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.)?