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What does «klk / ¿qué lo que?» mean in Dominican Spanish?
klk / ¿qué lo que?
what's up?
| Meaning | what's up? |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | ¿qué tal?, ¿qué pasa? |
| Register | Very colloquial |
«—¡Klk, mi helmano! —Tranquilo, ¿y tú?»
—What's up, bro! —Chilling, and you?
The Dominican greeting. It comes from «¿qué lo que hay?» and gets written klk in texts. If you learn only one Dominican expression, make it this one.
Related Dominican words
- Dios te bendiga — God bless you
- a cada rato — all the time
- a la veldá que — honestly, truth is
- aficie — a crush, being head over heels
- ajumao / ajumá — drunk
- allá tú — suit yourself
- anda pal diablo — get out of here!
- bacano / vacano — awesome, cool
- bendición — blessing (a greeting to elders)
- bregar — to deal with, to handle
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