BBC Mundo posted this brief video today about distinct aspects of Spanish spoken in Central America.
[video]http://www.bbc.com/mundo/media-44218333[/video]
I enjoyed it! Why? In my opinion, Central America is the forgotten region in the Spanish-speaking world and more often than not all the countries (except Panama and even Costa Rica to a certain degree) get lumped together when making comparisons when it fact there are clear distinctions in speech, food and cultural aspects.
However, there are a lot of similarities too going back to history when all these countries (expect Panama) were part of La Gran Centroamérica. Therefore, they do still have a lot in common.
These expressions are new to me expect a few. Deacachimba= algo bueno. Okay. The Costa Rican mae I learned recently as well as yodito for café and the usage of vos is regional throughout the Spanish-speaking world but quite heavy in Central America.
In some countries vos is the linguistic currency vos sos= tú eres. It is a different set of verb conjugations and another form of address for You singular. It seems odd at first but easy to pick up once you understand the verb formation process. It is not necessary or even recommended for foreigners to learn voseo verb conjugations.
-MP.
[video]http://www.bbc.com/mundo/media-44218333[/video]
I enjoyed it! Why? In my opinion, Central America is the forgotten region in the Spanish-speaking world and more often than not all the countries (except Panama and even Costa Rica to a certain degree) get lumped together when making comparisons when it fact there are clear distinctions in speech, food and cultural aspects.
However, there are a lot of similarities too going back to history when all these countries (expect Panama) were part of La Gran Centroamérica. Therefore, they do still have a lot in common.
These expressions are new to me expect a few. Deacachimba= algo bueno. Okay. The Costa Rican mae I learned recently as well as yodito for café and the usage of vos is regional throughout the Spanish-speaking world but quite heavy in Central America.
In some countries vos is the linguistic currency vos sos= tú eres. It is a different set of verb conjugations and another form of address for You singular. It seems odd at first but easy to pick up once you understand the verb formation process. It is not necessary or even recommended for foreigners to learn voseo verb conjugations.
-MP.
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