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Glossary of Phrases
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) 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)
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!"
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