The costumers and traditions of Maracaibo

The costumers and traditions of Maracaibo distinguish us from many places around the world. Our gastronomy is unique, not only because of the plates that are served but also because of the way, and the context in which each is eaten. Also the parties in our city are extremely different. You can enjoy a typical city disco, and party like in the develop cities, and enjoy the parties made in the streets of the principle roads. Anything you prefer is possible in this town. But the characteristic that pops out in comparison to all of those is the one that distinguishes us from any Venezuelan: our accent. The way we talk is definably the most defining characteristic of being from this town, and not only the accent, but the phrases that we use, the words, and many other this communicated orally, are a patrimony of our culture. In order to understand the powerful meanings of this phrases, I added the proper traductions to each phrase or word. En este diccionario encontraremos palabras maracuchas con ejemplos practicos en ambos idiomas In this diccionary we will find maracuchan Word with practicla examples in both lenguages:

Diccionary English-maracucho:

Miarma -My weapon

Ejemplo de esta palabra podría ser: miarrma cuerpa que hablai!

E.j. My weapon body what you talk?

Mialma – my soul.

Ej: ¡mialma cyber hello, adjuntate en tu e-mial, y pierdete en la web!

E.j: My sould add yourself to your email and loose yourself in the web

¡A la lona! – To the canvas

Ej.: A la lona! Mataron al 7up

Ej.: To the canvas. They killed seven up

Ar pelo – to the hair.

E.j: salí ar pelo con la profe doris

E.j:I got to the hair with teacher Doris

Salao – salty

E.j: Mijo pero sois más salao q fondillo e foca!

E.j: You are saltier tan a seels ass

Hacerse el willy may –

E.j: y no te me hagais el wili meei…

E.j: Don’t you make yourself the willy may

Guachimen – Watchmen

E.j: Dejé el carro pa q me lo vigilara el guachiman!

E.j: I left the car so the wachimen would watch

Well, these where some of the words and phrases that include the dialect of my hometown, the moral of this, is that each territory has its own language that makes it unique, and it sticks to the culture of each town. Where more than a tradition, being proud of our origin breaks any barrier.