¡Hoy es domingo dividido! (Today is divided Sunday!)
La fecha es el catorce (14) de julio del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is July 14, 2024.)
Let’s go for a ride with a local boricua (Puerto Rican) in this seventeen-minute video that breaks down the cost of living on the island.
Here is new vocabulary from the video:
| clase media baja | (lower middle class) |
| equipo móvil | (movil device) |
| plan familiar | (family plan) |
| pagaré | (IOU) |
| gestoría | (management company) |
| tajazo | (big cut) |
| gozadera | (fun) |
| vueltita | (little stroll) |
| enfocar | (to focus) |
| desenfocar | (to remove focus) |
| porquería | (garbage) |
| bolsillo | (pocket) |
| chelito / chavito | (money) |
| aguja | (needle) |
| vamos a ver | (we’ll see) |
| se mide por litro | (it’s measured by liter) |
| abarcar | (to cover) |
| ama | (owner, boss) |
| guagüita | (little bus) |
| goma | (tire) |
| mantenimiento | (maintenance) |
| esporádicamente | (sporadically) |
| ejercitar | (to exercise; to strenghthen) |
| mentalmente | (mentally) |
| membresía | (membership) |
| rebajar | (to thin) |
| libra | (pound) |
| ponerse lindo | (to make oneself look nice) |
| recortar | (to trim) |
| recorte | (haircut) |
| zumbar | (to slap) |
| propina | (tip) |
| saliendo | (going out) |
| prioridad | (priority) |
| bien definido | (well-defined) |
| monotonía | (monotony) |
| gustito | (like; preference) |
| marca | (brand) |
| merienda | (snack) |
| azúcar bajita | (low sugar) |
| fin | (end) |
| estómago | (stomach) |
| oferta | (sale) |
| chequear | (to check) |
| buscar los especiales | (to look for specials) |
| estirar | (to stretch) |
| rellenar | (to refill) |
| gallina | (rooster) |
¡Que tengas un domingo diversificado! (May you have a diversified Sunday!)
L. A. Feliz