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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/Hola!

( Hello!; Hi!)

Buenos dias!

(Good day!; Good Morning!)

Buenas Tardes!

(Good Afternoon!)

Buenas Noches!

(Good Evening!; Good Night!)

Bienvenidos!

(Welcome!)

Que tal?

(Howdy!)

Como esta usted?

(How do you do?)

Que tal man usted?

(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 usted, que tal 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) Que tal man evo(s)/vo(s)?

(How are you?)

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

(How are you, guys?)

(familiar and courteous - singular) Que tal man tu?

(How are you?)

(familiar and courteous - plural) Que tal man vosotros?

(How are you, folks?)

(formal, and with respect, as with elders- singular) Que tal man usted?

(How are you?)

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

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

False Friends: Spanish words that changed in meaning

'Ya' denotes past tense, also ya-already. (Spanish: ya-already)--this is not totally consider a false friend.

example:

> ya anda ya yo alli. - i've already went there. (the article "ya" before the verb denotes the past tense. while the article "ya" after the verb denotes for "already".

> para alli ya yo. - i'm (already) on my way.

> ya acaba ya ele? ya acaba ya gaja aquel le! -is he already done? maybe he is already done!

Siguro means 'Maybe'. (Spanish: seguro-sure, secure, stable)

Asegura means 'to make sure'.

Siempre means 'Of course/still/always'. (Spanish: siempre-always)

Examples:

> donde ya tu? taque yo pa yo siempre apuera del casa. -where are you? i'm still here outside the house.

> hay atende tu misa? siempre! -will you attend mass? of course!

firmi means 'Always'. (Spanish: firme-firm, steady)

Basta - 'as long as/enough' (Spanish: basta enough)

ejemplo: basta/bastante ya se! - 'thats enough'

masquen/masquin - 'even/eventhough' (Spanish: mas que - more than)