Chavacano Word of the Day # 4

Sucio ('soo-sho)



Definition:

"Sucio." noun. Dirt.

(The article "ma" which means "full of" is used to convert a noun into an adjective.)

Sample usage:

Son of the devil, wash your feet before you enter the room! So full of dirt. Where have you been? Ijo de diablo, lava con ese pies antes de entra na kwarto! Bien ma sucio. Onde bo estava?

What is that dirt on your face? Oh, it's a mole, sorry.
Quosa se sucio na di tuyu cara? Ay, nunal gale, perdon.

My mother says, boys who take a bath go to heaven, dirty boys just plain die.
Habla mi nana, mga niño que ta baña, ta anda na cielo, mga ma sucio niño ta muri lang.



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