How To Talk Dominican Spanish (Dominican Accent & Words Practice)

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

We are back with Another ONE. Gracias por ver, mi gente. 3 Secrets to Learn Spanish Faster Here -- speakspanishfaster.com/youtube

[@robertbrawley5048]

Most o f the Spanish speakers in my area are from El Savidore, occasional I run across some from Peur and Guatemala. No Mexicans

[@jojox6145]

We need *MORE* of this please!!!! Thank you so much for this!!!!

[@jojox6145]

Please make more Dominican Spanish videos ASAP. Thank you again. It is appreciated.

[@since804]

"Vaina" is kinda like "jank". Gimme that jank. You going to Tony jank tomorrow? What happened at that jank? Look at that jank. That's my main jank. My jank in the shop. That jank was fire. His jank exploded.

[@nellyg7787]

I'm glad I'm not the only Dominican who didn't grow up in a Spanish speaking household the comments make me feel better

[@dujuanjohnson5025]

We’re in this together and we will learn together 🇩🇴

[@omarvilla4243]

Mexicano, mis padres si hablan español pero como ellos no acabaron su educación no me pudrían enseñar todo pero ellos si pueden hablar en completo oraciones me falta todavía y eso es porque estoy aquí vamos aprender juntos mis hermanos Dominicanos

[@jasminelaflor9773]

Eso es la vaina ! I feel like it’s a thing when you’re born in the states with Dominican family! Like I understand EVERYTHING , but i always respond in Spanglish!

[@Sly_Hernandez8]

Pops is from Santo Domingo and mom is from Okinawa. Both speak their language. I don’t. Was never able to have a conversation with mi Abuelo before he passed since he didn’t speak English. Only think that lives with me is “TE QUIERO MUCH COÑO!” I’m 39 now and I told my self I better learn before I even step foot in DR. I want to learn where my familia comes from and our historia.

[@jasminelaflor9773]

Wish all my Titi's understood this...I was always ridiculed .

[@latanyacayson2559]

Bilingüe Blogs is great channel for people wanting to learn Dominican Spanish. He’s 100% American, but he sounds just like a Dominican. He calls himself “el americano más dominicano,” the most Dominican American.

[@ElNegroid1]

Was about to comment the same thing. Rocky should invite him on the show.

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Yeah I'm cool with him. We've talked a few times!

[@jozuemikalauskas]

@@SpeakSpanishFaster you guys need to do a collab!

[@chloel.8007]

@@SpeakSpanishFaster ¡colabora con él!

[@nasrick]

@@SpeakSpanishFaster awesome

[@flaretheunicorn2790]

As a Latina who didn’t grow up learning Spanish I’m so grateful for these videos

[@dujuanjohnson5025]

Can’t wait to learn Dominican Spanish completely

[@TheEarthRealm]

You grew up in Latin America, and didn't learn Spanish? :0

[@jasminelaflor9773]

Lo Mismo!!!

[@IssaSivley-hk7yb]

same being Dominican and not speaking Dominican Spanish is an identity crisis fr

[@jasminelaflor9773]

Makes so much sense about how I grew up and what I've experienced too...WOW......makes me realize now that language is more than words, it is expressions of RELATING in RELATION SHIPS....@@IssaSivley-hk7yb

[@Thejrod_]

I’m tight my parents didn’t speak Spanish growing up, slowly learning it as i get older so these vids helping

[@JorgeSoto-iv2hn]

I love your video, my parents are from Dominican Republic so thank you for teaching me Dominican Spanish. It’s been a pleasure learning with you. 🇩🇴🇺🇸

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

You are so welcome!

[@joshwarner1390]

I’m Chicano born and raised in Houston. My parents are both from Mexico. honestly Caribbean Spanish is so interesting to me the way they say words and the accent just beautiful.

[@ChelsiB.]

Can you still understand him fully? Even tho the Spanish is different?

[@joshwarner1390]

@@ChelsiB. 99% of the time yes but sometimes I have to say “Que” when they speak to fast I don’t understand jt

[@osoczy]

​@joshwarner1390 see i started listening to alot of peso pluma and i can vouch our spanish is very different

[@ohitzwavy7173]

Vaina makes sense for someone like me because there’s a slang where I’m from called “jawn” and jawn is pretty much the same thing as vaina

[@gabrieldemarco3758]

I appreciate the double subtitles. It helps.

[@gustavoluispenncorrea]

I'm half Dominican and I love these lessons. My mother is from Villa Mella Santo Domingo Norte.

[@sibria]

Was thinking about learning Dominican Spanish and received this notification so thank you, this was a sign!

[@nicedog1]

Go for it!

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

You got this!

[@sibria]

thanks guys 😌

[@aviator2117]

How’s it coming along?

[@Corrne44]

The word "vaina" reminds me of a word that we use here in Philly which is (jawn) it's a noun that can literally be used in place of any other noun lol. For example (singular and plural) "you see that jawn over there?" Or "I got three jawns in the crib right now" in both sentences jawn can be women, shoes, bags etc.

[@diomedes39]

Probably why it was easy for me to use vaina lol

[@DulcitalaMorenita]

I'm in VA and even though it tells my age, we use joint like y'all use jawn.

[@GeorgeMarkum]

I’m 12 years old and in 6th grade and there’s a kid that moved from the DR to the U.S and I noticed his Spanish was very very fast and this is exactly how it sounded!

[@bigstarmoving]

Increíble, el accento Domicano ta al 100%.

[@deanamcclellan4426]

I am very grateful for these kinds of videos because my mom is Dominican and Puerto Rican and black but never was taught Spanish so she never got a chance to teach me or my siblings Spanish but she did put us in schools that taught Spanish but it didn't help much and it was Spain Spanish and they made us learn and also learn vosotros I still remember a few sentences and phrases of Spanish and like numbers colors foods weekdays months etc but it just wasn't enough!

[@kelpio]

I plan on using this and other videos you've made to help me learn spanish better. My dad's entire side of the family was either born in Puerto Rico or Dr, but my generation was never taught the language :( I'm working hard so I can communicate with them because most of my family that still lives down there can't speak english very well. It's a little discouraging given how fast they talk, but I'm willing and eager to learn as it's really my main goal in life as of right now. Thank you so much!

[@kirbyandstargaming8886]

How’s it going?

[@AdamTaubVideo]

Saludos! Gracias por el video. Yo hice un documental alla en el campo de La Luisa Prieta de Monte Plata se llama Juana y Cande: Un Retrato de Una Familia Dominicana

[@jayelguerrero]

Me encanta el acento dominicano

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Me encanta tambien!

[@darlenysmvasquez]

I don't know why this was recommended to me, I'm literally Dominican 🤣🤣🤣 but oh well, still good video 👍🏾

[@alexiveperez4687]

A lot of these features are directly from Andalusian Spanish. The word "jarto" instead of "harto" is typical andalusian and pronouncing the "l" as "r" is specifically from the Seville accent where they are known for saying "miarma" instead of "mi alma" tu address each other.

[@staciestudies4177]

well duh.., colonization happened some how

[@schoolnx7820]

​@@staciestudies4177 Bro what 😂

[@brooklynboy10001]

esto es oro, gracias señor

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Muchas gracias amigo :)

[@diariosdelextranjero]

Normalmente los estudiantes que aprenden el español no están tan expuestos al español dominicano. Pueden aprender mucho a través de tus consejos.

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Muchas gracias amigo!

[@eoghancullen]

Vaina seems like 'yolk' in Ireland which is used in place of 'thing', nothing to do with eggs. :D

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Lol that's funny. Thanks for the feedback.

[@John-LincolThelusmeCezar]

Lo hiciste muy bien mano sigue con el buen trabajo.

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Gracias hermano!

[@ilenisg]

Vaina can translate to “cosa” also. Dique can also mean “like” too

[@rodmancrump4709]

Vaina is the equivalent of "jawn" in Philadelphia. We say pass me that jawn,. if its a movie we say, yeah i saw that jawn. even if were talking about a woman we say, i use to date that jawn back in the day. Glad I could pick that up easy. Good video!

[@amandavankeuren5474]

Aw, look at that wedding ring. Congrats, Rocky! And thanks for the awesome content, as always.

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Thanks so much Amanda :) -- and happy you enjoy the content!

[@vonni-phenomenalrisenwoman4419]

Que lo que, Rocky! Gracias por la info! Puesto que estoy en el proceso de ver una pelicula dominicana, creo que esta me va a ayudar muchisimo! Asi que, muchas gracias como siempre! 🙏👏🙌

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Gracias por ver como siempre Vonni!

[@jay2official412]

And btw vaina is equivalent to Philadelphia’s word “Jawn” jawn can mean anything person place or thing

[@Passion84GodAlways]

I ❤️ learning tips like this! Thanks for sharing! 😁

[@jay2official412]

@@Passion84GodAlways No problem 😉

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Jay that's a great tip. Thanks for the feedback. I guess the word "sh*t" is another one lol

[@latanyacayson2559]

I love the El Cibao accent of La República Dominicana. I go back and forth all the time over which dialect I want to learn, Dominican or Puerto Rican.

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Lol it is difficult they are both great.

[@Mimitalksfaith]

Yeah me too

[@Tu_Chori_]

Sameee 😭 it’s hard to just pick one

[@tavroaar8173]

Pick both lol

[@rinoceronte1]

They are very similar. Dominican is harder though. Way more slang. So much slang that it varies from town to town. I’m full Dominican and there are slangs from certain regions that I have to take my time to listen cause it’s too much. Dominican somos used a lot of visual expressions as well as rhythm and little singing in the sounds. Example; ese tiguere cree que un leon pero e un palomo, déjalo que venga privando en gallito que lo voa depluma: that tiger thinks he is a lion but he is a pigeon let him come at me like a little rooster, I will take his fathers off. 😣

[@devanhailey6340]

Thank you for the helpful video! I moved to Baní (near SD) about 3 months ago and even though I still have several months to fluency, I find myself already replacing “r”s with “l”s when speaking 😂 idk I guess it’s just easier for me and flows smoother 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Glad it was helpful Devan. It really does. That's why I use the L's too haha.

[@kelpio]

I just tried it and it really rolls off the tongue, love it

[@Jay-om8gr]

A mi me encanta este video. Muchas gracias 🙏

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Muchas gracias por ver Jay!

[@kurt5347]

gracias por poner traducciones al español y al inglés, es muy útil! Gracias por todo 🙏

[@chrisbagnatoesq.6440]

Funda está usado en Ecuador también

[@kayukay2022]

I need a part 2 Famm! Great video btw. Muchas gracias Rocky!

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Bet! You know I got you!

[@meschacalexis4834]

Thank you for sharing this. There’s some new words I learned !

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Wonderful! So happy to help.

[@epicurean0]

I’m from Philly Vaina would be like us saying Jawn it’s a noun

[@arisleidacruelsantos5018]

Veo mucho los videos que se relacionan a mi país 🇩🇴. Pensé al principio que eras dominicano 😀porque te sale bien el acento👌 Dos cosas difíciles de aprender: 1-El español, y 2- el español dominicano. Todo el tiempo se están innovando. Hasta a nosotros mismo tenemos que preguntarles: qué es lo que me quieres dejar dicho 😂. Muchas bendiciones

[@Phillyknight70]

This video was excellent. I will be looking at your other content as well. Thank You

[@purplepurplered]

Que lo que! 🙂 muchas gracias por eso vídeo! La verdad es que en mi mente estuve esperando que tú mandarías un vídeo sobre el acento de los dominicanos. Me gusta mucho

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Muchas gracias! :)

[@weniwidiwici726]

Bro. In PR ahorita is used for later as well...

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Gracias amigo!

[@Jefesports]

Mi hermano Rocky you really the goat should have about a million subscribers by now… I’m still studying 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Thanks Michael :) Slow grind!

[@DassasDiaries_]

Half dominican and never learned Spanish 💔🥲here i am

[@ai-em9mr]

Same except i knew spanish but forgot how to speak it since I never got ah chance to go back to dr

[@opbtczs]

Reall

[@marcoss6212]

Very nice "panita", another Dominican word. I can attest 100%, although I'm Italian, I grew up in Santo Domingo, from the age of 6 to 22. One detail about the word Vaina that not everybody knows its origin. Specially back in early 1900s, machetes were carry like guns in the States, the part you place the machete in when not in use was "la vaina" or what we call the holster for carry. También al machete lo llamaban "Colín", que era una marca Inglesa de machetes, "Colligns" and they automatically translated it to Colín.

[@Renemoran84]

Tremendo!! Gracias por este video bro, te quedo jevy!

[@JahhBklu180]

Im learning Dominican cause my family a planning an overseas trip🎉

[@scottstout3309]

Dominicanos speak Espanol faster than any of the Latinos in my opinion . Dominicans speak with more base it seems , Puerto Ricans talk from the throat Both tiene mucho sabor

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

They really do!

[@MR-rm9rx]

Not really my father and I speak differently 💯 facts... not all Dominican speak that way most of the uneducated ones do. Vaina is use by Venezuelan too.

[@chrisgomez1840]

yea my family n i we really dont speak dat fast n we re from DR it just depends wat part of RD tu eres

[@scottstout3309]

@@chrisgomez1840 True some Dominicans speak kinda slow and more deliberate , put a lot of emphasis on the endings of their words . Muuuuchaaachooo, relaaaje , pegaaaiiiitoo

[@chrisgomez1840]

@@scottstout3309 n lets not forget de ever so common COOOOOOÑASO

[@RickMonster-v1n]

Im mexican and i understand evertthing good i think cuzz of the barbershops klk manin

[@DreamcastQ]

KLK! El acento Dominicano, lo mas dificil jaja

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Jaja Dame LUUU

[@Aaronthemogul]

Vaina is “Jawn” in Philly Ebonics 😎🇩🇴🇺🇸

[@tinimods]

ahorita se usa de tres forma como pasado, presente o nunca.

[@clarencehammer3556]

No sé mucho del español dominicano ni el español puertorriqueño pero pensaba los dos fueran idénticos. Mi esposa es dominicana pero no me habla español. Ella habla perfectamente inglés.

[@rickychuecos9141]

I’m 🇨🇺🇻🇪🇩🇴 but I wanna learn the Dominican accent

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

You got all the cool countries!

[@cabarete2003]

Barriga Jaita Corazon contento!!!

[@dlou4k872]

coach rock helping on n off the court W

[@nerolpeterson884]

Great video, me encantó y aprendí mucho. Gracias, mano

[@johnfranklin6394]

Vaina es muy muy comun en Venezuela. Al menos en El Callao en Estado Bolivar donde vivia en los anos 90. Tambien significa "cosa" o "thing." Recuerdo que vaina se usaba como algo malo o molesto. Trabajé como geólogo para una empresa minera. Era común escuchar a alguien quejarse de herramientas o máquinas rotas. Por ejemplo, después de descubrir que los dientes del excavador estaban gastados "¡Verga! ¿Qué voy a hacer con esa vaina?"

[@marks5625]

In other words, they speak broken spanish. You did a very good job of explaining.

[@muchomacho2504]

The word “vaina” actually has a more formal meaning for Dominicans than the slang. It actually means “scabbard” or “sheath” for a knife, dagger, sword or machete. As a child in Santo Domingo we used to make fun of our own language so we’re actually very comfortable with people noticing this particular affectation of ours.

[@deepsleepworld2470]

¡Excelente contenido como siempre!

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Muchas gracias hermano!

[@ВарвараС-ж6ф]

Eso!😅 Cuándo yo aprendía español, pensaba que ya, estoy lista! Pero recuerdo muy bien el primer día en RD, escuchando su idioma y pensé queeee? Que es eso? No es español 😅 Y ahora el español dominicano me gusta más que normal español 😅

[@chrissystewart6268]

I want to learn 🇩🇴 spanish during Barack Obama's Presidency I met Afro-Dominicans for the 1st time while taking my GED classes & They were learning 🇺🇸 English so kind so sweet I want to be in 🇩🇴 ✈ so bad so I need to learn original spanish & 🇩🇴 spanish. Rocky gracias por Ensename como hablar espanol 🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@rogeramezquita5685]

We are not Afro Dominicans we are just simple Dominicans 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@anthonysousa5857]

Vaina in Philly we got a english word we say jawn. Like let me get that jawn right there.

[@carlosmendez4209]

La palabra «chin» en el dialecto dominicano remonta sus orígenes al siglo XIX cuando los comerciantes chinos cobraban a sus clientes dominicanos lo que estos compraban. A su vez, la etimología de esta palabra viene del chino cantonés (escritura china tradicional: 錢; escritura china simplificada: 钱; jyutping: cin4).

[@williemazyck8348]

need more frases in the Dominican Republic. What do you suggest if a American move there

[@billynollii7396]

Keep going. This is an excellent vid. Many of us really need it. Jajaja.

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Thanks Billy, we will keep going strong haha!

[@chant2day]

Hola Rocky gracias para este. La primera palabra mi maestra me ensenó estaba vaina. Ja ja😂

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

haha! That's funny.

[@nelexnerilus1281]

I really appreciate it my broh👍👍👍 keep going.

[@_estecate_]

You’re Quisqueya Taino nice . I’m American Indian 🤘🏿🪶🩸

[@usmarine212-ck7nr]

This guy is from Nueva Yollll. Far out!

[@lesliew.7804]

Vaina is like "jawn" in Philly!! lol.

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Lol facts!

[@englishwithashley]

Yes it is! Lol 😂

[@youngkiss81]

You rock brotha 👌

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Thanks amigo!

[@Queenyas_]

What’s dose chikilo mean and chucky ??

[@Ilooksleepy]

Vaina is similar to jawn. I’m from the Philly area

[@tinimods]

palomo tiene vario significado. puede ser un palomo de cobarde, un palomo de fresco o pasado like joker, o palomo de malo etc. depende

[@Marietoosweet]

Thanks for this great video!!

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

My pleasure!

[@travellingonuptozion5658]

Gracias popa

[@chrisgomez1840]

some i remember growing up menudo is a group of change pennies,dime,quarters,nickels Pasola motorcycle Vete par el Carajo a made up place all dominican moms tell their children when shes mad no me joda- usualy said to someone dat is bothersome cocotaso/galleta- hit

[@GabeCuello]

Great stuff, man. I havent heard this language in ages. I was wondering if "Dimelo" is still a thing lol.

[@saskyagrant]

in cabarete sosua we call concho the wagwa

[@muhammadvalere1105]

Omg omg bro this is amazing I will like to see you make more videos on this

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Jaja thanks Muhammad. I got you!

[@ExplorerST2023]

Seems to me like "vaina" = "jawn" (philly slang)

[@6darren6]

Vaina = jawn

[@meninofonseca6970]

The word Vaina reminds me of Ozuna's song Vaina loca

[@jay2official412]

Exactly what I needed

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

You know I got you.

[@jay2official412]

@@SpeakSpanishFaster 💯💯

[@YUMJONES]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nerolpeterson884]

Sounds like "di que" was derived from "dicen que" / they say that ...

[@sharinettekpereznunez6564]

there is a word, dizque that means supuestamente- supposly, we took the z out

[@nerolpeterson884]

@@sharinettekpereznunez6564 Thanks for sharing. Knowledge is power and team work is truly a blessing. Bendiciones

[@mxmedshapaali5924]

Hi teacher iam greating u somalia mogadisho

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Thank you :) Saludos!

[@ickysticky7]

Can some please translate. “que vaina pasamos los prieto”

[@Boss_Scaggz]

I think: di que = dizque

[@Yuxxuo]

8:51 is cool vacano/jevy or Chevere??

[@onifit8240]

Trying pick Spanish back up stop using it after like 3rd grade moving to the burbs 🇩🇴

[@jaealxndr]

This is random I used to watch your basketball videos 😂

[@michaelamuchyova]

thamx for the transation

[@SpeakSpanishFaster]

Anytime!

[@michaelamuchyova]

@@SpeakSpanishFaster oh how i love humble people!

[@smokedogbaby6263]

Bruh is this coach rock from I love basketball

[@rogeramezquita5685]

guachiman came from the word watchman which the word came in the first USA intervention in 1916

[@cutici]

Love your voice🥰

[@deeadkins3998]

Y’all don’t even know that bro has the most Krispy jumper

[@shenitamoxey9956]

Can I say something about vaina it's a caribbean thing. In the bahamas we say tingum, kinda like saying thing. It also can be referring to a person that we don't remember their name or prefer not to say their name. Eg. Did you see that dress tingum is wearing? Pass me that tingum.

[@hudsonbailey3635]

Vaina is a lot like “jawn” “joint” “that hoe”, a catch all word like we use in philly, East coast, texas etc