Picture of the Day: Wild 'Monkey' Photographer

Question

Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language correctness.

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Don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do NOT use subject pronouns!

Posts which are not corrected as suggested can NOT be "accepted".

Please give everyone a chance and only post one caption and no photos .

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My example:

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¿Es esto una lente?

Is this a lens?

Please correct my Engliah and Spanish - Vaanz, Nov 9, 2010

is this 'the' lens? :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 9, 2010

Going well Vaanz. - ray76, Nov 9, 2010

"¿Es esto una lente?" ('lentilla' means 'contact lens') - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Is it 'the lens' or 'a lens'? - Vaanz, Nov 9, 2010

"a lens" would be general "the lens" implies the asker knows what a lens is and is verifying that fact, "a lens" is asking if this is what is meant by the word lens. - nizhoni1, Nov 9, 2010

Thanks Nizhoni - Vaanz, Nov 10, 2010

Answer 1

Whoa whoa - no hay fotos gratis - tienes que pagar por ellas - y son caras!

Whoa whoa - there are no free pictures - you have to pay for them - and they are expensive!

Good one! :) - FELIZ77, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 2

¡No me apuntes con esa cosa!

Don't point that thing at me!

Ha ha - funny! - 001a2987, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 3

Quién piensa que soy yo? Paris Hilton?

Who do you think I am? Paris Hilton?

'¿Quién cree que soy?' - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 4

Could I take a picture of you next?

¿Podría tomarte una foto después? (South American)

¿Podria hacer una foto después? (Spain)

¿Podría tomarte una foto después? (note: 'tomar una foto' is more used in america, whereas 'hacer una foto' or 'sacar una foto' is more used in Spain) - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 5

If you invade my privacy with that I shall sue.!

Si invades mi privacidad con eso te denuncio.

"Si invades mi privacidad con eso te denuncio" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Gracias mi amigo. - ray76, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 6

¡Buenas! ¿Es seguro asumir que todo el mundo en SD va a ver esa foto?

( Good! Is it safe to assume that everyone in SD will see this photo? )

"verá esa foto" or "va a ver esa foto" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

I didn't see it before, but it's 'assume' - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Thanks Bill.. busy morning.! - sv2qp, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 7

I do not want my photo taken. yo no quiero mi foto tomada.

"No quiero que tomen mi foto". - amy_moreno, Nov 9, 2010

I do not want that they take my photo /or /I do not want my photo taken .can someone advise me please .. - jennyo45, Nov 10, 2010

Answer 8

"Okay, you can take my photo .....but I want all the royalties in bananas and no monkey business!"

"¡Bueno, puedes sacar mi foto ....pero quiero todo los derechos de autor (regalías) en plátanos.................y no hagas trapicheo (chanchullos)!"

Editor's note I realize that most idioms do not translate well between languages including the the English and Spanish languages so it it is my intention to combine this kind of humour with humour that does translate well so I included the bit about royalties with bananas.Learning to use humour that does translate well is a learning experience and I am still learning lol

Corregid mi español, por favor

Answer 9

Hay una manchita de barro ahí.. ya casi la tengo.. espera.. espera un momento.. ¡ya!, ¡Eso está mejor!"

Wait, wait, piece of mud there ...I've almost got it.....hold on....wait a minute ......now, that's better!

".. hay una manchita de barro ahí.. ya casi la tengo.. espera.. espera un momento.. ¡ya!, ¡Eso está mejor!" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

ok, thanks!!! - melton1995, Nov 10, 2010

Answer 10

Vamos a probar un filtro de huellas dactilares.

Let's try a fingerprint filter.

"Vamos a probar un filtro de huellas dactilares" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Thanks Billstpor. - wansell, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 11

¡Espera! Déja que traiga a mi padre, King Kong, que quiere salir también en la foto.

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Wait! Let me get my father, King Kong, he wants to be in the picture also.

"Déja que traiga a mi padre, King Kong, que quiere salir también en la foto" ('déjame a mi padre' sounds more or less like either 'let me have my father' or 'leave my father'" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Gracias Billstpor. - Rolest, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 12

Si te acercas más, ¡te lo voy a clavar en el ojo!...

If you come any closer, I'll stick you in the eye!

"Si te acercas" (these conditional clauses that are not meant as hypothesis, but as a real warning, are always said in indicative). Also, you can't imply the d.o. here: you need to say "te lo voy a clavar en el ojo" or "voy a clavártelo en el ojo" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Thanks, Bill:) - luz_72, Nov 9, 2010

...your explanations are always very useful for me... - luz_72, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 13

No comprendo por qué todo el mundo quiere sacar una foto de mi uña.

I don't understand why everyone wants to take a picture of my fingernail.

Just as 'everyone' is paired with verbs in singular form ('wants'), 'todo el mundo' is paired to singular forms as well ('quiere sacar') - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Gracias Billstpor. - 192flat, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 14

Hey, wait a minute! You have a smudge on your lens!

¡Eh! espera un momento. ¡Tiene una mancha en la lente!

This is a bit picky, but even though "espera un minuto" is correct, in Spanish it's much more common to say "wait a moment" ('espera un momento') - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010

Not picky at all! This is the kind of help for which I rely on others to provide! Thanks. - pesta, Nov 9, 2010

Answer 15

Aguarda un momento! Hay una mota pegada a la lente!

Wait a moment! There's a speck on the lense!