Let's teach Chris Spanish.

[Chris 62]

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.

[kIndal]

Hehehe pupil please traslate this sentence without help:

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

[Chris 62]

I'm trying....

Something about cities need large garisons to be protected more effectivly?

[kIndal]

Re: I'm trying....

Nooooooo!!!
This sentences is a nosense
You have to think more...

[Dr. Nick]

Ok, let me see...

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

[Fiera]

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.

[Chris 62]

Another shot...

Originally posted by kIndal


"Los guardias civiles son los menos eficientes

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

porque su porra no es lo suficientemente larga"

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

[Chris 62]

OK EL, I'll try yours...

Originally posted by El Hogfather

El teatro de la identidad.

The theater identified?

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?

[Chris 62]

and now fiera...

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?

[Fiera]

Very close, very close indeed!

Let me help you:

equipo = team
mundo = world

[Chris 62]

Aha! I think I know Fiera's...

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.

[Fiera]

Thumbs up!



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.

[Chris 62]

Easy for you to say...

Originally posted by Fiera

España lo tiene todo

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

: sol,

sun

playas, buena comida,

don't recognize that part

gente simpática

good or gentile people?

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.

[Jay Bee]

You're almost there Chris . Here's another sentence that you should really know:

"La lluvia en Sevilla es una maravilla"

[Chris 62]

Welcome back, how were the hotdogs?

Originally posted by Jay Bee

"La lluvia

Don't know what that is..

en Sevilla

In Seville

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?