Costa Rican slang Archives - Outlier Legal Services

A General Overview of Costa Rican Norms and Customs 1
- Beyond
- November 16, 2021
As with all countries, Costa Rica has its own set of norms and customs, based on centuries of tradition and social development. Ticos are very proud of their customs and traditions, roots, and history. One great norm is that Costa Ricans are extraordinarily friendly to visitors and tourists, even to the extent of sharing a holiday
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Where am I? Getting directions in Costa Rica 0
- Beyond, People and Culture
- August 9, 2021
Even our taxi driver was lost. “Where’s the mango tree?” he asked the person on the cell phone. The taxi sat idling on the side of the road as the driver spoke to the host of the party that we were going to somewhere in the hills of Escazu. He nodded his head and then
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10 Tips for Getting by in Costa Rica on Limited Spanish 0
- Beyond, People and Culture
- July 15, 2021
With all the world to see, what would you say was the main reason you have resisted spending time in a foreign country? The food, the heat, the customs or simply missing the comforts of home? Of course, it could be any of these, but it is also likely that you are concerned that you
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The Challenges of Living in Costa Rica 1
- People and Culture
- June 3, 2021
In my prior article, I reviewed some of the main pros of living in Costa Rica. Today we’ll take a look at some of the challenges of living in Costa Rica. However, while there are many things that create frustration here, I’ll also try to point out any silver linings to the challenges where I
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Lexi-tico: Gato 0
- Lexi-tico
- February 13, 2021
GATO (ga-to) And now, the time has come to talk about one of those strikingly polysemic words Costa Ricans have -and use- in a variety of situations. Chances are, if you do speak Spanish, even at a beginner level, that this word is probably one of the first one hundred you ever learned. I mean, at
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Lexi-tico: Gallito 0
- Lexi-tico
- January 9, 2021
GALLITO (ga-ʝi-to) Most Costa Ricans have a thing for diminutives and, you probably know this by now, right? And chances are some of these words have already been incorporated into your Spanish language arsenal. Words like “momentito” (jiffy), or the much used “toquecito” (jiffy), chiquito/a (little boy/girl), and/or others ending in -ico (pequeño/pequeñitico), the latter two translating as
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