These contain some examples of vulgar language.
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(* = familiar, ** = very familiar, *** = vulgar, R = plain rude, Lit. = Literally)
Un tío/Una tía (*) Lit. An uncle/aunt, but you'll hear these words a lot, particularly amongst young people, to refer to birds/blokes. Used on its own, it refers to a mate.
Hola tío, ¿qué tal? Hello mate, how's things?
El/La colega, El/La colegui (*) Lit. Colleague. Mate, pal.
¿Qué pasa, colega? (*) What's up, mate?
El/La tronco (*) Mate, pal. Less frequent but more streetwise. Lit. a tree trunk.
Tranqui tronco (*) Chill out, mate!
La basca/la peña (*) The folk, the gang, the posse. A group of friends or people in general.
Vinieron Ángel y toda la basca (*) Ángel came along with the whole gang.
Ayer había mucha peña en el bar (*) There were a load of people in the bar yesterday.
El pariente/La parienta (*) Lit. The relative. The old man/The missus.
Mi pareja Lit. My partner. Applies to both members of an unmarried couple.
Es/son buena gente (*) Lit. He/She's/They're good people. He/She's/They're good trustworthy.
Es un poco coñazo (**) pero buena gente (*) He's a bit of a pain but a good guy.
Legal (*) Lit. Legal, but applied to people it means you can really trust them.
Es un tío legal (*) Lit. He's a legal uncle. He's a good bloke.
Al final se portó como una tía legal (*) Lit. In the end she behaved like a top sport.
Ser un cachondo/una cachonda (mental) (*) Applies to people with a good sense of fun.
No paramos de reír en toda la tarde, es que es un cachondo mental... (*) We did not stop laughing the whole evening, he is bonkers ...
Warning - don't confuse with estar cachondo/cachonda (***) which means "to be on heat/horny"!
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