Colega, has olvidado tus cosas.(Hey buddy, you forgot your things.).If you don’t know someone very well or they’re more of an acquaintance than a friend, you can call them your colega. There’s also a more informal meaning of the word though. This is true everywhere, including in Spain. In general, colega means “colleague” or “coworker” in Spanish. Voy a estar con esas tías, ¿vale? (I’m going to hang out with those girls, OK?)Ĭolega is another example of a word you’ll hear in every Spanish-speaking country, but its meaning in Spain changes depending on the conversation. ¿Qué pasó, tío? ¿Todo está bien?(What happened, man? Is everything OK?).Unless a Spaniard is talking about their actual aunt or uncle, they’re probably using these words as an informal way to say “man” or “girl.” Context means everything when you hear them, but it’s usually pretty easy to figure out what they mean. Spaniards have also given them a different meaning though. When you translate them directly to English, they mean “uncle” and “aunt.” This is true no matter which Spanish-speaking country you’re in. No matter which dialect of Spanish you learn, you’ll eventually learn the words tío and tía.
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