English→Nicaraguan Spanish

Translate English to Nicaraguan Spanish like a local.

El español nicaragüense se reconoce por el voseo cotidiano y giros como “tuani”, “chele” y “dale pues”.

474 local dialects

What locals actually say

Are you coming with us?

¿Vos venís con nosotros?

Usa voseo: “vos” y la terminación “-ís” en “venís”, formas habituales en Nicaragua.

That café is really cool.

Ese café está tuani.

“Tuani” es una palabra coloquial nicaragüense para decir que algo está bueno o cool.

All right then, let’s head out.

Dale pues, vámonos.

“Dale pues” expresa acuerdo de manera muy cotidiana y marca un cierre natural antes de irse.

I don't have enough cash for the bus.

No ando con suficiente pisto para el bus.

Pisto is the local colloquial word for money, signaling everyday Nicaraguan speech.

Turn left at the corner, and you’ll see it.

Doblá a la izquierda en la esquina y ahí lo vas a ver.

Doblá uses the Nicaraguan voseo imperative, signaling an informal command addressed to vos.

My little boy is already asleep.

Mi chigüincito ya está dormido.

Chigüín means child or little boy in local Nicaraguan usage, and the diminutive makes it affectionate.

I have to finish this job today.

Tengo que terminar este brete hoy.

Brete is a Nicaraguan colloquial word for work or a job, signaling casual local speech.

It's freezing this morning.

¡Púchica, qué frío hace esta mañana!

Púchica is a common Nicaraguan exclamation that signals surprise or emphasis.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

Nicaraguan Spanish. Voseo standard (vos sos); local colour where casual: tuani for cool, chele for fair-skinned person, dale pues as agreement.

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