Re: Speaking of Spanish

by bobnliz Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:31 pm

Tacking on the endings.
Just when you think you have it figured out, they throw the irregular verbs in there and the rules out the window. Lizzy

by oncesubtle Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:48 am

O.k, just got this from my friend in the states: "Here is the thing, you can make it to be offensive or just an exclamation. Guey or wey, yes some times can be offensive-like pinche guey. Hay guey is something you say when you are surprised. Guey the closest thing if you translate may be dumb ass."

by Intercasa Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:56 am

Guey is like "dude". Mexicans use it alot. only in Mexico city do the girls call each other guey.

Que onda guey?
No mames guey!
Ay guey!

by bobnliz Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:52 pm

Thanks, Spencer, for clarifying. Lizzy

by eñe Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:14 pm

Words to watch out for (not offensive, but easily confused, especially if not pronounced correctly): harina, orina, arena

My hubby who is learning Spanish told everybody at work, "Mi esposa preparó un pan de orina" (he meant to say "harina") Which is "My wife made urine bread". Whoops! Got a big laugh on that one. "un pan de arena" wouldn't be too appetizing, either...

by bobnliz Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:43 pm

Harina - ( A-REE-NA) - flour
Oriña - (O-REE-NYA) - urine
Arena - (A-REY-NA) - sand

Sometimes we cause them to laugh their arses off, but they'll love us all the more for it. Just the fact that we are trying to learn goes a long way. Lizzy

by eñe Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:17 pm

I'm pretty sure it's "la orina", not "oriña"... look it up...

by bobnliz Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:17 pm

I did. You're right. Must be one of those words that afflict me with a mental block. Never can get them right. Lizzy

by gringomojado Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:09 pm

oncesubtle wrote:One of my Mexican friends in the states once told me the word was 'whey' and that was slang for bulls balls. He said that it was used to add emphasis to what ever was being said (not in polite company). I know the construction guys used it frequently while working on our house down here as I was listening and trying to learn Spanish. I have since given up learning Spanish and now suspect my friend in the states was bull shiting me. (Good thing I'm too old to go back up there and get my ass kicked)

Buey is ox
Güey is a jerk (pronounced like we do "way" or "whey" or "weigh" (English is funny)

gm

by gringomojado Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:10 pm

It is Ok to ask the waiter that, but not the waitress.
gm

by Solovino Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:16 pm

gringomojado wrote:

Buey is ox
Güey is a jerk (pronounced like we do "way" or "whey" or "weigh" (English is funny)

gm

Qúe dijo el mar al toro?

by bobnliz Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:08 am

gringomojado wrote:
oncesubtle wrote:One of my Mexican friends in the states once told me the word was 'whey' and that was slang for bulls balls. He said that it was used to add emphasis to what ever was being said (not in polite company). I know the construction guys used it frequently while working on our house down here as I was listening and trying to learn Spanish. I have since given up learning Spanish and now suspect my friend in the states was bull shiting me. (Good thing I'm too old to go back up there and get my ass kicked)

Buey is ox
Güey is a jerk (pronounced like we do "way" or "whey" or "weigh" (English is funny)

gm

GM ~ The word you want is BOLLOCKS.... the British term for balls. A BULLOCK is a young bull. The word occasionally is used to mean a steer. Lizzy

by gringomojado Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:56 am

Solovino wrote:
gringomojado wrote:

Buey is ox
Güey is a jerk (pronounced like we do "way" or "whey" or "weigh" (English is funny)

gm

Qúe dijo el mar al toro?

Ya got me on that, tell us.
gm

by Solovino Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:12 am

gringomojado wrote:
Solovino wrote:

Qúe dijo el mar al toro?

Ya got me on that, tell us.
gm

¡Nada! güey.

By the way, güey. The word güey is a derivative of the word buey in a similar way that manches stems from mames.

And güey although sometimes is used to describe a jerk it is most commonly refers to a moron. No seas güey, buey.

by gringomojado Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:43 pm

Ja Ja
gm

by gringomojado Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:44 pm

¿Cuantos pelos tiene un perro?

gm

by Solovino Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:58 pm

gringomojado wrote:Ja Ja
gm

How about explaining the answer for the rest of the readers?

by Solovino Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:59 pm

gringomojado wrote:¿Cuantos pelos tiene un perro?

gm

Me doy.

by gringomojado Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:33 pm

cincuenta (sin-cuenta)

These must be played spoken, loses when written.
gm

by RVGRINGO Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:51 am

New arrival to Mexico enters tienda: ¿Tiene huevos?
Cute little girl clerk: Claro que no, Señor, pero hay huevos.
New arrival: What??????

by bobnliz Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:16 pm

Newbie... got balls?
Girl clerk: Clearly not, Sir, but there are eggs. Speaking of Spanish - Page 2 169387

Lizzy

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