How would you say "boo ya!" in the Spanish speaking world?

Question

My students asked how I might say this and I told them an exclamation like "boo yah!" doesn't really translate, but now I'm curious. What might Spanish speakers use as a similar exclamation? (Boo yah! is generally a positive exclamation. It can be used when you best a friend in a game for example.)

Answer 1

AAAAHHHIIIIII! Ahi...which is to say "There it is!" or "boo ya"...same thing in context.

Answer 2

i would just say "Hay de mi!" which means Oh My Gawd! I dont' think u can say boo ya.

• Isn't it : "Ay de mi?" Because "ay" means oh, and "hay" means there is/there are. I might be wrong though. :) - june10 Oct 16, 2009

Answer 3

Who says that? Who talks like that? I might just have to agree with Moe and start looking at people's profiles to see where they are talking from!

• Jeje..... - NikkiRivera Oct 16, 2009
• I would say... ¨You know¨ ... Ya tú sabes.... - NikkiRivera Oct 16, 2009
• lol - ChamacoMalo Oct 16, 2009
• jeje... well, thats just me. - NikkiRivera Oct 16, 2009

Answer 4

You mean "bulla" meaning noise?......wait a minute you mean "boo, you"?

well, then of course the translation would be (among many) abajo contigo ...in real life it would be a dirty word which starts with the letter P meaning homosexual.

Disclaimer, In language there are no absolutes.

• No... Boo Ya! I like Yeah, In your face... - NikkiRivera Oct 16, 2009

Answer 5

Like I said..I would say.... Ya tú sabes.... jeje... Like, you know!