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<\/a>The Dominican Talk<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n\n- A Dominican doesn\u2019t give you a dirty look. S\/he \u201ccorta\u00a0los\u00a0ojos\u201d (cuts the eyes).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t leave something. S\/he \u201csueltan\u00a0la\u00a0banda\u201d (releases the band).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican does not get better, or well (when s\/he is ill). S\/he \u201cse\u00a0alienta\u201d (gets encouraged).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t insult you. S\/he gives you a \u201cpele\u2019e\u00a0lengua\u201d (whipping of the tongue). \u201cPela\u201d is the Dominican word for beating, whipping, or spanking.<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t drink from the bottle. S\/he \u201cse\u00a0embica\u201d \u2013from the verb \u201cembocar\u201d (to put in the mouth, or to gulp down)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t fight you. S\/he \u201cte\u00a0come vivo\u201d (eat you alive).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t call you (on the phone). S\/he gives you a \u201ctoque\u201d (knock, touch).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t ignore (another person). S\/he \u201cse\u00a0hace\u00a0el\/la loco\/a\u201d (make the crazy) Meaning: plays dumb.<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t climb (or gets on top of something). S\/he \u201cse\u00a0encarama\u201d (raise, elevate, lift up)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t ask for a little (or a small piece or portion of something). S\/he asks for a \u201cchin\u201d (as in a bit, tad, pinch, dash).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t eat something light or have a light snack or a light meal. S\/he \u201cpica\u201d (as in bite, nibble).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t try (to do something). S\/he \u201cbrega\u201d (struggles)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican is not prepared. S\/he is \u201csetia\u201d (from English \u201cto be set\u201d)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t go directly or straight (to a place) without stopping on the way. S\/he goes \u201cen\u00a0bola\u2019ehumo\u201d (in ball of smoke).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican does not wait. S\/he \u201chace\u00a0hora\u201d (makes hour).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t have phlegm in the lungs. S\/he has a \u201cpollo\u201d (chicken) or a \u201ccon-con\u201d in the lungs. \u201cCon-con\u201d is also the term used to refer to the rice that sticks to the bottom of a saucepan.<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t calm down. S\/he \u201clo\u00a0coje\u00a0con\u00a0suavena\u201d (takes it with\u00a0suavena). \u201cSuavena\u201d: either from the word \u201csuave\u201d (soft), or possibly from\u00a0Suavena, an oatmeal brand.<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t repeat something slower. S\/he \u201clo\u00a0baraja\u00a0mas\u00a0alpaso\u201d (shuffles it \u201calpaso\u201d) \u201cAl\u00a0paso\u201d is the Spanish word for the slowest gait of a horse.<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t work hard. S\/he \u201cla\u00a0busca\u00a0como\u00a0un\u00a0toro\u201d (looks for it as a bull).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t deceive you. S\/he \u201cte\u00a0lo mete\u00a0frio\u201d (inserts it or puts it into you cold)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican is not unfaithful or doesn\u2019t cheat on you. S\/he \u201cte\u00a0pega\u00a0los\u00a0cuernos\u201d (puts or sticks the horns on you).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican is not a liar. S\/he is a\u00a0jablador. (from the Spanish word \u201chablador\u201d (talker)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican is not an expert. S\/he is a \u201cverdugo\u201d (executioner).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t know everything. S\/he is a \u201ctiguere\u201d (streetwise person)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t get drunk. S\/he \u201cse da un\u00a0jumo\u201d (gives her\/himself a \u201cjumo\u201d)\u00a0Jumo: possibly from the Spanish word \u201chumo\u201d (smoke).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican does not slip. S\/he \u201cpatina\u201d (skates).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t have economic problems. S\/he is \u201cen\u00a0mala\u201d (in bad).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t go bankrupt or broke. S\/he \u201ceta\u00a0en\u00a0olla\u201d (is in the pan).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t spy. S\/he \u201cbrecha\u201d (cracks or gaps)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t convince. S\/he \u201cda\u00a0muela\u201d (gives molar tooth).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t caress. S\/he \u201csoba\u201d (knead, handle, paw)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t jump, throw him\/herself (doesn\u2019t go for it!). S\/he \u201cse\u00a0jondea\u201d<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t bother, disturb, or pester. S\/he \u201cfu\u00f1e\u201d or \u201cjode\u201d<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t take a bath or showers. S\/he \u201cse\u00a0echa\u00a0agua\u201d (throws water onto him\/herself).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t fill his\/her stomach. S\/he \u201cse\u00a0jarta\u201d (from Spanish \u201chartar\u201d) stuff.<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t get annoyed. S\/he \u201cse\u00a0quilla\u201d<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t hit you. S\/he \u201cte\u00a0eplota\u201d –from the Spanish verb \u201cexplotar\u201d (explodes) you.<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t give a punch or a blow. S\/he gives a \u201ctotazo\u201d<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t squat or bend down. S\/he \u201cse\u00a0aplata\u201d \u2013from the Spanish word \u201caplastar\u201d (squash, mash)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t get off or get down. S\/he \u201cse\u00a0apea\u201d (take themselves down)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t organize (things). S\/he \u201cacoteja\u201d (arrange, put things in order)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t go fast. S\/he goes like a \u201cchele\u201d (Dominican word for a one-cent coin, a penny) or like \u201celajon\u00a0derdiablo\u201d (\u201celajon\u201d of the devil).<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t abandon you. S\/he \u201cte\u00a0saca\u00a0los\u00a0pies\u201d (removes the feet or takes out the feet)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t take a siesta, a nap. S\/he \u201cecha\u00a0una\u00a0pavita\u201d (throws a \u201cpavita\u201d)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t leave or takes off running. S\/he \u201cse\u00a0embala\u201d (pack her\/himself)<\/li>\n
- Dominicans don\u2019t see each other later. They \u201cse\u00a0chequean\u201d later (check each other) later.<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t choke or gets something stuck in their throat. S\/he \u201cse\u00a0a\u00f1uga\u201d<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t look for a fight. S\/he \u201carma\u00a0una\u00a0pi\u00f1a\u201d (put together, assembles or mount a pineapple)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t give you a slap on the face. S\/he gives you a \u201cgalleta\u201d (wafer)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t drink too much (alcoholic beverages). S\/he \u201cse\u00a0prende, se\u00a0enciende\u00a0o se pone\u00a0en\u00a0su\u00a0punto\u201d (ignites him\/herself, catches fire, or\u00a0sh\/e puts his\/herself on his\/her peak)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t speak incoherently or doesn\u2019t speak nonsense. S\/he is a \u201cbaboso\/a\u201d (dribbler, slobber,\u00a0drooler)<\/li>\n
- A Dominican doesn\u2019t doubt. S\/he \u201cse pone\u00a0chivo\u201d (put her\/himself goat)<\/li>\n
- Dominicans don\u2019t doubt. They \u201cse\u00a0ponen\u00a0chivo\u201d (put themselves goat)<\/li>\n
- And at the end, Dominicans don\u2019t die. They \u201cguindan\u00a0los\u00a0tenis\u201d (hang the sneakers or tennis shoes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
The best way to familiarize yourself with Dominican culture, as well as to see\u00a0the country\u00a0for yourself, is to obtain a copy of the publication\u00a0“All Things Dominican \/ Lo\u00a0Dominicano” (2015, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development),\u00a0which includes\u00a0not only a wide-ranging variety of topics about the Dominican Republic, but also a grand showcase of Dominican expressions,\u00a0idioms and sayings. The book is available on Amazon here<\/a>.<\/p>\nAbout<\/b>\u00a0All Things Dominican \/ Lo\u00a0<\/b>Dominicano<\/b><\/h2>\n
The tangible and the intangible, the traditional and the modern, the spirit that creates new trends and the conservative emphasis on preserving our roots, the creative expressions that stimulate the finest senses of rhythm, sound, sight, smell, and taste, inviting us to think, feel, and dream – all this forms part of what we call lo\u00a0nuestro, lo\u00a0dominicano, which infuses our daily lives, our homes, our streets, our workplaces, and follows us when we travel abroad or live out of our home country. What brings us together identifies us, makes us proud, and inspires us to keep creating and contributing to this abundant and prolific heritage of very particular expressions of what we are – expressions also appreciated, enjoyed, and shared by people from all corners of the globe.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some\u00a0popular\u00a0expressions The Dominican Talk A Dominican doesn\u2019t give you a dirty look. S\/he \u201ccorta\u00a0los\u00a0ojos\u201d (cuts the eyes). A Dominican doesn\u2019t leave something. S\/he \u201csueltan\u00a0la\u00a0banda\u201d (releases the band). A Dominican does not get better, or well (when s\/he is ill). S\/he \u201cse\u00a0alienta\u201d (gets encouraged). A Dominican doesn\u2019t insult you. S\/he gives you a \u201cpele\u2019e\u00a0lengua\u201d (whipping of … Continue reading “Dominicanismos”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4533,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1095","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1095"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1095"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11109,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1095\/revisions\/11109"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a>The Dominican Talk<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
The best way to familiarize yourself with Dominican culture, as well as to see\u00a0the country\u00a0for yourself, is to obtain a copy of the publication\u00a0“All Things Dominican \/ Lo\u00a0Dominicano” (2015, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development),\u00a0which includes\u00a0not only a wide-ranging variety of topics about the Dominican Republic, but also a grand showcase of Dominican expressions,\u00a0idioms and sayings. The book is available on Amazon here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The tangible and the intangible, the traditional and the modern, the spirit that creates new trends and the conservative emphasis on preserving our roots, the creative expressions that stimulate the finest senses of rhythm, sound, sight, smell, and taste, inviting us to think, feel, and dream – all this forms part of what we call lo\u00a0nuestro, lo\u00a0dominicano, which infuses our daily lives, our homes, our streets, our workplaces, and follows us when we travel abroad or live out of our home country. What brings us together identifies us, makes us proud, and inspires us to keep creating and contributing to this abundant and prolific heritage of very particular expressions of what we are – expressions also appreciated, enjoyed, and shared by people from all corners of the globe.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some\u00a0popular\u00a0expressions The Dominican Talk A Dominican doesn\u2019t give you a dirty look. S\/he \u201ccorta\u00a0los\u00a0ojos\u201d (cuts the eyes). A Dominican doesn\u2019t leave something. S\/he \u201csueltan\u00a0la\u00a0banda\u201d (releases the band). A Dominican does not get better, or well (when s\/he is ill). S\/he \u201cse\u00a0alienta\u201d (gets encouraged). A Dominican doesn\u2019t insult you. S\/he gives you a \u201cpele\u2019e\u00a0lengua\u201d (whipping of … Continue reading “Dominicanismos”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4533,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1095","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1095"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1095"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11109,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1095\/revisions\/11109"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About<\/b>\u00a0All Things Dominican \/ Lo\u00a0<\/b>Dominicano<\/b><\/h2>\n