You’ve got the coast, the mountains and the jungle, all of which have their own unique variations on Spanish and Kichwa. Not to mention, the slang is as diverse as the nation itself. Okay, I’m definitely too biased and not quite well-traveled enough to make that statement-but I just wanted to start off with a bang.Įcuadorian slang is a unique blend of Spanish, Kichwa (the nation’s indigenous language) and foreign loan words. There is goodness in whatever God gives us.Aug103 Ecuadorian Slang Words to Give Vim and Vigor to Your SpanishĮcuador might just serve up the best slang in the Spanish-speaking world. “I now understand the meaning of the Ayah, “Man plans but God is the best of planners”. So you saved my life by throwing me in the dungeons” Since my body is whole and I do not have any missing fingers, the cannibals would have sacrificed me. “If you had not placed me in the dungeons, sire”, responded the vizier, “I would have accompanied you on the hunting trip and would be captured by the cannibals. But why did you say, “Khair, inshallah”, when I ordered that you be thrown into the dungeons.” He expressed his regrets to the vizier for the incarceration and reappointed him to his old position with honors.Īfter a few days, the king asked the vizier, “I now understand the wisdom of your exclamation, “Khair, inshallah” when I lost my finger while fencing. Remorse filled his heart and he ordered that the vizier be freed and brought back to his presence. He realized how the missing finger had saved his life and the wisdom of the vizier’s exclamation, “Khair, inshallah”. So they let the king go free.Īlone, the king stumbled through the forest for many days and, as if by divine decree, found his way back to his palace. This was unacceptable according to their custom. But as he was being prepared for sacrifice, the cannibals noticed that the man they had captured was missing a finger. The cannibals took the king to their chief who ordered that the captured king be readied for sacrifice. The only requirement was that the man be healthy, without blemish or body defects. When he woke up, the king found himself surrounded by a band of cannibals whose custom it was to capture a man once a year and offer him as sacrifice on their altar. Exhausted after a long chase, he dismounted to rest under a tree and soon went to sleep. His entourage was left behind and the king found himself all alone. So focused was the king on the deer that he lost his way. The king’s horse lunged forward and sped towards the targeted prey. In his anger, he ordered the vizier to be thrown into the dungeons.Īs the vizier was bound in heavy iron chains and was dragged out by the soldiers, he exclaimed, “Khair, inshallah!” The king was baffled by the Vizier’s exclamation but said nothing.Ī few months later, as the finger of the king healed, he went out hunting with his entourage. “How dare he say that my losing a finger is good?” the king thought. The vizier who was standing on the sidelines and was a witness to the entire episode, exclaimed: “Khair, inshallah”. The fencing bout was stopped as the king bled and a Hakim had to be called in to bandage the severed finger. To defend himself, the opponent had to respond with vigor and in the process cut off one of the king’s fingers. In his impulse, he lunged forward and thrust his sword at his opponent. One day, the king was practicing fencing with one of his companions. No matter what the king did, the vizier humored him and said: “Khair, inshallah” (“It is good, as God Wills it”). His vizier, a God fearing soul and a man of wisdom, was his constant companion. He was a good king but he was impulsive and was given to hasty decisions. There once lived a king who was fond of fencing and hunting. Khair, Inshallah (“It is good, as God Wills it”)
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