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What does «¿y qué?» mean in Dominican Spanish?
¿y qué?
what's up?
| Meaning | what's up? |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | ¿qué tal? |
| Register | Very colloquial |
«¿Y qué, cómo va la cosa?»
What's up, how's it going?
An extremely short greeting between friends. Outside that context it can sound like a challenge, so watch your tone.
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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