Spanish Colombia

chimbita

Slang USED Frequently BY Young People

(adj.) • It is used to say something is cool or nice.

"Este regalo está una chimba." "Ese man es una chimbita."

"This gift is nice." "That man is cool."

French Lorraine, France

chteuf

Slang USED Frequently BY Some People

(adj.) • A variation of "fou/ouf", meaning something crazy or unbelievable.

"T'as vu ce qu'il s'est passé au Liban?! C'est chteuf!"

"Did you see what happened in Lebanon?! That's crazy!"

Spanish Mexico

papar moscas

Expression USED Frequently BY Some People

(blowing flies) • Describes a person who is distracted and wasting time doing nothing.

"Pablo nunca hace nada en clase, se la pasa papando moscas."

"Pablo never does anything in class, he just keeps blowing flies."

Russian Various countries

тачка

Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(n.) • Slang word for car.

"Чья это тачка вон там?"

"Whose car is that over there?"

Russian Various countries

клёво

Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(adj.) • It means cool.

"У тебя клёвая машина."

"You have a cool car."

Spanish Argentina

el día que las vacas vuelen

Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone

(the day cows fly) • It means something will never happen.

"Va a ganar la lotería el día que las vacas vuelen."

"He will win the lotery the day cows fly."

Spanish Argentina

mal llevado como sandía abajo del brazo

Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone

(difficult to carry as a watermelon under your arm) • When someone has a bad temper or is difficult to get on with, in Argentina you would say they are "difficult to carry".

"Juan es más mal llevado que sandía abajo del brazo."

"Juan is more difficult to carry than a watermelon under your arm."

Spanish Mexico

pip-pip

Sound USED Frequently BY Some People

Resembling the sound of a car horn, it is used to ask a person for permission to pass by when walking.

"El pasillo está muy lleno, vamos a llegar tarde a la clase." "Tú sígueme, yo abriré el camino. ¡Pip-pip!"

"The hall is very crowded, we are going to be late for class." "Follow me, I will lead the way. Pip-pip!"

Czech Czechia

hustý

Word USED Frequently BY Teens

(adj.) • (dense) • A way of saying "cool" or "heavy".

"To bylo fakt hustý, jak se do něho pustil."

"That was really dense how he had a go at him."

Italian Tuscany, Italy

ganzo

Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(adj.) • Cool.

"Boia ganzo!"

"That's so cool!"

Polish Poland

sztos

Slang USED Very frequently BY Young People

(n.) • Something cool, incredible or impressive.

"Nowy film Tarantino to sztos!"

"Tarantino's new movie is sztos!"

English Cape Town and Durban, South Africa

kiff

Word USED Frequently BY Surfer types and Capetonians

(adj.) • A colloquial alternative to cool - used to express enjoyment or status.

"He's a kiff oke."

"He's a cool guy."

Dutch | Gents Gent, Belgium

vree wijs

Word USED Frequently BY People from Ghent

(adj.) • (very wise) • Used to describe something that is fun, cool, nice.

“Het feestje van gisteren was vree wijs!“

“The party yesterday was very wise!”

Catalan Catalonia, Spain

genial

Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(adj.) • (cool) • It is said when something good has happened.

"He aconseguit una beca." "Genial!"

" I got a scholarship." "That’s cool!"

Spanish Honduras

¡qué otro rollo!

Expression USED Frequently BY Young People

(that's another roll! ) • Used to express something or someone is cool.

"Hoy tuve examen y saqué 100" "¡Qué otro rollo!"

"I had a test today and got an A". "That's another roll!"

German Austria

servus

Word USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone

(n.) • A way of saying hello to your friends.

"Servus! Wie geht's?"

"Hi! How's it going?"

Gujarati Gujarat, India

મજામાં?

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(v.) • (Are you having fun? ) • Used as an informal way to greet people instead of asking how are you, since there is no specific word for the English counterpart - hello. It can be used to convey the meanining of "Are you well" ?"

"મજામાં છે?"

"Are you having fun?"

Bengali Bangladesh

কি অবস্থা ?

Expression USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone

(What's the situation?) • What's up?

"কি অবস্থা? দিনকাল কেমন চলে?"

"What's up? How have you been doing?"

English Australia

'sitgoin

Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone

Australian English: informal, "how are you?". Abbreviation of "How is it going?"

" 'sitgoin Bob?" "Mate, my car's carked it." "Mate."

"How are you, Bob?" "My car has died." "I'm sorry."

English United Kingdom

alright?

Expression USED Frequently BY People from the south

Used as an informal greeting, or way of asking how someone is.

"Alright?" "Yeah, not bad, you?"