Stage three: You begin to understand what people are saying sometimes.Stage two: You start piecing together and making connections and associations in your brain from listening.Stage one: Total and utter confusion and frusteration.I like to say there are certain stages when you are learning (just like a baby learns): People who incorporate an extended homestay usually have much more success in learning the language and tend to pick up the native dialect and in some cases the accent too. The best way to learn any language is emersion, so even though you are studying you should still get involved in the culture and people so you can really learn the language.What better way than a homestay where you live with a Costa Rican family and are surrounded by Spanish almost 24 hours a day. If you take smaller classes you will receive more personalized attention. If you work in a certian profession there are also special business courses which can teach you the terminology you will need to do your job. You can take 12 week intensive courses, you can also select more leisurely courses. At first you may just have to listen, then after a while you can start to take a shot at talking, and then before you know it you will be speaking like a native. The best way to learn the language is to really imerse yourself in the culture and to try and spend as much of your time with Costa Ricans. Please just try it, life as you know it will become so much simplier, you will earn the respect of the Costa Ricans just for trying, and you are much less liekly to get ripped off. This can help you integrate and also avoid misunderstandings and other negative situations.Įven if you know Spanish, you will notice that Costa Ricans speak differently, have a different accent, they have their own sayings, their own slang, and their own way of saying things. Learning the language and specific dialect of any foreign country is by far the single most important investment you can make especially if you plan to live there for significant periods of time.
Plus, this can give you advantages and freedom when you are living in Costa Rica. Your Credit Letter is valid for 10 years and is fully transferable.Even though many Ticos can understand or speak English, it is still a very nice gesture to speak the language of the country you will be living in. Your Credit Letter is valid towards Volunteer Abroad, International Internship, TEFL Certification, Spanish Immersion, Gap Year, and Study Abroad programs. If you begin your program, but you must return home before your program end date, Maximo Nivel provides you with a Credit Letter pro-rated from your last day in the program. Your Credit Letter is valid for 10 years and is fully transferable.ģ. Program fees are non-refundable, however if you must cancel your program for any reason, Maximo Nivel issues a Credit Letter equal to 100% of what you have paid. Your payment is also fully transferrable, so a family member or friend can apply the value of your payment to their own program instead.Ģ. If you make a deposit, installment payment(s), or pay your program fees in full, but then you cannot travel on the planned dates, Maximo Nivel’s 10-Year Payment Guarantee means you can apply your payment to future programs for 10 years! Your payment can be applied to Volunteer Abroad, International Internship, TEFL Certification, Spanish Immersion, Gap Year, and Study Abroad programs.
In Costa Rica, the phrase “Pura Vida” is commonly used interchangeably with “hey”, “what’s up”, “how are you?”, “take care”, “goodbye”, and almost any other greeting, well wishes, or farewell you can think of. As leaders in conservation and sustainability of their wildlife, there is no place in Costa Rica you can’t go to feel the buzz of liveliness. However, Costa Ricans must believe in the theory of “speak it into existence” because they say it so often that they literally have developed their country into one of pure life. The phrase literally translates to “pure life”. More a special phrase to Costa Rica than actual slang, “Pura Vida” is a term understood by any native Spanish speaker. Here are 10 Costa Rican slang words to know before visiting the land of pura vida. Having had a variety of indigenous influence throughout the Americas, the Spanish that resulted was a mix of native accents and vocabulary unique to each region. As we’ve seen with our Slang articles on Guatemala and Peru, the Spanish spoken in Latin America can differ greatly from country to country.
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