Chavacano Phrases and Idiomatic Expressions

 

Greetings

Idiomatic Expressions

  • Cuchara mal lavao – a nosy person
  • Falta tornillo – a person who is foolish
  • Largo ngusu – upset
  • Ni siquiera / Ni kisyera – not even
  • No hay claro
  • No hay nada – Nothing at all
  • No hay sirve – no purpose
  • Pensaba yo… – I thought
  • Que seo? – Do I know? – has the same meaning of Tagalog’s “malay ko?”
  • Que seo! – I don’t know anymore!; I don’t know!
  • Ta mira yo… – I think; Sa tingin ko
  • •Tampa-tampa – pretend
  • Tanga cielo –
  • Utuk bulinao – someone who is a know-it-all
  • Volao pensamiento; volao – absent-minded

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