No matter whether traveling to the Republic of Costa Rica as a tourist, or with the intention of moving there as an expatriate, this guide will serve you well. Intended for English speakers, this book's Spanish/English dictionary shares common slang words and phrases that will help you communicate in everyday situations like ordering dinner in a restaurant, shopping at the mercado for fresh produce, flirting, getting street directions, or hiring a taxi. That said, be advised this little book is neither a complete course in learning the Spanish Language nor a textbook, Instead it is an introduction to Costa Rican Spanish. We used a large font to make the text eminently more readable.

Tico Slang: Learning Costa Rican Spanish One Word at a Time (Foreign Language Series)

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Banse, Timothy

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Middle Coast Publishing

No matter whether you are traveling to the island of Puerto Rico as a tourist, or for Hurricane disaster aid, this hip pocket book will serve you well.
You probably already know the Spanish spoken by boricuas (native Puerto Ricans) is a distinct and unique idiom, rich with words and phrases they don't teach in Spanish class.
This guide contains a wealth of words and expressions that you can look up when you hear or read them in order to know what is going on around you.
Even better, one would spend a night with the book reading it in order to gain familiarity with the wisdom it contains. that way, when you hear a vaguely familiar word, you will know which page to consult.

Puerto Rican Spanish: Learning Puerto Rican Spanish One Word at a Time (Foreign Language Series)

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Tico Slang: Learning Costa Rican Spanish One Word at a Time (Foreign Language Series)

Puerto Rican Spanish: Learning Puerto Rican Spanish One Word at a Time (Foreign Language Series)