By Lingobi, Published on 03/24/2025
Learning Spanish from textbooks is useful, but to truly blend in, you need slang. Here are essential Spanish slang terms to help you sound like a local.
🇪🇸 1. Guay (Cool)
In Spain, guay means cool or awesome. For example:
¡Qué guay! – How cool!
🇲🇽 2. Chido (Cool) – Mexico
Chido is Mexico’s version of “cool.”
Ese lugar está chido. – That place is cool.
🇦🇷 3. Che (Hey) – Argentina
Che is a casual way to say “hey” in Argentina.
Che, ¿qué hacés? – Hey, what are you doing?