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Season 1 · Episode 1
Birthday Girl
C1Mexican36 min
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Mexicanon NetflixNew student Javier starts school and meets the ever-observant Sofía. Another student's secret is publicly revealed, stirring up the school.
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güey
dude / man / buddyexpressioncolloquialExtremely common address term between peers of any gender in informal Mexican speech. Can be affectionate, neutral, or mildly dismissive depending on tone. Spelled 'wey' or 'güey' interchangeably. Using it signals in-group familiarity; absent between strangers or in formal contexts.
¿Ya viste el partido, güey? Estuvo increíble.Did you see the game, dude? It was incredible.pendejo/a
idiot, stupid person; stupid (adj.)adjective / noun (vulgar)No seas pendejo y guarda tus contraseñas en un lugar seguro.Don't be an idiot, save your passwords somewhere safe.calificaciones
grades, marksnoun (plural)Mis calificaciones bajaron porque no entregué las tareas a tiempo.My grades dropped because I didn't hand in assignments on time.extorsionar / extorsionando
to blackmail, to extortverbAlguien estaba extorsionando a los estudiantes con información privada.Someone was blackmailing the students with private information.hartarse
to be fed up with, to be sick ofverb (reflexive)Me harta tener que repetir lo mismo todos los días.It drives me crazy having to repeat the same thing every day.reprobando / reprobar
to fail (a class or exam)verbSi no estudias, vas a reprobar el examen final.If you don't study, you're going to fail the final exam.faltas
absences, unexcused absencesnoun (plural)Si acumulas demasiadas faltas, te pueden dar de baja del curso.If you rack up too many absences, they can drop you from the course.parcial
partial exam, midtermnounEl trabajo del parcial vale el 30% de la calificación final.The midterm project counts for 30% of the final grade.
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no mames
no way / are you serious / holy shitexpressionvulgarOne of the most versatile exclamations in informal Mexican speech. Expresses disbelief, surprise, annoyance, or admiration depending on intonation. Literally refers to nursing but is used purely as an emphatic filler. Softened to 'no manches' in mixed or semi-formal company.
No mames, ¿ya se acabó la pizza? ¡Si acabamos de pedirla!No way, the pizza's already gone? We just ordered it!qué pedo
what's up / what's going on / what the hellexpressionvulgarExtremely common informal greeting or expression of confusion or confrontation. As a greeting, 'qué pedo' equals 'what's up'; as an accusatory phrase, it signals something is wrong or suspicious. The literal meaning (referring to flatulence) is entirely absent in everyday use. Signals a very casual, often male peer register.
Llegaste tardísimo, ¿qué pedo contigo?You're super late, what's going on with you?vale madres / valer madres
to not matter / to not give a damn about someoneexpressionvulgarOne of the most expressive 'madre' constructions. 'Alguien te vale madres' means you don't care at all about that person; 'ya valí madres' means I'm done for / I've lost out. Conveys total indifference or a sense of ruin. The range from indifference to hopelessness is determined by subject and context.
Al jefe le valen madres tus horas extra, nunca te las van a pagar.The boss doesn't give a damn about your overtime, they're never going to pay you for it.
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