The last couple of articles in this series contained some useful advice for maneuvering one’s way through Costa Rica’s linguistic jungle.
Here are some more language tidbits that show the differences and similarities between Spanish and English.
- In Spanish “ph” becomes “f.”
PH = F
Elephant – elefante
Telephone – teléfono
- Also in Spanish “th” becomes “t.”
TH= T
Catholic – católico