"Bien ahi!" and other phrases with ahi...

Question

I always hear the phrase, "bien ahi!" and I have a feeling it means something like, right on!/alright! But I'm not sure...could someone tell me what this means? Also, I hear other phrases with "ahi", I don't remember what, but what are some other figurative ways "ahi" is used other than to mean literally "there"? gracias!

Answer 1

Bien ahí: It is completely slanged, it's becoming very popular now, it means you did either something very good or very wrong.

It is most commonly used while being sarcastic, people in Mexico can be very sarcastic all the time and you have to be able to recognize the intonation of their phrases to get what they mean and not be left as a fool for not getting it.

Situation: -Me caí enfrente de toda la escuela. -Bien ahí

-I fell in front of the whole school! -Good job!

All sarcasm

Or It can actually mean that you did something well, it's all about intonation! You must really listen out for that!

ahh ok! thats quite translatable then, thankyou! - dondestascorazon, Oct 27, 2011

Answer 2

Hi and welcome to the forum. I found this on Word reference on bien ahí. Take a look.

bien ahí

Look at the whole definition page if you like.

ahí

ahh great! thaks - dondestascorazon, Oct 27, 2011

Answer 3

i agree with rpem