Spanish

Arts and Culture

Survival Spanish for Costa Rica Expats and Visitors

CHoward - March 17, 2022

One of the most daunting tasks that newbie expats are faced with is learning everyday Spanish survival skills . Most expats do not even know...

10 Costa Rican Spanish Expressions For Tourists

January 2, 2022

Learning Spanish in Costa Rica: There’s lots to get from Latin Soap Operas

December 3, 2021

Learning Spanish In Costa Rica for Expats and Tourists

November 23, 2021

The Ultimate Costa Rica English-Spanish Dictionary For Real Estate

November 6, 2021

real estate

Costa Rica English – Spanish Real Estate Terminology Guide

Alfredo Gago - July 5, 2021

From "addendum" to "zoning ordinance," The Tico Times English-Spanish real estate dictionary is your guide to speaking fluent real estate in Costa Rica.

Language Lessons

A Crash Course To Costa Rica Slang and Expressions

The Tico Times - April 5, 2021

You can’t call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang. Maybe you already speak Spanish. If that is true, you probably...

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Tico Talk: 10 Spanish expressions for expats and tourists

The Tico Times - November 10, 2020

You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang.

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10 Costa Rican Spanish expressions for expats and tourists

The Tico Times - May 28, 2020

You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang.

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Understanding Spanish-language media when learning about the coronavirus

The Tico Times - April 21, 2020

During the pandemic, it's more important than ever to have media literacy

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Top 10 Costa Rican Spanish expressions for Tourists

The Tico Times - March 3, 2020

You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang.

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15 Costa Rican Spanish Expressions for Tourists

CHoward - January 11, 2020

You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang.

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Learning Costa Rica Spanish for expats and tourists: Part 11

CHoward - November 23, 2019

You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang.

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Learning Spanish in Costa Rica for expats and tourists: Part 10

CHoward - October 16, 2019

You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang.

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Learning Costa Rica Spanish for expats and tourists: Part 9

CHoward - September 27, 2019

You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang.