Learning Costa Rica Spanish
Costa Rica Local Expressions
By Staff
Jul 31, 2007, 15:14

Heading to Costa Rica for a tropical vacation? Here are some popular local Costa Rica expressions.   Costa Rica Local Expressions
English	Spanish	Pronunciation
Great, terrific	Pura Vida	Poo-rah-vee-dah
Cool, okay, great	Tuanis	Too-ah-nees
Uncool, not good	Mala nota	Mah-lah-no-tah
Buddy	Mae	Mah-eh
Costa Rican	Tico	Tee-ko
San José	Chepe	Cheh-peh
Coffee shop	Soda	So-dah
Mini market	Pulpería	Pool-peh-ree-ah
Street stand	Chinamo	Chee-nah-mo
Kid	Guila	Goowe-ee-lah
A place to stay	Chante	Chahn-the
Unlucky	Salado	Sah-lah-do
What´s up?	Quiubo	Kee-oo-bo

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