In this post you will learn idioms and slang phrases to use on a daily basis for expressing surprise or disbelief in a Spanish conversation.
¨¿De verdad?¨ – ‘Really?’
¨¿No me digas?¨ – You don’t say!’
¨¿En serio?¨ – ‘Seriously?’
¨Pero, ¿qué me estás contando?¨ – ‘But, what are you saying to me/telling me?’
¨¡Qué fuerte, tío/tía!¨ – ‘No way, mate!¨ Literally, it means: ´How heavy/strong, mate!’
¨¡Vaya tela / movida!¨ or ¨¡Es de locos!¨– ‘How crazy!’
¨¡Increíble, pero cierto!¨ – ‘Incredible, but true!’
¨¡Si no lo veo, no lo creo!¨ – ‘If I don´t see it, I don´t believe it!’
¨¡Pa mear y no echar gota!¨ – Slang phrase that means literally: ‘To want to pee and not be able to pour a drop!’ , something like ‘Unbelievable!’, but in a very funny Spanish way. ¨Pa¨ is the short way to say ¨para¨ and it is used mainly in Southern Spain.
¨¡Manda cojones / huevos! / ¨¡Tiene cojones / huevos (la cosa)!¨ – ‘The issue has balls!’, meaning something is unbelievable. ¨Huevos¨ and ¨Cojones¨ are two different ways to say ‘testicles’ or ‘balls’ in Spanish. (and yes, we call them ¨huevos¨, which means ‘eggs’, because of their shape XD