How Spanish Nicknames Work | Insults or Compliments?

[@tomjason2529]

the "typical american gringo" character kills meeee lmaoo

I'm trying to get the cultures to understand eachother so I gotta show people how outrageous they get for no reason 😅

[@gringa23]

Indeed😂

[@dalaee51]

@@prolover697 it can be but again it depends. I can say "Y dónde está tu amiga la gringa?" Which means "so where is your white american friend?". Offensive would be "Estos pinches gringos no se mueven" which means "These fucking white americans don't move".

[@Funstun-yk7oo]

@@prolover697 it isnt, gringo basically just means “not latino”

[@TheKukulkan]

My father's nickname for my mom is Gorda. My mother's nickname for my dad is Gordo. One time while grocery shopping my father tried to get my mom's attention and yelled "Gorda, ven aqui!". This lady out of nowhere yells at my father, and hugs my mom. "That man has no right to call you that! That is a form of abuse. You are his wife and he needs to respect you!" My mom retorts "I call him Gordo too. Also Viejo and Vinagrio." The lady just stared at my mom and said "you deserve each other!"

[@teacherwriterco]

🤣🤣🤣

[@naruto16112]

Lmao, did that happen in the US?

[@TheKukulkan]

@@naruto16112 yes in Los Angeles. About 5 years ago. The other woman was a third generation Mexican American.

[@Anansi_chan]

😂😂😂😂

[@rigopinedagarcia]

You can tell a person is really bilingual, when switches from one language to the another without even thinking about it, just like you do. You go so smooth from one language to the other without making the slightest effort. Congratulations for doing what you really enjoy doing.

Gracias!

[@RingsOfSolace]

Your gringo accent kills me a little bit inside when you put it up in these sketches lmfaoooo

[@IH8Sprinkles]

😂😂😂😂

🤣 it's so fun!

[@Gunshinzero]

Lol 🤣 i'm just learning Spanish and I don't think I've ever been that bad.

[@letslearnspanishtv]

"Manín" so Dominican. Me gustó. In Colombia we use Mono/Mona for a blonde haired person. Cariño is always used for sweethearts.

Ah mi hermano!! Sí se me había olvidado de mono/Mona. Aprendí esa palabra de mi video con Lauren la gringa Latina. Gracias por recordarme

[@Rip_Van_Wrinkle374]

@ ¿Como aprender español paso a paso?; ¿Tengo que comprar un diccinario? o ¿que?

[@Rip_Van_Wrinkle374]

@ explicarme, I want to know more words.

[@OrpheoCT]

"Chele" for white/light(er)-skinned people in El Salvador. That's what my dad calls me!

[@jaylastampley25]

Soy bastante simple. Veo notificación de Bilingüe Blogs, hago clic y dejo un like ✨.

Es por eso que eres de lo mioooo! 🤟🏾

[@tanlinda80]

Same in Jamaica! And sometimes they call you how you look, tall, short, black, white, young, old.... Etc. But it's not to to offend unless you're you're in an argument, everything in context 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@shantemoore6265]

¡Tan verdadero!😅👍🏾

[@Danovio]

haha sometimes we use it to like, say that they are opposite, like calling a fat guy for flaco, or a skinny guy for gordo.

[@tanlinda80]

@@Danovio exactamente 😂😂

[@jonathan.t.dalton]

Yup. I spent a few months in the DR for school and everybody called my Korean classmate "chino." He gave up correcting everybody after about week #2. Extraño a chino.

[@Drskopf]

Now you understand why!! I think the#1 reason is Chinese were the first asians to migrate to Latinoamérica long time ago (200 to 300 yrs ago) so their nationality got stuck. There's a lot of Coreans and japanese latinos that we still call them chinos today.

[@shirley.illustrates]

En colombia (bogota) le decimos chino a los niños. Pk no se pero asi es...jejeje Por ejemplo: Su chinito esta hermoso! (Your baby is beautiful) 🤷‍♀️

[@shirley.illustrates]

I find out why we call "chino" the kids in Colombian. The word is actually not in Spanish. It comes from the chibcha language from the Muisca people and it means the youngest child of the family. Its was later added to the local spanish after they forbidden the native language.

[@nahuelcarmona7594]

In argentina its common to call someone you love that is a woman "negra" or "negrita", which has gotten my friend in trouble when he started dating a haitian girl

[@naruto16112]

I love the fact that you mention how "negro" most of the time works as a term of endearment, there's not so much racism in latino countries, there is, but not as big of a social impact as in the US, por ejemplo yo tengo un primo, él es el único negrito de la familia, porque mi tía es de color pero mi tío es blanco europeo, a mi primo le decimos siempre "el negrito" o "negro" de cariño, and it's never been to discriminate but to show affection to him as a matter of fact he's like a brother to me. Great video bro, imma suscribe keep it up!

Exacto. Gotta teach my American people how this works jaja

[@sparklesp9304]

I think that's because you'll are mixed ethnically, but there's definitely colorism in certain cultures, which is internalized racism. African Americans have the same issue as well, but it's something we've been working on for decades.

[@naruto16112]

Yeh it's a different culture, as you said we are all mixed and we grow together, and there are no minorities at least in my country where i come from, venezuela, i went to school with kids with all kinds of skins, and we shared together, there was bullying as anywhere in the planet, but it was more related to weight or physical deformities than skin color, as a matter of fact a lot of my black friends weren't even interested in african american culture whereas I love african american culture specially hip hop haha.

[@cseijifja]

@@sparklesp9304 there is colorism, but it's absolutely nothing compared to post apartheid countries like the US or southafrica, or other anglo countries, folks from these places don't understand this tho.

[@cedoniapeterson9239]

In English we sometimes call our friends swear words too, I wonder how comparable it is. For example I don’t really like being called a bitch, even by girlfriends, and I wonder if perra has a similar connotation where it’s still a bit demeaning but some women feel comfortable reclaiming it.

It's exactly the same vibe with that word actually.

[@caleebpinkett6450]

It’s the exact same for African Americans not just the “N” word we use a lot of terms that are terms of endearment for us and offensive to others.

That's so true. I believe there are more terms in spanish, but we do definitely use them in our culture too.

[@charlieo3150]

No Matter what the N word will always be an offensive term for Black Americans. It's sad that the Black community took a racial term and kept it alive then embraced with other races who use it even more!!

[@randydontworry5512]

I know this is based on Latin American Spanish, but for those who are interested, you’ll hear most of the same terms used in this video here in Spain, but the most common way of saying “buddy” or “mate” here is “tío/tía”, which in standard Spanish actually means “uncle/aunt”. You’ll also hear words like “tronco/tronca”, “colega”, “chato/chata”, “chaval/chavala” etc. Great video as always Ricky!

[@trips505]

this man is the goat. such as inspiration for all us learners of this beautiful lnguage

[@lefrense8045]

Hey, I'm 17 from Canada and I want to learn Spanish. Being from where I am in Canada though, there's literally no Spanish speakers. I love Spanish music and Spanish culture, I've actually been to Spain and I loved every minute of it. In my opinion Spanish is the most beautiful language, and I wanna be fluent one day, but finding people to talk to in person is a hard task for me, especially since I'm only 17 and I don't really have the most money.

[@jordancollins2087]

Same! And I don’t know how to improve because I think my main problem is speaking

[@lexij5034]

Use HelloTalk, I made a lot of friends talking to people on there. Almost everybody is willing to help you on there, it's a really good tool.

[@lefrense8045]

@@lexij5034 ok I'll this out, thank you!!

[@mnarsh750]

It's kind of the same thing in Morocco. People call their loved ones and close friends "black" " fat" " skinny" "blond" "short" "tall" "clumsy" "daddy". Girls call their best friends my chubby. and in Turkey if you call a black eyed ,black haired or a dark skinned person "my black eyed" or "dark girl" or " dark boy" it means that they are very dear to you or that you are thinking that they are attractive, it's a compliment it's also the case for "my blue eyed". But when it comes to "blond hair" it's not a term of endearment. So "dark person" is a term of endearment and "blond person" is not a term of endearment.

[@PfEMP]

"Le digo goldo, no porque es goldo" I rest my case

[@gadgetnews2750]

Your english spanish make me laugh with tears 😅😂🤣😆 your the best on KZbin with spanish

[@lg3zamzam930]

He always has the best fits!

Eyyy gracias!

[@johnm.4947]

When teasing women friends in Spanish, often say, “Que tremendo!” To which I always thank them with a smile, fully aware that The intention was not a complement.

[@TotallyThomas]

Viejo/vieja to me sounds like when people say “my old lady/man”

[@diegocaballero59]

For using "Perra" you gotta be really good friends and is usually used under specifics context (like when a girl is braghing about having slept with a guy they were looking the night before). Better avoid using Perra even between friends.

[@dinifroggy]

AGREED!!!

[@latanyacayson2559]

That gringo accent has me hollering! 😂😂😂 Sounds like me speaking Spanish, lol!

[@williamrenko7469]

We also use "Mono" sometimes, referring to blond people. As well, we use "Parce", that means Bro/Dude

[@nizalaur88]

😂😂😂😂😂 bro el acento gringo yo moriiiiii

Es divertido fingir el acento de vez en cuando lol

[@33up24]

I think this goes with a lot of languages too, although spanish definitely takes the cake with it's variety and creativity. It's all about context and how you say something. I love the "mi negra" example, since it takes something that had negative connotations (we all know the struggle of POC throughout history) and transform it into a phrase of endearment and love, instead of hate and disdain.

[@87crimson]

African/Black Guys/Girls should really make an extra effort to learn what the word NEGRO means in Spanish, (besides the colour of course) specially in Latin America. It would make their lifes hell of a lot easier. Mad props to you for tackling this subject. Most of the time Anglo folks just assume we are racist when using that word. An example: English Premier League footballer Luis Suarez was fined and suspended because he wrote a message on Twitter (in Spanish) saying goodbye to one of his close friends "Nos vemos Negro" To be honest its quite patronizing at times. If we make the effort and understand that the N word is something terrible to say in English why can't folks from the Angloshpere make a similar effort with the word Negro.

[@DirteeC]

Jejeje, love this. I was explaining this to my cousin yesterday as my Dominican friend calls her "Amarilla". When he first said it I laughed and he quickly said, it's okay, she's the same complexion as me, lol...I know it's all love, lol My personal favorite is Carinito

[@travishouse5988]

My Best Friend from the age of 13 was from Portugal. His father called me Prieto for years before Pedro finally told me one day (I think we were in our early 20s by then) that it means ‘Black’ in Portuguese. 😂 There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind that he meant it as a term of endearment.

[@dalzvert9206]

Ima first generation Honduran-American from da south born in North Carolina growin up in Texas and da word " M*** " is actually a really strong word so instead we say " mi Alero " and da term " Trigueño " is used in da beautiful Central American country of Honduras in which a Trigueño is someone who has strong African/Afro-Caribbean blood which makes dem look mulato, ( were mixed between Spaniard's, mainly from Andalucia, African/Afro-Caribbean, and Indigenous Hondurans ) and couples call each other " More " thanks for mentionin Honduras in yo video mane 🇭🇳💯

[@cabri358]

then there come the more aggressive accents like us argentinians, that use "gordo puto" as a term of endearement. the difference is all in the intonation and context xD

[@kaptainwarp]

😂

[@elliewuzzup7689]

I've heard older English speaking couples say "my old man" or "old woman" same thing. It's a term of endearment. 🤗

[@nadiyuhh2182]

My friends and I will call each other ternura, querida, more, nerga, morena, preciosa, hermosa, bella, linda, and so many more that I can't think of rn 😂

[@smbeezy]

So us Puerto Rican’s refer to The Godfather of our children as compai, never heard it used as a buddy. Thank you fir the info !

[@MKxISubZeroIx]

True lmao. My girlfriend’s parents calls her Flaca 😂

Así mismito!!

[@valenmejia2135]

In Colombia, "chino" is used for kids too, not exclusively for chinese people or even asians.

[@omarnoah]

I love my culture!!!!! Latin Americans are such fun and wonderful people. Latin country Where I grew up we called our friends and family: chino, gordo, negro, sambo, cabezon, viejo, vieja, Indio, cholo, chato, even huevon 😁 etc etc They are terms of endearment and it NEVER are those taken as offensive. In fact, we love them !! 💖. Growing up I was called skinny one - boy! I wish I got called that now! 😅

[@Blessingbeyondborders]

The gringo voice cracks me up!

Gotta represent for my fellow gringos! ✊ 😅

[@cindys2995]

This is the same with other cultures, like Blacks in America or among genders - a phrase that's insulting is just for friends but if someone else say's it, it's offensive. Thanks for sharing this!

[@niepierdol]

I remember how my gf called me blanquito for the first time 🤣 I felt kinda offended but I didn't say anything because she said it in a sweet way 😂

[@Bagassu777]

I think the key point here is consent. If it's a family member or close friend it's okay, it's possibly said since day one, but if it's from a stranger or new friend who you aren't that close it's rude. Also the tone and context and place.

[@masterjacob7155]

The quality of this video is 🤩🤩🤩

Gracias!! I'm learning

[@silvestrenet]

En Dominicana usamos la palabra "Tipo/Tipa" when you don't know someone's name, for greeting someone or when you are upset with someone: Klk tipo/tipa: puede ser entre amigos Y ese tipo/tipa quien lo patrocina-----> when someone arrives to someplace and someone else don't want or like that person near them Dime a ve manito dame dato de ese/esa tipo/tipa that's coloquial spanish often used in the neighborhoods.

[@Journeytaker101]

That gringo accent makes me really practice my speaking skills!! I DO NOT want to sound like that!!!! LOL!!! IT is truly "cringy"LOL! Thanks for the awesome vid!

[@sethpringle5428]

Yo, your videos are SO awesome for learning the culture and the language! Keep it up!

[@naruto16112]

also bro, we try to avoid saying "maricón" that one is too impactful, most of the time it's to insult someone for being homosexual, rather we only say "marico" and "marica". I'm venezuelan we say "marico" and I'm also half colombian and my mom's family say "marica" but neither say "maricón" that one is too discriminative

[@cclayton1316]

Chino/china can be for anyone with curly hair

[@akiljackson1200]

Big up yuself!! yu cap a shot mi bredda! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 one love from jamaica!!

[@kimgreer9069]

I’ve been practicing Spanish for a year and a half. I’m pretty decent but have a hard time understanding sometimes. What are some ways you improved with becoming fluent and understanding Spanish grammar?

[@sparklesp9304]

I recommend the Pimsleur app.

[@kimgreer9069]

Thank you!!

[@chowie4486]

Thank you for this 🙏🏼 We also use chino or China for people with curly hair.

[@henhaooahneh]

Prieto is black in old Spanish, it is an archaism. In Portuguese, black is preto.

[@kaptainwarp]

I had a friend in school named "Guillermo". And his friend called him "Yermo". Guillermo laughed and told him to shut up. They explained that "Yermo" means 'barren' or 'sterile'. I still find that funny.

[@NayKeia]

Nalgona, pelucas, flaquita...a few I've heard used 😊

[@901Cocoa]

It's the clip of Tiffany "New York" Pollard for me 🤣

[@askkayfabulous7847]

I needed this list 4 years ago

[@diegocaballero59]

Fun fact, prieto is a real word. In fact, Preto in portuguesse means literally the color black. They have the same origin. That's why is just an adjective.

[@braulindisla-elburrodelaba5361]

Chembu and bembu is African descent words. Is most use in the Caribbean

[@Drskopf]

In nicaragua is called Bembon

[@braulindisla-elburrodelaba5361]

@@Drskopf i use bembon too sometimes

[@Yenny-1014]

Lmao🤣🤣that beginning! Subscribed😎

🙌🏾😂 gracias!

[@chiresehoskie4473]

I'm so glad I found your channelllll ❤️❤️

[@BrandiWL]

😂 I could have avoided so many arguments with my boyfriend if I would've had this video sooner. Coming up on 5 years. Nena vs niña was one that got me pissed but even though he did tell me I was acting like a little girl once he wasn't continuing to do it and that's when he called me nena (roughly babe)...he stopped calling me that for a while haha. Oh well. You live you learn. Now he calls me pechocha, flaquita, piernuda, nalgona, but when I gained weight he started calling me gordita, puerquita til I went off on him for that too cuz I was sensitive about my weight. But now it doesn't phase me and I have my own set of names for him. Especially now that he's gordy fatty (cuz we're incorporating learning inglés) jaja i should start calling him medio metro since he's slightly shorter than me if not wearing shoes. He's gonna love that one 😂😂😂 Look up medio metro cumbia if you don't know about this.

[@estarlinvalerio5877]

Muy buen video, es verdad si me dicen gordo o rubio es un apodo pero "Del Diablo" solo lo puede decir mi mamá o mi abuela cuando estan enojadas. Por ejemplo: "Mira tu, muchacho del diablo, yo te dije a ti que fregaras los trastes y yo todavía los veo ahí sucios"

[@shandiverse6788]

I really love your videos! I lose motivation easy, but following you helps me ode!

[@courtneywitherspoon8584]

Mi Cielo! And Maricon is definitely Ecuador.

Esoo

[@feligente]

And Cuba 🇨🇺

[@alchimistdaGod]

My Dominican friends call me Negro. They've been calling me that for ever.. lol you definitely on point with this.. I have know a ton of people named gordo..

[@the_real_idoit8166]

7:29 we have that in Mexico too

[@lauracorrea4712]

Hahahahaha me reí mucho, que buen video 🤍✨

Lauraaaa KLK! Cuáles nombres te pusieron a ti?

[@lauracorrea4712]

@ hey!, ✌🏼 me han dicho “la wera” y un tío me dice “mi negra” y mi papá me dice “gorda” Siempre los escuchó con mucho amor 🥰

[@yadiira]

Prieto in Mexico is not derogatory. My fathers uncle was called Prieto (his skin was very dark). His name his whole like was Prieto, Mi tio Prieto. I never knew his real name. It was a name out of love. However, if you are fighting with someone you can make it into a bad term.

[@alyssamorgan3658]

Very well done video

[@tinamatic3500]

BIEN difícil este tema... gracias por su video. :)

[@Haajoffworld]

Missed u man

[@elliewuzzup7689]

"Lo vAs A dAñaR" LOL 😂

[@portiajordan6057]

Lol, I love when you do these. So funny.😂

[@MichelleMastrobattista]

In Puerto Rico I’ve heard a lot of these, plus, acho or chacho for a guy, chula for a significant other (female), chica/chico to call a friend, also a friends mother told me I have “piernas gordas”. I thought this was offensive and she was saying I have fat legs until my Spanish tutor told me that this was likely a compliment? 🤔

[@caleebpinkett6450]

🤣🤣🤣 me encanta ‘mano!

Gracias manín!

[@evasanchezsaez8685]

Jajaja. Me encanta! "Goldo..."

[@dreamzthief4758]

Lets get this man to 100k subs

[@megapene93939]

Mi viejo/ Mi vieja is often used as referring to your friend like my dude.

[@cindys2995]

Love the first part with the bad accent - lol!

[@mchlkpng]

Befote watching this video: yeah "pendejo" and "cabrón" are totally gonna be in this

[@johnathanb4729]

Hi Ricky. Puede usted haga un video sobre jergas latina del carribe ? Hablo un poquito del Espanol pero solamente El Espanol de los libros y muchas personas me pensan hablar desmasiado "come mierda" (Come mierda es la unica jerga yo se en espanol), yo se jergas de Spain como "Dar la leche" y"Ser la leche" en cual yo habia tratado de usar estas expressiones a mi bodega local y basicalamente yo era reir fuera de la tienda. Yo dije al cajero cuando me prejunto "Como tu estas" ?" "Te ves hecho de polvo" Yo respondi por deciendo, " Tio. Yo tenia que trabajar mas horas que normalamente yo estaria". " Hoy mi jefe el era un burro" ! "Hoy Me de la leche!!!" De repente ! el se habia dejado de sonreir y se quedo de piedra (De la exprecion en su cara) El me miraba como aputaba de darme un punatazo o me iba matar con un machete. Me marche rapidamente de la tienda. Yo era muy avergonzado a decir lo menos. Ya que todo el mundo en esa tienda fueran Dominicanos y probleblamente no saben nada de las jergas espanoles. Ahora Ninguna personas en esa tienda me communicaron en espanol. Las mujeres en La tienda ellos reierseme y me llaman "Senor Leche" y yo puse la cabeza por abajo de vergonsoso mientras saliendo la tienda. Rickey Tio, mi hermano por favor ayudarme !

[@nnplee]

In México, chino or china can also mean black person depending on the area. It describes our hair. I heard it a lot when I was living in Oaxaca

[@person866]

bruhhh when he said im sorry my mind immediatly translated it to mi dispiace bc i cant stop mixing up my spanish and italian jsdfbsjdf

That's real. That happens to me in portuguese 😬

[@JWFromDaNawf]

He don't miss

🎯 Gracias!!

[@alexnavarro6941]

Hahaha that's about right. We use bad words as greetings and compliments quite a lot.

[@juanitareed559]

Parcero/a Bro, dude, my man, girl 🇨🇴🇨🇴

[@aidank2108]

Quick question: I have no one to speak Spanish to, and when I try talking to someone I try nervous and freeze. how can I work on that?

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHncqoVsm8hsq8k this video may help. Also, try talking to yourself first. Get comfortable with the language and talk yourself through your day sometimes. This will help you to get out of your own way sabes?

[@aidank2108]

@ ok thx

[@sparklesp9304]

I use the Pimsleur app. It'll help get your ear open.

[@TheMsSimone]

My Dominican boyfriend calls me Negra. At first I was like “whaaaattt??!” Then he explained what you just said 😂😂 Now, I ask him to call me his Jamaican Negra 😜😉 🇯🇲🇩🇴

[@TuAmigoElMorrocoy]

Its like some american girls call their friends "bitch" like "hey bitch" or "Im a bad bitch" ... in any other context "bitch" would be an insult. Or like how some black people call eachother the Nword if they are really good friends... those are words that are used as a sign of frienship, but you REALLY have to know your relationship with that person because it can also be insulting. Like im from venezuela and I call everyone "marico" marico also means "gay" ... you only do that with my close friends, you dont go to the store and tell the people behind the cashier "hey marico, gimme 2 empanadas"... no you dont do that, only to people you know well ... another clue if that, if a close friend uses that word with you it means he's okay using it and you can do it too. I call my argentinean friend "boludo" because its like the "marico" for argentineans.... and he calls me "marico" ... so its like calling eachother "friend" but acknowledging our nationalities at the same time. This is often done in latin america

[@OSFromTheCrypt]

Coño is used alot too

[@robinmata9362]

A veces se pueden dar un apodo que refleja lo contario de como se ven o son realment.

[@losdominicanos]

Nice! Just a quick correction, in the DR "güero/güera" is hardly used, that is more of a Mexican and Mexican-America thing. "Rubio/rubia" is used for a blonde hair person, but only in the DR is used for that and any white or white-looking person even when their hair isn't blonde. Don't ask me why, they just do. lol The rest, flawless. Good job!

[@Armanijesus]

In Chile it's also common that someone who is rubio is fair skinned :) . If you want to be explicit you say pelo rubio.

[@DaneReidVoiceOver]

I was surprised to hear woman in DR calling each other mi chapi

[@Danc243]

Finally someone talking about this. My abuelita used to call me "prietito mojino". When my chicano cousin hear her saying that he was like "bro thats racists" (he is very white) and everyone in that reunion was like "bro no wtf."

[@Drskopf]

Vaya por fin, someone who paid attention. It was difficult for me trying to explain this whole thing to my African American bros and co workers, Bc of the US racial tension. But in the latino culture doesn't apply that racial tension to the same level of the US, because we don't go in a racial killing spree. And like Ford quarterman another gringo latinizado said In IG. Latinos are always offending each other since childhood. So nobody gets offended very easy.

[@sparklesp9304]

Has there ever been a move to overturn the "mejorar la raza" sentiments in Latin America like there was in the US? Remember, African Americans spearheaded the Black Power movement, so we're never going to be ok with our culture or ethnic features being positioned beneath European ones because of how hard our parents generation fought to change those sentiments in the US. Remember that our ethnic features were publicly derided and made fun of for decades while European ones were praised as being the standard of beauty prior to the Black Power Movement, which came with MANY sacrifices from the elders in our community, so we're never going to be ok with that mentality rising again in the US. If people can praise blue eyes, pale skin and blonde hair in Latin culture, they BETTER be doing the same with brown eyes, dark skin and kinky hair under the view that both are EQUALLY beautiful.

[@Drskopf]

@@sparklesp9304 it is, slowly but surely, unfortunately the ones in power (europe) promoted that sentiment of feeling inferior which is dumb but the Bully ones who has the guns also write their version of the story. In my country Nicaragua racial tension is not a thing, there are people that still say that dumb statement of mejorar la raza but as far as I'm concerned in "Paisito" people mixes with other races and coexist with no drama.

[@sparklesp9304]

@@Drskopf I mean, before the Civil Rights Movement, America had plenty of biracial people, but they were all labeled as black, and still treated as inferior to people who were fully white. Just because there's no drama, doesn't mean that people are being treated fairly. Sometimes there's no drama because people are tolerating disrespect and disparate treatment. The reason that I commented is that years ago, I had to check a teenager from Central America who was making fun of another Hispanic girl in Spanish, simply because she was having a conversation with a African American boy. I believe that he was calling him monkey, and when I called him out for doing it, he told me that his grandfather was black, which I already knew because African Americans have the same history as Latinos, but everyone who was biracial was labeled as black in the States and those people intermarried with either other black people with more African ancestry than them, or into the "white" community where they passed. So, African Americans can have lighter relatives that look like the multiracial people in Central America, but they're simply labeled as black in the States. However, even with having a black grandfather, this still didn't stop this teenager from perpetuating in blatant racism against another black teenager, which is why having lots of mixed race people isn't an indication of less racism as sometimes, biracials still internalize the hierarchy of racism, where everything that's uniquely white is good and acceptable, and everything that is uniquely black is bad and unacceptable. The Black Power Movement was about establishing that what is black is just as inherently good and beautiful as what is white.

[@madhadda_rotla]

Other terms of endearment for a significant other, or a child "mi cielo" or "mi vida" or "mi solete"

[@ElBritanicoBoricua.]

pana!!

[@miilkychim2429]

So what can I call my guy friends as a girl? I have a few friends from Colombia with whom I practice my Spanish and because here in Germany I'm not used to call people by nicknames, I just avoid directly addressing them...

Parce, which is short for parcero. Amigo, pana. Etc.

[@spoudaois]

¿La gente en España utiliza estos términos o es sólo en América Latina?

[@Tennmdunn]

I really think negra and negrita negrito is the cutest way to say black. I feel american get offended because the n word of course but its is very far from that word

[@diegocaballero59]

Usually, marica and marico is not meaning to directly insult, but maricón, usually is to insult. It might mean faggot, but not always is literally stating if it's gay or not, might be also for a cowardly or un-manly act (like being a brown noser or a snitch or just after a joke and there wouldn't be that bad.) Gordo is used as well as flaco (thin) depends as you said on the person. Negro as you said is mostly used like a nickname, just a trait that distinguish you. Same as chino.