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   Glossary of Phrases

 

"Zoot Suit"

Que le watcha a mis trapos,ese?- What are you looking at, on my clothes? (25)

Sabe que, carnal?- You know what brother? (25)

Estas garras me las plante porque vamos a dejarnos caer un play, sabe?-  This clothes I’m wearing, because we are doing a play, do you know? (25)

Watcha mi tacuche, ese.- Check out my suit dude (25)

Pos orale!- well okay (26)

Y en todos los salones de Chicago- and in all the ballrooms in Chicago (27)

Trucha la jura. Pelenle!- watch out the police run (27)

El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula, pendejo- The land of our lady of Los Angles Porciuncula, idiot (28)

Que pues, nuez?- What’s going on? (29)

Que desmadre, no?- what a mess, huh?(29)

Te curas?- are you okay (30)

Que mamada, no?- what a joke, huh? (30)

Me la rayo- he cursed me out (30)

Buenas garras muy chamberlain- good rags (33)

Tu mama, carnal- your mother brother (33)

Henry, hijo? Ven a cenar- Henry, son? Come have dinner (33)

Mi apa- my father (33)

Mira, hijo- look son (33)

Pero por diosito santo- but for Gods sake (34)

En esa cochinada de “soot zoot”- in that nasty zoot suit (34)

Sabes que?- you know what? (34)

A que mi mama- Oh my mother (34)

Bendito sea dios- God be blessed (34)

Buenas noches- goodnight (34)

Valgame dios!- oh my God! (34)

Y a mi que me importa?- and what do I care (35)

Te dijo que no?- I said no (35)

Es hombre- he is a man (35)

De tal palo, tal astillota-  from such a stick, such a splinter (35)

Bien macho!- very macho! (35)

Verdad m’ijo- right son (35)

Mira, mira…muy bonita-  look, look…very pretty (35)

Ay, senor- Oh, man (35)

Que caray, mujer-  my gosh woman (35)

Orale, pues- alright then (36)

Oye,oye, y tu?- hey, hey and you? (36)

Me lleva la chingada!-  I’m fucked (36)

Por el amor de Dios!- for God’s love (36)

Como la ves- what do you think (36)

Pos, no hay pedo, ese- well there is no problem dude (36)

Como que pedo, Nel, Simon?- what do you mean problem, no, yes (36)

Ahi te watcho, ama.- I’ll see you later mother (36)

Cada Sabado en la noche yo me voy a borlotear con mi linda pachucona las caderas a menear.-  each Saturday night I go dancing with my lovely lady, our hips we shake (37)

Que pinche aguite- what a fucken bummer (39)

Pinches chavalos!- fucken youngsters (39)

Con esos chavalillos- with those youngsters (39)

No te aguites- Don’t feel bad (39)

Pinche pedo- fucken problem (40)

Yo soy Pachuco!- I’m Pachuco (40)

Ponganse al alba. Este me huele a chota-  be aware, I sense that he is a cop (40)

Nel, este bolillo no sabe nada- Nah, this moron doesn’t know anything (42)

Como sabes?- How do you know? (43)

Mas o menos- more or less (43)

Hijole, que gacho, ese!- Damn, how fucked up, dude (43)

Cuando salgo yo a bailar yo me pongo muy catrin las huisitas, todas gritan, daddy vamos a bailar el swing- when I go out dancing I dress up, the ladies, all scream, daddy lets go swing dance (44)

Chale, que traes?- hey, what’s going on (45)

Y a ti que te importa, puto!- and what do you care, bitch (45)

El comenzo a chingar conmigo- He started fucking with me (45)

Vale madre- I don’t give a shit (46)

Chinga con mi familia- fuck with my family (46)

Por que, carnal?- why brother (47)

Orale! La 38th rifa!- Okay! 38th rules (47)

Puro pedo- pure problems (49)

Me entiendes, Mendez?- do you understand? (51)

Se watchan bien gachos- you guys look real bad (54)

Mas alba nalga!- Put some class on your ass (54)

Ay, jijo- Oh, damn (55)

Sabes que?- you know what? (56)

Pos que paso?- well what happened? (56)

Ya estuvo- that’s it (57)

Hijo mio! Hijo de mi alma!- my son, son of my soul (63)

Los batos – the dudes (65)

Eres una ruca de aquellas- you’re a fine chick (69)

Ni madre!- Hell no (70)

Que traes?- what’s wrong? (77)

Como loco- like crazy (78)

Es puro vacilon!- it’s pure bullshit (78)

Bendito sea Dios- God be blessed (87)

Pero mira- but look (87)

Mis hijos- my sons (87)

Yo tambien, Hank. Te quiero- me too, Hank.  I like you (89)

De que hombre?- about what man (90)

Que traes, carnal- what’s up brother (90)

Pero no le hace- but it doesn’t matter (91)

Pero me chingan la madre- but they fuck with me (91)

Y tu, ese?- and you, dude (92)

Que chicano? Ni que madre, carbon- what chicano? Bullshit asshole (92)

Cabrones, se amontonaron-  assholes, they piled up against me (93)

Te digo que no!- I’m telling that no (94)

  Glossary for words

Ese: dude (25)

Perdido: Lost (25)

Chucote- big pachuco (26)

Barrio- neighborhood (26)

Chingada- fuck (26)

Huisa-girl (27)

Andale- come on (28)

Carnal- brother (29)

Muy- very (30)

Orale- okay (30)

Frajo- cigarette (30)

Simon- yes (30)

Puto- bitch/punk (male) (31)

Bato- dude (32)

Gabacho- white person (32)

Pinche- fucken (32)

Muchacho- young man (32)

Jefita- mother (33)

Vieja- old lady (34)

Chihuahua- damn (35)

Puta- bitch (female) (35)

Jefito- father (35)

Cervaza- beer (35)

Compadres- son’s/daughter’s Godfather (35)

Manana- tomorrow (35)

Que- what (35)

Cual- which one (35)

Bueno- well (36)

Porfavor- please (36)

Pendejo- idiot (36)

Chale- hey (36)

Sabes- you know (36)

Mujer- woman (37)

Joto- gay person (39)

Maricon- gay person (39)

Calmenla- calm her down (39)

Pedo- problem (39)

Cubuliando- Horsing around (39)

Maniaco- maniac (40)

Carnala- sister (40)

Trucha- watch out (40)

Gringo- white person (43)

Cabron- asshole (44)

Pintate- leave (46)

Vamonos- lets go (46) (57)

Watchamos- lets watch out (65)

Los- Los Angeles (74)

Raza- race (70)

Huarache- sandal (80)

Sabes- you know (84)

Pos- well (87)

Familia- family (91)

Grena- hair (93)

 

"Bandido"

Adios mi querida flor-  Goodbye my dear flower (103)

pueblo- village (103)

! Carajo!- Dam it! (104)

senor- Sir (104)

caballero- Gentleman (104)

Con el corazon de caballero- With a hart of a gentlemen (104)

A sus ordenes-   At your service (104)

ranco- ranch (105)

Salud!- cheers (105)

Mi querida- My dear (106)

Buenos dias- Good morning (107)

perfecto- perfect- (107)

Quien sabe?- who knows (108)

simpatico- Charismatic (108)

Caramba!- Wow! (112)

Si Capitan!- Yes captain! (112)

Gracias- Thank you (113)

Oh Si!- Really? (113)

jefe- boss (114)

cholo- gangster (114)

hombre- male (115)

A los Caballos- To the horses (117)

vamonos- lets go- (117)

mi amigo- my friend (120)

compadre- children's God parents- (121)

Por favor- Please (122)

Mucho gusto- please to meet you (122)

Pronto- fast (123)

Desgraciadamente- unfortunately (126)

Habla usted espanol?- Do you speak Spanish? (126)

Con toda seguridad- For sure (126)

mi vida- my life (131)

que no?- right? (132)

Dios mio- My God (134)

Papa- father (134)

Santo Nino Jesus-  Holy Son of God (135)

muertos- dead (135)

mi amor- my love (136)

gringos- white people (141)

chiquito- little (144)

no dice- no say (146)

"I don't Have to Show you No Stinking Badges!" 

Viejo-Old man (159)
Hombre-Man (160)Senor-Sir. , Mr. (160)
mamacita-mommy (166)
mijo-son (166)
senorina-Mrs. (188)
huevos-eggs (160)
Sabes que?-You know what? (164)
chillon-crybaby (178)