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Hey, can anybody give or find me a list of Spanish vocabulary relating to theater, prepping for a show, etc.? In a few days I’m going to be working backstage on a show being put on by a bunch of people who don’t know English, only Spanish. It’s a bit insane. I’ve been taking Spanish for 5 years, but I don’t think I have a lot of the words that I’ll need to be able to communicate effectively about getting ready for the show.

función= (n)performance
vestíbulo= vestibule
director= director
escenario= stage
telón= curtain/drop
camerino= dressing room
obra/producción= production
utilería= props
vestuario= costumes
pasadizo/pasarela= catwalk
escotillón= trap
bambalinas/bastidores= wings
tarima= platform
ensayo= rehearsal
butacas= [theater] seats
taquilla= ticket stand
cuerda= ropa
luces= lights
controles= controls (lights, mechanics, etc.)
sonido= sound
micrófono= microphone
escalera= stairway (escalón= step)
reparto de actores= cast [of actors]

I have to do an end of the year project and part of the project has to do with talking about slang in spanish speaking countries.

Can you tell me some and what they mean and the country that they use it in?

So far I have 2: jevi- which is a Dominican slang word which means "cool"
boli- a Spain slang word which peans "pen"

Chilean slang:

- Cachai: Do you understand? Do you know?
- Bacán: Cool
- Si poh: Yes (It’s more like "of course")
- No poh: No
- Al tiro: When you’ll do something very fast, you say that you’ll do it "al tiro"
- ya po: C’mon!!
- Carrete: Party
- Pololo/Polola: Boyfriend/Girlfriend
- Arriba de la pelota: Drunk. Eg: He was drunk –> He was "arriba de la pelota"
- En pelota: Naked Eg: He was naked –> He was "en pelota"
- Rico/Rica: Hot
- Caleta: A lot of
- A pata: Walk a long distance.
- Arrugar: Regret doing something, because your not brave.
- Asopado: Fool
- Avispado: Smart
- Capiar clases: Avoid clases
- Caradura: naughty
- Engrupir: Lie
- Estirar la pata: die
- Descueve: very good
- Fresco: swine
- Guata: Tummy
- Huevón: This is how you call your friend, like –> hey "huevon". Be carefull with this one because it can also mean a bad word… like stupid.
- Irse al chancho: Go too far
- Kiltro: a no "pedigree dog"
- Luca: $1000 (one thousand pesos chilenos)
- Quina: $500 (fifty hundred pesos)
- Leso: Silly
- Mino / Mina: A hot guy / A hot girl
- Ni ahí: I don’t care
- Pan comido: Something very easy
- Pato: Have no money
. Perno/ Perkin: Nerd
- Porro: Lazy, stupid.
- Yastá: Okay

There are a lot more… but I think that It’s enough…