I've really been slacking on my Spanish... hoping that I'll get more motivated and Gerardo can help me learn more words and phrases. I'm not sure if its true but I feel like my Spanish hasn't been improving since I moved here in June. Probably because I've been speaking so much English at work (I speak some Spanish but not as much as English). Luckily, Gerardo and I speak mostly Spanish unless he's practicing his English...but blah. I don't feel myself improving which doens't feel good - especially since that was one of my main goals of moving here.
So.... here's my 10 words for today - mostly all Peruvian "jerga" aka slang... it helps me understand Gerardo's friends more since speaking with jerga can sound like another language in itself...
Palabras of the day:
canasta - basket
chela - beer
chamba - work/job
calato - naked
grifo - gas station
mangos/lucas - soles (Peruvian money)
china - 50 cent piece
monse - stupid, slow, boring
pituco - snobbish/rich person
por las puras - for nothing/waste of time
tono/tonazo - party/huge party
that's all for now - hopefully more tomorrow :) I have no excuse since tomorrow's my day off... hasta luegooo
