You Know That You Are Dominican When You Say....

[miguel]

I was talking with my Mama Elena not long ago and she told me I should start a thread about how some dominicans would say or call an american of foreign product. I was thinking of my younger years and I came up with about 20. I will only write a few of them because I want everybody to have fun. Please, try and just write one or two so everybody can have a chance.

1-You know that you are dominican when you say: "dame un salandro", instead of "salt andrews".

2-......................"dame un vivaporu", instead of "vicks vaporub".

3-......................"dame un confle", instead of "corn flakes".

[Larry]

dame un boob



Larry

[Talldrink]

Chicle - chicklet
duble buble - Dubble Bubble (gum)
cote - Kotex
Camelia - Maxi Pad
guachiman - Watchman
domplin - Dumplin
Jipeta - Jeep (SUV)
Selofen - Rinse from Sebastian called Chelophen (sp?) now every rinse from any maker is called that.

Be back with more...

[miguel]

Originally Posted by Talldrink

Chicle - chicklet
duble buble - Dubble Bubble (gum)
cote - Kotex
Camelia - Maxi Pad
guachiman - Watchman
domplin - Dumplin
Jipeta - Jeep (SUV)
Selofen - Rinse from Sebastian called Chelophen (sp?) now every rinse from any maker is called that.

Be back with more...

Thanks, Talldrink, but as I stated on the thread, lets let other people think so they can come up with some. I could have put 20, but instead put just a few to give people the opportunity to play. What fun would it be if only one person is playing (or writing a whole bunch of these sayings). Thanks anyways.

[Talldrink]

cool, will do...

[Chris_NJ]

kely - curly

[NALs]

Kachu - Ketchup
cloro - Clorox or any bleacher
panckei - panckakes
siro - sirup
chirio - Cheerios or any cereal
Suera - Sweater
Cou - Coat
pocon - popcorn
wiki - wiski
Tro - Truck (used mostly by dominicanyorks)
play - baseball field
beibol - beisball
mycroway - Microwave
Osesio - Obsesion (male cologne)
dona - doughnut
Madona - Mc. Donalds
Happy mio - Happy Meal
bi ma - Big Mac
nitendo - Nintendo, many times kids and some adults refer to any video game console as a nintendo even if it is an xbox or Playstation. However, some do try to say the names of the other one for example:

Kid: "Ma, yo quiero un nitendo."
Parent: "Ta bien mijo. Orita llamo a tu tio en nueba yoi pa que to lo traiga."
Parent call: "Hola, como etan pa ya."
the Tio: "Bien, con un frio grandisimo."
Parent: "Aqui ta siendo frio tambien, con suera eta to ey mundo."
the Tio: "Eso e un friito, aqui en nueba yoi e que ase frio de veida. Ay yelo afuera."
Parent: "ay ya yay, verda? Yo toy yamando pa sabei quien viene pronto."
the Tio: "fulano va ei vierne, poi que?"
Parent: "poique ei carajito quiere un nitendo."
the Tio: "A si, yo se lo mando. Cuai nitendo e que quiere?"
Parent: "Traile el ma barato, sea ebo (xbox) o playtashion (Playstation)"
etc. Sorry it's so long but, it makes my point.

[Jane J.]

I can only think of brand names....

Dame un pamper

Dame un cutex

Prestame un tampax

[Chris_NJ]

collectando - collecting (wellfare, etc)
tenni - tennis shoes (or any sneakers)

[Jane J.]

'Toy full!

'Ta heavy!