Espanol - theory vs reality!
Feb 1st 2010, 9:54 am
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Re: Espanol - theory vs reality!
Nandar was a result of fat finger syndrome, aka mistype, but it is amusing that a meaning can be put to it like that.
Feb 1st 2010, 11:34 am
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Re: Espanol - theory vs reality!
I was getting my haircut by a rather attractive young spanish lady. One of the blue rinse brigade was getting pampered next to me and I couldn't help but overhear>
"How is your spanish coming along now dear"
"We bin doin' our number this week"
"Oh good, let me hear"
"uno, Dos, Tres, Quantro ........ "
I nearly fell off my chair
"How is your spanish coming along now dear"
"We bin doin' our number this week"
"Oh good, let me hear"
"uno, Dos, Tres, Quantro ........ "
I nearly fell off my chair
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Feb 1st 2010, 12:35 pm
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Re: Espanol - theory vs reality!
I was getting my haircut by a rather attractive young spanish lady. One of the blue rinse brigade was getting pampered next to me and I could help but overhear>
"How is your spanish coming along now dear"
"We bin doin' our number this week"
"Oh good, let me hear"
"uno, Dos, Tres, Quantro ........ "
I nearly fell off my chair
"How is your spanish coming along now dear"
"We bin doin' our number this week"
"Oh good, let me hear"
"uno, Dos, Tres, Quantro ........ "
I nearly fell off my chair
Feb 1st 2010, 2:42 pm
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2 couples in a bar were talking to the wiater about what they liked best in Spain, the men said "las domingas" because they always go for a meal out and a drinking session.
for those that dont know domingas are BOOBS-KNOCKERS
for those that dont know domingas are BOOBS-KNOCKERS
Feb 1st 2010, 4:38 pm
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When you quoted me you missed the "grandmother" bit off the end.
It was in answer to you question about NANDAR? from a previous post
I made a little Spanglish pun;
Andar, andando, = walk
Grandmother = nan
Grandmother walking = NANdando......
So unless the Spanish peeps you asked know that NAN is Grandmother, they would not get it.
Another word We used when us Spanish kids got together in the UK was, HERMANBRO
It was in answer to you question about NANDAR? from a previous post
I made a little Spanglish pun;
Andar, andando, = walk
Grandmother = nan
Grandmother walking = NANdando......
So unless the Spanish peeps you asked know that NAN is Grandmother, they would not get it.
Another word We used when us Spanish kids got together in the UK was, HERMANBRO
Feb 1st 2010, 4:41 pm
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Yesterday when some of you were talking about your sunday breakfasts and you made me want eggy bread, I had to go out for the eggs. I couldn't see any and I knew they must be there, and I had to ask the man behind the counter. And I knew I should think of a better way to ask but at that time of the morning my brain could only come up with one way.
Feb 1st 2010, 5:45 pm
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That's one of the things I find fascinating about Spanish is that if the sex of the word changes, ie domingo > dominga, the meaning changes radically.
Feb 1st 2010, 8:59 pm
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Yesterday when some of you were talking about your sunday breakfasts and you made me want eggy bread, I had to go out for the eggs. I couldn't see any and I knew they must be there, and I had to ask the man behind the counter. And I knew I should think of a better way to ask but at that time of the morning my brain could only come up with one way.
Did he smile and hold himself?
Feb 1st 2010, 9:03 pm
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Yesterday when some of you were talking about your sunday breakfasts and you made me want eggy bread, I had to go out for the eggs. I couldn't see any and I knew they must be there, and I had to ask the man behind the counter. And I knew I should think of a better way to ask but at that time of the morning my brain could only come up with one way.
Feb 1st 2010, 9:11 pm
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Ok, ok, without wanting to take this thread into the sewer. So for the eggs I guess i could have said "hay" but I'd also considered quiero/quisiera. Not for turnips though, I suppose?
Life is full of little traps like this.
Life is full of little traps like this.
Feb 1st 2010, 9:13 pm
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Of all the posters on here, I thought that you would be one of the ones that knew what it meant.
I dont understand it myself, there must have been some very strange men around at the time "names" we being given out.
I can think of a lot of fruit and vey that would serve the purpose, but a bloody turnip........
I feel rather insulted.
I dont understand it myself, there must have been some very strange men around at the time "names" we being given out.
I can think of a lot of fruit and vey that would serve the purpose, but a bloody turnip........
I feel rather insulted.
Feb 1st 2010, 9:17 pm
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If the wife catches me, she will kill me................
Feb 1st 2010, 9:19 pm
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