1. BOY AS -N - R (Voy a cenar)
   I'm gonna have dinner

   N - L - C - JOHN (En el sillón)

   On the armchair

   BE A HOPE AND SON (Viejo panzón)

   Fat old man

   THIS - S - POOR AS STUNT AIR - E - US (Dices puras tonterías)

   You're saying dumb things

   S - TOY TREE STONE (Estoy tristón)

   I'm kinda sad

   LOST TRAP EAT TOSS (Los trapitos)

   The little rags

   A KEY EYE POOR AGREE JUG (Aquí hay pura grilla)

   There's only politics around here

   DESK CAN SAW (Descansa)

   (You) rest

   AS SAY TOON AS (Aceitunas)

   Olives

   CELL EYE JUG, ONE A WHAT TOE (Celaya, Guanajuato)

   Celaya, Guanajuato (a city in central Mexico)

   BE A HAS - R - WHEN THERE US (Viejas argüenderas)

   Arguing old hags

   COME AT A LOSS UGH WACK CAT TESS (Cómete los aguacates)

   Eat the avocadoes

   THE HEAD THE STAR MALL LESS STAN DOE (Deje de estar molestando)

   Stop bugging me

   KIT AT TELL LOSS WAR AT CHESS (Quítate los huaraches)

   Take off your sandals

   BALL ADD THE PAY JAZZ SAD US (Bola de payasadas)

   Silly stuff

   TABOO - N - O ('ta bueno)

   It's OK

   A KEY'S TATOO ONE C'M ON EIGHT (Aquí está tu Juan Camaney)

   Your "macho" lover is here

   PASS A LASS SHELL ASS (Pasa las chelas)

   Pass the beer

   S - TOY SO LAP ASS (Estoy solapas)

   I'm alone

   PASS A LASS ALL SAW (Pasa la salsa)

   Pass the sauce

   COME - S - LOSS TACK EAT TOSS (Comes los taquitos)

   You eat the little tacos

   EYE HALL IS CONE - O - TEAR A HESS (Ay Jalisco no te rajes)

   Jalisco don't surrender (famous mexican saying)

   KIT AT TELL LOSS CAN - L - LOSS (Quítate los canelos)

   Take off your panties

   L - GATT - E - TOW (El gatito)

   The kitten

   WELL - S - A SOAP - O (Hueles a sopo)

   You smell like sweat

   A PEST ASS ALL COLE (Apestas a alcohol)

   You stink like alcohol

   TELL - O - LAB AS (Te lo lavas)

   Wash it (as in your ass)

   TEN GO SAP AT TOSS EAT TALL - E - AN OZ (Tengo zapatos italianos)

   I have italian shoes

   BE GOAT TESS THE RAN CHAIR - O (Bigotes de ranchero)

   Farmer's moustache

   TEAR EGG ALL - O - LASS CAN - E - KEY TAZ (Te regalo las caniquitas)

   I give you the little marbles

   S - TAZ - B - N - GORE DOUGH (Estás bien gordo)

   You are very fat

   LAW - S - TAZ SUE RAN DOUGH (La estás zurrando)

   You are fucking it up

   TELL - O - PRO MET - O (Te lo prometo)

   I promise you

   DOES TACK EAT TOSS - E - FREE HALL - S (Dos taquitos y frijoles)

   Two little tacos and beans

   WEB US COME HAM ON (Huevos con jamón)

   Eggs with ham

   WEB US COME TOSS SEE NO (Huevos con tocino)

   Eggs with bacon

   WEB US TEA BE US (Huevos tibios)

   Lukewarm eggs

   WEB US COME SHORE IS SO (Huevos con chorizo)

   Eggs with sausage

   WEB BE TOES COME FREE HALL LIT TOES (Huevitos con frijolitos)

   Little egs with little beans

   DOES STACK KIT TOES DOOR ADD IT TOES THE PAUL JOE (Dos taquitos doraditos de pollo)

   Two little chicken fried tacos

   DOES STACK KIT TOES THE CAR NEAT AS (Dos taquitos de carnitas)

   Two pork little tacos

   COME CHILL LEAP TOES HALL UP PEN JOE'S (Con chilitos jalapeños)

   With jalapeño red hot chili pepper

   COME CHILL LACK KILL LESS (Con chilaquiles)

   With peppered corn tortilla bits

   E - FREE HALL LIT TOES (Y frijolitos)

   ...and little beans

   TRAIN US ON SIX THE SHELL AS (Traenos un six de chelas)

   Bring us a beer six pack

   KISS SEA RAM MOST DOES TEA KILL AS (Quisiéramos dos tequilas)

   We'd like two tequilas

   SEE GARY TOE? (¿Cigarrito?)

   Would you like a cigarrete

   MUCH AS GRASS SEA AS (Muchas gracias)

   Thank you very much

   LOW ASS - M - OZ - N - TWO QUART TOE? (¿Lo hacemos en tu cuarto?)

   Shall we make it in your room?

   L - WHO GO RAN - C - O (El jugo rancio)

   The rotten juice

   MASS CAR EAT A SAW GRAD AH (Mascarita Sagrada)

   Name of a famous wrestler in Mexico - "Sacred Little Mask"

   SEE EYE (Sí hay)

   Yes, we have

   T - N - S - FREE - O? (¿Tienes frío?)

   Are you cold?

   S - TOY AS TALL A MAD RE (Estoy hasta la madre)

   I'm fed up

   S - TAZ PEN THE HO (Estás pendejo)

   You are an ass hole

   POOH ROW PED OH (Puro pedo)

   It's all bull shit

   FREE HOLE IT TOES CAN CHILL IT TOE (Frijolitos con chilito)

   Beans with chili pepper

   WHO LEO SEEK AGO (Julio se cagó)

   Julio shit on himself

   TEA POKE AT US (Tepocatas)

   Bad bugs - Opposition politicians

   BE BORE US (Víboras)

   Vipers - Opposition politicians

   CHEEK -E- JUICE (Chiquillos)

   Boys

   CHEEK -E- JAZZ (Chiquillas)

   Girls

   A PAN -E- CAR SAY (Apanicarse)

   Be afraid because a perceived economic recession

   AT OR ON (Atorón)

   Small economic problems, not a recession definitely

   TEAM MORE AT US (Timoratos)

   Those afraid because a perceived economic recession

   A ONE TEA BAR AH! (¡Aguante vara!)

   You endure opposition's faultfinders!

   MERRY KIT A (Mariquita)

   Gay - Cry-baby

   CHAP ARROW (Chaparro)

   Shorty

   LOST PIN US (Los Pinos)

   President's house in México

   SAND CHRIST OVAL (San Cristóbal)

   St. Christopher - President Fox's ranch

   MARE TIT A (Martita)

   Little Martha - President Fox's new wife

No one knows true slang until they’ve heard Mexican slang.

Me vale madres.

Literal translation: I don’t care mothers.

What it actually means: I don’t give a fuck.

¡A huevo!

Literal translation: To egg!

What it actually means: Hell yes!

Está chido.

Literal translation: ????

What it actually means: It’s cool.

No mames.

Literal translation: Don’t suck.

What it actually means: No effin way.

Ando bien pedo.

Literal translation: I am very fart.

What it actually means: I am currently very drunk.

¿Dónde es la peda?

Literal translation: Where is the fart? (feminine).

What it actually means: Where’s the party at?

No sé ni qué pedo.

Literal translation: I don’t even know what fart.

What it actually means: I don’t know what is going on.

Qué oso.

Literal translation: What a bear.

What it actually means: How embarrassing.

No manches.

Literal translation: Don’t stain.

What it actually means: Unbelievable.

¿Qué onda?

Literal translation: What wave?

What it actually means: What’s up?

Me la pelas.

Literal translation: You peel it for me.

What it actually means: You ain’t got nothing on me.

lejlie
Buzz Feed Comunity.

¡Ya nos cayó el chahuiztle!

Literal translation: The chahuiztle is upon us!

What it actually means: Our problems are going from bad to worse and everything will soon go to hell.

¡Le andas dando vuelo a la hilacha!

Literal translation: You’re letting the rag fly!

What it actually means: You're living as if there were no tomorrow

¿Te doy un aventón al metro?

Literal translation: Want me to push you into the subway?

What it actually means: We are just kindly offering you a ride to the closest metro station.

Tu cuate el fresa me cae bien gordo.

Literal translation: Your strawberry friend is falling very fat on me.

What it actually means: I can’t stand that snobby friend of yours!

¡Ya, afloja!

Literal translation: Loosen up!

What it actually means: We use this phrase to ask for something borrowed, to reclaim a debt, and to beg for sex. Everything depends on the context! But beware, if a complete stranger approaches you with this phrase... well, then you’re probably being mugged.

Amárrate esas pinches agujetas que te vas a dar un ranazo.

Literal translation: Tie those fucking agujetas if you don’t want to get the big frog.

What it actually means: It refers to shoelaces and here is the word ranazo (big frog). Here the superlative is used to make reference to a collision (between the guy with the untied shoelaces and, most probably, the floor).

Fui a chacharear un rato.

Literal translation: I went out to chacharear for a while.

What it actually means: Chacharear is a verb with a very specific meaning: useless merchandise that’s normally quite cheap (cheap souvenirs are perfect examples) and chacharear is the act of going out and spending time looking at chacharas. It doesn’t imply buying them, just looking at them.

Me quedé echando la hueva todo el día.

Literal translation: I stayed here expelling the egg the whole day.

What it actually means: Eggs can symbolize either bravery, testicles, or laziness. The phrase we have here is clearly an example of the latter.

¡Sepa la bola!

Literal translation: May the ball know!

What it actually means: I don’t know.

Mi bici no es nueva pero da el gatazo.

Literal translation: My bike isn’t new but it gives the big cat.

What it actually means: Dar el gatazo (to give the big cat) is an expression that simply implies maintaining appearances.

Me hace lo que el viento a Juárez.

Literal translation: Gives me the same trouble as the wind gave Juarez.

What it actually means: I think that the phrase refers to Benito Juarez’s hairdo, which could withstand a hurricane without the slightest.

¡Rífate por la banda!

Literal translation: Raffle yourself for the band!

What it actually means: Quite a common phrase between friends (the band) to convince one of its members to make an extra effort (to raffle oneself) for the sake of the common good or for the sake of the speaker.

Ahí nos vidrios.

Literal translation: There us glass.

What it actually means: See you later guys.

Rulo Luna
(v.Matador Network from Octobre 16, 2014).

"I have no word in English for" by Sandra Cisneros

Apachurrado. Hat run over by a truck. Heart run over by unrequited love.
Estrenar. To show off what’s new gloriously.
Engentada. People-overdose malaise.
A estas alturas. Superb vista with age.
Encabronada/o. A volatile, combustible rage.
Susto. Fear that spooks the soul away.
Ni modo. Wise acceptance of what fate doles.
Aguante. Miraculous Mexican power to endure conquest, tragedy, politicos.
Ánimo. A joyous zap of fire.
Divina Providencia. Destiny with choices and spiritual interventions.
Nagual. Animal twin assigned at birth.
Anfibio. Person with the gift of global perspective due to living between borders.
Alebrije. Anfibio with wings from geographical travel.
Ombligo. Buried umbilical. Center of the universe.
Toloache. Love concoction made with moonflower and menstrual blood.
Tocaya/o. Name double. Automatic friend.
Amiga hermana. Heart sister closer than kin.
Un pobre infeliz. The walking wounded maimed by land mines of life.
Un inocente. Mind askew since birth; blameless.
Chupacabrón/a. Energy vampire disguised in human form.
Cenzontle. Tranquillity transmitter in bird or human form.
Friolenta/o. Tropical blood. Vulnerable to chills.
Chípil. Melancholia due to an unborn sibling en route.
Desamor. Heart bleeding like xoconostle fruit.
Xoconostle. Must I explain everything for you?

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