What are some unique phrases in Colombia?
Colombia is one of the biggest countries in Latin America (after Brazil and Peru), and has many diverse regions: Pacific and Caribbean coasts, mountains, plains, the Amazon jungle, and the center. Each of the zones has numerous unique words that you will not hear in other parts of Colombia. Those unique phrases include ways to greet people.
What do they say in Colombia when you poop?
¡La Cagué! Cagar translates as “to poop,” but “to poop it,” is to say you’ve “screwed it up” in the moment. If a Colombian is in the middle of fixing something and it breaks, they shout: ¡Juepucha, la cagué!
How do you say gonorrea in Colombian?
When time is not on their side, Colombians like to shout ¡Qué Gonorrea! When a friend is acting silly and stupid, yet funny, they call them una Gonorrea. Mira a este Gonorrea. — Look at this dude. This is a very, very common saying for Colombians, so don’t be surprised when you hear the word Gonorrhea thrown around.
What is the Colombian accent like in Bogota?
From Colombia’s least accessible accent, we now move onto one of its clearest: the accent from Bogota. Rolos or cachacos, as the city’s residents are sometimes called, generally speak slowly and clearly.
How do you say watermelon in Cuba?
We have both been to Mexico and to Cuba, and the year before we were in South America, where we have visited several countries for five weeks....Translation by Vocabulix.EnglishSpanishwatermelonla sandía1 more row
How do Colombians say delicious?
In Colombia, “deli” is not a sandwich store, but rather a cute way to say something is delicious. El postre está deli. – The dessert is delicious. The word listo literally means “ready,” but is also used in Colombia to say “okay!”
How do Colombians say beautiful?
Another common word, hermoso/hermosa is used for beautiful people, places, and things. It's a bit more wide-ranging than bello – translations include “beautiful”, “gorgeous”, “nice”, or even (in Latin America) “noble”.
What do they call watermelon in Venezuela?
Watermelon, usually called sandía, is patilla in Venezuela and many Dominicans also use this same name.
What do you call a Colombian girl?
In Colombian slang, you don't call people “hombre” or “mujer”. They “colombianized” the word “man” with their intonation so it's used to refer to a guy and, on the other hand, an old woman which is “vieja” is used to refer to girls or women.
What are some Colombian sayings?
Colombian Expressions¡Chimba! Meaning: Various things, see below. ... ¡Qué Gonorrea! Literal meaning: What Gonorrhea! ... ¡Es Una Nota! Literal meaning: It's a note! ... ¡Paila! Literal meaning: A ceramic, metal pan. ... ¡Estar Moscas! Literal meaning: To be flies, to be like flies. ... ¡Pilas! ... ¡Berraquísimo! ... Un Catorce.More items...•
Are Colombians good lovers?
They are affectionate and generous Affection is very important for Colombians. They are very open with their emotions. If they love you, they say it and they show it. They like cooking for their partners and families, they like giving presents and even dedicating songs.
How do you talk to a Colombian girl?
How To Impress a Colombian Woman on a First DateDon't reference dumb clichés and bad jokes about Pablo Escobar and drugs. ... Don't behave like a cerdo. ... Don't act like an iceberg, flirt! ... Try your best moves on the dance floor. ... Keep your ears open. ... Talk to her with your charming accent in Spanish.More items...•
What is a Chimba?
chimba (a very cool person or thing) As a noun, "una chimba" is someone or something very cool. Example: Esa canción es una chimba (That song is very cool (literally "a very cool one"). Alternatively, the word "chimba" can be used as a synonym for "luck."
Is patilla a watermelon?
patilla → watermelon. patilla → whiskers, sideburns, side-whiskers.
What's the Spanish word for mango?
Translation of mango in SpanishEnglishSpanishthe mangoel mango
What does pizza mean in Spanish?
la pizza (F)
Costeño (Caribbean Coast)
We’ll start off with an accent which is arguably the farthest removed from all others spoken in the country, and which is undoubtedly the least comprehensible for us foreigners: the costeño, or Caribbean coastal, accent.
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Rolo (Bogotá)
From Colombia’s least accessible accent, we now move onto one of its clearest: the accent from Bogota.
Pastuso (Pasto, Nariño)
Continuing on our whistle stop tour of Colombia, we now move right down into the south of Colombia and to the province of Nariño. More specifically, we’ll look next at the accent of resident’s of Nariño’s provincial capital: Pasto.
Paisa (Medellin and Antioquia)
The best description for Medellin’s accent is that it is “ cantadito ”. Sadly, we don’t have an equivalent word in English, but it basically means that it has a ’sing-song’ sound (the above comes from “ cantar ”, meaning “to sing”).
Pacífico (Pacific region)
Just an hour or two to the east of Cali, the accent changes once again – and quite dramatically so.
How to improve your accent in Spanish
Now you’ve heard a few of Colombia’s different accents, you can start to begin imitating the sounds yourselves. Check out my extended post on the free resources, hints and techniques for improving your accent in Spanish. Don’t underestimate the benefits of obtaining a good accent in helping you strike up some rapport with native Spanish speakers.
Ethnic groups
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Immigrant groups
Because of its strategic location Colombia has received several immigration waves during its history.
Languages
There are 101 languages listed for Colombia in the Ethnologue database, of which 80 are spoken today as living languages. There are about 500,000 speakers of indigenous languages in Colombia today.
Education
The educational experience of many Colombian children begins with attendance at a preschool academy until age five ( Educación preescolar ). Basic education ( Educación básica) is compulsory by law.
Religion
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) does not collect religious statistics, and accurate reports are difficult to obtain.
Costeño
Rolo
- From Colombia’s least accessible accent, we now move onto one of its clearest: the accent from Bogota. Rolos or cachacos, as the city’s residents are sometimes called, generally speak slowly and clearly. So much so, in fact, that a common myth in Colombia that theirs is the ‘most neutral’ Spanish in the world. I’m rather unconvinced by such a categorical claim, but it is certainly true t…
Pastuso
- Continuing on our whistle stop tour of Colombia, we now move right down into the south of Colombia and to the province of Nariño. More specifically, we’ll look next at the accent of resident’s of Nariño’s provincial capital: Pasto. The poor old Pastusoshave a rough ride as they are the butt of many jokes in Colombia. Outside of their home town, they are largely mentioned in C…
Paisa
- The best description for Medellin’s accent is that it is “cantadito”. Sadly, we don’t have an equivalent word in English, but it basically means that it has a ’sing-song’ sound (the above comes from “cantar”, meaning “to sing”). For me, it is one of the most pleasant of Colombian accents (perhaps because it is the one I’m most familiar with) and I’ve heard native Spanish speakers fro…
Caleño / Valluno
- One of the main things you’ll notice about the Spanish spoken in Cali is that locals like to use the “vos” form instead of the more usual “tú”. This is conjugated differently – for example, caleños would say “vení” instead of “ven” for “come here” – and you’ll hear several examples of this in the below.
Pacífico
- Just an hour or two to the east of Cali, the accent changes once again – and quite dramatically so. The Pacific region of Colombia is home to a great diversity of ethnic groups and this is reflected in the range of accents you’ll come across here. To familiarise yourself with some of these, have a quick listen to some of the local residents that participated in this documentary ab…
and All Together…
- After having heard how all these accents sound separately, you can now hear how they sound all together (also accompanied by a few others we haven’t covered here). In this final video, a Colombian guy reads the same paragraph several times over, mimicking how the passage would be read out by residents of each of the country’s various regions. As he exaggerates all of the ac…
How to Improve Your Accent in Spanish
- Now you’ve heard a few of Colombia’s different accents, you can start to begin imitating the sounds yourselves. Check out my extended post on the free resources, hints and techniques for improving your accent in Spanish. Don’t underestimate the benefits of obtaining a good accent in helping you strike up some rapport with native Spanish speakers.