25-05-2001 14:48									#1
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Since I'm always hanging around here, how about you guys help me to learn the langauge? I would like everybody to post one sentance in Spanish, and than the next day edit it with it's English meaning. Say anything you want, smart or dumb. I pick things up by seeing and doing, so formal teaching methods won't work for me. How about it guys? Every few days post another, and so on, till I can understand it. I will use no translator, because I am told they don't work right anyway. Thanks in advance.

	25-05-2001 15:22									#2
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Hehehe pupil please traslate this sentence without help:

"Los guardias civiles son los menos eficientes porque su porra no es lo suficientemente larga"

	25-05-2001 16:11									#3
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Something about cities need large garisons to be protected more effectivly?

	25-05-2001 16:27									#4
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Nooooooo!!!
This sentences is a nosense
You have to think more...

	25-05-2001 18:19									#5
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Ok, let me see...

El teatro de la identidad.
Varias obras en cartel indagan sobre las masacres del siglo XX y sus victimas.

	25-05-2001 18:35									#6
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Here's one thing that you really need to know, in case you don't know it yet:

El Real Madrid es el mejor equipo de fútbol del mundo.

	25-05-2001 18:36									#7
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quote: Originally posted by kIndal "Los guardias civiles son los menos eficientes

Could this mean to guard/watch people more effectivly...

quote: porque su porra no es lo suficientemente larga"

I'm not sure about the next part, but the end looks like 'sufiently large'.

	25-05-2001 18:44									#8
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quote: Originally posted by El Hogfather El teatro de la identidad.

The theater identified?

quote: Varias obras en cartel indagan sobre las masacres del siglo XX y sus victimas.

again, trouble with the middle, but the end looks like masacures 20 victums?

	25-05-2001 18:48									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Fiera El Real Madrid es el mejor equipo de fútbol del mundo.

Real madrid is the best equiped football team? Or maybe Real Madrid has the best soccor(football) palyers?

	25-05-2001 18:52									#10
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Very close, very close indeed!

Let me help you:

equipo = team
mundo = world

	25-05-2001 19:21									#11
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So the sentance says: Real Madrid is the best Football team in the world! Excellent, this how I will learn. Keep them coming, and remember, Chris is old and decrepid, and doesn't think very fast, so go easy on him.

	25-05-2001 19:58									#12
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Another easy one:

España lo tiene todo: sol, playas, buena comida, gente simpática y mujeres guapas.

This is the next thing you need to know, he, he.

	25-05-2001 20:35									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Fiera España lo tiene todo

Well, the first word is Spain, so my guess is Spain has?

quote: : sol,

sun

quote: playas, buena comida,

don't recognize that part

quote: gente simpática

good or gentile people?

quote: y mujeres guapas

That I know, GOOD LOOKING WOMEN! So, all together, Spain has Sun, good people and beautiful women. I'm missing a part, in the middle.

	25-05-2001 20:38									#14
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You're almost there Chris . Here's another sentence that you should really know:

"La lluvia en Sevilla es una maravilla"

	25-05-2001 20:50									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Jay Bee "La lluvia

Don't know what that is..

quote: en Sevilla

In Seville

quote: es una maravilla"

Something like what does it mean, or you know what I mean, so BLANK in Seville, know what I mean? Must be something good...the life?

	25-05-2001 21:50									#16
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playas = beaches

buena comida = delicious food

	25-05-2001 22:33									#17
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Chris,

?Yo no tengo espanol?

Exile

	25-05-2001 23:10									#18
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Here's something I think you'll find quite useful to post with us:

No me toques los cojones!

(do not break my balls)

	26-05-2001 00:44									#19
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quote: Originally posted by mister funny man Exile Chris, ?Yo no tengo espanol?

Efharisto. Not much, which is why I'm trying to learn more.

quote: originally posted by my friend Waku No me toques los cojones!

Thank you, Waku. It will come in useful.

	26-05-2001 01:38									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Exile ?Yo no tengo espanol?

I suppose it's something funny a tv/movie char says but it means I don't have spanish, you probably refer to yo no entiendo español = I don't (can't) understand spanish

BTW, can anyone translate this:

En Cai hay que mamar!

	26-05-2001 02:26									#21
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I learned what little espanol I know in college and we were team-taught in a summer-intensive course. Unfortuneately, the team was composed and a Texan, a Cuban, and a Castilian. So yes, we were told that the literal translation of "Yo no tengo . . . " was "I don't have . . . " but that the actual colloquial translation was, when referring to language, "I don't (speak) . . . "

So there. Blame it on a university education.

Salutations,
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	26-05-2001 06:40									#22
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Theatre of identity.

"Varias obras en cartel indagan sobre las masacres del siglo XX y sus victimas."

Several plays on show talk about the massacres of the 20th century and their victims.

	26-05-2001 11:49									#23
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Chris my sentence was "Civil Guards are the less efective because their sticks aren´t enough long"

And what about this one:

"tres tristes tigres comian trigo en un trigal"

If you think that it is easy, please try to pronunce it quickly

	26-05-2001 17:48									#24
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quote: Originally posted by kIndal "tres

Three

quote: tristes

Trusty?

quote: tigres

Tigers

quote: comian trigo

not sure

quote: en un trigal"I

Something about wheat, or a wheat field?
So all together 'Three trusty tigers in a wheat field'?

	27-05-2001 11:33									#25
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The traslating is:
"three sad tigers eat wheat in a wheat field"
Pronouncing it very quickly is almost imposible, try a chance.

	29-05-2001 15:23									#26
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Come on guys, I need more! Your not quitting on ol' Chris, are ya?

	29-05-2001 22:03									#27
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Ok Chris! try this one:

Con las bombas que tiran los fanfarrones se hacen las gaditanas tirabuzones

As I think isn't gonna be easy here u can find some help:
fanfarrón=bragger (refers to the French)
gaditana=girl from Cadiz
tirabuzón=special hair dressing

	29-05-2001 22:19									#28
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If you haven´t lied about your preferences in JB´s scenarios you know this one.
And it is very, very easy

"Cuando Almería era Almería, Granada era su alqueria"

	29-05-2001 23:05									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Waku Con las

with the

quote: bombas

pumps?

quote: que tiran los

that they threw?

quote: fanfarrones

bragger

quote: se hacen las

don't know

quote: gaditanas

girl from Cadiz

quote: tirabuzones

Special hair dressing.

Altogether: with the pumps that they threw, the braggers _____girl from cadiz special hair dressing.

Now this is a guess: The way they (the French) played, they were like a girl from cadiz with egg on their face?

That's a hard one, Waku.

	29-05-2001 23:14									#30
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quote: Originally posted by kIndal If you haven´t lied about your preferences in JB´s scenarios you know this one. And it is very, very easy "Cuando Almería era Almería

When Almeria was Almeria

quote: Granada era su alqueria"

Grenada was Alqueria?

Something about the Punic wars, but what?