Rosie Taylor

In Spanish, stop can be expressed as dejar de or parar de. To say stop in the sense of not continuing an action, you use dejar de or parar de.

The English phrase ‘someone like you’ is translated into Spanish as alguien como tú.

A mild Puerto Rican way to say “damn” is diache, a softened form of diablo, while coño is the stronger and vulgar version.

The English phrase “piggy bank” can be translated into Spanish using several terms, most commonly alcancía.

amo a mi mamá is the Spanish way to say “I love my mum”. This phrase is used to express deep affection and love for one’s mother.

The English phrase manufacturing engineer is translated into Spanish as ingeniero de manufactura.

The English phrase “I like you” can be translated into Spanish as me gustas. Me gustas is typically used to express romantic or physical attraction.

In Costa Rica you say Gracias or Muchas gracias. Locals also answer thanks with Con mucho gusto and use Pura vida as a friendly all-purpose reply.

In Spanish, “what are you guys talking about?” is translated as ¿de qué están hablando?

In Spanish, “your momma” is translated as tu mamá. Tu mamá is a casual way to refer to the mother of the person you are speaking to.