Costa Rica Travel Center : Learning Costa Rica Spanish : Tips to Learning Spanish
Costa Rica Basic Spanish
Costa Ricans or “Ticos” are friendly people who will be delighted in showing their lovely country to visitors. Wherever you go you will find the locals to be a constant source of help, smiles, and information.
Jul 31, 2007, 15:11

Costa Rica Travel Center : Learning Costa Rica Spanish : Tips to Learning Spanish
Learning Costa Rica Spanish: Costa Rica Greetings
Spanish customarily shake hands more frequently than Americans when greeting each other. In general, Costa Rican people shake hands every time they meet and every time they part. Among Hispanics, especially in Costa Rica, it is also common for women to kiss on the cheek and for men to embrace or hug.
Jul 31, 2007, 13:23

Costa Rica Travel Center : Learning Costa Rica Spanish : Tips to Learning Spanish
Learning Costa Rica Spanish: Excuse Me!
The use of various Spanish expressions for “excuse me” is one of the most frequent pitfalls of native English speakers. Each expression in Spanish especially in Costa Rica, has a certain situation in which it must be used
Jul 31, 2007, 13:13

Costa Rica Travel Center : Learning Costa Rica Spanish : Tips to Learning Spanish
Learning Costa Rica Spanish: Avoid Sounding Like a Gringo
In Costa Rica and Central America a gringo is usually defined as a U.S. citizen, but can refer to any foreigner. Most Gringos stand out in Costa Rica by the way they dress, social customs, behavior and common errors they make when speaking Spanish.
Jul 31, 2007, 13:05