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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.	lover	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