Fijese means bad news
Sunday, July 13th, 2008Funny thing about Guatemalans (or perhaps not so funny) is the use of the language. Fijese is one of the most characteristic words in the country. Its literal translation would be “pay attention” or “focus” (strictly on language terms). The most down-to-earth translation is “you’ll see… about what you asked…”.
But really, what it means in Guatemala is “bad news” (more…)
