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How do you use "niña"?

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When someone says, conmigo nina.

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updated Sep 8, 2009
edited by 0074b507
posted by Parami

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If you're looking for a direct translation it would be "with me girl". Niña could be a pet name or a name for a small girl.
I'm not sure what text you're using it in, or if maybe you're looking for something a little more in-depth, but those would be my thoughts.

updated Sep 4, 2009
posted by Cachai
y son correctos los tuyos. - ChamacoMalo, Sep 4, 2009
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My first thought was "with my daughter."

My second thought was the album "¿Dónde Jugarán Las Niñas?" by Molotov which has a slightly less innocent connotation.

updated Sep 8, 2009
posted by jaysprout
when we were on cruise, a peruvian asked me where my nina was...meaning my wife. - ChamacoMalo, Sep 8, 2009
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I might get me a little trouble for telling you this, but nina is a kinda vanilla way of saying any female child. Some of us (especially us who have been around cubans) may use "hembra", which i wouldn't encourage you to use. It's just something that if you hear you'll know "hembra" and "nina" are the same. Mija is "my child". It's a thing that came from New York Buriquas. So, Nina, Hembra, and Mija are all (casi) the same!! (Me van a castigar por eso!) wink

updated Sep 4, 2009
posted by ChamacoMalo
consider yourself castigado, hehe. - Eddy, Sep 4, 2009
Except that the usual spelling is "Boricuas, I see no objection to your response. - samdie, Sep 4, 2009