Expressions
A Dios rogando con mazo dando – Praise the load and pass the ammunition
Desnudar un santo para vestir otro – To rob Peter to pay Paul
Quien madruga, Dios lo ayuda – the early bird catches the worm
¡Dios guarde! – God forbid!
Dios aprieta
Spanish is full of religious terms and sayings
Alter boy – monagillo
Altar – el altar
Athiest – el ateo
Baptist – Bautista
Baptism – el bautismo
Bible – la Biblia
Protestant – Protestante
Cathedral – la Catedral
Catholic – Católico
Cristian – Cristiano
Church – La iglesia
Communion
Using the Caja in Spanish and medical terms – Part 4
This concludes my series of articles about using the caja. The vocabulary below will assist non- Spanish speakers (angloparlantes) with Costa Rica’s medical maze.
Ankle – el tobillo
Appendix – el apéndice
Arm – el brazo
Anus – el ano
Back – la espalda
Breast – el seno
Bone – hueso
Butt –
Using the Caja in Spanish and medical terms – Part 3
Because of the recent uproar about using the caja (The Costa Rican Department of Social Security – CCSS) I have included some terms that may assist non- Spanish speakers (angloparlantes) with Costa Rica’s medical maze.
Ahogarse or atragantarse – to choke
Amígdalas – tonsils
Amigdalitis – tonsilitis
Andadera –
Using the Caja in Spanish and medical terms – Part 2
Because of the recent posts about using the caja I have included some terms that may assist non-Spanish speakers with Costa Rica’s medical maze. Last week I published the first part of this article
Abra la boca – Open your mouth.
Antes o después de cada comida – before or after each meal (instructions used for taking medication)
Antígeno
