Spanish. Knowing these phrases, when you travel to Peru you will avoid getting confused when you hear these names: 12 Proper Names That [...]

  • 10 Reverse Peru Spanish Slang Words

    Changing the order of the syllables of a word to create a new one is a form of Spanish slang in some countries. In past articles, we have featured a list of  25 lunfardo inverse words from Argentina and also 6 examples of reverse words from Colombia. Going through the book Quick Guide to Peruvian [...]

  • Quick Guide to Peruvian Spanish: A Book for Learning Spanish Vocabulary from Peru

    Spanish vocabulary changes significantly from one country to the next. Yet, few people learn about this until they are in a country, stumbling through the local Spanish. Are you learning Spanish? Preparing to visit Peru? Or even just wanting to be more familiar with its specific slang and local words? This book for learning Spanish [...]

  • 3 Things You Should Know About Costa Rican Spanish

    José Antonio González Ugalde have been tracking Costa Rican Spanish slang for more than a decade resulting in the publication of a bilingual Costa Rican Spanish slang dictionary Diccionario de Palabrotas y Coloquialismos Ticos. He recently had an interesting chat with Speaking Latino where he identifies three characteristics about Costa Rican local Spanish that can be [...]

  • Quick Guide to Dominican Spanish: A Book for Learning Spanish from the Dominican Republic

    Spanish vocabulary changes significantly from one country to the next. Yet, few people learn about this until they are in a country, stumbling through the local Spanish. Are you learning Spanish? Preparing to visit the Dominican Republic? Or even just wanting to be more familiar with its specific slang and local words? This book for [...]

  • 7 Spanish Slang Words to Impress Your Peruvian Friends

    Guest post: This is an article from Daniel McKay whose personal experience with Spanish is similar to mine. He learned Spanish as an adult, has traveled significantly in South America and ran into basic confusions with Spanish when he landed for an extended period in Peru. The result of this experience is his book ¿Quién [...]