To Está Güena

Question

Hi Everyone,

I was recently in Los Boliches, a town in Fuengirola, to the south of Malaga.

A shop in the town has the name To Está Güena which google translates to It's So Cool. Picture here

My question is what is the function of "To" in the sentence?

Thanks, Brian

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Apr 16, 2017

Just a guess: It's short for Todo. But then I would expect Güeno. - jtaniel, Apr 17, 2017

Answer 1

E'to is Puerto Rican or Cuban short form for "esto." "To" is an even shorter form. It is also a shortened form of "todo" so that remains a good possibility--maybe even more so than "esto."

"Güeno" is heard in many places for "bueno." When you begin to explore the Spanish speaking world you run across many deviations from the standard. You will be listening for "s" in certain words, and not hear them. You will hear others substitute "j" for "s." They will say "Nojotro" for "nosotros" "Caja" for "casa."

If you're in or near Málaga, Spain you're in the heart of Andalucía from where most of the settlers in Cuba and the Caribbean countries came from. It is very familiar to me.

And that's not all. In some places you will hear "asina" for "así", "nadien" and even "naiden" for "nadie"

The weirdest one I have heard is the switching of syllables, for example, "siéntesen" for "siéntense." This is mainly Mexican. I got into an argument with one guy (Mexican) about this. He said you "gavachas" no saben nada de español! "Gavacha" indeed! I told him that I was española. He told me that was what they call Spaniards. I always thought it was the same as "gringa."

And if you think that is strange, you ought to hear some of the Spanish around Los Angeles, CA. They have some strange sayings as well.

Great answer , you seam to know what you are talking about . ;) - ray76, Apr 17, 2017

I do know a few things. - Daniela2041, Apr 17, 2017

Excellent post, Daniela. I was known among friends in México as the "güero gabacho" with a "b". It was meant in a friendly way. Mexicans also seem to have a love affair with "g": "güey", "güevo", etc. - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Apr 17, 2017

chuckles, quirks to make things their own...thanks dear Lady. - oledog, Apr 18, 2017

Answer 2

I suppose To would be todo or all .