www.CostaRicaTicas.com

I know I'm a crude bugger but you want no confusion with zero words...? You know where I'm going with this, right?

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Also with the guys at work they say "Te Quiero"(again.not sure about spelling or tense,it may be "Quieres" and it maybe spelled wrong" which means "I want you".

But I read the in CR they don't use "Tu" or it's conjugations,is that correct?Ifso I doubt they say that.

You might find it amusing to know that I only pick these things up because of the way the mexican guys I work with jack with each other....I guess technically it is faux homosexual banter...the older ones say these things to the young ones.

Te quiero, pretty much means I love you. Sometimes you might see that in a chica email abbreviated to T.Q.M.

Or, Te quiero mucho...


Cujo

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Let's be honest. If you will pay Cien you are horny - and possibly other things.

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Not sure why you are so concerned, but you can say "te quiero" to any girl in Costa Rica and they will perfectly understand!

In this context it doesn't mean "I want you", it means "I like you".

For example, if you say "te quiero" to a friend, it doesn't matter if it's a female or a male friend, he/she wouldn't think that you "want" him/her, but that you "like" him/her.

Not at all concerned,but the toughest thing for me about trying to learn spanish is getting all of the different guys at work to agree on what something means..

I guess it is because they are from all over Mexico,El Salvador,etc..but every time I ask what something means they start arguing with each other about how it translates.They say it is because of different dialects,or just local slang.

For example,A young guy that catches alot of flack asked me a couple of weeks ago asked me "Que quieres?" and I answered "Te quiero encima me verga" Which got a big laugh from some of them,but some said I did not say it right,while others said that I said it perfectly...

It works the other way too,you should have seen me trying to explain to a non-english speaking guy what "I pity the fool" means..he had been watching A-team re-runs.

Are you a homosexual?

No,man..it is just banter at work.All of the guys I work with say these things.At first I was a bit put off too,but after ten years I got used to the way they banter.It's like saying the young guy is girly.

Matter of fact alot of the white guys in construction talk this way too.Maybe you work in an office or something

Why are you so concerned?

I have experienced the same thing as I travel for business frequently in different Latin American Countries - All the spanish lessons in the world won't address the local expressions for certain emotions etc. However, if you are a good communicator and you want to express that your are horny - caliente is effective - I am sure exitado and other terms are effective as well. Worst case, if she still isn't getting the point, bump her with your boner.

What gets interesting is expressions that are commonly used in some countries that are considered offensive in others - for example - in CR Mami, mamacita, papi, etc. are used fairly commonly as an expression of affection (also in Puerto Rico, DR, etc.) but in Honduras if you use Mami or mamacita with someone who you know casually or just met - it is considered vulgar or at best very common. There has to be a bunch of these types of expressions that are good in some countries and not in others - would love to see someone start that thread.

Peace, Love, and happiness for all,

Don Rico

Excellent suggestion for a Thread, Brother Don Rico, and as you are evidently well-travelled...how about you?
Here's a source for all manner of Spanish slang:
http://www.amazon.com/Red-Hot-Book-Span ... 608&sr=1-1
Available for < $9 + S/H

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Thanks for the reference on the book - okay I will start a thread!

Peace,

DR

yes, please start a thread about the differences in spanish in Central/South America.

that would be an interesting topic and a help to the membership.

thank you.

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There are two levels of Spanish: Formal and colloquial.

Formal Spanish is the Spanish you learn in school and college in Latin-America. Everyone who speaks formal Spanish uses the SAME Spanish-- and the same constructions (only those accepted by the “Real Academia de la Lengua—the organization that regulates the language”). The variations are only in intonation (accent), but not on structure, syntax or vocabulary. I must add, Spanish is very rich and there numerous ways to say the same thing using different constructions and verbal strategies. If you were lucky enough to take a Spanish class in College you had a taste of formal Spanish.

Colloquial Spanish is the form of Spanish most people on this board are talking about. Colloquial Spanish changes in every country, with every region, and even with different people in one region. It‘s the Spanish spoken by those who don’t have formal education (in Spanish). It’s the Spanish spoken by most of the girls you know. It’s the Spanish spoken by most of the Latino guys you know in the United States. There are as many variations of colloquial Spanish as there are regions and sub-cultures--for example, in colloquial Spanish there more than 1,000 ways to say ‘I’m horny’.

I’d say that one third, or about 100 million people in Latin America speak formal Spanish. One third, speak a mixture of formal and colloquial and the bottom third or 100 million, speak only colloquial Spanish, even though they understand formal Spanish (only a passive skill).

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