{"id":9500,"date":"2015-03-20T01:29:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T01:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodegagarzon.com\/sin-categorizar\/uruguayan-character-typical-expressions-which-define-country-2\/"},"modified":"2018-09-27T15:04:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T15:04:39","slug":"uruguayan-character-expressions-define-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodegagarzon.com\/en\/blog\/uruguayan-character-expressions-define-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Uruguayan character: typical expressions which define a country"},"content":{"rendered":"

As any other social group, Uruguay has taken some words of their own language to transform them into new ones, creating a particular language which differs from that Spanish once spoken in the R\u00edo de la Plata region<\/strong>. In this post called \u201cUruguayan character: expressions which define a country\u201d we will describe some features of this language.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Uruguayan slang was studied by a group of linguists of the National Academy of Letters<\/strong>, who embark themselves in the difficult job of recreating the language as pure as possible. The result, after 20 years of investigation was the Spanish Dictionary of Uruguay (\u201cDiccionario Espa\u00f1ol del Uruguay<\/a>\u201d), published in 2011. The book recalls over ten thousand expressions which walk through the labyrinths of the Oriental soul.<\/p>\n

Some well known Celeste\u00b4s expressions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Botija or gur\u00ed<\/strong>: child, teen.\u00a0El botija<\/strong> que gu\u00eda el paseo en bicicleta es muy simp\u00e1tico. Pasamos una tarde fant\u00e1stica con los gurices<\/strong> pedaleando entre los olivares (<\/em>The kid\u00a0that leads the bike ride is very nice. We had a great afternoon with the young ones\u00a0riding through the Olive Groves).<\/p>\n

Championes<\/strong>: sports footwear. Hoy es el gran d\u00eda, con los botijas, vamos a jugar el partido definitorio, sin dudas voy a estrenar esos championes<\/strong> que reserv\u00e9 para el\u00a0 acontecimiento (<\/em>Today is the big day with the kids, we will play the defining match, no doubt I will use for the first time that snickers I saved for the occasion).<\/p>\n

Pila<\/strong>: A lot. \u00a1El globo se elev\u00f3 pila<\/strong>! Con los gurices disfrutamos las vistas de los olivares a m\u00e1s de 300 metros de altura; es un recuerdo imborrable. Ese d\u00eda para nuestra comodidad and\u00e1bamos todos de championes (<\/em>The balloon elevated a lot! The kids and I enjoyed the view of the Olive Groves from more than 300 meters up, it is an unforgettable memory. Luckily, that day we were all comfortable in our snickers).<\/p>\n

Vichar<\/strong>: Snoop. El otro d\u00eda, con los championes nuevos, camin\u00e9 pila hasta el supermercado. All\u00ed, al botija de la caja le advert\u00ed que no estaba mirando el exibidor con los alfajores, ni lo estaba observando: estaba vichando<\/strong>, nom\u00e1s (<\/em>The other day, I walked a lot towards the supermarket in my new snickers. Then, when I got to the register I warned the kid that I was not looking at the cookies in the shelf nor I was staring at him, I was just snooping around).<\/p>\n

Vo\/Bo<\/strong>: A very Uruguayan expression. It is a clear sign of identity, comparable to the use of the word \u201cche\u201d in the Argentine slang. There is an installed debate over if it should be written with b as a contraction of botija<\/em> (kid) or if it should be written with v as a derivation of the pronoun vos<\/em> (you). \u00a1Qu\u00e9 ganas de hacer ejercicio que tengo, bo<\/strong>! Hace pila que no jugamos a la pelota. Vo<\/strong>, \u00bfme pasas los championes?… par\u00e1 que vicho en la agenda a cu\u00e1l de los gurices podemos llamar para armar el partido (<\/em>Hey, I\u00b4m eager to exercise! We haven\u00b4t played any sports for a lot of time. Hey yo, can you hand me the snickers?\u00a0 Let\u2019s snoop to see which of the kids we can call for the match).<\/p>\n

Common phrases of the standard Uruguayan:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bo, a ver si nos vemos alg\u00fan d\u00eda<\/strong> (Hey, let\u2019s meet one of these days): It is used when two friends or acquaintances which have not seen each other in a while meet. The truth is, that in a certain way, it is understood that if it isn\u00b4t by chance they won\u00b4t ever meet again.<\/p>\n

Dale, vemos<\/strong>: (Ok, we\u00b4ll see): This is the conventional Uruguayan way of letting clear that they are not interested in taking part of the proposal, whichever it is. It is a demonstration of lack of interest; the proposal will probably not success.<\/p>\n

Es bien de bien<\/strong> (To worth their weight in gold): It is generally used to recommend someone, enhancing their positive qualities. As an alternative, it is common to use in the same sense \u201che\/she is straight as an arrow\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u00bfEn qu\u00e9 and\u00e1s? Ac\u00e1, en la vuelta<\/strong>\u00a0(What are you up to? Not much, just around): It is simply the typical greeting between two acquaintances that meet. Another option is, \u201cIs everything ok? Yea, ok, and you? I\u00b4m fine, what\u00b4s up? Not much, everything is ok, and you? I\u00b4m well too\u201d.<\/p>\n

Pah, ni idea<\/strong> (Pss, not a clue): Pss is a clasic, it is the way in which someone exaggeratedly informs that they don\u00b4t have certain information. It is the answer we may obtain when we are simply trying to find a zip code in Montevideo.<\/p>\n

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As any other social group, Uruguay has taken some words of their own language to transform them into new ones, creating a particular language which differs from that Spanish once spoken in the R\u00edo de la Plata region. In this post called \u201cUruguayan character: expressions which define a country\u201d we will describe some features of this language. 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