Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone
It is short for the word 'está', sometimes even pronounced with an /s/ sound at the beginning (something like 'sta'). In Uruguay, it is used all the time by everyone, and it can mean 'ok', 'right', 'understood', 'ready', 'done', and the list could go on almost indefinitely. Or it can be used at the end of sentences, with almost no meaning but a sense of conclusion.
(1) "Cuando salga del trabajo nos vamos a tomar mate al parque, ¿ta?" "Ta, dale". (2) "Tenía que ir a clase pero se me hizo tarde, así que no fui y ta"
(1) "When I get out of work, we go to the park to drink some mate, right?" "Ok, sure" (2) "I was going to go to class but I was late, so I didn't go and that's it"
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous