jama
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “jama” mean?
food, grub
Example
“¿Hay jama en la casa?”
Is there any food at home?
Good to know
'Jamar' = to eat.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: comida
Heard in a conversation
Phone at 2%
Dariel ¡Eres tremenda socia! 🙌 Salgo ya, cojo la guagua.
you're a great mate 🙌 leaving now, catching the bus
Yaima Jajaja, dale, te guardo jama, que mi pura hizo arroz con pollo 🍗
hahaha ok, I'll save you some food, my mum made chicken rice 🍗
Dariel ¡Ño! 😍 Llego en veinte minutos. ¡Gracias!
oh wow 😍 there in 20 min. thx!!
🍲 How other countries say “food, grub”
- 🇦🇷 morfiArgentina
- 🇪🇸 papeoSpain
More from Cuba
- paladarprivate family-run restaurant
- jamarto eat
- moros y cristianosblack beans and rice cooked together
- un buchitoa little shot of coffee
- cortaditoespresso with a dash of hot milk
- guarapofresh sugarcane juice
- croqueta de averiguao"mystery croquette" (who knows what's inside)
- chicharritasthin fried plantain chips
Songs from Cuba
- Bailando · Enrique IglesiasLevel A2
- Chan Chan · Buena Vista Social ClubLevel A2
- La Gozadera · Gente de Zona, Marc AnthonyLevel A2
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