i am looking for a list of puerto rican vocab words to help learn and speak puerto rican...?

Question

I am half puerto rican and cant speak a lick! I have avery limited vocab and am a "slow listener" but I have a good ear for the language and can sometimes understand whats being said if its said slowly. Can anyone help...tutor ect

from what my uncle has told me yes puerto ricans have their own language (tiano or something like that) in a way because ..if he spoke to a mexican yes he could communicate but there maybe a language barrier still. Because some of their words and ours would mean different things to the other person. So the spanish classes that I took in school yes are grammatically correct but ..when I came home thinking I learned something and could finally talk with my family; I found that I was wrong and still teased for thinking I knew something. My uncle says yes there is a difference in the cultures and the way they speak their spanish and yes there is a difference between proper spanish and spanglish.
nice chatting with you

Answer 1

HERE ARE SOME PUERTO RICAN WORDS:

PUEBLO - MEANS TOWN
BORICUA - A PERSON BORN IN PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN - IT IS THE CAPITAL OF PUERTO RICO
ALCALDE - IS THE MAJOR OF A TOWN
ATAJO - MEANS A SHORTCUT TO GET SOONER TO OTHER PLACE.
FILA - MEANS THE LINE YOU MAKE IN THE BANK, SUPER ETC.
JANGUEO - WHEN YOU GO OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS TO PARTY ETC.
TRIPEO - WHEN YOU ARE MAKING JOKES OR LAUGHING ABOUT SOMETHING FUNNY. WE TEND TO SAY "QUE TRIPEO".
AGUACATE - MEANS AVOCADO
LA VIEJA O EL VIEJO - YOUR PARENTS
BARATO - MEANS CHEAP
CARO - MEANS EXPENSIVE
ESTA BRUTAL - MEANS THAT IT IS INCREDIBLE, YOU ARE AMAZED. EXAMPLE: "THE FIGHT ESTA BRUTAL".
PATO - IT IS A HOMOSEXUAL MAN
PUTA - IT IS A PROMISCOUS WOMAN, A WHORE, A *****.
PATA - IT IS A LESBIAN WOMAN
CLINICA - MEANS HOSPITAL
PLAYA - BEACH
TURISTA - TOURIST
PELICULA - MOVIE
VAMOS AL CINE - LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES.
HACE CALOR - IT FEELS HOT
HACE FRIO - IT FEELS COLD
VECINO - NEIGHBOR
BUEN PROVECHO! - GOOD APPETITE!
COMO ESTAS? - HOW ARE YOU?
CON PERMISO - EXCUSE ME
AVANZA! - HURRY UP!
DARSE CUENTA DE - TO REALIZE
IR DE COMPRAS - TO GO SHOPPING
MUCHO OJO! - LOOK OUT!, WATCH YOUR STEP!
QUE HAY DE NUEVO? - WHAT'S UP?
YA BASTA! - THAT'S ENOUGH! HOLD IT!
A CUANTOS ESTAMOS? - WHAT IT IS THE DATE?
POR FAVOR - PLEASE
SALUD! - GOD BLESS YOU! (WHEN THE PERSON SNEEZE)
ARROZ CON HABICHUELAS - RICE AND BEANS
CAFE - COFFEE
POLLO - CHICKEN
EMPAREDADO - SANDWICH
HUEVOS - EGGS
TOCINETA - BACON
ESCUELA - SCHOOL
MAESTRO - TEACHER
ESTOY CANSADO - I'M TIRED
TENGO HAMBRE - I'M HUNGRY
TENGO SED - I'M THIRSTY
TENGO SUENO - I'M SLEEPY

Answer 2

Well...First of all, how much did you REALLY learn in high school Spanish? I know that a lot of kids leave high school assuming that they are fluent after just a few short years (I know because I am a Spanish teacher). Secondly, I don't believe that the different dialects really make a difference when communicating. I lived in Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Chile, and Spain...I have always understood and have been understood. Now, when I first started out, my barrier was the Spanish language itself, not because of a dialect problem. I think the better that you immerse yourself in Spanish, the better luck you'll have conversing, regardless of where you are.

I recommend to take some higher level classes from a college or university. Ideally, studying abroad is your best bet, but is not possible for everyone. Why not take a trip to PR to visit your family?? That would be an affordable way to immerse yourself, plus you could enjoy the culture and people.
Buena Suerte (Good Luck!)

Answer 3

Uh, all countries of spanish language have different dialects. A person from Mexico wouldn't COMPLETELY understand someone from the Domincan Republic, but its just the same language spoken differently..

I speak spanish, so what is it you wanna know? Its best to start out with Verbs cause if you can say "Do this" or "Do that" or Que Es? and able to ask questions, then you can learn quicker

Do you know anyone that speaks Spanish? Stick wit em and they can help u tune into your culture...

Answer 4

dont Puerto Ricans speak Spanish? I wasnt aware puerto ricans had their own language

Answer 5

1st of all, it's Spanish, not Puerto Rican...
2nd.....¡aprenda de sus padres, chica!

Additional info....
No mi amor, Puerto Rican people speak Spanish. "Taino Indians" were the original inhabitants of the Island of Puerto Rico.

Answer 6

here on the island we speak spanish and sometimes we dont speak spanish correctly but it is still spanish and if u took spanish clases u should be able to comunicate with us and ur uncle was fooling with u because we only speak spanish and some of us english !!!

Answer 7

Library's have tapes of different languages you can use .. The tapes talk to you in the language you want and tell you to repeat after ... ..

Answer 8

Hi mi nombre es Shanna. ¿Cuál es tu nombre? ¿De dónde eres? Soy de Pennsylvina. ¡Niza para satisfacerte!!!

This means Hello my name is Shanna. what is your name? Where are you from? I'm from P.A. Nice to meet you.

Go to google and then click more then go down to translate.. then you go from english to spanish