¿Qué onda?
How to Say 'What's Up' in Spanish: 15+ Greetings and Responses They Don't Teach in Class
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Add a word/Sounds like "KEH" (as in "kept") + "TRAHN" (as in "tract") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/
Meaning
An informal Mexican greeting meaning what's up, what's good, or what's going on. It's the street-level, close-friends way to start a conversation with zero formalities.
Examples
“Qué tranza bro, how've you been?”
“Qué tranza! Haven't seen you in forever, where you been?”
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/Sounds like "KEH" (as in "kept") + "TRAHN" (as in "tract") + "sah" (as in "salsa")/
Meaning
An informal Mexican greeting meaning what's up, what's good, or what's going on. It's the street-level, close-friends way to start a conversation with zero formalities.
Examples
“Qué tranza bro, how've you been?”
“Qué tranza! Haven't seen you in forever, where you been?”
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