What does it mean to answer the phone by saying:
Que onda? or something that sounds like what I spelled. Thanks ahead of time!
2006-11-27 13:12:19 · 5 answers · asked by yakimablueyes 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I spent the day with a friend and he answered his phone this way all day...I wanted to know without asking him. I figured it meant what's up because that is how he answers his phone in English...thanks.
2006-11-27 13:55:07 · update #1
I'd bet that your friend is Mexican.
You're right, the phrase is Que onda. Onda means wave, or vibration, so the literal translation is What wave? or What vibes?, but it is a common Mexican greeting meaning "What's up?" or "What's happening?"
2006-11-27 14:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by mthompson828 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Im not mexican but im hispanic and have a lot of mexican friends Que Onda? means whats up? whats new?
2006-11-27 18:02:40 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Riley's Mom♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't make much sense but "Qué honda" (which would sound like what you typed since h's are silent in Spanish) would be "What sling?" "Honda" is a sling... Where/when/how did you hear this?
2006-11-27 13:22:05 · answer #3 · answered by Lucan 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
que onida means whats up
2006-11-27 13:22:02 · answer #4 · answered by JENNIFER C 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it means "what's up"?
2006-11-27 13:19:51 · answer #5 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋