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¡Venga ya!

Come on! / No way! / Give me a break!

Exclamations & Reactions
Notes & Usage:

Expresses disbelief, impatience, or dismissal. Similar to anda ya but slightly more forceful. Very common in Spain across all age groups.

See It in Context

—Dice que no fue él. —¡Venga ya, si todo el mundo lo vio!

—He says it wasn't him. —Come on, everyone saw it!

¡Venga ya, no me vengas con excusas!

Give me a break, don't come to me with excuses!

—Cuesta quinientos euros. —¡Venga ya!

—It costs five hundred euros. —No way!