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Common Costa Rican Phrases

       JENNIFER CASTILLO SOLS
             JENNY PARK
Aguevado
(ah gwu va doh)

    BORED/BORING
Ojo!
(Oh ho)

 WATCH OUT!
Que pereza!
(Qee per esa)

   WHAT A DRAG!
Salado
(sahl-ah-doh)

 UNLUCKY/ TOO BAD
Tuanis
(too-ahn-ees)

  COOL/ SO NICE
Upe!
 (oo-pay)

HELLO? ANYONE HOME?
Va jalando!
(bah hahl-ahn-do)

    GET OUT OF HERE!
Que mala nota!
(kay ma-la know ta)

    WHAT A BAD PERSON!
Que miche?
(kay mee-chay)

    WHATS UP?
Chunche
(choon-chay)

  THINGAMAJIG
La vara
(lah bar-ah)

   THE THING
no entender ni papa
(no en-ten-der nee pah-pah)

      TO NOT UNDERSTAND A WORD
Pinche
          (peen-chay)

DESPITE ITS MEANING IN MEXICO, PINCHE MEANS
            "STINGY" IN COSTA RICA.
Pulperia
(pool-pehr-ee-ah)

  A SMALL CORNER STORE
Pura paja
(poor-ah pa-hah)

 CRAP; BULLSH*T; BULLCRAP
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