ExpressionsTalk & silence
Nothing at all: no entendí ni papa.
Word for word: Not even a potato.
- How to say it
- ni pa·pa
- Try it yourself
- Tap the word to hear it in a Costa Rican voice. Press and hold it to say it and get a score out of 100.
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More sayings: Talk & silence
- No hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oír.None so deaf as those who won’t listen.
- Para muestra, un botón.One example proves it. Said while pointing at the evidence.
- En boca cerrada no entran moscas.Keep quiet and you stay out of trouble.
- El que calla, otorga.Silence means yes.
- Hablando se entiende la gente.Talking it out is how people understand each other.
- Las paredes oyen.Walls have ears.