{"id":24272,"date":"2025-05-12T11:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centromundolengua.com\/?p=24272"},"modified":"2025-05-23T06:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:42:10","slug":"10-slang-phrases-spain-know-going-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centromundolengua.com\/es\/10-slang-phrases-spain-know-going-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Slang Phrases in Spain You Should Know Before Going Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Besides the obvious <strong>language inprovement<\/strong>, <strong>studying abroad<\/strong> exposes you to the <strong>slang phrases<\/strong> that aren&#8217;t taught in school. There are various slang phrases that are specific to a country or to a city, and can sometimes have multiple meanings. This can be challenging at times, but once you learn the phrases and how to use them in the right context, you&#8217;ll start to speak like a native! Here&#8217;s a list of <strong>10 common slang phrases<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>in Spain<\/strong> that I have the most during my time in <strong>Spain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Miarma<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This slang phrase is typical of <strong>Sevilla<\/strong>. Its correct pronunication and spelling is <em>\u00a8Mi alma\u00a8<\/em>but <strong>Sevillanos<\/strong> have transformed it to be pronounced with an \u00a8r\u00a8. The literal translation means \u00a8my soul\u00a8 but it&#8217;s used to not refer to the soul rather than to add a small personal\/ loving\/ caring gesture when talking to someone. My abuela (host grandmother) uses this everytime she talks with me&#8230;she usually says <em>Adios miarma <\/em>(Bye love or Bye sweetie!)!<\/p>\n<h2><em>Qu\u00e9 fuerte<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This was one of this first <strong>slang phrases in Spain<\/strong> that I learned. My <strong>host mom<\/strong>, Isabel, loves to say it. It&#8217;s literal translation means \u00a8how strong\u00a8 but trust me, that&#8217;s not the intended meaning. At first, I thought \u00a8wow, my host mom just thinks everything and everyone is so strong&#8230;weird.\u00a8 Needless to say, I felt dumb when I realized the actual meaning. It&#8217;s actually used to show shock, awe, or surprise in both a positive or negative way. In english it&#8217;s most equivalent to \u00a8wow.\u00a8<\/p>\n<h2><em>Ni fu ni fa\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This is one of my favorite phrases! This one is easy to master quickly because there is no strange literal translation and it doesn&#8217;t have multiple meanings. This is used to express that you feel indifferent about something, that it&#8217;s neither good nor bad. For example, I would ask someone, \u00a8Did you like the movie?\u00a8 and if they respond \u00a8ni fu ni fa\u00a8, it means they weren&#8217;t crazy about nor did they dislike it.<\/p>\n<h2><em>No ni n\u00e1<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>No ni n\u00e1 comes from the phrase \u00a8no ni nada\u00a8 but Andalusians (people from <strong>Andaluc\u00eda<\/strong>, Southern Spain) more commonly use the shortened version thanks to their rapid talking speed. This slang phrase is a form of affirmation to say &#8216;of course&#8217;. For example, &#8216;Aren&#8217;t you going to miss Spain?&#8217; and then respond &#8216;no ni n\u00e1 (heck yes I am).&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2><em>Qu\u00e9 chulo<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Many students learn that the word for \u00a8cool\u00a8 is \u00a8guay\u00a8 but Spaniards tend to use a different word. <em>Que chulo<\/em> means that something is cool, hip, groovy, or rad! You could say \u00a8guay\u00a8 too, but some of my Spaniard friends told me it was a word from the previous decades. Haha!<\/p>\n<h2><em>Vaya tela<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><br> Este descuento aplica a Programas de Secundaria, Programa de verano para Universitarios en C\u00e1diz y Programas de Formaci\u00f3n para Profesores. El descuento no aplica para Semestres en el Extranjero, A\u00f1o Sab\u00e1tico y Programas de Voluntariado. <strong>slang phrase in Spain<\/strong> is a way to show shock, but more in a negative way. It&#8217;s possible to use it in good situations, but it&#8217;s even more common in a negative sense. This can best be translated as \u00a8What a nightmare!\/ Oh my goodness!\/ Gosh! Would you look at that!\/ Wow! Isn&#8217;t that something!\u00a8<br \/>\nQuillo\/a<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Besides the obvious language inprovement, studying abroad exposes you to the slang phrases that aren&#8217;t taught in school. There are various slang phrases that are specific to a country or to a city, and can sometimes have multiple meanings. 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