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This presentation will allow to viewer to be able to use their common Costa Rican expressions in English!
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JENNIFER CASTILLO SOLÍSJENNY PARK
Common Costa Rican Phrases
BORED/BORING
Aguevado (ah gwu va doh)
WATCH OUT!
Ojo!(Oh ho)
WHAT A DRAG!
Que pereza!(Qee per esa)
UNLUCKY/ TOO BAD
Salado (sahl-ah-doh)
COOL/ SO NICE
Tuanis (too-ahn-ees)
HELLO? ANYONE HOME?
Upe! (oo-pay)
GET OUT OF HERE!
Va jalando! (bah hahl-ahn-do)
WHAT A BAD PERSON!
Que mala nota!(kay ma-la know ta)
WHAT’S UP?
Que miche? (kay mee-chay)
THINGAMAJIG
Chunche (choon-chay)
THE THING
La vara (lah bar-ah)
TO NOT UNDERSTAND A WORD
no entender ni papa (no en-ten-der nee pah-
pah)
DESPITE ITS MEANING IN MEXICO, PINCHE MEANS "STINGY" IN COSTA RICA.
Pinche (peen-chay)
A SMALL CORNER STORE
Pulperia (pool-pehr-ee-ah)
CRAP; BULLSH*T; BULLCRAP
Pura paja (poor-ah pa-hah)
Thank You