"Hottie" in Spanish
Looking for something equally colloquial (well, slang, actually) and that can be said to (not just) about a young woman and without fear of giving offense. Something as simple as the English "You're a hottie!"
28 Answers
James Santiago said:
I tried to specify in the original post I'm interested in the sorts of things one could actually say to a woman (a "hip", up-to-date piropo) rather than what I might say if I were a construction worker (which I'm not) watching a woman pass by on the street.
I'm not sure blurting out "You're a hottie" meets your requirements. hehe
Seriously, though, truly suave courting requires much more sophisticated language. Most women I know don't appreciate being told they are beautiful, no matter how it is phrased, as the first words out of a man's mouth. It would be so much easier if that weren't the case, but así es la vida.
Well, I think (or, at least , I hope) I can avoid the "blurting out" part. So let's say "something that can be worked into a conversation (at the judicious moment)". It was intended as a language question, not an "advice to the lovelorn" question.
The above not withstanding, has anyone ever figured out a way of saying (to a woman) that she's beautiful/immensely attractive without sounding chauvinist/objectifying? Basically, Finding a woman beautiful is objectifying but, then we're genetically programmed to respond that way. Who am I do deny my genes'
the original question reads, something that can be said to a woman young or other wise with out fear of given ofense. So I commented huy, que guapa estas is offensive. However if I said that to my wife when I come from work or what have you,she would take the frase mentioned as a compliment. .
Gus said:
how about say hello and introducing your self?
James Santiago said:
I tried to specify in the original post I'm interested in the sorts of things one could actually say to a woman (a "hip", up-to-date piropo) rather than what I might say if I were a construction worker (which I'm not) watching a woman pass by on the street.I'm not sure blurting out "You're a hottie" meets your requirements. heheSeriously, though, truly suave courting requires much more sophisticated language. Most women I know don't appreciate being told they are beautiful, no matter how it is phrased, as the first words out of a man's mouth. It would be so much easier if that weren't the case, but así es la vida.
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I was saying that the frase, Huy! que buena estas, is not a nice thing to say to a woman unless you are married to her o have a serious relationship. Time have change. Women don't like to be treated as sex objects.
I agree with you there, but Samdie was asking for a translation of "you're a hottie," and my translation is pretty close to that. I wasn't suggesting it as a come-on line. And I agree that a subtler approach, such as just introducing yourself, has a far higher probability of success with cultured women.
how about say hello and introducing your self?
James Santiago said:
I tried to specify in the original post I'm interested in the sorts of things one could actually say to a woman (a "hip", up-to-date piropo) rather than what I might say if I were a construction worker (which I'm not) watching a woman pass by on the street.I'm not sure blurting out "You're a hottie" meets your requirements. heheSeriously, though, truly suave courting requires much more sophisticated language. Most women I know don't appreciate being told they are beautiful, no matter how it is phrased, as the first words out of a man's mouth. It would be so much easier if that weren't the case, but así es la vida.
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I was saying that the frase, Huy! que buena estas, is not a nice thing to say to a woman unless you are married to her o have a serious relationship. Time have change. Women don't like to be treated as sex objects.
Gus said:
huy que buenas estas is offensivecite>samdie said:
James Santiago said:
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"Eres guapísima" would not usually be offensive, and has about the same register. If you want to say that a woman is looking especially hot, you might say "Huy, ¡qué buena estás!"I'm sure there are many other ways to express this.
I knew both of those. I guess that I'm wondering if there are recent coinages (as is the case with "hottie").
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I tried to specify in the original post I'm interested in the sorts of things one could actually say to a woman (a "hip", up-to-date piropo) rather than what I might say if I were a construction worker (which I'm not) watching a woman pass by on the street.
I'm not sure blurting out "You're a hottie" meets your requirements. hehe
Seriously, though, truly suave courting requires much more sophisticated language. Most women I know don't appreciate being told they are beautiful, no matter how it is phrased, as the first words out of a man's mouth. It would be so much easier if that weren't the case, but así es la vida.
Guillermo said:
Why don't you tell us in what country is it suposed to be used. It can be big differences on how to express this depending on the country. I would also want to know if you are going to use it in a chat with friends, or you intend to say it to the girl.
I want to be prepared in case I find myself sitting next to Penelope Cruz on the subway one day. jeje. But who knows? There are beautiful women in every Spanish speaking country I've ever visited and I once watched a "Miss Hispanoamérica" (or something like that) on TV which featured "hotties" from pretty much all of Latin America (one never knows who one will run into in the subway).
I tried to specify in the original post I'm interested in the sorts of things one could actually say to a woman (a "hip", up-to-date piropo) rather than what I might say if I were a construction worker (which I'm not) watching a woman pass by on the street.
huy que buenas estas is offensive
Gus, I didnt' get this.
Heidita said:
También dicen los hombres:
Esta chica está que te mueres.
Esta chica está como un queso.
Está como un tren.
Acutally, I was going to post that in a thread!
"como un queso" I'll remember it but (as I'm sure you know) the English equivalent certainly doesn't sound positive.
Any idea what's the underlying thought behind "como un tren"'
huy que buenas estas is offensive
cite>samdie said:
James Santiago said:
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"Eres guapísima" would not usually be offensive, and has about the same register. If you want to say that a woman is looking especially hot, you might say "Huy, ¡qué buena estás!"I'm sure there are many other ways to express this.
I knew both of those. I guess that I'm wondering if there are recent coinages (as is the case with "hottie").
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También dicen los hombres:
Esta chica está que te mueres.
Esta chica está como un queso.
Está como un tren.
Acutally, I was going to post that in a thread!
James Santiago said:
"Eres guapísima" would not usually be offensive, and has about the same register. If you want to say that a woman is looking especially hot, you might say "Huy, ¡qué buena estás!"
I'm sure there are many other ways to express this.
I knew both of those. I guess that I'm wondering if there are recent coinages (as is the case with "hottie").
"Eres guapísima" would not usually be offensive, and has about the same register. If you want to say that a woman is looking especially hot, you might say "Huy, ¡qué buena estás!"
I'm sure there are many other ways to express this.
