How to Say ‘How cool!’ in Mexican Spanish
¡Qué padre!
keh PAH-dreh
[keh PAH-dreh]
💬 Usage Tip: padre normally means "father," but in ¡Qué padre! it means "cool" or "great." This usage is very Mexican.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is the go-to friendly reaction among Mexican coworkers. It's casual but perfectly fine at work.
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
how (exclamation)
Before an adjective in exclamations it means 'how...!'.
¡Qué bonito!
How pretty!
padre
[PAH-dreh]
cool / awesome
Mexican slang meaning great; literally 'father'.
¡Tu casa está bien padre!
Your house is really cool!
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