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Cuban Spanish Flashcards

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1
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Al mal tiempo, buena cara

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Look on the bright side

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Al pan pan y al vino vino

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Call things what they are

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Arrancao / Arrancá

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Someone who’s broke

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Asere

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A title of endearment only used among men

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Bicitaxi

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A bike and taxi hybrid

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Bola

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Gossip

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Botero

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Old car for public transport

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Bravo / Brava

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Someone angry or bothered

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Bronca

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A physical or verbal altercation between people

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Caballero

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A man that’s very well mannered and attractive

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Cabezón / Cabezona

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Someone who makes mistakes due to silliness or stubbornness

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Candela

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Fire or someone who’s over the top

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Cazuelero / Cazuelera

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Someone who involves themselves into someone else’s business, only to spread the information later on.

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Chavo

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A Cuban peso

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Chavito / Chavita

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A snitch

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Coco

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A tropical fruit or a human head

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Coger

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To grab or hold something

Interjection meaning that the speaker wants to give you something

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Cola

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A line of people waiting for a service

An ass

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Consorte

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A guy friend

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Cuando el río suena, piedras trae

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Wherever there’s smoke, there’s always a fire nearby

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Culillo (Tener un)

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A feeling of being in a rush to leave or finish something

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22
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Dale

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Interjection showing approval, meaning “okay” or “go ahead”

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Descarao / Descará

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Someone Selfish

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Donde comen dos, comen tres

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Where two eat, three eat
(There’s always enough to go around)

25
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El que no llora no mama

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You need to make your needs heard, or they won’t be met

26
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El que no tiene de congo, tiene de carabalí

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A saying that means everyone in Cuba is multirracial, specifically every Cuban has a little bit of African ancestry

27
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Emprendao / Emprendá

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Someone covered in jewellery

28
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Estar de carnival

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To be the best dressed

29
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Estar en la fuácata

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To be in the state of poverty

30
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Estar hecho / hecha

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To be rich

31
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Exagerao / Exagerá

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Someone who’s melodramatic and tends to exaggerate everything to the point of lying

32
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Fajarse

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To fight or Argue with someone

33
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Forro

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A scam or a mistake

34
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Fósforo

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A match to light on fire

35
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Fresco / Fresca

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Someone rude and disrespectful

36
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Fula

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An American dollar

37
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Gallego / Gallega

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A Spaniard

38
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Gao

A

A house

39
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Guagua

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A bus

40
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Guajiro

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A farmer

41
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Guano

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Money

42
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Guapería

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The attitude of someone who thinks they’re invincible

43
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Guapo / Guapa

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Someone who’s nice to look at or someone with an unfortunate attitude

44
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Habanero / Habanera

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Someone from Havana

45
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Hay moros en la costa

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Someone’s listening or watching

46
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Hembrota

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An attractive woman with an hourglass figure

47
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Jabao / Jabá

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A mulatto with light skin

48
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Jama

A

Food

49
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Jamar

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To eat food

50
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Java

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A small plastic bag

51
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Jeva

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A woman

52
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Jicotea

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A turtle

53
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Lonchera

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A lunchbox or food container

54
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Maduro

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A fried plantain

55
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Majadero / Majadera

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Being rude and disruptive

56
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Mala hoja

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A bad sexual encounter or someone who isn’t good in bed

57
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Más viejo que andar a pie

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Something that’s so old, it’s older than walking

58
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Matancero / Matancera

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Someone from Matanzas
(A province close to Havana)

59
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Meter la cuchareta

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To jump into someone else’s business

Carribean Spanish (5 decks)

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