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Aló
/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "LOH" (as in "loan")/
The way you answer the phone in Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, and other Latin American countries. It's the standard greeting equivalent of 'hello?' when your phone rings.
“Hello? Who's calling?”
“Hello? Yes, speaking.”
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Aló
/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "LOH" (as in "loan")/
The way you answer the phone in Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, and other Latin American countries. It's the standard greeting equivalent of 'hello?' when your phone rings.
“Hello? Who's calling?”
“Hello? Yes, speaking.”
Cuadra
A city block, the stretch of houses or buildings between two parallel streets, used as the basic unit for giving directions across Latin America. When someone says "a dos cuadras," they mean walk two blocks and you are there. It is how locals measure walking distance in everyday conversation.