Swear words are an important part of every language. Usually they are taboo in society, but nevertheless people actively use them. At the same time, obscene vocabulary is often missed by people when studying foreign languages, but in vain. After all, it is often enough to make a mistake by one letter, and you are already becoming a rude person. As an example, the Spanish words pollo and polla. Don't see the difference? Later in the article we will tell you everything.
Why is it important to learn profanity when learning a foreign language
Everything is quite simple. As you know, in order to fully assimilate in a foreign-speaking society, a person needs absolute knowledge of a foreign language. However, without knowledge of obscene language, a person cannot claim to be fluent in the language. Indeed, in colloquial speech, people often use a mat (where without it!). Therefore, it is a pity that people pay little attention to this topic,and we will now devote the reader to the world of Spanish curses.
What is so special about Spanish profanity?
In general, as many people know, European languages are quite poor in terms of vocabulary. If in Russian you can find a million synonyms for each word, then in European languages you can hardly pick up 1-2, if at all. Cursing is no exception. Spanish swear words, for example, are not very diverse. However, just like English, French and any others.
Why this happened, not a single linguist can answer. And this is quite strange, because the Europeans colonized the whole world, which means that their languages should have a diverse vocabulary.
But back to swearing in Spanish. All of them can be divided into several groups:
- The first group - female insults. These words are intended to insult a woman.
- Second group - male insults. As you might guess, these words offend men.
- Third, the largest group - a mat tied to the genitals.
- And the last, fourth group - sexual insults.
On the surface, it may seem that the stock of Spanish curses is quite large. However, in each group of these words there are only a few curse words. Now we will consider them.
Spanish curse words with translation
First, consider the words of the first group. So, female insults in Spanish:
- la idiota - idiot;
- bruja - witch;
- zorra-prostitute;
- puta is a bitch.
As we can see, quite a limited number of words and almost no variety. Now let's look at male curses:
- asqueroso - bastard;
- cabeza de mierda - asshole;
- cabron is a bastard;
- cutre - idiot;
- hijo de la puta - son of a bitch;
- imbecil - moron;
- janion - fat;
- joto - bugger;
- malparido - bastard;
- maricon - homosexual.
Men's curses are somewhat different from women's in their variety. Insulting a man in Spanish is more elegant than insulting a woman.
So, now the third group is a Spanish mat tied to the genitals:
- chocha- female genital organ;
- polla- male sexual organ.
Of course, there are a number of synonyms for these words, but it is not so great.
Now consider the last group of Spanish swear words. Sexual Insults:
- Chupa!
- Chupa-chupa peruly!
- Chupeme!
- Mamar.
- Chingar.
Since it is rather difficult to find adequate censored synonyms for them, we will leave this without translation.
Now that we have considered the shades of the Spanish mat, we can draw a small conclusion. Spanish swear words, like their synonyms from other European languages, are not very diverse, but they are quite specific.
Pronunciation of swear words
Actually,Spanish learners are lucky enough. In many languages, before learning vocabulary and grammar rules, people practice pronunciation. However, in Spanish, for the most part, words are read the same way they are written. This is a rather unique feature that no other Romance language has. Therefore, the pronunciation of the above curses is not difficult. Just spell them out.
Conclusion
Swearing has long been an everyday part of our lives. In the period of globalization, people diligently study foreign languages. An important part of them is abusive vocabulary. Unfortunately, many people skip this part when learning languages.
At the very beginning of the article, we mentioned two words: pollo and polla. Now, if you carefully read the article, you can understand the difference: pollo is a chicken, and polla is a swear word, meaning the male genital organ. It seems to be one letter, a very small mistake, but because of it you can get serious problems. Therefore, you need to be able to use special vocabulary.
Spanish expletives with transcription - what a beginner needs. Although transcription may not be needed, because in Spanish words are read the same way as they are written.
