CHAVACANO de ZAMBOANGA

CHAVACANO	TAGALOG	ENGLISH	SPANISH
dale	bigyan	give
de		of
debate		debate
debe		owe; necessary
decada		decade
decente		decent
decidido		determined
decidir		decide
decision		decision
declaracion		declaration
decoracion		decoration
decorar		decorate
dedo		finger
defectivo		defective
defecto		defect
defender		defend
defensa		defense
deferente		different
delante ( adelante )		in front
delegacion		delegation
delicadeza		delicacy
delicado		delicate
delicioso		delightful, tasteful
demanda		legal proceeding, court action
demasiado ( demasiao )		too much; too many
democracia		democracy
demonio		devil
demonstracion		demonstration
dentista		dentist
dentro ( adentro )		inside, within
departamento		section, department
depende		depends
depender		depend on
deposito		deposit
derecho		in front
derecha		right
derrama		spill
desapara		disappear
desbedecer		disobey
descansa		to rest
descargo		unloading
desconfiar		distrust
desconocido		unknown
descontento		dissatisfied
describi		describe
descubri		to discover, reveal
descuento		discount
descuidar		to discount, to neglect
desde		from;sice;from now on;since then
deseo		desire, wish
desgracia		accident, unfortunate
deshace		to undo, to take apart
desierto		deserted
desnudar ( desnudi )		undress
despachar		send out;dismiss
despacio ( hinay )		slowly
despacho		dispatch
despeciar		despise
despedida		farewell
despedir	despedida	discharge; say good-bye
despertar ( desperta )		wake up
despierto		awake
despues	mamaya	later,then, afterwards
destino		destiny, fate; destination
destrosa		destroy
detalle		detail
determinar		determine
detras	likod	behind
devolver ( devolve, debolbe )	balik	return, give back
di
dia		day
diablo ( syn. - demonio )		devil
dialogo		dialogue
diamante		diamond
diario		newspaper, daily, diary
diccionario		dictionary
Diciembre		December
diente		tooth
diez		ten
diferencia		difference
diferente		different
dificil		difficult, hard
difunto ( muerto )	matay	dead, deceased
dignidad		dignity
diligente		industrious
Dios	Pangulo	God
directo		direct
discusion		discussion
discutir		discuss
disgusto		quarrel
dispensar		excuse
distancia		distance
distrito		district
dividir		divide
doblar		to fold, to double, to bend
doble		double
doce	laming dalawa	twelve
docena ( a docena )		dozen ( by the dozen )
doctor, doctora		doctor, doctor's wife, ( female doctor )
dolor		pain, ache; sorrow, grief
dominar		dominate, command
Domingo		Sunday
don		don (male)
doña		don ( female )
donde	nasaan	where
dormir ( dormi )	tulog	sleep
dos	dalawa	two
dos cientos	dalawang cientos	two hundred
drama		drama
dramatico		dramatic
duda, ( ta man duda )		doubt, ( to doubt )
dueño ( ya man dueño )		owner ( dream, dreamt )
dulce	masarap	sweet, ( candy )
dulzura		sweetness
durar ( dura )		to last, endure
durable		lasting, durable
durante		during
duro	matapang	hard; stubborn
duro cabesa		hard headed

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