Cuban Spanish Guide
Cubans speak Spanish as well as other Latin American countries, with some variations and peculiar meanings like anywhere else.
Banana....................................................Plátano
Small private restaurant......................... Paladar
Private Homestay.................................. Casa Particular
Bus........................................................ Guagua (WaWa)
!Qué Bolá!............................................ ¿What´s up?
Hello!, Hi!............................................. ¡Dime!
Lend me a hand...................................... Tírame un cabo
Do you have a lighter?......................... ¿Tiene candela?
Fire......................................................... Candela
Bye!....................................................... ¡Chao!
How are you?....................................... ¿Cómo andas?
To hitch................................................ Coger botella
Vegetable and fruit market.................... Mercado campesino
Car......................................................... Carro
Truck..................................................... Camión
Boy................................................... Muchacho, Chico
Girl.................................................... Muchacha, Chica
ID..................................................... Carné
Documents............................................. Papeles
Car tires................................................ Gomas
Papaya.......................Fruta bomba (also refers to the woman´s genitalia)
Problem.................................................. Lío
What a problem!.................................... ¡Tremendo lío!
Drunk or Drunkard................................. Curda
Cigar.................................................... Puro
To be in trouble...................................... Estar embarcao
A black man........................................... Un prieto
A fight................................................... Una Bronca
En la lucha means trying to solve a problem or earn some money.
Jinetero is the person who harrasses tourists in order to deal with them in any sense.
¿El último? stands for: Who´s the last?, to be asked when about to stand in a line. eg. Bank or Immigration
