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Chogogo Tours

al beach wheelchairs and ex-
panding our wheelchair-acces-
sible tour options.

Their latest additions to the ev-
Chogogo Tours takes pride in being a multiservice operator of tour & er-expanding fleet include two
transfer vehicles for any and all purposes. Their knowledgeable team air-conditioned vans that can
has an excellent reputation in the field of normal and disabled ac- seat up to 12 guests but are also
cess transport, with a specialization in open-air and closed buses and equipped with lifts to make them
minivans. accessible to wheelchairs.

Through our diversity of buses and vans, they offer customized trans- So whether it is a transfer for your
port to suit your party’s needs – from private or group island tours party, an Island or Beach Hop-
and discount party buses to port/airport transfers, and if needed, all ping Tour or their famous Bar
with wheelchair access. As of September 2019, Chogogo Tours has Hopping Tour on one of our Party
upgraded its services for disabled or less-mobile visitors, offering rent- Buses, Chogogo Tours is the tour operator for you.q

Papiamento words and phrases you may want to know!

(Oranjestad)—Aruba is a potting to say “hello” in Papiamento. At and Spanish, some of these phrases Yes…no…maybe?
melt of different nationalities, cul- least, not officially. We often just may look very familiar. The affirmative and negative ex-
tures and languages. Primarily for use the English “hello” or “hey”, or pression is very simple in Papiamen-
this reason, the average Aruban Dutch “hallo” to greet someone. 1. Bon dia is used in the morn- to. Just like Spanish, our yeses are “si”
can understand and speak Dutch, We do however, always follow it up ing, up to about noon. Bon dia es- and our no’s are “no”. Pretty easy
English and Spanish relatively well. with “con bay?” or “con ta?” Con sentially means good morning. The right? If you want to gain some extra
However, as much as we pride bay is a shortened version of “con word “bon” means “good”, and points from younger locals, you can
ourselves in being able to commu- ta bay?”, which essentially means while “dia” does not directly mean also say “se”, which is a more ca-
nicate with almost everyone, we “how are you?” “morning” in English, it is used often sual affirmative used mostly by the
cherish our native tongue Papia- The word “con” in Papiamento to refer to the morning time. younger generation. However, do
mento above all else. Want to learn means “how?” and is pronounced 2. Bon tardi. In the afternoon note: some older generations may
some common words in our lan- with a rounder “o” sounds, like in the to early evening hours, we use “bon find this improper and not respect-
guage? Here are a few basic words English word “cone”. “Ta bay” refers tardi” to greet people, which means ful, so keep that in mind.
and phrases that can get you a hat to how you are doing. “good afternoon”. “Tardi” actu-
tip from an Aruban. When we say goodbye, we use the ally comes from the word “atardi”, Thanks man…
word “ayo” (not like the Ayo Rock which directly translates to “after- Lastly, a word that we can also
When you arrive at the airport in Formation, but also…kinda?). We noon”. However, the shortened say more often is “danki”, which
Aruba, one of the first words in Pa- may also use “te oro”, which means “tardi” is used to keep the rhythm means literally “thank you”. “Dan-
piamento you may encounter is “see you later”. on the phrase. And the same could ki” is derived from the Dutch word
“Bon bini.” Bon bini in Papiamento be said for our last greeting of the “bedankt”. Though we don’t really
means welcome, and is probably Greetings during the day day. have a translation for “I appreci-
the most famous Papiamento word Most, if not all, languages have dif- 3. Bon nochi. You guessed it, ate it” in English, we do use “ma-
for tourists. ferent ways to greet according to “bon nochi” means “good night”. sha danki” to convey the message.
the time of day, and Papiamento Just like “tardi”, “nochi” is actually “Masha” means “a lot” or “very”, so
Hi! Bye! is no different. Since Papiamento is the shortened version of the word “masha danki” means “thank you
To be fair, there is no unique way heavily influences from Portuguese “anochi”. very much”. q