Category Archives: Spanish phrases

Start Speaking Today! Learn essential phrases, cultural insights and travel tips that you can find in our Guide to Costa Rican Spanish…

Love, Marriage and More

A mucho amor, mucho perdón – to be really in love you have to forgive defects
Adventura amorosa – a love affair
Amante – lover
Amor a primer mordisco – love at first bite
Amor a primera vista – love at first sight
Amorío – a love affair
Antes que cases mira lo que haces – look before you leap
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¡Santo cielo! (My god!)

Since we are in holy week or Semana Santa the follow is appropriate.

Here are some of the definitions of the word santo: Perfect and free of sin. A person declared as such by the Church. A virtuous person. Said of a something that is dedicated to God or a holy service. Said of something that is venerated. Describing a religious read more