How do you say Awesome in Spanish?
The safe word everywhere is genial. Most Spanish-speaking countries also have their own slang for it, and those do not travel well.
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¡Genial!
heh-NYAL
Understood everywhere — the one to use if you are unsure.
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¡Increíble!
een-kreh-EE-bleh
“Incredible” — for something amazing.
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¡Qué padre!
keh PAH-dreh
Mexico.
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¡Qué chévere!
keh CHEH-veh-reh
Colombia, Venezuela and the Caribbean.
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¡Qué guay!
keh GWHY
Spain.
2 translations in Spanish
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Awesome means: asombroso or impresionante.
Human translation Dulce Oliva
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i just wanted to share a good example i found.
El concierto fue impresionante, no se cree lo que sucedió.
converted from Engilsh: 'The concert was awesome, you would not believe what happened.'Human translation Melinda Woods
Use it in a sentence
- That’s awesome!¡Qué genial!
- You’re awesome!¡Eres genial!
- The concert was awesome.El concierto estuvo increíble.
- Awesome, thanks!¡Genial, gracias!
Good to know
More local versions: bárbaro and copado in Argentina, bacán in Chile and Peru, chido in Mexico.
For awe rather than enthusiasm — a landscape, a cathedral — use impresionante.
Genial has one form for masculine and feminine; only the plural changes (geniales).