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• Ta prepara ya bo para el dia de Valentino?
  • Are you preparing for Valentine's day?

Updated: February 5, 2024

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Chavacano LETRA A / LETTER A

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CHAVACANO	ENGLISH	SPANISH	EXAMPLE - Ejemplo
A /a/ prep. 1. el una y primer letra na alfabeto. 2. un preposicion ta indica como "para, a, con".	1. the first letter in the alphabet. 2. a preposition to indicate as "to" esp.(person, place, things).		¡Vamos A Zamboanga!,¡Bienvenidos a la Ciudad Indepediente y Altamente-Urbanizada de Zamboanga! –Let's go to Zamboanga!, Welcome to the Independent and Highly-Urbanized City of Zamboanga!
abaja.	to go down; to lower	bajar	Abaja na escalera. Go down the stairs.
abajada.	downwards, descent, downhill	bajada	Bien kore gayot ele na abajada. He was very fast on his descent.
abajo.	down, under, below	abajo	"Abajo de mi ventana, tiene un flores de amor seco. Ya pasia maga sultero plantay nobio pero bolsa seco."
abal-abal.	choppy seas	mar borrascoso	chavacano ba este? hende ba se motorsiclo de viaje na monte?
abandona.	to abandon, leave behind	abandonar	Ya abandona le con el de suyo anak.
abandonao.	abandoned, deserted	abandonado	Kame aki na Mindanao el maga abandonao.
abanica.	to fan	abanicar, abanicarse	Abanica daw? Bien fuerte el calor.
abanico.	fan	abanico	Maga mujer lang ta usa el abanico.
abierto.	open	abierto	El puerta abierto.
abio.	take-along ration	racion para llevar
abogado, abogao	lawyer	abogado
abogago (slang)	dumb lawyer	abogado estupido
abona	To Add-on, to fertilize	Abonar	Falta el sen, pabor ya lang abona. The money is lacking, would you please add-on.
abonante	payor of someone's bill	Pagador(Abonante en desuso)
abono	fertilizer	Abono
abrasa	to embrace, to clasp	abrazar	Abarasa con di tuyo ijo. Embrace your son.
abrasada	embrace	abrazo
abrasador	long pillow comforter	almohada para abrazar
abri	to open	abrir
abridor	can opener	Abridor
Abril	April	Abril
absoluto	absolute	absoluto
abuela	grandmother	abuela
abuelo	grandfather	abuelo
abultao	bulging, protruding	Abultado/protuberante
aburrido	annoyed, vex	aburrido
abusa	to abuse	abusar	El viejo ta abusa con el bata. The old man is abusing the kid.
abusao	abusive	abusivo
abuso	abuse	abuso
abuya	to appear, emerge	aparecer, surgir
aca	up to	hasta
acaba	to finish, end	acabar
acabao	finished	acabado
accion	action	acción
aceita	to oil	aceitar
aceitada	the act of oiling or greasing, sweet-talking	Aceitar/engrasar
aceite	oil	aceite
acepta	to accept, receive	aceptar
acerta	to guess right	acertar (suposición, the original Spanish word in the list, is a name whose meaning is just 'guess', as in 'my guess is that...'.
acido	acid	ácido
aclima	acclimate	aclimatar, aclimatarse
acorda	to remember	Acordar(se)/recordar
acosta	to lay down, put to bed	acostar, acostarse (the previous Spanish expression in the list, 'poner, colchado', seems to be a mistake)
acostumbra	to get accustomed	acostumbrarse (the previous Spanish word in the list, 'acostumbrado'  is not the infinitive).
actividad	activity, action	actividad
actual	actual, present	actual (better than 'real' or 'efectivo')
acudi	to come to, run to help	acudir (better than 'venir', which means just 'to come'
adelante	in front, ahead, forward	delante, adelante (better than previous 'adelantado', which is not an adverb)
ademas	more so	además (instead of 'más', which means 'more'. I guess that Ch. 'ademas' is like English 'moreover'. Am I right?)
adentro	inside	adentro, dentro (I think it would be better to suppress previous 'interior', which is not an adverb)
adentra, entra	enter	entrar
adios	goodbye	adiós
admira	admire	admirar
admiti	to admit	admitir
adora	adore, worship	adorar
afuera	outside	fuera, afuera
agrio	sour	agrio, ácido
aguarda	wait for, hold on	aguardar, esperar
agudo	sharp	agudo
aguha, aguja	needle	aguja
ahora	now	ahora
ahora mismo	right now	ahora mismo
aire	air	aire
ajos	garlic	ajo
aki	here	aquí	Ya man kamali aki. Made a mistake here.
al	upon
ala(s)	wing(s)	ala(s)
alcancia	piggy bank	hucha, alcancía
alcanza	to reach for, overtake	alcanzar
alegre	happy	alegre
alegria	happiness	alegría
aleja, kita	remove or separate	alejar
alfiler	safety pin	alfiler	Usa con el alfiler si no hay boton el pundillo. Use the safety pin if there are no fly buttons.
algo	something	algo
alguien	someone, anyone	alguien
algun	some	algún, alguna, algunos, algunas
algunos	someone, anyone	alguno (pronoun)
alimatok	forest leech	sangrijuela de monte
alimpasag	wild thrashing	tirar el cuerpo violentamente de un lado a otro
alipunga	athlete's foot	infection entre los dedos del pie
alisto	alert, quick to take advantage	listo, preparado para tomar cualquier ventaja
alivia	aliviate, to lighten, relief	aliviar
alla	(over) there (further)	allí, allá
alli	there (closer, in that place)	allíí
alma	soul	alma
almohada	pillow	almohada, cabezal	??
almorana	Hemorhoid	almorrana	Bien duele el almorana na puit. The hemorhoid is very in the rectum.
almorza	to eat breakfast or lunch	comer, (in some places: almorzar)
almorzue	lunch	comida (in some places: almuerzo)
almucha	to wrestle	luchar
almuda	get dressed	vestirse
almuerzo	breakfast	desayuno
alrededor	around, surroundings	alrededor
alto/alta	high, tall (male/female)	alto, alta
altote (slang)	tall
altura	height	altura
alumbra	to shine, light up	alumbrar, iluminar, encender
alurayang	yippee	estupendo
alza	lift, to raise	alzar, levantar
ama	to love	amar
amable	amiable, lovable	amable
amamalu	Dim, Blur		Malo ya su vista. Amamalu ya lang ta puede mira. His vision is bad. What he sees is blurred.
amante	loving	amante
amargo	bitter	amargo
amargoso	bitter mellon	(I don't know. Could you give me a synonym or a description of it?)
amarillo	yellow	amarillo
amarilloso	yellowish	amarillento
amaro	rope	cordel
anda	go, to go	ir
amiga	female friend	amiga
amigo	male friend	amigo
amistad	truce
amo	correct, right	correcto
amó	(male) master, boss	amo, jefe
ama	(female) master, boss	ama, jefa
amor	love	amor
amor doño	love king
amoroso	amorous, loving	enamorado
anay	termite
anay	a while
ansina	like that	así
ancho	wide, broad	ancho
anda	to go, going; leave, leaving	irse
angel	angel	angel
animal	animal	animal
animo	courage	ánimo, valor
animoso	courageous	animoso, valeroso, valiente
anoche	last night	anoche
antes	before	antes
antiguo	ancient, antique	antiguo
antolihao		(I don't know, Could you give me some sentences?
anuncia	to announce	anunciar	??
Anut	To Float	??	El ojas ta man anut na rio. The leafe is floating on the river.
año	year	año
apaga	turn off, put out	apagar
aparador	closet	aparador, armario, chinero
aparece	to appear	aparecer
aparta	to separate	apartar, separar
apenas	as soon as	apenas
apiqui	close	cierre
aplica	to apply	solicitar
aprende	to learn	aprender
apresura	hurry up	apresurarse, darse prisa
apreta (apretie)	to tighten up	apretar
apretao	tight	apretado
aproba	approve	aprobar
aprobacion		aprobación
aprovecha	to profit from, take advantage	aprovechar, aprovecharse
apuk	dwarf	enano
apunta	to point out, to aim, to list down the debt	indicar, dar en el blanco, preparar la cuenta
apura	hurry up	apurar, apurarse
aquel	that, those	aquel	Aquel saging maduro. That banana is ripe.
Aqui (Aki)	here		Bene aqui. Come here.
arde (el fuego, el luz)	to burn, turn on/up (light)	arder, encender (la luz)
arena	sand	arena
arma(s)	weapon(s), arm(s)	arma(s)
armar	to arm	armar (I guess there is a typo in Ch. 'armar')
arquila	to rent	alquilar
arranca	to remove, pull out (by roots)	arrancar
arrastra	to drag	arrastrar
arregla	to arrange	arreglar
arriba	up, above, upstairs	arriba
arroz	rice	arroz
asusta	to frighten, scare	asustar
aton	ours	nuestro
atraca	approach	acercar	Atraca serca para puede kita man cuento. Approach closer so we can talk.
atras	back	atrás, detrás
atrasa	to be late	atrasar, retrasarse
atrasado	a late person	retrasado
atrasao	late	tarde
auto	car, automobile	coche (in Lat. America carro, auto)
ayer	yesterday	ayer
ayudante	helper	ayudanta
ayuda	help	ayudar	Ayuda omenta maga palabras de chavacano aki. Help add chavacano words here.
azucar	sugar	azucar	Bien dulce el azucar. The sugar is very sweet.
azul	blue	azul