Guide to Costa Rican Spanish

Guide to Costa Rican Spanish

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At the Movies and Theater

If you ever go to the movies or theater in a Spanish - speaking country, you will need to know some of the vocabulary listed below:

doblado - dubbed
subtítulos - subtitles
dibujos animados - cartoons
función (tanda in Costa Rica) - show (given at a specific time)
taquilla - box office
entrada, boleto – ticket
preestreno - sneak preview
escenario - stage
intermedio, entreacto - intermission
acomodador - usher
el telón - curtain
la salida (de emergencia) - emergency exit
el reparto or elenco - cast
héroe - hero
heroina – heroine (also the drug)
estreno - opening night
argumento or trama – plot
escena cumbre – climax of a movie
pánico escénico – stage fright
prólogo or avance de las próximas atracciones - preview of coming attractions
comedia – comedy
un drama - a drama
película de acción - action movie
película de horror - horror movie
película de ciencia ficción – science fiction
obra musical - musical
obra teatral – play

Tiquismo of the week:   Chapa is a coin or a stupid person.

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