Some Tico Slang
So what's the Spanish slang of Costa Rica?
Tico- a Costa Rican person
pura vida- literally 'pure life', translates into everything's great
tuanis- the same thing as pura vida, used mostly by a younger crowd
mae- dude
que dicha- that's great, que bueno
polo- a bum looking person
chunche, barras- a thing, a whatchamacallit, esta cosa
diay- a sound Ticos make to express whatever
Samuel- a peeping Tom
tapis- booze
guesa- ugly
Tico- a Costa Rican person
pura vida- literally 'pure life', translates into everything's great
tuanis- the same thing as pura vida, used mostly by a younger crowd
mae- dude
que dicha- that's great, que bueno
polo- a bum looking person
chunche, barras- a thing, a whatchamacallit, esta cosa
diay- a sound Ticos make to express whatever
Samuel- a peeping Tom
tapis- booze
guesa- ugly
5 Comments:
it's incredible. it's like a whole different language to me. i just realized i dont know any costarican slang, or even centralamerican. shame on me
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the venezuelan guy, at 7:03 PM
Hey Basilio, I forgot my favorite one...
que bacilon! - que comico, or as Tsveti would say "how funny it is"!
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monicastravels, at 11:10 AM
that one i know very well. it was of my nicknames in highschool and some people still call me that. it's very commonly used here by the way
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the venezuelan guy, at 7:10 PM
I wish I could actually use this slang up here in TO... But I'd probably just come off looking like an idiot.
So the Sens got the best of the Leafs in the season opener... in a shootout no less. I shall curse Hasek's name in the interim, but know this : come playoff time the Sens are going down! :P
It will be the same as it always is. The Leafs will beat the Sens and promptly have their asses kicked in the next round, that is the way of things hehe.
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RoninKengo, at 12:46 AM
Right I don´t think so there Will...ha not this time. And I´ll be in Canada to see the Leafs go down and the Sens go to the end! Can´t wait:)
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monicastravels, at 12:36 PM
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