How to Say "chap" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “chap” is “tipo” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
NounA2informal
somewhat dated
Examples
Vi a un tipo extraño en la calle.
I saw a strange guy on the street.
¿Conoces a ese tipo de allá?
Do you know that guy over there?
El tipo de la tienda fue muy amable.
The guy from the store was very nice.
Not for Direct Address
Mistake: “Calling out to a stranger, '¡Oye, tipo!'”
Correction: You use 'tipo' to talk *about* a guy, but not to his face. To get someone's attention, you would say '¡Oiga!', '¡Perdone!', or '¡Disculpe!'.
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