You wouldn’t think that a Spanish-speaking girl, watching a television program in Spanish would learn more Spanish. At the time I didn’t realize that watching El Chavo del 8 would expand my Spanish vocabulary and make me understand that there was regional or country differences within the same language. In this case I am talking […]
washear
to watch
sarape
colorful blanket-like shawl
recámara
a room, bedroom
popote
drinking straw
platicar
to talk to, to tell
playera
t-shirt, shirt
padrote
a pimp
okupa
university place taken by students, usually communist
orégano
pot
obrar
to take a shit
michelada
beer with lime, tomato juice and spices
mocos
darn, gosh, golly
mandado
shopping purchase
machín
awesome, cool as shit
Gustrago
a teasing name given to anyone named Gustavo who drinks a lot, it’s Gustavo combined with the word “trago” or a drink
fayuca
black market
ejote
green bean
dobletear
to be doing two things at once
cutis
the ass
chutar
to do a job, work
cholla
head
chingomadral
a shitload of something
chingonada
the shit, excellent
chaca
drug dealer
caracoles
gee whiz, gosh
camarada
friend
campechanear
to be doing two things at once
cacarizo
a pimple-faced shit
bicla
a bike