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Cuban Spanish
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Cuban Spanish Language
Cuban Spanish, I suggest that you carry a pocket dictionary or electronic translator to learn Spanish or to communicate with the Cubans.
In the hotels most of the staff speaks English, but in the shops and on the streets a basic
knowledge of Spanish can be very useful.
Take in consideration that Spanish is spoken in many countries and that a lot of Latino people live in the United States.
CUBAN EXPRESSIONS
CUBAN WORDS CUBAN SPANISH - CUBAN SLANG
One of the most important words in Cuban Slang is money, in Spanish : DINERO
Cuban Spanish for money : moneda, baro, chavito, divisa, fula, dolars, peso, plata, melon, moni, guanikiki, lana, pasta, yira.
Frequently used Cuban Spanish words:
Asere : friend, mate ( qué bola asere = how are you mate)
Chopin : shopping ( refers to dollar shop , tourist shop)
Chocolate : a mobile telephone with a glider.. Because it is more expensive and the latest, the Cubans call it "Chocolate" as something more valuable and expensive:....a chocolate.
Guayabera: loose men shirt also named Mexican Wedding shirt
intima : sanitary towel
Izquierda (translation=left) : por izquierda : through the black market (with the left hand = black market or bolsa negra)
Jama: food (jamar: to eat)(Spanish: comer)
Jamonero: Cuban slang word for a guy who groped chicas on a crowded camello (camel bus)
Jinetera : escort girl, part-time prostitute
Jaba : plastic bag (to carry groceries)
Joder : fucking (vulgar) No me jodes : don't fuck me up
Jodido : fucked up (vulgar)
Jeva : woman (Spanish: mujer)
Kiosko : little shop
Mala Hoja : a bad lover - bad sex
Mami : mam (used when addressing a woman)
Mamita: (expression used to address a woman with affection)
Mangon / Mango : good looking, pretty
Maricon : gay, queer (vulgar)
Máquina : car (Spanish: coche, carro)
Maté : deep kiss, French kiss, (Spanish: beso largo)
Monado : police
Moni : money
Moreno or prieta : black people, (Spanish los negros)
Mulatón : a mixture of mulata and black race
Ohrishas : the Gods (religious)
Paguete : bad lover - bad sex
Papi : dad ( used when addressing a man)
palestino : stupid, retarded ( used by people from Havana to refer to farmers from Eastern Cuba)
Padrino : Santeria priest, counseller
Págaro : gay, homosexual
Pato : gay
Paton : bad dancer
Pasta : fiancee (Spanish: novio or novia)
Pipo : chap (used when addressing a waiter)
Pinga : penis (vulgar expression), shit (also "Fuck off")
Esta de Pinga: it's shit
Pinguero : male prostitute (derived from the word "pinga")
Pinchar : to work (Spanish: trabajar)
Playero : beach shirt (similar to guayabera but more colorful)
Pulover : T-shirt
Queik : cake
Quimbar : having sex
Rascabuchador : voyeur, Peeping Tom
Singao : bad person
Sardina : slim woman
Singar : having sex
Suerte : good luck, happiness
Socio : budy , mate
Tacos: shoes (women) (also: llanta)
Taxi Colectivo : a shared taxi for Cubans only
Tenis : sneakers, training shoes, sports shoes
Tortillera : lesbian (Spanish lesbiana)
yin : (blue) jeans
yuma : foreigner
Zafra : the sugar cane harvest
CUBAN PHRASES
Cuban Love and Care Expressions
Cariño : love, darling, affection, tender
Amor : love, sweetheart
Linda : Beauty
Mi Vida : my love, my everything (translated : my life)
Cuidate : take care
beso: kiss - besito: little tender kiss
Con todo mi Corazón: with all my heart
Frequently Used Cuban Expressions
Hola : Hello
Chao : Goodbye, Bye
¿Que bola? : How are you? (Spanish : ¿Como esta?)also ¿Que vola?
No es fácil : It's not easy (translated) Life is hard
( the living is difficult)
Disculpe , permiso : Sorry
¿Te gustas? : Do you like it? ( used for a drink or meal)
No sé : I don't know
¿Cuánto cuesta? : How much is this?
Ser un punto : being stupid, weird
Tener un peso suerte : to find an lost or forgotten peso (dollar)
in your pocket ( translated: to have a lucky peso or dollar)
¿No tiene un peso suerte? Do you have an accidental peso?
Estar a dieta : without sexual contact
Bailar con los 5 latinos : masturbation (translated: dancing with the five latinos)
Rayar la pintura : unfaithful, cheating (translated: scratching the paint)
Quemar petróleo : a white person making love/sex to a black person
(translated: burning oil)
Estas comiendo mierda : You're eating shit
Ese huevo quiere sal : this egg wants salt (expression for wants sex)
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