Bolivian Spanish word
despacito
Meaning: nice and slow (diminutive of 'despacio')
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Greeting at any hour and saying your nameLesson 1, level A0
Start lesson 1How it is used in Bolivia
'Andá despacito nomás', go nice and slow. The diminutive is pure chuquisaqueño warmth, and at 2,800 m it's also literal advice: pace yourself on the climbs until you acclimatize.
The warm Sucre diminutive of 'despacio': '¿me lo puede repetir más despacito?' sounds kind, never childish.
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