Hola, guapa!

You could probably guess from the context in Barbara Kingsolver's essay, "Somebody's Baby," what the meaning is of: Hola, guapa! It means, "Hi, beautiful!" When you need to look up a phrase in a foreign language, though, Google Language Tools is a handy tool. Go to Google.com and click the Language Tools link next to the search box. The online tool will translate the text. The renderings are far from perfect, but usually tell you what you need to know.