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Spanish Slang Words worksheet

NameDate

Write each word in Spanish, with el or la.

Spain

  1. cool (Spain)
  2. job (Spain, slang)
  3. money (Spain, slang)
  4. guy (Spain, informal)
  5. kid (Spain, informal)
  6. to work (Spain, slang)
  7. to be cool (Spain)
  8. friendly (Spain, informal)

Latin America

  1. cool (Mexico)
  2. cool (Colombia and Venezuela)
  3. job (Mexico, informal)
  4. money (Latin America, informal)
  5. boyfriend (Chile)
  6. girlfriend (Chile)
  7. bus (Mexico, regional)
  8. friend (Venezuela, informal)

Informal conversation

  1. weekend (informal)
  2. teacher (informal)
  3. bicycle (informal)
  4. motorcycle (short form)
  5. movie (informal)
  6. great (enthusiastic)
  7. okay (Spain)
  8. to chat (informal)
  9. gossip (piece of news)

Answer key: Spanish Slang Words

  1. cool (Spain) guay
  2. job (Spain, slang) el curro
  3. money (Spain, slang) la pasta
  4. guy (Spain, informal) el tío (also la tía)
  5. kid (Spain, informal) el chaval (also la chavala)
  6. to work (Spain, slang) currar
  7. to be cool (Spain) molar
  8. friendly (Spain, informal) majo (also maja)
  9. cool (Mexico) chido (also chida)
  10. cool (Colombia and Venezuela) chévere
  11. job (Mexico, informal) la chamba
  12. money (Latin America, informal) la plata
  13. boyfriend (Chile) el pololo
  14. girlfriend (Chile) la polola
  15. bus (Mexico, regional) el camión
  16. friend (Venezuela, informal) el pana (also la pana)
  17. weekend (informal) el finde
  18. teacher (informal) el profe (also la profe)
  19. bicycle (informal) la bici
  20. motorcycle (short form) la moto
  21. movie (informal) la peli
  22. great (enthusiastic) genial
  23. okay (Spain) vale
  24. to chat (informal) charlar
  25. gossip (piece of news) el chisme