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Marianopolita
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Knowing some slang in Spanish will definitely come in handy especially when visiting a Spanish-speaking country the locals are going to speak the way they normally speak. Also some words are just always referred to in the slang version.
I like this compilation of ‘30 Puerto Rican Slang terms’ that only make sense in the Caribbean’. Some words and expressions are common in several Caribbean countries. Inside the link you will see links to other countries as well. The blogger has not done the DR though. However, Cuba, Venezuela and Colombia may be of interest.
Some words I would not even call slang but rather just more regional vocabulary like nene, nena. You will not hear Puerto Ricans refer to kids as niño or niña. The expression Ay bendito is authentically Puerto Rican. Jumping to Cuba typical examples of authentically Cuban slang are acere, Qué vola acere and un paladar- it is far from the generic meaning. This actually is the word used for a restaurant in Cuba with authentic homemade food. Then una gata, no not a cat but rather a nice looking woman.
Fun stuff!
https://baselang.com/blog/vocabulary/puerto-rican-slang/
-MP.
I like this compilation of ‘30 Puerto Rican Slang terms’ that only make sense in the Caribbean’. Some words and expressions are common in several Caribbean countries. Inside the link you will see links to other countries as well. The blogger has not done the DR though. However, Cuba, Venezuela and Colombia may be of interest.
Some words I would not even call slang but rather just more regional vocabulary like nene, nena. You will not hear Puerto Ricans refer to kids as niño or niña. The expression Ay bendito is authentically Puerto Rican. Jumping to Cuba typical examples of authentically Cuban slang are acere, Qué vola acere and un paladar- it is far from the generic meaning. This actually is the word used for a restaurant in Cuba with authentic homemade food. Then una gata, no not a cat but rather a nice looking woman.
Fun stuff!
https://baselang.com/blog/vocabulary/puerto-rican-slang/
-MP.
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