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De firme / La firme

Literal meaning: "Firmly"

For real / Seriously (Peru)

deh FEER-meh

What does it mean?

"¿La firme?" asks "for real?" or "seriously?", and "de firme" affirms something is genuinely true — a very Peruvian way to underline sincerity in casual speech.

How to use it

Casual, used constantly with friends to ask or confirm something is true. Skip in formal writing.

Example sentences

For real? You got the job?

¿La firme? ¿Te dieron el trabajo?

Seriously, I'm not kidding.

De firme, no te miento.

Related phrases

De repente

Maybe / Perhaps (Peru usage)

Ya pe

Come on / Alright then (Peru)

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Friend / Pal (Peru)

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Cool / Awesome (Peru)

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Broke / No money (Peru)

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