Everyday expressionCosta Rica
How cool! / Awesome!
- How to say it
- qué chi·va
- 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 Tico slang
- Buena notaA good person / nice one.
- Mala notaA bad or unpleasant person.
- Diay, ¿qué?So, what happened? / What is it? A casual greeting or prompt.
- Diay, vierasWell, you should see / let me tell you — an invitation to a story.
- Al chileFor real / seriously?
- DeleGo ahead / okay / sounds good; polite and extremely common.