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Spanish · 7 phrases

Romance & Flirting

From sweet to explicit, plus the landmines. "Echar los perros" is charming pursuit; "mamacita" is a compliment to a partner and harassment to a stranger — we mark the line. And this is the home of the single most dangerous word in Spanish: "coger," innocent in Spain, graphic in Mexico. Read the regional flags before you flirt across borders.

Echar los perros eh-CHAR lohs PEH-rrohs To hit on someone / put the moves on Ligar lee-GAR To flirt / to hook up / to pull Estar buenote / buenota ess-TAR bweh-NOH-teh To be hot / smoking Fajar fah-HAR To make out / heavy petting Mamacita mah-mah-SEE-tah Hottie / gorgeous (as an address) Poner los cuernos poh-NEHR lohs KWEHR-nohs To cheat on / two-time Coger koh-HEHR To have sex (Mexico); to grab/catch (Spain)