This document provides a list of common Costa Rican phrases along with their meanings and pronunciations. Each phrase is accompanied by its translation and represents colloquial expressions used in everyday conversations. Examples include 'aguado' meaning bored, 'tuanis' meaning cool, and 'pura paja' indicating nonsense.

1. Common Costa Rican Phrases
JENNIFER CASTILLO SOLÍS
JENNY PARK

2. Aguevado
(ah gwu va doh)
BORED/BORING

3. Ojo!
(Oh ho)
WATCH OUT!

4. Que pereza!
(Qee per esa)
WHAT A DRAG!

5. Salado
(sahl-ah-doh)
UNLUCKY/ TOO BAD

6. Tuanis
(too-ahn-ees)
COOL/ SO NICE

7. Upe!
(oo-pay)
HELLO? ANYONE HOME?

8. Va jalando!
(bah hahl-ahn-do)
GET OUT OF HERE!

9. Que mala nota!
(kay ma-la know ta)
WHAT A BAD PERSON!

10. Que miche?
(kay mee-chay)
WHAT’S UP?

11. Chunche
(choon-chay)
THINGAMAJIG

12. La vara
(lah bar-ah)
THE THING

13. no entender ni papa
(no en-ten-der nee pah-pah)
TO NOT UNDERSTAND A WORD

14. Pinche
(peen-chay)
DESPITE ITS MEANING IN MEXICO, PINCHE MEANS
"STINGY" IN COSTA RICA.

15. Pulperia
(pool-pehr-ee-ah)
A SMALL CORNER STORE

16. Pura paja
(poor-ah pa-hah)
CRAP; BULLSH*T; BULLCRAP

17. Thank You