Noted Costa Rican linguist, Miguel A, Quesada Pacheco , defines the word “pachuco” as: a person with unacceptable social customs, a kind of woman’s underwear or a type of street slang used by young people. In this series of columns I will only deal with the last definition.
Cagada/o de risa – a funny person or thing (vulgar)
You point with your lips.
You snap your index finger against your second
(bird) finger when you think something’s funny or incredible.
You miss the chaos when you leave the country.
You miss the way black beans in restaurants used to be whole and had a different flavor.
Diay and puta come out
Despu?s de a??o y medio en clases, me doy cuenta todo lo que he aprendido del dioma Ingles. Para aumentar un poco el l?xico del idioma ingles, les hago una peque?a contribuci?n:
BETWEEN BETWEEN AND DRINK A CHAIR: Entre entre y toma una silla
IN FOR NOTHING SILVER NO GREEN: Empanada de platano verde.
Para los que creen que saben mucho ingles, ? a que
Someone sent me this and I wanted to share it with all of you who are studying Spanish. Next time you want to lament over how ‘Diificult’ Spanish is, think about those poor folks studying Englsh and trying to wade their way through all of our ‘expressions’.
Enjoy!
You Think English is Easy??? Think of trying to explain these
