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Question

Okay, so we did this in school, and I taught my friends Spanish! So you think of a Spanish word or phrase, and you try to find an Snglish word that sounds like it. Or you can do it vice-versa.

For example, my Spanish phrase is "Hasta mañana" which means "See you tomorrow"

My English word is "Banana" or "el plátano" in Spain, "banana" in Columbia, or "cambur" in Venezuela.

Colombia. - LuisaGomezBartle, Jan 18, 2010

Well! - Selena_Gomez2, Jan 19, 2010

Answer 1

Smooth operator = Bus pa' Pereira

I didn't come up with this myself. I got it from a Colombian comic that makes fun of how people make up their own words for songs in English. It literally means "bus to Pereira", a Colombian town.

Another one I got form one of my co-workers (from Cuba) is:

Another one bites the dust = Abramos las papipaps

(I think papipaps is a kind of chip there...) It means "lets open the papipaps".

Answer 2

Okay fine ill give it a chance...oh wait...the directions don't even make sense.

oh...I think I get it now... - spanman, Jan 20, 2010

you get my vote, - royaljlee, Jan 20, 2010

Answer 3

My daughter used to say:

anaranjada = orange, sounds like "Ana ran harder".

It helped her remember.

I agree with Kattya. It's a known technique - using association of sounds to help you remember words.. If it works (and it does!) don't knock it. Keep going Selena. Do you have any other games like that? - shop4words, Jan 19, 2010

orange is not anaranjada so she definitely learned it wrong. Orange is la naranja. no a- or -da at the end. - royaljlee, Jan 20, 2010

The adjective "orange" is "anaranjado/a". - kattya, Jan 20, 2010

Answer 4

how about this one:

gratis = free thank you = gracias One always says "thank you" after receiving something free.

Answer 5

Come on, give it a chance, people!