On a similar note, PADRE (father) means good or cool while MADRE (mother) usually means bad. If you don’t hear this word 100 times a day, you aren’t off the tourist track yet. You can make great phrases with it too, such as the aforementioned ¿QUE PEDO?Ĥ. “I’m fucking drunk.” A drunken party or a binge is UNA PEDA. CUAL ES TU PINCHE PEDO means “what’s your fucking problem?”Īs an adjective it means drunk. NO HAY PEDO is a substitute for NO HAY BRONCA, no problem. As a noun it usually means problem, or more literally, fart. PEDO (vulgar) – This word is as versatile as the tortilla, but, unlike the tortilla, rarely appropriate. ¿QUE ONDA? – Along with ¿QUE PASO?, ¿QUE TAL?, and the vulgar ¿QUE PEDO?, this is yet another way to say “what’s up?” ONDA literally means waves or, in this case, vibes.ĥ. ¡ORALE! – It can be used for encouragement, like “go for it!” or “right on!” Or it can be used like “let’s do it!” or “let’s go!” Look out for its second cousin HIJOLE, which is like “wow” or “my goodness!”Ħ. CHELA / CAGUAMA – CHELA means beer, and CAGUAMAS are the big returnable 40 ounce bottles, undoubtedly your best value on the street.ħ. Another variation is TENGO HUEVA, which means you are feeling lazy.Ĩ. ¡A HUEVO! means “of course!” – a very useful expression. When my Spanish was still at a pretty basic level I had a student who said HUEVOS DIAS to me – not a very nice thing to say.
¡A HUEVO! (vulgar) – Do you know what huevo means? It means egg, but HUEVOS are balls. You may have noticed that NO HAY BRONCA is the name of my blog. WARNING: if you’re a FRESA (stuck-up person) you might be offended by some vulgar language, but if you’re a NACO (low-class, person with bad taste), you’ll overuse most of the words on this list.ġ0. Please disagree with me, correct my spelling, or remind me of what I’ve left out. See the Activity Guides to learn ways to protect your health when the AQI reaches unhealthy levels.The order of this list has no meaning other than the words and phrases I think are the most interesting, amusing, common, or unique. Health warning of emergency conditions: everyone is more likely to be affected. Health alert: The risk of health effects is increased for everyone. Some members of the general public may experience health effects members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected. Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. AQI Basics for Ozone and Particle Pollution Daily AQI ColorĪir quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.Īir quality is acceptable. The color makes it easy for people to quickly determine whether air quality is reaching unhealthy levels in their communities. Each category corresponds to a different level of health concern. When AQI values are above 100, air quality is unhealthy: at first for certain sensitive groups of people, then for everyone as AQI values get higher. AQI values at or below 100 are generally thought of as satisfactory. For example, an AQI value of 50 or below represents good air quality, while an AQI value over 300 represents hazardous air quality.įor each pollutant an AQI value of 100 generally corresponds to an ambient air concentration that equals the level of the short-term national ambient air quality standard for protection of public health. The higher the AQI value, the greater the level of air pollution and the greater the health concern. Think of the AQI as a yardstick that runs from 0 to 500. AQI is EPA’s index for reporting air quality.
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