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Watch out! / Be careful!This one’s just a super Mexican way to warn someone of danger… be it an approaching car, a step, something falling, a wet floor, etc., etc.
It’s also used more generally to tell someone to be
extra careful.
Real examples from Voces de México
Erika’s a fan of a good ol’
¡Aguas! when she wants to warn someone about something.
In fact, she uses it in her chats with both
Tía Maguitos and her
cuñado Ricardo.
With her
tía, she uses it to talk about a family trait
(at approx. 08:00):
Entonces nosotros somos muy lindos con todo el mundo, pero aguas si te pasas de la raya, porque entonces ahí nos sale, nos sale el carácter.So we’re lovely to everyone, but watch out if you cross the line, because that’s when our temper comes out.
And in her chat with
Ricardo, she uses it to warn against calling someone
prieto in a derogatory way
(at approx. 09:35):
Aguas, porque donde tú le digas de forma así, como despectiva a alguien…Watch out, because if you say it to someone in a derogatory way…💡 It comes from back in the day when people used to empty their chamber pots out the window while shouting ¡Aguas! to warn people about the incoming stinky mess.