How do you say "cool" in Spanish?

Question

I mean the slang version. Por ejemplo: "That's so cool!". I learned in Spanish class that it would be "genial" but I looked that word up here and it said that it meant "genuis". And so I looked up how to say "cool" (not on this dictionary, they use the literal sense here) and it said that in Latin America it would be "chido" and in Castilian it would be "guay". Esta me hace un poco confudida, ¿Qué debo usar? ¡Le doy gracias por su ayuda!

It's confusing because it's regional. - katydew, Nov 18, 2012

I've always heard "chido" como "¡Que chido!" - hesavesme94, Nov 19, 2012

you can use genial is some places too as cool, but since it is regional, as Katydew mentioned, it depends what country you are in and who you are talking to. If you go to Costa Rica use "Tuanis!!" - Sury09, Feb 22, 2014

In Peru, we use "que genial" or "que bestial" - jemamu, Mar 14, 2015

Answer 1

In Ecuador it's chévere.

Le doy gracias por su ayuda!! I looked this up in the dictionary here and it means "cool." - june10, Dec 24, 2009

Answer 2

¡Qué guay! ............. in Spain.

Answer 3

In México You say "Chido".

Answer 4

My friends in Mexico use the word "padre". My friends in Ecuador use the word "chévere". I like the word "chévere" a lot more than "padre". The Spanish radio station in town has a heavy Mexican influence. I hear the word "padre" used the same way English speakers use the word "cool".

doesnt padre mean father? - SELWICH425, Apr 26, 2010

yes, padre is father in a literal sense, but you can use it as cool too in some places. - Sury09, Feb 22, 2014

Answer 5

I live in Mexico and I have also heard "Que padre" from my Mexican friends under the age of 40.

Answer 6

I was told to say "cobado" for "cool"!!!!

Gracias!! - june10, Dec 24, 2009

En argentina es "copado" - QFour, Nov 19, 2012

Answer 7

En España solemos decir que algo "Cool" es "Guay" o "Molón". El problema es que decir "Guay" dejó de ser "Cool" en los 90s X-D

Answer 8

When I was visiting relatives in Guatemala, some people also said "qué calidad."

Answer 9

In a video from Colombia I heard "bacano"

Answer 10

Some people here in NM say 'muy suave"

thanks!! - june10, Dec 24, 2009

Answer 11

íqué bueno! ahora yo sé que significa la palabra chévere!

Answer 12

En guatemala, se dice "que chilero"...creo

Answer 13

In Puerto Rico they say, "Brutal!"

I'm closing this thread, it's from 2009. I doubt they are still looking for answers. Thanks everyone that contributed, just in case you see this. Ha!

Answer 14

If anyone cares, in Panamá they say "offie".

Answer 15

In Costa Rica you would use "Tuanis!"