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I mean the slang version. Por ejemplo: "That's so cool!". I learned in Spanish class that it would be "genial" but I looked that word up here and it said that it meant "genuis". And so I looked up how to say "cool" (not on this dictionary, they use the literal sense here) and it said that in Latin America it would be "chido" and in Castilian it would be "guay". Esta me hace un poco confudida, ¿Qué debo usar? ¡Le doy gracias por su ayuda!

200675 viewsupdated Jan 8, 2017posted by june10It's confusing because it's regional. - katydew, Nov 18, 2012I've always heard "chido" como "¡Que chido!" - hesavesme94, Nov 19, 2012you can use genial is some places too as cool, but since it is regional, as Katydew mentioned, it depends what country you are in and who you are talking to. If you go to Costa Rica use "Tuanis!!" - Sury09, Feb 22, 2014In Peru, we use "que genial" or "que bestial" - jemamu, Mar 14, 2015

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In Ecuador it's chévere.

updated Nov 19, 2012posted by lorenzo9Le doy gracias por su ayuda!! I looked this up in the dictionary here and it means "cool." - june10, Dec 24, 20093votes

¡Qué guay! ............. in Spain.

updated Feb 23, 2014posted by patch3votes

In México You say "Chido".

updated Nov 19, 2012posted by Gunznblackroses2votes

My friends in Mexico use the word "padre". My friends in Ecuador use the word "chévere". I like the word "chévere" a lot more than "padre". The Spanish radio station in town has a heavy Mexican influence. I hear the word "padre" used the same way English speakers use the word "cool".

updated Feb 22, 2014edited by rgrove36posted by rgrove36doesnt padre mean father? - SELWICH425, Apr 26, 2010yes, padre is father in a literal sense, but you can use it as cool too in some places. - Sury09, Feb 22, 20142votes

I live in Mexico and I have also heard "Que padre" from my Mexican friends under the age of 40.

updated Nov 19, 2012posted by dance4ever2votes

I was told to say "cobado" for "cool"!!!!

updated Nov 19, 2012posted by mike123587Gracias!! - june10, Dec 24, 2009En argentina es "copado" - QFour, Nov 19, 20121vote

En España solemos decir que algo "Cool" es "Guay" o "Molón". El problema es que decir "Guay" dejó de ser "Cool" en los 90s X-D

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updated Nov 19, 2012posted by SilviaC1vote

When I was visiting relatives in Guatemala, some people also said "qué calidad."

updated Nov 19, 2012posted by espantapajarito1vote

In a video from Colombia I heard "bacano"

updated Nov 19, 2012posted by mstivers1vote

Some people here in NM say 'muy suave"

updated Apr 26, 2010posted by nizhoni1thanks!! - june10, Dec 24, 20091vote

íqué bueno! ahora yo sé que significa la palabra chévere!

updated Apr 26, 2010posted by tobyo1vote

En guatemala, se dice "que chilero"...creo

updated Apr 26, 2010posted by D4NB0NDI0votes

In Puerto Rico they say, "Brutal!"

I'm closing this thread, it's from 2009. I doubt they are still looking for answers. Thanks everyone that contributed, just in case you see this. Ha!

updated Jan 8, 2017posted by rac10votes

If anyone cares, in Panamá they say "offie".

updated Jan 8, 2017posted by T_Dawg0votes

In Costa Rica you would use "Tuanis!"

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