Popular Expressions

In the Dominican Republic the expression “Dime a ver” is often used to know how a person did, as if asking for an explanation of how it went or what happened.

Dame dato is a colloquial expression that refers to when a person wants to know something and requests information. For example: “tell me then, give me data”, “where are you, give me data”.

In Dominican Republic the expression “hevi nais” is used to say that you are very well or that you feel good.

Lengua larga (Long tongue) is generally used to refer as a criticism of people who only offer things in word and not in deed, i.e. those who talk too much, who are exaggerated or treacherous.

KYT is used by the new generations of young people in social networks, especially in TikTok. It expresses in short “Shut up”, i.e. keep silent as a commanding voice.

Chiviado is a popular term that refers to the action of being embarrassed, ashamed or intimidated of something.

Generally we use the expression “Caer gordo” when we don’t like someone, or we don’t like them, we find them unpleasant or we simply don’t like their personality. Their presence is heavy.

When the expression “Hablar por los codos” is used, it indicates that a person is talking very often and without stopping or too much, and even without saying anything relevant. It is also used in its other form which is “Talking up to the elbows”.

“Qué sopa” in general is an expression used as a greeting, it’s like saying “what happened?”, but reversing the syllables.

The famous TQM has the meaning “I love you very much”, it is the abbreviation of that phrase.

The term “Saoco” has its meaning in something that has flavor, rhythm, tastiness, music, joy and good movement making reference to a drum beat that calls for dancing.

This is a paper duck that is made as a craft, it is all the rage in the social network TikTok. The name of this little animal is Lalafanfan and it is recognized as a worldwide celebrity.