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1
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home

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hombre

Man

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Can you / is it ok if (not gringo form)

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Se puede

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Dale

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Ok

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Que más

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What’s up? How’s it going

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Y tu? Que me cuentas

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And you, you tell me (hows it going)

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pare / parecero

que mas parce

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friend

hows it going man

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a la orden

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at your service (shops say)

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bacan / bacano

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cool

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chevere

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cool

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joder

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to tease (does not mean fuck like in spanish)

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coger

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to take “bus, taxi”

*doesn’t have the “fuck” connotation like in other parts of Latin america

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“tico”

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Colombians prefer to use “-ico/a” as the diminutive when the word usually ends in -to/ta. So you get un momentico

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“Vos” y usted

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*the rules on these are not strict like in spain. Usted is not reserved for formal situations and can be interchanged

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“corazón” and “mi amor”

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can be said with no romantic implications at all.

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hello

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alo (ah-low)

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pulmón

Aspiré fuerte y llené los pulmones de aire fresco

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lung

I breathed in deeply and filled my lungs with air

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te asuste

asustirse

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Did I scare you

to scare

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Mira

Así que

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Look (continuing sentence leading to a point)

“So”

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Hágale pues

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Make it happen

Do it then, (already)

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Quiubo

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What’s up

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Mamado (ma-mow)

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Completely tired. (gym)

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Bombón

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Chocolate mujer o hombre bonito

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Bizcocho

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Pan o pastel pero tambien una mujer / hombre bonito

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Fulano /a

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Persona desconocida

No sabes quién es

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dar papaya
to give something up easily (get something stolen)
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A lo major
Maybe
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es una chicharron
its a pain in the ass? double check this
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para las moscas?
to give to the flies? double check this
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What do you say as a polite response when you don’t hear an older person correctly?? I.e. it’s NOT como
Senor? | Senora?
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Como te ha ido | Como te va
How are you?
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Saying good by at night?
Que Descanses
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Good bye?
Cuidate Que te vaya bien Que Estes bien
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Maluco
Its a maluco. Como "crappy thing"
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How do you respond to good byes? | Usually Colombians will say good by in several ways at the same time and you don’t respond with what they say
Lo mismo | Igualmente
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Hola Veci
Hi Neighbor” used when getting someone’s attention in a store
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Getting someone’s attention
Haz me un favor
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three ways to say to order something;
Me das porfavor? Me regalas porfavor? Me vendes porfavor? “Sell me”
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Saying “thats ok” instead of “esta bien”
Tranquilo (for a guy) Tranquila (for a girl) **this sounds more natural**
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Excuse me I want to get through | Excuse me I want to leave the table
Permiso
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How do you respond when someone says “permiso “
Sigue | Siga
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Cuchibarbi
An older lady with a bunch of plastic
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Mamar gallo
Joking around pulling someone’s leg
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Culicagao
Immature kid
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Del putas
“The shit” f***king amazing
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Arruncharse | Arrunchas
Cuddle (without sex)
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Berraco (a)
Very bold or brilliant
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Del putas
Algo increible como un evento objecto o persona
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Pola (o) | Vamos para unas polas
Beer
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Jartera o marmera
When something or someone is boring
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Parches | You vamos con nuestro parche
Group of friends
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Traga Estoy tragada El es mi traga
In love | He is my crush
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Guayabo | Enguayabado
Hungover
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Vaca
Collect money between friends (for liquor comida etc) between your parche
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Nanay cucas
No way!
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Mamar gallo | A tu te gusta mamar gallo
Joke around
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Sacar la piedra
Make someone really angry
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Que chimba parce
Cool
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Vieja
Girl (doesnt just mean old) | Its an informal way to say girl
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Ni fu ni fa
Neither here nor there. | The weather is neither hot nor cold
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Jueputa
Damn it
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Maluco
Crappy
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Quiubo pues mija / mijo
Whats up girl / guy
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Vamos a hacer una vaca
Were going to gather money (to buy food drinks etc)
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Culicagado
Immature little kid
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Miti miti
Halfsies | 50/50
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Chimba Bacano Chevere
Cool Cool Cool.
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Rapidito
Quicky
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Mañanero
Morning sex because the guy wakes with a boner

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