- Chuchear – to stab with a knife
- Echar patas – to get stolen or robbed. El carro echó patas. The car got robbed.
- Gallo viejo con ala mata – there is nothing like having experience gained over the years
- Guate – short for Guatemala
- Irse de pollo – to be made a fool of agarrar de maje is a synonym
- Jalar las orejas – to scold. The verb regañar is also used frequently.
- Ponerse águila – to be alert
- Rayar – to pass another car
- Ser un llenazo – to be full like an event
- Son otros cien pesos – that’s another matter or something different. Ser harina de otro costal is a synonym.
- Trabajar en “constru” – to work in the construction business
