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[teachwrite]

I ran across a website that said these are some phrases commonly used in Costa Rican Spanish. Anyone on the ground care to verify? How about adding others you've heard?

Sorry in advance if the formatting comes out wierd:

Adios Hello/Good-bye (general passing greeting)
Como ameneci�? How did you wake up?
Pura Vida Great, couldn't be better.
Maje Guy or dude.
Tuanis Cool, totally cool.
Aguevado In the dumps.
Gacho Very ugly, awful.
Si dios quiere God willing
Por dicha Luckily
Tengo filo I'm hungry
Un chunche A thingamajig
Paja B.S.
Piropos Compliments (cat calls)
Chisme Gossip
Chusma Riff-raff
Un rojo Thousand colon note
Una teja Hundred colon note
Peso 1 col�n
Qu� torta/Qu� lio What a problem
Jama/Jamar Food/ To Eat
Es un queque Its a piece of cake
Qu� galleta/Qu� carga How great/awesome
Me cayo la pelota I finally get it (understand)
Nena Chick/Gal
Guaro Alcohol
Un hueso A bummer
Una bira A beer
Mareada Drunk/Tipsy
Me pring� It surprised me
Un polo Country bumpkin
Estaba detr�s del palo I was confused
Estoy en la luna I'm confused/I'm in space
Puros diezes Great/terrific
Salado Tough/ too bad
Qu� tiene? What's the matter?
�Jale! Hurry Up!
Nada que ver Nothing to do with...

[OleLarssen]

That definition of 'pura vida' is so lacking I don't even know where to begin. Pura vida is something that is used for a ludicrious amount of things, greetings, goodbyes, "OK", "cool" etc etc. It's more a culture than a slang, really. :)

[John Hall]

These are the ones that I commonly hear:

Adios Hello/Good-bye (general passing greeting)
Como ameneci�? How did you wake up?
Pura Vida Great, couldn't be better.
Maje Guy or dude.
Tuanis Cool, totally cool.
Si dios quiere God willing
Por dicha Luckily
Un chunche A thingamajig
Chisme Gossip
Un rojo Thousand colon note
Una teja Hundred colon note
Peso 1 col�n
Guaro Alcohol
Estoy en la luna I'm confused/I'm in space
Qu� tiene? What's the matter?
�Jale! Hurry Up!