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Staying in a Hotel potaje/sopa potaheh/sopa soup
single room/ habitación abeetas-yon puerco cerdo pwairko serrdo pork
double sencilla/ sensee-ya queso keso cheese
doble /dobleh refresco refresko drink
shower ducha doocha sal sal salt
bathtub bañera ban-yaira salsa salsa sauce
balcony balcón, balkon, té teh tea
terraza tairrasa vinagre beenagreh vinegar
warm water agua caliente agwa kal-
yenteh Cuban Terms
cold water agua fría agwa free-a apagón apagon black-out,
soap jabón habon power outage
towel toalla to-a-ya babalawo babala-wo a priest of Afro-
key llave yabeh Cuban religion
Eating Out batey batay village around
sugar factory
What is there ¿Qué hay keh I para carro karro car
to eat? para comer? komair? casa de kasa deh traditional music
The bill please La cuenta la kwenta la trova la troba venue
por favor por fabor cayo ka-yo small island
I would like Quisiera un kees-yaira oon chama chama child
some water poco de agua poko deh agwa criollo kr-yo-yo Creole (born in
Do you have ¿Tienen vino? t-yenen beeno? Cuba of Spanish
wine? descent)
The beer is not La cerveza no la sairbesa no divisas deebeesas CUC (Cuban
cold enough está bien fría esta b-yen Convertible
free-a
breakfast desayuno desa-yoono chavitos chabeetos Peso)
CUC (slang)
lunch almuerzo almwairso eva eba woman
dinner comida komeeda guagua gwagwa bus
raw/cooked crudo/cocido kroodo/koseedo guajiro gwaheero farmer
glass vaso baso
cutlery cubiertos koob-yairtos guarapo gwarapo sugar cane juice
ingenio eenhen-yo sugar factory
Menu Decoder complex
aceite asayteh oil jama hama food, meal
jinetera
prostitute, or
heenetaira
agua mineral agwa meenairal mineral water
aguacate agwakateh avocado female hustler
ajo aho garlic jinetero heenetairo male person
arroz arros rice hustling tourists
asado asado roasted libreta leebreta rations book
atún atoon tuna moneda moneda pesos (“national
azúcar asookar sugar nacional nas-yonal currency”)
bacalao bakala-o cod moros y moros ee rice and black
café kafeh coffee cristianos krist-yanos beans
camarones kamarones prawns paladar paladar privately owned
carne karneh meat restaurant
cerveza sairbesa beer puro pooro authentic Cuban
congrí kongree rice with beans cigar
and onions santero santairo santería priest
dulce doolseh sweet, dessert tabaco tabako low-quality cigar
ensalada ensalada salad tienda t-yenda shop that only
fruta froota fruit accepts CUC
fruta bomba froota bomba papaya trago trago alcoholic drink
helado elado ice cream tunas toonas prickly pears
huevo webo egg zafra safra sugarcane
jugo hoogo fruit juice harvest
langosta langosta lobster Health
leche lecheh milk
mantequilla mantekee-ya butter I don’t feel well Me siento mal meh s-yento mal
marisco mareesko seafood I have a… Me duele… meh dweleh…
pan pan bread stomach ache el estómago el estomago
papas papas potatoes headache la cabeza la kabesa
pescado peskado fish He/she is ill Está enfermo/a esta enfairmo
plátano platano banana I need to rest Necesito neseseeto
pollo po-yo chicken decansar dekansar
postre postreh dessert drug store farmacia farmasee-ya
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