Ecuador
Native Lingo
Spanish is Ecuador's official language. But Ecuadorans mix Spanish with words from native languages, including Quechua. Try out these phrases!
Hello?
Hola (oh-lah)
Goodbye
Chao (chow)
Yes
Simon (see-mohn)
School
Escuela (es-kway-lah)
Joke
Cacho (kah-cho)
Cool
Bacan (bah-kahn)
Friend
Pana (pah-nah)
Kid
Pelado (pay-lah-doe)
I love you.
Te amo. (tay ah-mo)
My name is...
Me llamo... (may yah-mo)
Best friend
Nano (nyah nyo)
Special thanks to Carlos C. Ruiz H. for making the sound clips possible.
