bro
borrowed, informal
Spanish speakers often just say bro, but local words are common too. Hermano is the classic, parce is Colombian and wey is Mexican.
Meaning: friend or buddy (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| bro | borrowed, informal |
| hermano | everyday |
| parce | Colombia, informal |
| wey | Mexico, informal |
Hermano literally means brother and is used between close male friends. Parce is short for parcero.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
None of these is for formal situations. Use them with friends your age.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Wey (also spelled güey) is very common in Mexico and is used as "dude". In Spain people use tío for the same idea.
Did you know?
- Both wey and parce started as other words, buey (ox) for the first and parcero for the second.
Examples in context
- Qué onda, wey, ¿vamos al cine?What is up, dude, shall we go to the movies?
- Parce, gracias por la ayuda.Bro, thanks for the help.
- Hermano, te extrañaba.Bro, I missed you.
Example conversation
Camilo meets his friend Andrés outside a stadium in Medellín.
- CamiloQuiubo, parce, ¿cómo va todo?What is up, bro, how is everything?
- AndrésBien, bien, ¿y usted?Good, good, and you?
- CamiloBien también, vamos entrando.Good too, let us go in.
