the spanish word veija... not the correct spelling<< but that is how it sounds...
im looking for the definition of the word veija.. this is not the correct spelling. the word i am speaking of means something like wife or girlfriend of a man. Not a old woman. Does anyone know what I am talking about? and if so, I am also looking for any information about what she is to a man. Like if she was "one of his veijas" what exacly is she to him? I've heard someone say it in context like that before. Pronunciation is like this... vee ay ha. Thanks for any info.
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The word should be "vieja" (old woman) or "viejita" (little old woman) as noun, but it is also an adjective "guitarra vieja" means "old guitar"..
In South America, as a noun, mainly in Argentina, also in Chile an other SA countries, it's a lovely way to refer to one's mother ...."my vieja" ( or "mi viejita") to say "my beloved mother" without using explicitly a spanish word like "amada" or "querida" to include the sense of beloved.
Also it is used to refer to one's wife or female partner " La vieja me ama...." means " My wife (or the woman that lives with me) loves me.."
On both cases the use is informal spanish...not a bad word...but it is not used to introduce your wife or your mother to your boss ... you may do that with your friends.
On the local Spanish radio station (in California) where they play only mostly popular songs, they have a slogan, "Viejitas pero bonitas" which I think must mean, "Oldies but goodies."
It does mean "old woman" but I often hear it as a familiar term of endearment(mexican slang mostly). My boyfriend calls me vieja loca(crazy old woman). So she would be a girlfriend, fiancee, wife, mistress, or VERY close friend to him.
Es como si tuviera un compromiso al casarme con mi pareja, una pereja se impiesa a decir nombres con mucho carrino como babe, mi amor, o mi amada y dulce troso de mi corazon.
Michelle said:
La senora o la prometida es el termino mas apropiado de describir una persona que te va ser fiel.
Hola michelle! No te entiende. Que dices'
La senora o la prometida es el termino mas apropiado de describir una persona que te va ser fiel.
If it's vieja, I don't know if it's so endearing. In English it would probably be "my old lady".... you know, the ball and chain, she doesn't have to actually be old.
If she actually is old, it's probably an endearing term. An elderly couple referring to each other as "old woman" and "old man".
This is "viejita" , which really means old woman. But in some countries it is used as an endearing term for wife or love . Wait for countries where they do, in Spain we do not use this term.
