Bolivian Spanish word
avisar
Meaning: to let someone know / notify
Other meanings
- to give a heads-up (beforehand)
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Greeting at any hour and saying your nameLesson 1, level A0
Start lesson 1How it is used in Bolivia
'Avisar' is a cornerstone travel habit: when a plan slips, you tell the people expecting you, the hotel holding your room, the bus you booked. Where phones don't reach, the guide's radio does the 'avisar' to town for you. Keeping others informed is simple courtesy that keeps a trip smooth.
'Avisar' is the everyday verb for keeping people posted, and 'avisar antes' (telling family before you go off-grid) is a real habit of considerate travel in Bolivia, where whole regions simply have no signal.
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