Güey / Wey

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⚠️ Tone

✅ Very common but also informal.

✅ Women also use it to address their female friends, but I wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re very close.

❌ Don’t refer to everyone as ese wey unless you want to sound barrio (Erika told me off for doing just that!).

❌ Don’t use with strangers or older people.

Useful Chunks:

• ese güey — that dude
• ¡Ya, wey! — Stop it! / Enough!
• Vas, güey. — You're up, dude. / Do it, bro.
• ¡Ay, wey! — Damn! / Whoa!
• ¿Neta, wey? — Seriously, dude?
• ¡Álzalas, wey! — Watch your step, dude!
• Órale, wey. — Alright, man.
• ¡Qué onda, güey! — What's up, dude!
• ¡No seas güey! — Don’t be dumb!
• ¡No te hagas güey! — Don't play dumb!