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English to Chavacano By: Franklin H. Maletsky: A Chavacano Zamboangueño

English to Chavacano - Chabacano:
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An example of a sentence translation from English to Chavacano

  • 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 LETTER A

CHAVACANO ENGLISH SPANISH EXAMPLE - Ejemplo
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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.
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 estiercol, material que se usa para fertilizar Falta el sen, pabor ya lang abona. The money is lacking, would you please add-on.
abonante payor of someone's bill el paga la cuenta de otro  
abono fertilizer estiercol, material que se usa para fertilizar  
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 abrelatas  
Abril April Abril  
absoluto absolute absoluto  
abuela grandmother abuela  
abuelo grandfather abuelo  
abultao bulging, protruding 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 aceitamos  
aceitada the act of oiling or greasing, sweet-talking acto de engrazar, acto de inducir por dulces palabras  
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 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  
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     pin alfiler  
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) ahí  
alma     soul alma  
almohada pillow almohada, cabezal  
almoranas   almorrana  
almorza/almurzi to eat 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  
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  
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  
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  
aqui here aquí  
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