Foul language (Advanced): Common swear words and phrases

🇪🇸 Very common in Spain, but still strong. People also use it as a general outburst like [¡Joder!] when something goes wrong, not only to insult someone.

🇪🇸 In Spain this is extremely common and can be anything from annoyance to surprise, but it's much more Spain-specific than many learners realise. In some places it can sound harsher or simply odd.

🇪🇸 A very Spain-specific insult; locals use it a lot, but it is plainly rude. You would not use this in any neutral disagreement with a stranger.

🇪🇸 This can be a real insult, but between friends it can also be half-admiring, like '[qué cabrón]' when someone got away with something cheeky. Tone does a lot of the work here.

🇪🇸 Very vulgar, but often said at the situation rather than at a person: more like blurting out 'what the hell?' when surprised. Still not for formal settings.

💬 [Vete] is the [tú] command from [irse], not from [ir]. The same pattern appears in [lárgate] from [largarse].

🇪🇸 Strong and dismissive, but a bit less blunt than [vete a la mierda]. You'll hear it in arguments, not in everyday irritation with strangers.