Venezuelan Spanish→English

Translate Venezuelan Spanish to English the way locals mean it.

Venezuelan Spanish often uses friendly tags, flexible time words, and local slang that a textbook reader can take too literally.

474 local dialects

What locals actually say

¿Qué más, pana?

Hey, what's up, buddy?

Qué más is a casual greeting, not a literal question about what else, while pana signals friendly familiarity.

Ahorita te aviso.

I'll let you know in a bit.

Ahorita commonly means soon or shortly in Venezuelan conversation, not necessarily right this second.

Eso quedó fino.

That turned out great.

Fino literally means fine, but in casual Venezuelan Spanish it signals that something is cool, good, or well done.

¿Me das la cola hasta la estación?

Can you give me a ride to the station?

Dar la cola is a Venezuelan construction meaning to give someone a lift, signaling an informal request for a ride.

Voy a comprar unas empanadas de pabellón.

I'm going to grab some pabellón empanadas.

Pabellón refers to Venezuela's signature dish of shredded beef, black beans, rice, and fried plantain, signaling a distinctly Venezuelan filling.

Mi abuela está pendiente de los muchachos.

My grandma is keeping an eye on the kids.

Estar pendiente de is a common Venezuelan construction meaning to look after or pay close attention to someone.

Está cayendo un palo de agua.

It's absolutely pouring.

Palo de agua is Venezuelan colloquial slang for very heavy rain, signaling an intense downpour.

Estoy arrecho porque me dejaron plantado.

I'm really pissed because they stood me up.

In Venezuelan Spanish, arrecho commonly signals anger or frustration in this context, though it can have other meanings elsewhere.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

Venezuelan Spanish. Tú informal; local colour where casual: chévere, chamo/chama, pana, fino for cool; cambur for banana, carro, celular.

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