Greetings and Everyday Expressions
Street Talk/Slang
Advice and Wisdom
100

What Dominican Greeting Directly Translates to “Whats the what!” in English?

BONUS: What is the common abbreviation?

"Que lo que?"
BONUS: KLK

100

What Is The Dominican Way of Calling Someone Too Naive?

Bonus: What Does The Insult Translate To?

Palomo
BONUS: “Dove”

100

What Does The Dominican Phrase “Dime con quien andas, y te dire quien eres?” mean?

BONUS: What is an equivalent American saying?

“Tell me who you sorround yourself with, and I’ll tell you who you are”. Meaning the people you surround yourself with reflect who you are as a person

BONUS: “You are who you hang around.”

200

What Is The Dominican Way of Greeting a Family Member?

BONUS: What do they usually say in response?

"Cion [insert family member]"
BONUS: “Dios te bendiga”

200

What Dominican Slang Refers to Something That Is “Cool” in English?

"Jevi”

BONUS: Ta’ Chulo, Ta’ Bacano

200

What is Dominican for “abort mission!”, “bad idea,” and “dangerous”?

“Sigue ahí, que tú vas bien”

300

A Dominican Slang word similar to “Bro”, “Brother”, “Friend”?

Manín

300

What Does The Dominican Phrase “Toy en olla” mean?

BONUS: Literal Meaning?

Im broke :(
BONUS: Im in a pot

300

What is Dominican for “lock in”?

“Ponte las Pilas.”

400

What is a Dominican Slang For “What’s going on”, “How’s it going?”

"Dime a ve’ ”

400

What is Dominican for “Taxi”?

Concho

400

What is a response to you saying you can’t find something?

“El que busca encuentra.”

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