You Know That You Are Dominican When You Say....

[jerryme]

work day = 3 hours

 

[Marianopolita]

No se dice "como tu estas".

Actually the correct way is:

"Como estas tu" in the Caribbean-Cuba, DR and Pto Rico the reverse has become the norm since colonialism.

Pero "como tu estas" me suena medio raro.

LDG

When we ask someone: "How are you?" the correct way to say it in spanish is Como tu estas? but us dominicans say:

- Como tu ta?

Johy

 

[carlos]

do some of you even bother to read before you post?


read the topic before posting!!!

 

[mountainfrog]

What is ...?

playwood?
= plywood?

 

[miguel]

How About?

"lon pley" instead of "long play" (as in music record). Thanks cmedina.

 

[Lambada]

And also

....grayfrooo = grapefruit (or correctly, toronja)

 

[miguel]

I got one more from my list!!!!

"berron" instead of " bay rum"

 

[carlos]

macaibet = Mac Albert Whiskey

 

[carlos]

esteen = steam

 

[suarezn]

I get it now...I think...

Gile = Razor as in (Gillette)
Likoretor = Liquor Store

I would like to say there's a big difference between Dominicans who live in the US and Dominicans from the DR. US Dominicans start talking spanglish (i.e. el toilet, la trucka, etc) after a being here for a little while (I hate it)...Dominicans from the DR do not normally talk like this. In the DR it would be (El Inodoro, la camioneta, etc)

 

[carlos]

I get it now...I think...

Gile = Razor as in (Gillette)
Likoretor = Liquor Store

I would like to say there's a big difference between Dominicans who live in the US and Dominicans from the DR. US Dominicans start talking spanglish (i.e. el toilet, la trucka, etc) after a being here for a little while (I hate it)...Dominicans from the DR do not normally talk like this. In the DR it would be (El Inodoro, la camioneta, etc)

very true


I heard someone once say that the toilet was " estoquiao" lol

i guess they wanted to use the word stuck

 

[miguel]

2 more!!

1- cloro instead of "clorox"

2- tubei instead of "two base" (as in baseball).

 

[oniblast]

A few

Champ? = shampoo

ticher = T-shirt

 

[NALs]

Poloshe - Polo Shirt
seveno - Seven Up (Pop or Soda drink)
maboro - Marlboro
america elaeen - American Airlines

 

[Jane J.]

wiki wiki - fabric dye

 

[Chirimoya]

Winchi for windshield. It took me a while to work it out because I say 'windscreen' (GB English).

Chiri

 

[trina]

wiki wiki - fabric dye

That reminded me of
fiki fiki (using your same spelling style because I have no clue how to spell it) - a "gwachiman" said that to me on my first trip, and I asked him what it was, "is it some type of game???" Then he told me...rude jerk...

 

[trina]

esprie - sprite
pessi - pepsi

 

[mariel]

pinol - pine oil

 

[trina]

cloo = club