Bolivian Spanish word
cerquita
Meaning: right nearby (diminutive of cerca)
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Greeting at any hour and saying your nameLesson 1, level A0
Start lesson 1How it is used in Bolivia
Highland Sucre softens speech with diminutives ('cerquita', 'poquito', 'ratito', 'un cafecito') and a gentle 'pues'. This warm, usted-forward chuquisaqueño register is the opposite of cruceño voseo; there is no 'vos' here.
A typical warm diminutive; you will hear it in directions to the pharmacy.
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