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What does «andá» mean in Dominican Spanish?
andá
oh no, wow
| Meaning | oh no, wow |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | vaya, no me digas |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Se murió María. —Andá, ¿y cómo se murió?»
Maria died. —Oh no, how did she die?
A short sound of surprise or sorrow at news. It is not the verb «andar».
Related Dominican words
- anda pal diablo — get out of here!
- dizque / dique — supposedly
- el disparate — nonsense, junk
- el lío — trouble, a mess
- el reguero — a mess
- hablador / habladora — a big talker
- mi amor / mi vida — sweetie (to strangers)
- na' — nothing
- na'quená — no two ways about it
- no bulto — no cap, for real
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