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What does «tá» mean in Dominican Spanish?
tá
is (from «está»)
| Meaning | is (from «está») |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | está |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Eso tá bien.»
That's fine.
«Está» with the first syllable gone. It is everywhere: «tá bien», «tá frío», «tá caro».
Related Dominican words
- anda pal diablo — get out of here!
- cibaeño — from the Cibao region
- dizque / dique — supposedly
- el disparate — nonsense, junk
- el lío — trouble, a mess
- el reguero — a mess
- hablador / habladora — a big talker
- mi amor / mi vida — sweetie (to strangers)
- na' — nothing
- na'quená — no two ways about it
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