Learn Spanish: Must-Know Mexican Spanish Slang Words & Phrases by LLC Innovative Language Learning

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Published: 2017-03-30T23:07:49+00:00

LESSON NOTES

Must-Know Mexican Slang Words

& Phrases S1 #15

Phrases to Describe Situations You

Should Avoid in Mexico

CONTENTS

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Vocabulary

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Sample Sentences

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Vocabulary Phrase Usage

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VOCABULARY

S panish

English

tirar la casa por la ventana (Mexican)

spare no expense

hacerse bolas (Mexican)

to become confused, to not find a solution

tomar el pelo (Mexican)

to trick, make fun of

con las manos en la masa (Mexican)

red handed

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Tiró la casa por la ventana cuando

No te vayas a hacer bolas.

compró un celular nuevo.

"Don't get mixed up."

"He spared no expense when he

bought a new cellphone."

No me tomes el pelo.

La policía lo atrapó con las manos

en la masa gracias al video.

"Don't make fun of me."

"The police caught him red-handed

thanks to the video."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

1. tirar la casa por la ventana Literal translation: "to throw the house through the window" English meaning: "spare no expense"

Use this slang expression when you want to express that no expense were spared, with a funny expression.

Sample Sentences:

Tiré la casa por la ventana para mi fiesta de cumpleaños.

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"I spared no expense for my birthday party." Tiró la casa por la ventana cuando compró un celular nuevo.

"He spared no expense when he bought a new cellphone." 2. hacerse bolas

Literal translation: "to become balls" English meaning: "to become confused, to not find a solution" Use this slang expression when you want to express that complications brought you, or someone else, to the point of getting confused or not finding a solution.

Sample Sentences:

Se hizo bolas tratando de explicar la ecuación.

"He got confused trying to explain the equation." No te vayas a hacer bolas.

"Don't get mixed up."

3. tomar el pelo

Literal translation: "grab the hair"

English meaning: "to trick, make fun of" Use this slang expression when you think that someone is telling you something too far-fetched to believe. It also means that someone is poking fun at someone in a friendly way.

Sample Sentences:

¿Me estás tomando el pelo? Como voy a creer eso.

"Are you pulling my leg? How can I believe that." No me tomes el pelo.

"Don't make fun of me."

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4. con las manos en la masa Literal translation: "with the hands in the dough" English meaning: "red handed"

Use this slang expression when you want say that someone is caught right in the act, "red handed".

Sample Sentences:

Te voy a cachar con las manos en la masa.

"I will catch you red handed."

La policía lo atrapó con las manos en la masa gracias al video.

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