Wikipedia:Lecciones Chavacano

Desde Chavacano de Zamboanga Wikipedia - El Libre Enciclopedia

Donde tu anda?

( ‘Where are you going?’)

Ya mirá yo con José.

( ‘I saw José.’)

Ele ya empezá buscá que buscá con el sal.

(‘He/She began to search everywhere for the salt.’)

Ele ya andá na escuela.

(‘He/She went to school.’)

Si Mario ya dormí na casa.

(‘Mario slept in the house.’)

El hombre, quien ya man encuentro tu, amo mi hermano.

(The man [whom] you met is my brother.)

El persona con quien ta conversa tu, bien bueno gayot.

(The person you are talking to is very nice indeed.)



Saludos:

English:

Buenas!

( Hello!; Hi!)

Buenas dias!

(Good day!; Good Morning!)

Buenas Tardes!

(Good Afternoon!)

Buenas Noches!

(Good Evening!; Good Night!)

Bienvenidos!

(Welcome!)

Quetal?

(Howdy!)

Como esta usted?

(How do you do?)

Quetal man uste?

(How are you?)


Respuesta:


Muy bien, gracias!

(Very well, thank you!)

or: Buenamente man, gracias!

Bueno man, a Dios gracias!

(Quite well, thank God!)

Y uste, quetal man?

(And how are you?; And you, how goes it?)

Igualmente bien, gracias!; Tambien!

(Equally well, thanks!; Same!)

Bueno-bueno, man!

(Oh, so-so!)

Okey man yo!; Okey lang!

(I am okay!)


Nota:

(familiar, no regard to formality- singular) Quetal man evo(s)?

(How are you?)

(familiar, no regard to formality- plural) Quetal man kamo?

(How are you, guys?)



(familiar and courteous - singular) Quetal man tu?

(How are you?)

(familiar and courteous - plural) Quetal man vosotros?

(How are you, folks?)



(formal, and with respect, as with elders- singular) Quetal man uste?

(How are you?)

(formal, and with respect, as with elders- plural) Quetal man ustedes?

How are you, (all, ladies, gentlemen, etc.)?