Speak real Panamanian, not textbook Spanish
A downloadable guide to the words Panamanians actually use, with audio recorded by Panamanians and tagged by province and by era. It is not ready yet: it is built from the dictionary, and the dictionary is being verified entry by entry.
In the meantime the dictionary is already up and free: 301 entries, 171 reviewed and signed off by a named person. Browse the dictionary
Who is it for?
- Panamanians abroad who don't want to lose the accent they grew up with.
- Children of Panamanians who understand their mom but not always their cousins.
- Newcomers here for the Canal, banking, or retirement.
- Travelers who want to order at a fonda without sounding like a guidebook.
What will be inside?
- A PDF organized by situation: the street, the fonda, work, paperwork.
- Audio for the most-used words, recorded by real speakers from different provinces.
- Register tags: which ones you can say in front of your mother-in-law and which you can't.
- A map of what people say in Colón, Chiriquí, Azuero and the capital.
When does it ship?
When the dictionary is verified and the audio is recorded. I am not giving a date because I do not have one, and an invented date is a broken promise. If you want to hear about it the day it ships, write to me.
No payment and no automated list: you write, I add you by hand, and I email you when it is out. That is all.
You can also get the word of the day in the meantime. →