Should you learn slang?
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Ready to break into advanced Spanish? Start with the subjunctive. Free cheatsheet of the key phrases and triggers:
👉 spanishobsessed.com/cheatsheet
Should you bother learning slang? Rob asks Colombian teacher Johanna. Rob remembers the restaurant in Ecuador where one word threw him completely, Johanna shares the student whose "todo bien, mamita" left her speechless, and a "gracias, mi amor" goes badly wrong in a Spanish shop. And Rob's number one tip for slang might surprise you.
Do you know what these mean?
botar · no entendí ni papa · buscarle cinco patas al gato · me costó un ojo de la cara
Can't catch every word? Read along with the full transcript, translations and meanings: