Picture of the Day: A Costa Rican Market

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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Remember 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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¿No te encantaría poder estar aquí?

Don't you wish you were here?

Thank you, Cathy, for sharing your wonderful pictures with us :) - --Jen--, Jan 17, 2011

Thank you my Polar bear friend? Great one! - ray76, Jan 17, 2011

This is fresh from Cathy? Cool!!! - Yeser007, Jan 17, 2011

Thank gandydancer2 (Dan and Pat) who have made it all possible. - Echoline, Jan 17, 2011

This is a familiar scene for me. Thank you, Cathy and Jen :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

is the boy on the picture picking his nose? - aganerd, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 1

Mirando al niño, uno se pregunta si el hombre echó un pedo o son las cebollas.Looking at the boy, one wonders, did the man fart or is it the onions.

Of course, corrections are always appreciated.

Mirando al niño, uno se pregunta si el hombre echó un pedo o son las cebollas. :) Good, yesero! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Gary, I think you and Joe were the only ones to notice the little boy holding hos nose! - amykay, Jan 17, 2011

Thanks Cogumela! - Yeser007, Jan 17, 2011

That's priceless Gary! - Jason7R, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 2

¡Ojalá estuvieran aquí!

Wish you were here!!!! (hugs to all you peeps!)

estuvierais/ estuvieran, Cathy :) I'm glad you're enjoying. Next time we talk, ...all in Spanish!!! :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 3

No creo que sigamos en Walmart, Toto.

I don't think we're in Walmart anymore, Toto.

(Experimenting with seguir.)

No creo que sigamos( subjunctive) (ya is implicit, so it seems unnecessary) en.... Also: no creo que estemos ya en Walmart, Toto. Good verb to experiment with, web! :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Gracias. - webdunce, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 4

Customer: "Can you give me some of those large green balls please? I need to practise my bowling skills!"

="¿Podrías darme algunas de las pelotas grandes y verdes, por favor? ¡Tengo que practicar mi destreza con las pelotas!"

Owner,speaking indignantly: Sir, those vegetables are not balls .... they are my best cabbages!

Con correciones =La dueña, hablando con indignación "¡Señor, ésas verduras no son pelotas..... son mis mejores coles !"

Corregid mi español, por favor

Original caption; a dueña, hablando con indignación "¡Señor, ésas verduras no son pelotas..... son mis coles mejores !"

jajaja! Good , Feliz. Just "son mis mejores coles" :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Funny! - Rolest, Jan 17, 2011

Thank You, Rolest:) - FELIZ77, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 5

El niño dice: "Odio el día de compras, se huele tan malo!"

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Little boy says: "I hate shopping day, it smells so bad!"

El niño pequeño dice: "odio los días de compras, ¡huele tan mal!" Well done, amy ! :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 6

Blockquote

El niño al fondo del mercado dice, "Mira a toda la gente haciendo compras! ¿ Es que (acaso) no huelen a patatas podridas?

The boy in the back of the market says, "Look at all these people shopping! Can't they smell the rotten potatos?"

El niño al fondo del mercado dice: mira a toda esa gente... ¿ Es que (acaso) no huelen a patatas podridas? Good, Joe! :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

not funny - aganerd, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 7

Estoy llenando mi bolsa de la compra para el almuerzo.

Este es mi tipo de comida ,

I am filling my shopping bag for my lunch.

This is my kind of food.

mi bolsa de la compra. Este es mi tipo de comida también, Ray :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Gracias cogumela mi amiga. - ray76, Jan 17, 2011

IoI! Ray! jajaja! "Este es mi tipo de comida también" was not a correction, just my statement. Sorry! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

You see how conditioned I am todo what I am told! jajajajajaja - ray76, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 8

I would like to have one of each, please!

¡Quisiera uno de cada, por favor!

Uno de cada :) Good pesta! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

This is idiomatic. The English construction makes more sense... - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Also, "one of each" is just as good in English. Thanks!!!! - pesta, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 9

¿No te encantaría poder estar aquí? Don't you wish you were here?

No, not if I were a cabbage. No, si fuera un repollo.

perfect, Ian ;) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Gracias Laura - ian-hill, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 10

No me puedo decidir... ¡Hay demasiadas verduras hermosas!

I can't decide.. There are too many beautiful vegetables!

No me puedo decidir. No puedo decidir seems that you really can't decide because you have a real problem in your mind. No me puedo decidir is: I can't choose! Well done , Sanlee! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 11

¡Qué verduras tan hermosas! Quiero una col, un ramo de betabeles y unas cebollas.

What beautiful vegetables! I want a cabbage, a bunch of beets and some onions.

Good, sabor. We 'd say ¡Qué verduras tan hermosas! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Thanks Cogumela! - Sabor, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 12

Lo siento señor, aceptamos sólo tarjetas de crédito y no efectivo.

Sorry Sir, We accept only Credit cards and not cash

Good one Vaanz Funny :) - FELIZ77, Jan 17, 2011

tarjetas, Good Vaanz! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 13

Se vende liebre aqui ? Queremos cocinar una sopa de cebolla.
( Is hare sold here? We want to prepare an onion soup. )

..como siempre, corrijan mis errores, por favor.

You have to catch your" Hare" then hang it for a week or two. - ray76, Jan 17, 2011

The Sd is a family oriented site. No guns allowed! :) - sv2qp, Jan 17, 2011

Se vende liebre or se venden liebres, and una sopa ( femenine) Good, Sks! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

gracias cogu.. :) - sv2qp, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 14

El chico piensa que con todo eso de cebollas, va a heder.

The boy thinks with all those onions, it is going to stink.

con todas esas cebollas Good, margaret! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 15

Señor, esa cena congelada no es de aquí. Este recibo muestra que la compró en Siete Once.

Sir, that frozen dinner is not from here. This receipt shows you bought it at 7 Eleven.

:) - FELIZ77, Jan 17, 2011

Perfect :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011