21 Spanglish Words and Phrases You Need to Know
We might not be able to pinpoint its origins (maybe as early as 1848 when Mexico ceded large parts of its land to the U.S., or in 1898 when the U.S. occupied Puerto Rico), but the meeting of Hispanic and American cultures has formed an in-between language that makes for comical mashups and shortcuts only bilingual Spanish and English speakers can understand. Brush up on these phrases!
Pero like
Roughly translates to the English phrase “but like”.
Conflei
Although it’s supposed to mean Cornflakes, Spanglish speakers use it to mean any cereal.
Pari
Party.
Cojelo con take it easy
Cojelo con translates to “take it with” but it’s redundant since what it means is just “take it easy”. If someone tells you “cojelo con take it easy“, they’re telling you to calm down about a situation.
Frizar
To freeze. The correct term in Spanish is congelar.
Parquear
To park. The Spanish term for this is either estacionar or aparcar.
Los biles
The bills. In Spanish this is simply referred to as las cuentas or facturas.
Lonche
Lunch. The correct term in Spanish is almuerzo.
Sanweesh
Sandwich.
Jamberger
Hamburger.
Googlear
Means “Google it”.
Es un show
Means “it’s a show” or can be used instead of “that’s crazy!”
Bibaporú
Vicks VapoRub, which, according to many Hispanic people, cures everything.
Estoy full
Means “I am full”.
El parking
Is used to refer to a parking lot.
Chequear
Means “to check”.
Chequear el mail
An expression used to indicate a person is going to check their email.
Diler
Car dealer, known as concesionario.
Typear
To type.
Espanish
Spanish
Rentar
To rent.