150+ Cool Spanish Words (Audio Included)

Level up your Spanish by adding these cool Spanish words to your vocabulary, from words that literally mean “cool” to ones that just sound cool or have some awesome meanings.

By learning these sorts of words you’ll have an easier time understanding locals and expressing yourself as well. Let’s take a look. 

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Ways to Say “Cool” in Spanish

There are a ton of different ways to say “cool” depending on where you are in the Spanish-speaking world.

A couple of the main ones are:

• Guay (Spain)
• Padre (Mexico)
• Bárbaro (Argentina)
• Bacano (Colombia)
• Bacán (Chile)

To read more in depth about how to say “cool,” in Spanish, check out this blog post:

Cool Spanish Words with No Direct Translation

Nothing is cooler than using a word in Spanish that doesn’t even exist in English. These Spanish words don’t have direct translations in English:

There are many more unique Spanish words with no direct English translations! You can find even more here:

Cool Spanish Slang Words by Country

What’s cool in different parts of the Spanish-speaking world? These cool colloquialisms will get you started:

Cool Spanish Words from Spain

Cool Spanish Words from Mexico

Cool Spanish Words from Argentina

Cool Spanish Words from Colombia

Cool Spanish Words from the Dominican Republic

Cool Spanish Words About Nature and the Environment

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Cool Spanish Words About Emotions and Feelings

Cool Spanish Words About Food 

Cool Spanish Words About Art and Creativity

Check out more Spanish art words here:

Beautiful Spanish Words

Spanish is a beautiful language. Moving slightly away from cool and into the realm of the gorgeous, check out some beautiful Spanish words that belong in your word bank:

Want to learn even more beautiful Spanish words?  This post has some beautiful Spanish phrases that you can add to your vocabulary:

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And One More Thing…

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Other sites use scripted content. FluentU uses a natural approach that helps you ease into the Spanish language and culture over time. You’ll learn Spanish as it’s actually spoken by real people.

FluentU has a wide variety of videos, as you can see here:

FluentU brings native videos within reach with interactive transcripts. You can tap on any word to look it up instantly. Every definition has examples that have been written to help you understand how the word is used. If you see an interesting word you don’t know, you can add it to a vocab list.

Review a complete interactive transcript under the Dialogue tab, and find words and phrases listed under Vocab.

Learn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentU’s robust learning engine. Swipe left or right to see more examples of the word you’re on.

The best part is that FluentU keeps track of the vocabulary that you’re learning, and gives you extra practice with difficult words. It'll even remind you when it’s time to review what you’ve learned. Every learner has a truly personalized experience, even if they’re learning with the same video.

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