Common costa rican phrases

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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