karma
neutral, Mexico
In Mexican Spanish "karma" is karma, the same word as in English. It is also written carma in some Spanish dictionaries, but karma is what you see in daily use.
People say es el karma when something bad happens to someone who did wrong, or buen karma for good luck after good actions.
Meaning: idea that actions bring consequences (noun)
Did you know?
- The word comes from Sanskrit and entered Spanish in the twentieth century.
Examples in context
- Eso es puro karma.That is pure karma.
- Hizo una buena acción para tener buen karma.He did a good deed to get good karma.
Example conversation
Two coworkers chat at lunch in Querétaro.
- TomásA Luis le robaron el coche.Luis had his car stolen.
- JuliaQué mala suerte.How unlucky.
- TomásDicen que es el karma.They say it is karma.
