If you plan to reside or do business in Costa Rica, sooner or later you will require the services of a lawyer to handle legal matters which can range from immigration problems to even a lawsuit. It is very important to choose a bilingual attorney if your Spanish is not up to par. Even if you have a bilingual attorney you will still be confused
The purpose of these lists of words is to build your vocabulary. The more more words you know the better you will be able to express yourself and the more you will understand.
obituario – obituary
difunciones – obituary
esquela – space on the obituary page where a dead person is mentioned
angel de la muerte – angel of death
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
