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Costa Rica Travel Center : Learning Costa Rica Spanish Last Updated: Apr 29th, 2011 - 12:36:26


Costa Rica Spanish Words & Popular Expressions
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Jul 31, 2007, 14:56

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Costa Rica Spanish Words & Popular Expressions

Planning on living and retiring in Costa Rica? Re-locating in Central America's most popular vacation destination? Planning an exotic, fun-filled adventure tour in Costa Rica? Here's a list of popular Costa Rica phrases and expressions.

What's your name? ¿ Cómo se llama usted?
Hello! ¡Hola!
Good Morning - Buenos días
Good Afternoon  - Buenas tardes
Good night  - Buenas noches
See you later -  hasta luego

How much is it? - ¿Cuánto es?
How much is it worth? - ¿Cuánto vale?
I like - Me gusta
You like - Le gusta
Where is...? - ¿Dónde está...?
Help! - ¡Socorro!
What's the rate of exchange - ¿Cuál es el tipo de cambio?

I'm sick - Estoy enfermo
where- dónde
what - qué
when - cuándo
how much  -cuánto
how - cómo
which - cuál or cuáles
why - por qué

now - ahora
later - más tarde
tomorrow - mañana
tonight - esta noche
yesterday - ayer
day before yesterday - anteayer
day after tomorrow - pasado mañana

WEEK - la semana
Sunday - domingo
Monday - lunes
Tuesday - martes
Wednesday - miércoles
Thursday - jueves
Friday - vienes
Saturday - sábado

spring - primavera
summer - verano
fall - otoño
winter - invierno

north - norte
south - sur
east - este
west - oeste

left - izquierda
right - derecha
easy - fácil
difficult - difícil
big - grande
small - pequeño, chiquito
a lot - mucho
a little - poco
there - allí
here - aquí
nice, pretty - bonito
ugly - feo
old - viejo
young - joven
fat - gordo
thin - delgado
tall - alto
tired - cansado
bored - aburrido
happy - contento
sad - triste

expensive - caro
cheap - barato
more - más
less - menos
inside - adentro
outside - afuera
good - bueno
bad - malo
slow - lento
fast - rápido
right - correcto
wrong - equivocado
full - lleno
empty - vacío
early - temprano
late - tarde
best - el mejor
worst el peor

I understand - comprendo
I don't understand - no comprendo
Do you speak English? - ¿Habla usted inglés?
hurry up! - ¡apúrese!
O.K. - está bien
excuse me! - ¡perdón!
Watch out! - ¡cuidado!

open - abierto
closed - cerrado
occupied (in use) - ocupado
free (no cost) - gratis
against the rules or law - prohibido
exit - la salida
entrance - la entrada
stop - alto

breakfast - el desayuno
lunch - el almuerzo
dinner - la cena
cabin - la cabina
bag - la bolsa
sugar - el azúcar
water - el agua
coffee - el café
street - la calle
avenue - la avenida
beer - la cerveza
market - el mercado
ranch - la finca
doctor - el médico
egg - el huevo
bread - el pan
meat - el carne
milk - la leche
fish - el pescado
ice cream - el helado
salt - la sal
pepper - la pimienta
post office - el correo
passport - pasaporte
waiter - el salonero
bill - la cuenta

MONTH

mes

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September 
October 
November 
December

enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio
julio
agosto
septiembre
octubre
noviembre
diciembre

COLORS
blue - azul
green - verde
black - negro
white - blanco
red - rojo
yellow - amarillo
pink - rosado
orange - anaranjado
brown - café, castaño
purple - morado, púrpura
NUMBERS
0 cero
1 uno
2 dos
3 trés
4 cuatro
5 cinco
6 seis
7 siete
8 ocho
9 nueve
10 diez
11 once
12 doce
13 trece
14 catorce
15 quince
16 diez y seis
17 diez y siete
18 diez y ocho
19 diez y nueve
20 veinte
30 treinta
40 cuarenta
50 cincuenta
60 sesenta
70 setenta
80 ochenta
90 noventa
100 cien
200 doscientos
300 trescientos
400 cuatrocientos
500 quinientos
600 seiscientos
700 setecientos
800 ochocientos
900 novecientos
1000 mil
1,000,000 un millón

 

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