Thread: Que significa "Osea..."

Que es la traduccion en Ingles? Estaba hablando con una mexicana y me decia eso al empiezo de las oracciones...y no sabia que significaba

ayudenme pues!

The phrase is "O sea". It's a pet phrase and it means "I mean...".

thanks man, and what's a pet phrase??

Pet phrase is a phrase somebody repeats almost always in all the sentences. I think it isn't the exact translation but is the closest idea to "muletilla" in Spanish, like "Ehhh..." or "Esteeee...", or in the last years "...güe!"

For example:
Oye güe, ¿ya viste la película güe? ¡Está muy buena güe!

"Güe" is completely innecesary, it doesn't have a meaning in the phrase, and I can say the same about "osea".

I hope it helps.

I usually use "o sea" as a synonim of "es decir". I´ve been told that the last is a "higher level" expression as the first.

"I mean..." is a good translation...

I mean está bien si se usa en un contexto informal. prefiero la opción de Hebe y Sandra para textos formales

Originally Posted by HUMBERTO-SC

I mean está bien si se usa en un contexto informal. prefiero la opción de Hebe y Sandra para textos formales

o sea Humberto,tienes mucha razón..

Mario