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I'm laughing like crazy

Translation:

Me estoy cagando de risa

How to say it:

meh es-toy ka-gan-doh deh ree-sah

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expression
What's up? / What's the deal?

Translation:

¿Qué onda?

How to say it:

keh on-dah

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greeting
That's cool / awesome

Translation:

Qué chido

How to say it:

keh chee-doh

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slang
To be broke / have no money

Translation:

Estar sin blanca

How to say it:

es-tar seen blan-kah

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idiom
I'm fed up / I'm sick of it

Translation:

J'en ai ras le bol

How to say it:

zhon ay rah luh bowl

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expression
To cost an arm

Translation:

Coûter un bras

How to say it:

koo-tay uhn brah

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idiom
Dude / buddy

Translation:

Mec

How to say it:

mek

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slang
To have a hangover

Translation:

Avoir la gueule de bois

How to say it:

ah-vwahr lah gurl duh bwah

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expression
Everything is in butter

Translation:

Alles in Butter

How to say it:

al-les in boo-ter

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idiom
To have a tomcat / hangover

Translation:

Einen Kater haben

How to say it:

eye-nen kah-ter hah-ben

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expression
Dude / man

Translation:

Alter

How to say it:

al-ter

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slang
To give someone a basket

Translation:

Jemandem einen Korb geben

How to say it:

yay-man-dem eye-nen korb gay-ben

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idiom
Thank you for the food (before eating)

Translation:

いただきます (Itadakimasu)

How to say it:

ee-tah-dah-kee-mahs

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food
Good work / Well done

Translation:

お疲れ様です (Otsukaresama desu)

How to say it:

oh-tsoo-kah-reh-sah-mah des

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greeting
Super good / awesome

Translation:

やばい (Yabai)

How to say it:

yah-bah-ee

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slang
It can't be helped / Whatever

Translation:

仕方がない (Shikata ga nai)

How to say it:

shee-kah-tah gah nah-ee

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expression
What packages!

Translation:

Che pacchi!

How to say it:

keh pak-kee

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slang
Lets hope / Fingers crossed

Translation:

In bocca al lupo

How to say it:

een bok-kah al loo-poh

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idiom
To get on the balls

Translation:

Rompere le scatole

How to say it:

rom-peh-reh leh ska-toh-leh

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expression
Cool / Awesome

Translation:

Figo

How to say it:

fee-goh

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slang
Cool / Nice

Translation:

Legal

How to say it:

leh-gow

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slang
What a drag / What a bummer

Translation:

Que saco

How to say it:

keh sah-koo

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expression
To kill the snake and show the stick

Translation:

Matar a cobra e mostrar o pau

How to say it:

mah-tar ah koh-brah ee mos-trar oo pow

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idiom
Dude / Bro

Translation:

Mano

How to say it:

mah-noo

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slang
Lets eat!

Translation:

먹자! (Meokja!)

How to say it:

muk-jah

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food
Awesome / Amazing

Translation:

대박 (Daebak)

How to say it:

dae-bahk

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slang
Fighting! / You can do it!

Translation:

화이팅! (Hwaiting!)

How to say it:

hwa-ee-ting

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expression
Its okay / Never mind

Translation:

괜찮아 (Gwaenchana)

How to say it:

gwen-chah-nah

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expression
Everything is cool

Translation:

Всё пучком (Vsyo puchkom)

How to say it:

fsyo pooch-kom

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slang
Hangover cure (hair of the dog)

Translation:

Опохмел (Opokhmel)

How to say it:

oh-pokh-mel

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expression
Dude / Bro

Translation:

Братан (Bratan)

How to say it:

brah-tahn

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slang
Don't hang noodles on my ears

Translation:

Не вешай мне лапшу на уши

How to say it:

nye vye-shay mnye lahp-shoo nah oo-shee

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idiom

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