if you’re writing fics about miles— here’s a list of some puerto rican terms of endearment/cultural (specific?) stuff
- in reference to moms: ma’/mami, “my mom” = “mi mai”
- in reference to dads: pa’/papi, “my dad” = “mi pai”
- parents don’t really refer to kids as niño or niña, it’s nene, nena, bebo, beba. depending on what part of pr you’re from even ñeñe, ñeña, muchachito, muchachita
- yelling bendición (asking for blessings) before you dip anywhere, and your parents saying “dios te bendiga”. typically followed by a kiss on the cheek (like in the movie hey!). the younger person typically says bendición. if you’re older and you say it by reflex to someone younger they’ll probably laugh/make a joke about how they’re more mature than you
- for grandparents: ‘buelo/abuelo, ‘buela/‘bueli/abuela
between friends/for love interest:
- corazón (my heart). really common tbh even servers will call you this. “claro que sí, corazón” = “of course, (implied: my) heart”
- oye (or hey) mama/mami, papa/papi (both platonic and romantic - not really sexual idk just something that is. frequent between same sex friends and partners too. don’t use my/mi before it, that’s what makes it parental. an á at the end of mama/papa would too)
- mi amor (my love). also: mi amol, mi’mol (love, mylove) (puerto ricans tend to turn rs into ls without thinking about it, this is more intentional/lazy)
-“baby” in English and in Spanish (bebé). sometimes you’ll hear the more gendered terms bebo, beba. “baby, dame la mano” = “baby lend me a hand”
- “mi pana aquí” = “my friend here”, pana means friend. “somos panas” = “we’re friends”
- janguear = to hang out, “vamos a janguear” (we’re going to hang out)
- “mano”, short for hermano (which we never really say unless referring to an actual brother), so essentially bro. “mano, que coraje” = “bro, what anger (implied: that I feel)”
- cabrón (bastard? men call each other this a lot, not romantic obvi. can be seen as an insult so depends on how well you know the person)
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