3 Ways to say Goodbye in Chabacano

When asked to translate the word goodbye, most Chabacano speakers will probably answer adios but just like the word paalam in Tagalog, almost nobody uses it in daily conversations.

Today, we're going to learn how to say goodbye or take leave of someone in Chabacano in a very natural way.

When taking leave of someone, we are informing somebody that we are about to leave. There are a few ways to do this in Chabacano.

1. Anda ya yo (I'm leaving).

NB

After watching a video wherein they used this to say goodbye to an audience, I realized that this option only works in conversations. It sounds a bit weird to use it in a video. I think the third option might make more sense when saying goodbye to an audience through a video. In formal settings, it makes sense to use the Spanish adios.

2. Man una ya yo (I'll go ahead *literal Chabacano translation of the Tagalog mauuna na ako).

3. Man mirahan ya lang kita otra vez (See you).

How do you respond to it?

Normally, you could respond by saying cuidao or tiene cuidao (take care).

NB

All three options will not make sense when ending a phone call. Philippine languages, all use the word 'bye' to end a personal phone call. In business phone calls, people usually just thank each other to signify an end to the conversation.