Spanish slang clarifications

[istanbulgal]

Originally Posted by dmoney101

ni mi madre literally means neither my mom

Actually, the correct literal translation is: "not even my mother".

If the example had said "ni mi madre, ni mi padre", then the meaning would have been neither my mom nor dad.

[dmoney101]

can someone tell me what "to lo abe" means? i asked i guy if he was dominican and that's what he said. did he mean tu lo abe?


also, how would you translate "no me ronques que you tengo lo mio"? i would think it would be like "you shouldn't snore at me because i have mine" but that's just weird.

[zednanreh71]

Originally Posted by orchid1987

A few things I've heard, wondering what they mean or why they are said... not sure of the exact spelling so I'll guess lol...

Ni mi madre
No mamis way
Orale
Andale
El rato
No chingas

Really don't know how this is spelled, so I'm gonna butcher it lol...

E holay chingata

Also, I remember hearing a woman talking about her sister and she called her "La gorda"... the sister didn't say anything, so is it some kind of endearment term? lol... same lady also called her husband "El Flaco" that's why I'm curious..

EL RATO..pasar el rato con mis amigos = to hang out with friends....
So..."un rato" its a piece of time in our lives....ratito its a smallest piece...lol

[zednanreh71]

Originally Posted by dmoney101

can someone tell me what "to lo abe" means? i asked i guy if he was dominican and that's what he said. did he mean tu lo abe?


also, how would you translate "no me ronques que you tengo lo mio"? i would think it would be like "you shouldn't snore at me because i have mine" but that's just weird.

Can u imagine a guy snoring at you? Geezz!! So...i think its like a warning. If u do something to me...youll pay for it...cause i have mine too!! Got it?

[dmoney101]

Originally Posted by zednanreh71

Can u imagine a guy snoring at you? Geezz!! So...i think its like a warning. If u do something to me...youll pay for it...cause i have mine too!! Got it?

alright, that's kinda what i figured. do you know tu lo abe? after i thought about it, i realized lapiz conciente says it a lot (and i don't even listen to his basura musical). at first i thought he was saying "tu no sabe" but now that i've seen that phrase i know that's what it was

[arux]

Hey guys I have been busy lately. I just saw the latest confusion about "no me ronques" in songs. That's slang for "don't f**k with me" or "don't provoke me". :P

[dmoney101]

Originally Posted by arux

Hey guys I have been busy lately. I just saw the latest confusion about "no me ronques" in songs. That's slang for "don't f**k with me" or "don't provoke me". :P

oh, i guess that's some more boricua slang. i don't know much puerto rican stuff, just some dominican and mexican. thanks guey