Modismos Ticos Flashcards by Ryan Franks

Q

Tiquicia

A

Costa Rica

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Tico/Tica

A

Costa Rican

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Diay, Idiay

A

What? Um.

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Tuanis

A

Cool (toonice)

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Que Chiva!

A

How Cool

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Suave

A

slow down

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Socale

A

hurry up

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Al Chile (Mae, Al Chile)

A

Seriously (Dude, it’s true)

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Brete

A

job

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Que Barco!

A

over the tip, ridiculous

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Chunche

A

thing

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Embarcar

A

get in trouble, get into a mess

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Jupa

A

head

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Melar, qué mela!

A

eat, what a meal

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NJ

A

Nos “juimos” (fuimos), let’s go

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Ando tras del palo

A

i’m lost, confused

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Hablar paja

A

talking crap, bullshitting, talking about nothing

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despiche

A

mess (from picha)

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pichazo

A

a lot

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Un Rojo

A

1000 colones bill

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Una Teja

A

100 Colone Bill or Cool Guy

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Mejenga

A

play soccer

Q

Estuche

A

stadium

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Guaro

A

liquor

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estar de goma

A

be hung over

Q

wachiman

A

pkg log attendant

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Ride/Rayte (pedir ride)

A

ride, hitchhike or ask for a ride

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Bañazo, Qué Bañazo

A

ridiculous, how ridiculous

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Choza/Chante

A

house

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Ruco

A

horse

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Un toque, Suave un toque

A

one second, hold on a sec

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buena nota

A

good people, good thing

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Aguevado/a

A

sad or this sucks

Q

a lo macho (guat)

A

seriously? (guat)