‹ La Reina del Sur
Season 1 · Episode 19
Amor Mortal
La Reina del Sur
C1Latin American42 min
Teresa loses again. She knows that love only brings death for the man that she wants at her side, and Santiago is now facing that fate because of his trafficking.
Expressions to listen for
9gachobad / awful / sketchy / shady
colloquialAppears ~2× in this episode
Mexican Spanish slang. Used to describe something morally wrong, unpleasant, or low-quality. Can describe a person, a situation, or an action. Very common in everyday Mexican speech across age groups.
Me pareció muy gacho que se fueran sin avisarme.I thought it was really messed up that they left without telling me.
óraleokay / let's go / alright / come on
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caer gordoto find someone annoying / to rub someone the wrong way
colloquialAppears ~1× in this episode
An idiomatic expression used with indirect object pronouns: 'me cae gordo/a'. Not about weight, it means the person is unlikable or irritating to the speaker. Intensified with 'rete-' in Mexican Spanish.
Ese tipo me cae gordo desde la primera vez que lo vi.That guy has rubbed me the wrong way since the first time I saw him.
Key vocabulary
17la droga·drugs / narcotics
noun (feminine)essential
La policía encontró la droga escondida en el camión.The police found the drugs hidden in the truck.
la mercancía·merchandise / goods / cargo (often used euphemistically for contraband)
noun (feminine)essential