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/Sounds like "POHR" (as in "port") + "fah" (as in "far")/
"Please" said quickly and warmly, the casual everyday version of "por favor." In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, porfa is for friends, family, and anyone you feel at ease with. Save the full "por favor" for formal situations.
“Can you pass the salt, please?”
“Please do not make me wait so long, I am already running late.”
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/Sounds like "POHR" (as in "port") + "fah" (as in "far")/
"Please" said quickly and warmly, the casual everyday version of "por favor." In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, porfa is for friends, family, and anyone you feel at ease with. Save the full "por favor" for formal situations.
“Can you pass the salt, please?”
“Please do not make me wait so long, I am already running late.”
Washatería
Chicano Spanglish for a self-service laundromat, from the English "washateria." A fixture of barrio life: you wash the week's clothes there and chat while the dryer spins.