An interjection used to hail someone or get their attention. It is the equivalent of saying Hey or Yo to start a conversation or call out to someone.
A ya! Do me a favor and go buy me a pound of sugar. A ya! What's up with you, get me my money so I don't have to cause you trouble.
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A casual greeting used to ask what is new, what is going on, or how someone is doing.
Hey dime a ver, how are you?
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A way to ask someone to fill you in, tell you the news, or give you the scoop on a situation.
A: Montame man, tell me what is shaking.
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A casual greeting used to ask what is going on or how someone is doing, seen as a more hip way to say hello than traditional phrases (Short for dime a ver, which literally means tell me to see).
Old-fashioned people say hello how are you, but we modern people say hey, dime av or what is up.
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A very common greeting used in the Dominican Republic, equivalent to what is up or what is going on (It is a phonetic spelling of the phrase que lo que).
Two people greet each other: A: Hey, klok? B: All good here. And how are you?
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From the English Be right back. It is commonly used in chat apps like Messenger to say you are stepping away but will be back in a moment.
A conversation on MSN Messenger: SexyMami69: What is up, how are you? Daddy22: Good, just here at home bored. SexyMami69: Let's go party! Daddy22: For sure girl, let's go. SexyMami69: I have to go to the bathroom, brb. Daddy22: OK.
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A slang greeting used by street-smart guys from the neighborhood. (It is a variation of the common greeting que lo que, referencing a famous Dominican merengue band called Los Kenton).
Talk to me, k lo kenton. Hello man, k lo kenton!!
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A very common informal greeting used to say hello or ask what is happening (it is a contraction of the phrase que es lo que hay).
When you go to greet a friend or ask how things are: Yo, klk!?
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