Bolivian Spanish word
cerquita / ratito / cafecito
Meaning: nice and close / a little while / a little coffee (chuquisaqueño diminutives)
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Greeting at any hour and saying your nameLesson 1, level A0
Start lesson 1How it is used in Bolivia
Sucre's highland Spanish leans on diminutives to warm and soften what you say. They aren't baby talk, cerquita, ratito, cafecito, despacito, chompita are the everyday sound of chuquisaqueño courtesy, and reaching for them makes you sound at home.
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