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bendición
🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico
What does “bendición” mean?
"bless me": greeting an elder
Example
“¡Bendición, abuela!”
Bless me, Grandma!
Good to know
Kids and adults say it to parents and elders; the answer is "Dios te bendiga".
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
👋 Hellos
The textbook way to say it: hola (a un mayor)
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- ¿Qué pasó?hey, what's up? (lit. "what happened?")
- ¿Cómo tú estás?how are you? (in the Caribbean word order)
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