The 50 best Andalusian phrases and sayings (and their meaning)

The Andalusian people have a vast repertoire of sayings, proverbs and localisms.

Andalusia is the largest autonomous community in Spain and its people are completely different from the rest of Spaniards, as they have a very interesting culture and traditional customs.

The ways that the Andalusians use to express themselves are particular to this region, because their culture, way of being and character, makes the Andalusians a people with totally unique cultural properties. Spain is a country that was formed by different peoples such as the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Arabs, Romans and Iberians.

All of them helped to create the Spain we know today, and according to the different influences that reached each region, they marked the population with different cultural properties.

Typical phrases and sayings of the Andalusian people.

Would you like to know the best typical phrases and sayings of Andalusia?

Here we will show you the 50 most interesting Andalusian phrases and sayingsWith them you will discover a little more about this wonderful region of Spain.

1. There are those who spend a real on matches just to look for an eightpenny.

We all make mistakes in life.

2. The bell does not go to mass, but it warns.

We must know how to understand the warnings we receive.

3. The fried food is hot.

Dishes cooked in this way should be served hot.

4. The commandments of La Carraca: let everyone smoke from his own flask.

Everyone should look after his own future.

5. The three wonders of Jerez: the wine, the horse and the woman.

Jerez is a beautiful city, full of positive things. A city that, without a doubt, is worth knowing.

6. Forgotten, neither thanked nor paid.

If the person who lent us the money does not remember the loan, we do not have to pay it back.

7. Carrying water to the sea, that would be a mistake.

We should not do things that have no practical sense.

8. Resolute woman, horns on the way back.

That woman with a very idle life, can be unfaithful to us in the future.

9. The eyes are always good looking.

It is very common for women or men of a certain age to feel attracted to people younger than themselves.

10. There is no bland story as long as the one who tells it is funny.

If we are a funny person, everything we explain will be funny.

11. What the father achieves, the son spoils.

He who receives an inheritance usually squanders it.

12. Justice and Lent are made for the poor.

The poor are always harmed in any situation.

13. Tears and sighs much disenchant the wounded heart.

Having a negative attitude will not help us overcome our problems.

14. Don't take the dog that has an owner for a ride.

If he has someone to vouch for him, it is better not to get into trouble with that person.

15. Prayer and tasty and short visit.

We should not abuse the hospitality of others.

16. Ole salero, that grace is worth more than money.

To have the gift of people is much more important than having money.

17. Book that goes out of your house, of getting lost it carries traces.

That utensil that we lend to a neighbor or friend, it is very probable that we will not recover it.

18. The woman and the earth, brunette.

Formerly it was thought that a dark woman and a dark earth would surely be more fertile.

19. The gambler's children need not quarrel over the partition.

The man who spends money on gambling will leave nothing for his children.

20. Dark north and clear Ceuta, water tomorrow.

A poetic way of saying that a storm is coming from the north.

21. There is no bad cook with tomatoes on the side.

Tomatoes improve any dish.

22. More of suppers than of pains the graves are full.

The abuses will take us to the grave. We should not abuse food and drink.

23. Longer than a day without bread.

It is often said to a person who is very tall, or to a very tedious journey.

24. To take wine to Jerez is a mistake.

In Jerez there are so many good wines, that we should not take wine from outside. To enjoy the specialty of the place where we go is the right thing to do.

25. The best in the world is Matarredonda, then go Seville, Osuna and Ronda.

Andalusians feel a great love for their land, in this beautiful phrase we can see it clearly.

26. What is spoken is carried away by the wind, what is written remains in writing.

If an agreement is in writing, it will have much more chances of being fulfilled.

27. Hope does not satisfy, but it entertains hunger.

We must never lose hope, in the end we will achieve our goal.

28. The luck of the ugly one, the pretty one desires it.

That woman who may not be very graceful, can still be very lucky in love.

29. Thou art a son and thou shalt be a father; with the yardstick you measure, you will be measured.

We must know how to raise our children and value the lessons that our father gave us.

30. Friar who asks for God, asks for two.

A person who is a devout believer will always pray to God for the good of others.

31. What do you want, my Miarma?

This is an affectionate greeting that is very commonly used in the south of Spain.

32. Noniná, I am very pretty.

The word "noniná" refers to a self-affirmation, it is like saying: it is true or what if.

33. Boss, arfavo and give me some olives.

This is how people address waiters in Andalusia.

34. Quillo, what are we doing tonight?

The word "quillo" is used a lot in Andalusia, it is an abbreviation of "chiquillo" or "niño".

35. That waiter is a Malaje.

When someone is not very nice or even a bit unfriendly.

36. Vaya pechá de comer me dao.

This phrase refers to the fact that the person has eaten his fill. "Pechá" comes from pechada, it is used to say that we have done an action to satiety.

37. "Pero qué haces, alma de cántaro!

A very curious way of calling someone's attention.

38. Estoy totalmente "ennortá" con lo que me has contao.

This expression is usually used to say that something has left us feeling confused.

39. Did they give you a big scolding for being late? Yes, what a bastard.

When we receive a very strong scolding or suffer a big beating, it can be called this way.

40. It makes me angry.

When something makes us angry or bothers us.

41. Aro, aro.

Claro, claro. It is used to say that something is true.

42. You're a bargaining chip.

When someone is interested.

43. To be pecking.

To eat a little bit of everything.

44. Lavín, como la has la liao.

Lavín is an abbreviation of La virgen, and is used as an exclamation. An expression similar to "valgame dios", for example.

45. Eres un fantasma.

Someone who is a liar or tells lies wherever he goes.

46. Not even God understands this.

A phrase used to say that something is incomprehensible. Andalusians tend to abbreviate words a lot.

47. A jartá.

A lot of something.

48. Hacer un mandaillo.

To run an errand or to go buy something.

49. Hacerse el longuis.

To play the clueless one, as if it were not the case with us.

50. Mandar al carajo.

In other regions of Spain they use the expression "mandar a la mierda", in Andalucía they usually send you to hell.