Rola
Noun (fem). A song
- No me puedo sacar esa rola de la cabeza. [I can't get that song out of my head.]
el patatush
Noun. Something that causes you affliction or distress; the mental and physical reaction to something distressing.
- A mi mamá le dió el patatush cuando vio mis notas. [My mom got really agitated when she saw my grades.]
Note: this word is used with the verb "dar". The word also belongs to some "group" including other words that mean the same but in different level as so:
Patatush<Shucaque<Telele<Ishkamic
They refer to different levels of distress, being "Patatush" a mild trouble and "Ishkamic" being a severe trouble. And they also use the verb "dar".
(llevar) a tuto
Verb. Carry someone on one's back; carrying someone piggyback.
- A los niños les gusta que los lleven a tuto. [Children like being carried on piggyback.]
- ¿Me podrías llevar a mi casa? ¿A tuto? Porque no tengo carro. [Could you please take me home? On my back? Because I don't have a car.
Shuco / shuca
Adjective. Something or someone dirty.
- Mis zapatos están shucos porque hay mucho lodo afuera. [My shoes are dirty because there is a lot of mud outside.]
Variations:
- In Guatemala, people call hot dogs "shucos" but only the ones sold on the streets. Before they were called "ejecutivos" because workers would buy they for lunch.
- This is a "carreta de shucos" or "carretilla de shucos":
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Ratero/ratera
Noun. Thief
- No vayas a ir a ese lugar, ahí sólo rateros hay. [Don't go to that place, there's only thieves there.]
Variations:
Ratear: verb for stealing.
- Ayer se ratiaron mi celular. [Yesterday they stole my phone.]
Note: this comes from the word "rata" which means rat.
Huevón / Huevona
Noun. Someone lazy
- Mario no viene a la clase de español porque es un huevón. [Mario doesn't attend Spanish class because he's lazy.]
Codo / Coda
Adjective. Someone miserly or cheap; someone that doesn't share with others.
- Daniel no es codo, él siempre me presta dinero. [Daniel isn't miserly, he always lends me money.]
Variations:
- "¡a vos si te brilla el codo!" [you are so miserly!]
- A gesture to express someone is miserly is to rub your own elbow in front of them.
Note: the actual translation is "elbow" (we guatemalans are weird, okay?) Is widely used by everyone, even kids.
Mascado/mascada
Noun. Someone angry or resentful
- El novio de Diana es bien mascado. [Diana's boyfriend is very angry.]
- Yo no le hablo a ella porque después anda de mascada. [I don't speak with her because she gets angry afterwards.]
Nel
Meaning: no; negation
- ¿Hubo clase de español ayer? Nel, no hubo. [Was there Spanish class yesterday? No, there wasn't.]
- ¿Está tu hermana en la casa? Nel, se fue con unas amigas. [Is your sister home? No, she left with some friends.]
Note: I really didn't know where to classify this word (interjection maybe?) It isn't used in sentences, but it's used one word negative answers.