101 Languages 👀

✍︎︎ 𝑛𝑜 𝑡𝑥𝑡 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

* puerco espín > Porcupine

I keep coming across these in books, and I had no fking idea what they meant. When I read more, I'll probably actually update this as I go: ♡ ☺︎︎

Española que encontré en libros:
* Pelinegro/peligris/ whatever other colour ☞︎ Hair colour —> used to describe a person. "el pelinegro habla..."
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Español que encontré en un sitio web
Encantador - lovely
Cariño- honey
Bueno pena - good grief
¡Qué susto! - what a surprise/what a scare
¡Venga! (An order) - vengaa tío. Come on dude. Veeeeenga, no lo creo. Yeah right. I don't believe it.
Cállate (hombre) shut up (sparingly)
Cariñoso. Affectionate
Pobrecito. Poor little thing.
Fíjate. Look at that

¡Joder! Fuck
Palabrota - (litterally the curse word)
¡Hala! - wow/come in!
Olé (shouted)
Estoy aburrida. I'm bored
Me importa tres pepinos. It matters three cucumbers to me. Eh, regular. Eh it was okay.
¡Jolín! Darn
¡Anda! How about that?! Huh!

¡hostia! Exclamation of Surprise. Reference to holy communion bread. (Shout it when favourite soccer player scores, or when you lock your keys in the car)
Vale/órale - okay Bravo Claro - of course Buena suerte Híjole - jeez/wow
Qué lástima - what a pity Ay de mí- oh my/poor me
Ojalá - I hope so
Que bárbaro - how barbaric
Tonto(a) de remate - stupid to an extreme degree
Hasta el rabo, todo es toro - don't count your chicks till they've hatched/ I'll believe it when I see it.
Tomar el pelo. Pull ones leg

Más cara que espalda - more face than back. Full of yourself. Eg. It takes a lot of 'cara' to call your boss 'Tinto de remare! To his face.
Corto de luces - short of lights. One tool short of the box.
Porquería. Something pertaining to pigs.
Trabajar por Pedro es una porquería. - Working for Pedro is like working in a pig sty.