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1
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home

A

hombre

Man

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2
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Can you / is it ok if (not gringo form)

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Se puede

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3
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Dale

A

Ok

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4
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Que más

A

What’s up? How’s it going

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5
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Y tu? Que me cuentas

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And you, you tell me (hows it going)

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6
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pare / parecero

que mas parce

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friend

hows it going man

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7
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a la orden

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at your service (shops say)

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8
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bacan / bacano

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cool

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9
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chevere

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cool

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10
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joder

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to tease (does not mean fuck like in spanish)

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11
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coger

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to take “bus, taxi”

*doesn’t have the “fuck” connotation like in other parts of Latin america

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12
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“tico”

A

Colombians prefer to use “-ico/a” as the diminutive when the word usually ends in -to/ta. So you get un momentico

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13
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“Vos” y usted

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*the rules on these are not strict like in spain. Usted is not reserved for formal situations and can be interchanged

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14
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“corazón” and “mi amor”

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can be said with no romantic implications at all.

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15
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hello

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alo (ah-low)

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16
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pulmón

Aspiré fuerte y llené los pulmones de aire fresco

A

lung

I breathed in deeply and filled my lungs with air

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17
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te asuste

asustirse

A

Did I scare you

to scare

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18
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Mira

Así que

A

Look (continuing sentence leading to a point)

“So”

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19
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Hágale pues

A

Make it happen

Do it then, (already)

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20
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Quiubo

A

What’s up

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21
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Mamado (ma-mow)

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Completely tired. (gym)

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22
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Bombón

A

Chocolate mujer o hombre bonito

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23
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Bizcocho

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Pan o pastel pero tambien una mujer / hombre bonito

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24
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Fulano /a

A

Persona desconocida

No sabes quién es

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25
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dar papaya

A

to give something up easily (get something stolen)

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26
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A lo major

A

Maybe

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27
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es una chicharron

A

its a pain in the ass? double check this

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28
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para las moscas?

A

to give to the flies? double check this

29
Q

What do you say as a polite response when you don’t hear an older person correctly?? I.e. it’s NOT como

A

Senor?

Senora?

30
Q

Como te ha ido

Como te va

A

How are you?

31
Q

Saying good by at night?

A

Que Descanses

32
Q

Good bye?

A

Cuidate
Que te vaya bien
Que Estes bien

33
Q

Maluco

A

Its a maluco. Como “crappy thing”

34
Q

How do you respond to good byes?

Usually Colombians will say good by in several ways at the same time and you don’t respond with what they say

A

Lo mismo

Igualmente

35
Q

Hola Veci

A

Hi Neighbor” used when getting someone’s attention in a store

36
Q

Getting someone’s attention

A

Haz me un favor

37
Q

three ways to say to order something;

A

Me das porfavor?
Me regalas porfavor?
Me vendes porfavor? “Sell me”

38
Q

Saying “thats ok” instead of “esta bien”

A

Tranquilo (for a guy)
Tranquila (for a girl)
this sounds more natural

39
Q

Excuse me I want to get through

Excuse me I want to leave the table

A

Permiso

40
Q

How do you respond when someone says “permiso “

A

Sigue

Siga

41
Q

Cuchibarbi

A

An older lady with a bunch of plastic

42
Q

Mamar gallo

A

Joking around pulling someone’s leg

43
Q

Culicagao

A

Immature kid

44
Q

Del putas

A

“The shit” f***king amazing

45
Q

Arruncharse

Arrunchas

A

Cuddle (without sex)

46
Q

Berraco (a)

A

Very bold or brilliant

47
Q

Del putas

A

Algo increible como un evento objecto o persona

48
Q

Pola (o)

Vamos para unas polas

A

Beer

49
Q

Jartera o marmera

A

When something or someone is boring

50
Q

Parches

You vamos con nuestro parche

A

Group of friends

51
Q

Traga
Estoy tragada
El es mi traga

A

In love

He is my crush

52
Q

Guayabo

Enguayabado

A

Hungover

53
Q

Vaca

A

Collect money between friends (for liquor comida etc) between your parche

54
Q

Nanay cucas

A

No way!

55
Q

Mamar gallo

A tu te gusta mamar gallo

A

Joke around

56
Q

Sacar la piedra

A

Make someone really angry

57
Q

Que chimba parce

A

Cool

58
Q

Vieja

A

Girl (doesnt just mean old)

Its an informal way to say girl

59
Q

Ni fu ni fa

A

Neither here nor there.

The weather is neither hot nor cold

60
Q

Jueputa

A

Damn it

61
Q

Maluco

A

Crappy

62
Q

Quiubo pues mija / mijo

A

Whats up girl / guy

63
Q

Vamos a hacer una vaca

A

Were going to gather money (to buy food drinks etc)

64
Q

Culicagado

A

Immature little kid

65
Q

Miti miti

A

Halfsies

50/50

66
Q

Chimba
Bacano
Chevere

A

Cool
Cool
Cool.

67
Q

Rapidito

A

Quicky

68
Q

Mañanero

A

Morning sex because the guy wakes with a boner

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