crowdpub
4/4/2015 18:44 EST
When I first arrived in Ecuador around November 15th or so of 1980, I had a pretty good grasp of basic Spanish and I was 24 years old. What surprised me after having been both in Quito and Guayaquil was how many words and phrases I had no idea existed in the Spanish lexicon.
I also had no idea that I would meet and fall in love with an Ecuadorian on my first day in Guayaquil although I had a premonition that my destiny lie in Ecuador. Well, falling in love with someone from another country clearly motivated to gain a deeper grasp of the language. That is when I took out a little black notebook and started jotting down all the unique words and phrases that I heard and that made no sense to me.
Through the years studying these words and phrases and learning more all the time, I have put them into a collection for any of those wanting to know more about the Spanish language in Ecuador. It is now available for pre-order on Amazon for the Kindle. There are over 2000 entries of which many I think you will find interesting. There are also terms that some may find offensive and not politically correct. Anyhow, I hope you will be entertained and gain a stronger knowledge about the culture of Ecuador. It is from a my heart and I had to visit a lot of bars to accumulate this lexicon.
If you don't have a Kindle, Amazon does provide free apps to read on almost any device.
I hope this helps you in your study of the Spanish language in Ecuador.
Preorder - release date June 1
http://www.amazon.com/Spanish-Slang-Ecuador-Nicholas-Crowder-ebook/dp/B00VM2KL6I/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428073442&sr=1-12&keywords=nicholas+crowder
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Tambopaxi
4/5/2015 10:52 EST
Nick, this is great news. I've looked for something like this for years here, without luck. I look forward to buying a copy of your book in June!
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GringoinQuito
4/5/2015 11:01 EST
Actually, about 1 1/2 years ago I created a pamphlet of Ecuadorian words and terms and gave them away to hostals in La Mariscal in Quito
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crowdpub
4/5/2015 13:32 EST
Yes there will be a test but it will be announced as a mandate by the govt two days before it is given. :
I hope this will help a great number of people. I first published on called Spanish Colloquialisms Ecuador in 1999 - ISBN 0-9667715-0-8 in a very limited printing. It only contained 500 entries. Hopefully, this one will be much better with over 2000 entries.
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Tambopaxi
4/5/2015 14:45 EST
GQ, If you've still got a copy, I'd be interested in getting one; just let me know. Thanks.
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cccmedia
4/6/2015 00:49 EST
That's great, Nick. I've already ordered my Amazon Kindle copy for June 1st at the pre-release price of $3.25.
Even if I can add just 25-30 new and useful phrases to my Ecuador 'phrase-book' it will be terrific.
The 'church-lady' who questioned a "commercial on the blog" doesn't have a clue as to what a treasure we have in a man with decades of EC experience willing to share his knowledge through e-books any Expat can afford.
cccmedia in Quito
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janetiller
8/14/2016 21:35 EST
Thanks! I just ordered your book for my Kindle. We are planning a November visit to check out Cuenca as a possible retirement location.
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