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How to Say ‘Fuck your mother!’ in Mexican Spanish

¡Chinga tu madre!

CHEEN-ga too MAH-dreh

[CHEEN-ga too MAH-dreh]

💬 Usage Tip: Very offensive; avoid using it.

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Known across Latin America, it's one of the strongest insults in Mexican Spanish.

Phrase Breakdown

¡Chinga

CHEEN-ga

Fuck

A vulgar imperative used to express extreme anger or disdain.

Example

Chinga tu trabajo.

Fuck your job.

Words in this phrase

Chinga

[CHEEN-ga]

fuck

An offensive action towards someone

Example

Cuando se enfadamucho, dice: ¡Chinga tu madre!

When he gets really mad, he says: Fuck your mother!

tu

[too]

your

Denoting belonging to someone

Example

Nunca deberías decir, 'chinga tu madre.'

You should never say, 'fuck your mother.'

madre!

MAH-dreh

mother

Used insultingly to refer to someone's mother, making it an offensive phrase.

Example

Tu madre es muy amable.

Your mother is very kind.

Words in this phrase

madre

[MAH-dreh]

mother

Referring to one's female parent

Example

Esa expresión es muy ofensiva: chinga tu madre.

That expression is very offensive: fuck your mother.

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