Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(where Judas left his sandal) • Used to indicate a place very far away.
"Él vive hasta donde Judas dejó el caite."
"He lives where Judas left his sandal."
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(where Judas left his sandal) • Used to indicate a place very far away.
"Él vive hasta donde Judas dejó el caite."
"He lives where Judas left his sandal."
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Women
(he's a mango) • In Guatemala we say "he's a mango" to a man who is really handsome.
"mira ese muchacho, es un mango."
"Look at that guy, he's a mango."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Slang USED On Occasion BY Some People
The gossiping, the rumor, the news.
"¿Cómo estuvo la historia? Que empiece el chambre."
"How's the story? Let the gossip begin."
Submitted November 2020 by ivette
Word USED Frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • Word used by the President of Guatemala during a nationwide broadcast to inform the situation about the COVID in our country. It was used by the President instead of "Ciudadanos" (citizens) due to the similarities in the words suffixes
"Estimados Covidianos."
"Appreciated Covidians."
Submitted October 2020 by skullkid
Slang USED Frequently BY Young People
(adj.) • Being nosey.
"¡No leas mis mensajes, qué shute eres!"
"Don't read my messages, how nosey you are!"
Submitted August 2020 by ivette
Word USED Frequently BY local Guatemalans
(noun) • Commonly refers to non-indigenous Guatemalans as well as those with both Spanish and indigenous ancestry (interchangeable with “mestizos”). The word was thought to be derived from a mix of Latino and ladrón, the Spanish word for “thief” but it is not popularly used as an offensive term.
“La mayoría de la población en centroamérica es ladina.”
“The majority of the population in Central America is of mixed race.”
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(Waters! ) • A warning for when danger is approaching.
“¡Aguas! ¡Las rocas están cayendo!”
“Waters! The rocks are falling!”
Slang USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(adj.) • Describing something that is cool or exceeds one's expectations
“¡Esa artista es tan calidá!”
“This artist is so cool!”
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Word USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • A dog.
“¡Qué chucho tan lindo!“
“What a pretty dog!“
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Slang USED Very frequently BY Young people
(adj.) • Use to describe something it's nice, cool, well done.
"¡Qué chilero tu trabajo!"
"Your work is cool!"
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Slang USED Frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • A Guatemalan man or woman.
“El dueño es un chapín de Puerto Barrios.”
“The owner is a chapín from Puerto Barrios.”
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Slang USED Frequently BY Young People
It's money, either bills, coins, cents, any denomination.
"¡Tienes pisto va! "
"You have money, don't you?"
Submitted August 2020 by ivette
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Slang USED Frequently BY Young People
(adj.) • Nosy.
"Es una plática privada, no seas shute."
"It's a private conversation, don't be nosy."
Submitted August 2020 by ivette