Neither La Extra nor La Teja are examples of good journalism, but can serve as useful tools for learning Costa Rican slang. Both are the most read newspapers in Costa Rica,. They are famous for their use of red ink in their headlines and sensationalism.
Why does one need to learn the local lingo? Because most of the Costa Ricans use it and you may
The mayor of San José, just announced that a bike path or ciclovía will be built across San José along streets that are less traveled by automobiles, thus making it safer and easier to ride a bike through the capital. The bike lane will extend from the Law School at the University of Costa Rica in the eastern suburb of San Pedro to the
Calcular – to calculate or work out. Most often used with math but can also be used figuratively. La mujer es muy calucaladora. The woman is sly, astute or calculating. A calculadora is a calculator. Cálculos are kidney stones or mathematical calculations. Según mis cálculos means according to my
A la hora en punto – on the dot (time)
A primera hora – first thing in the morning
A última hora – at the last minute
Dejar las cosas hasta útima hora – leave things to the last minute
Era hora – it was about time (you did something, etc.)
Es hora de
The verb dar usually means “to give” in Spanish. However, it is used with many idiomatic expressions where it can mean something else.
Dar de palos or dar de puñetazos – to punch someone
Dar en el blanco – to hit the nail on the head or be right on target
Dar las gracias – to thank
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