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'''<u>Spanish slang you gotta know</u>'''


<span style="font-size:200%;">The Spanish Slang you MUST know!</span>
Beside '¡Hola!,¿Cómo estás?' 
only expression you rememember from Spanish class, because of course ;) you might already know there  is a lot of polysemy (plenty of expressions  and words to describe the same thing) Why? Thank the Spaniards for conquering a wide piece of continent  more than  a fart ago, and the imagination of people. 


Your teacher, for sure, did not teach you the following expressions:
Here are a few  terms:


==In Spain==
==In Spain==


===Ligar===
===Ligar===
To flirt or succeed in dating. When someone is called "Ligón" he or she is dating everyone around ...or at least tries.
to flirt or succeed in dating. When someone is called "Ligón" he or she is dating evereyone around ...or at least tries.


===Currar===
===Currar===
It means "to work". They don't go to "el trabajo", they go to "el curro".
means "to work".They don't go to "el trabajo", they go to "el curro".


===A tomar por el culo===
===A tomar por el culo===
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==In Latin America==
==In Latin America==


===Vaina===
===Vaina:  With the right noun  and verb, you can express anything. Means thing, stuff, everyone uses it.
With the right noun  and verb, you can express anything. Means thing, stuff, everyone uses it.


===Es lo que hay===
===Es lo que hay: a resignation, means "that's all that is".
a resignation, means "that's all there is".


===Calladito te ves más bonito===
===Calladito te ves más bonito===
keep your mouth shut, you look prettier that way.
keep your mouth closed, because you look prettier.


===Chévere===
===Chévere===
cool, used mostly in Colombia, Venezuela, Perú and Panama.
cool, used mostly in Colombia, Venezuela,and Panama.


===Mae===
===Mae===
in Central America means "amigo/amiga".
in Central America means "amigo/amiga".
=== Choro/Chorizo ===
It means thief
=== Pata/Causa ===
Used mostly in Perú to refer friend


===Pegar un tubazo===
===Pegar un tubazo===
Please don't hit them with a tube! in Argentina means "call me".
Please don't hit them with a tube! in Argentina means "call me".
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Huesos|Huesos]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Compliments|Compliments]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Geography|Geography]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Parts-of-a-leaf|Parts of a leaf]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Botanical-Vocabulary|Botanical Vocabulary]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/When-use-Vamonos?|When use Vamonos?]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Count-from-1-to-10|Count from 1 to 10]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Abreviaciones-al-escribir|Abreviaciones al escribir]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Hobbies|Hobbies]]
* [[Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Airport|Airport]]
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