cangrejo-"I'm going...

[johne]

This is the time of year that "I go crabbing (cangrejo)".Using cube shape traps I catch these crabs in salt water. My questions are-
1) How do I put "crabbing" into a verb structure?
2) Dictionary meaning of "cangrejo" applies to FRESH water crayfish. Is there another word for them when they come from SALT water.
JOHN

 

[mountainfrog]

Wife = Dictionary

... Dictionary meaning of "cangrejo" applies to FRESH water crayfish. Is there another word for them when they come from SALT water.

Well, my wife says that crayfish are called "jaiba"....

m'frog

 

[Mirador]

Well, my wife says that crayfish are called "jaiba"....

m'frog

Jaiba is the Taino word for a fresh water (river) crab (who said the Taino didn't survive the Conquest? ;-). Crayfish are called 'camarones' just like their salt water (sea) cousins.

 

[Campesina]

I agree

I agree with Mirador. I have seen la jaiba fresh out of the river. They look like crabs. Also, there are freshwater crayfish that are called "cachu" and the fresh water shrimp, called camarones, can be huge! All can be found in the mountain streams.

 

[mkohn]

So, would you say?:
"Voy pa'l monte a cogei jaiba".

voy para el monte a coger jaiba ...
mkohn

 

[Mirador]

better yet, 'compai, voi pai rio a pescai jaiba pai comei'

 

[M.A.R.]

better yet, 'compai, voi pai rio a pescai jaiba pai comei'

Yes these jaibas are cute, we used to find them under rocks in creeks and (tinas) is that fountains or ponds?

ok guy you are going over board with the Cibaeno talking , actually let me correct you "compai, voy pai rio a pecai jaiba pa' comei"

 

[Hipocrito Mejia]

Aguaita mama! Y donde salieron to' e'to cibaeño?

Cangrejos are salt water crabs. Jaibas are fresh water crabs.

I have never seen crayfish in DR similar to those in the US, but have seen the fresh water shrimp (camarones de agua dulce) in rivers.

 

[johne]

You are correct

Aguaita mama! Y donde salieron to' e'to cibae?o?

Cangrejos are salt water crabs. Jaibas are fresh water crabs.

I have never seen crayfish in DR similar to those in the US, but have seen the fresh water shrimp (camarones de agua dulce) in rivers.[/quo
You are correct in saying that I was interested in the very hard shell salt water variety--not a crayfish or camerone. Spanish dictionary howerver defines cangrejos as fresh waterNot that important to me .I just really wanted to know how to form the sentence (verbs) that I am going crabbing.
Thanks for all the help to date.
JOHN

 

[mountainfrog]

bb >>> pp

....I just really wanted to know how to form the sentence (verbs) that I am going crabbing...

Make that 'pp' and there'll be help. :laugh:

m'frog

 

[Hillbilly]

It sounds silly but you could get away with: Voy a pescar cangrejos

it is simple and gets the point across.

HB

 

[Hipocrito Mejia]

Voy a pescar cangrejos

HB is correct, because there is no direct translation into Spanish for crabbing. If you wanted to make up a literal translation for crabbing, it would be "cangrejear", but there is no such word in Spanish that I'm aware of.