chica
everyday
In Argentina chica is the everyday word for girl. Young people also say piba in casual speech, and nena is a little girl.
Meaning: young female person (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| chica | everyday |
| piba | casual, Argentina |
| nena | little girl |
Una chica can be a teenager or young woman. Una nena is a young child. Piba is the female form of pibe for a guy.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Piba and pibe are typical of Buenos Aires and surrounding regions and show up in songs and in football talk.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine forms are chico, pibe and nene. The plural chicas means several girls.
Did you know?
- Diego Maradona was called el pibe de oro, "the golden kid", early in his career.
Examples in context
- Esa chica es mi compañera de trabajo.That girl is my coworker.
- La nena está jugando en el parque.The little girl is playing in the park.
Example conversation
Gustavo and Mariela chat about a neighbor's daughter outside their building in Buenos Aires.
- Gustavo¿Quién es la nena de al lado?Who is the little girl next door?
- MarielaEs Sofi, la hija de los vecinos.It is Sofi, the neighbors' daughter.
- GustavoQué simpática.How nice.
