Some words have different meanings in Spanish and this is the case with the word guagua. In Cuba a guagua is a bus and in Chile it refers to a small baby. Read the following text:

Una joven cubana que vivía en los Estados Unidos quería casarse a todo costo. En una fiesta conoció a un chileno de mediana edad, calvo, gordo, pequeño y con un gran bigote. [A young Cuban woman who lived in the United States wanted to get married at all costs. At a party she met a middle-aged, bald, fat and small Chilean man, who also had a mustache.]

Algunos días más tarde el chileno se le declaró: [Some days later the Chilean declared himself:]

– Tengo que decirle la verdad. Soy viudo. Lo único que tengo son dos guaguas que me dejó mi mujer al morir y me gustaría que usted se encargara de ellas. Quiero que te cases conmigo. [I have to tell you the truth. I’m a widower. The only thing I have are my two guaguas that my wife left me when she died and I’d like you to take care of them.]

La cubana pensó que aunque no era muy guapo, tenía dinero. Aceptó el pedido del chileno, pero algunos días después, muy curiosa, le preguntó a su novio si él tenía alguna foto de las guaguas. [The Cuban woman thought that, although he wasn’t very handsome, he had money. She accepted his request but some days later, very curious, she asked her fiancé if he had any pictures of the guaguas.]

Al enseñarle el chileno la foto de sus dos hijitas, la cubana por poco se desmaya. Desde luego, no hubo boda. [When he showed the picture of his two little girls, the Cuban woman almost passes out. Of course, there was no wedding.]

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