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

Jen, in answer to your question:

Yes, I would love to be there leaving behind all the processed garbage we are forced to eat here. The weather there would be a welcome change as well.

Sí, me encantaría estar allá dejando atrás toda la basura procesada que nos obligan a comer aquí. El tiempo sería un cambio bienvenido también.

Perfect , Julian :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 2

Parece que en Costa Rica, las verduras también están ricas.

It seems that in Costa Rica, the vegetables are also delicious.

OK, it doesn't really work in English...does it in spanish?

sí! Perfecto! :) The "también" is not in the English sentence, though :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

You can remove the "me" also, and just saying " parece que..." - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Thank you! - theresa5, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 3

Farmers market, buy fresh vegetables.

Mercado de los agricultores, compre verduras frescas.

Imperative: compre/ compra/ compren/comprad. Hi, simpe! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Thanks cogumela. - simpevets, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 4

El dueño con el recibo está hablando con cliente: “Déjeme tratar de entender esto. ¿Quiere que le devuelva su dinero porque las verduras que le vendí hace un mes ya no están frescas? ”

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Owner with receipt is talking to a customer: “Let me try to understand this. You want your money back, because the vegetables I sold you last month are no longer fresh?”

hablando con, de entender esto, ¿Quiere que le devuelva su dinero porque las verduras que le vendí hace un mes ya no están frescas? Good, Rolest ! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Gracias cogumela. - Rolest, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 5

Si, mi iglú es tan frio.

Yes, my igloo is so cold,

Sí, mi iglú es tan frío... Good, Bryn! ('este' should be without tilde) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Gracias cogumela. - Brynleigh, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 6

I can see it now! All those onions are going to fall!!!

Lo puedo ver ahora! Todas estas cebollas se van a caer!

...se van a caer! Well done, Melton! :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Okay , Thx - melton1995, Jan 18, 2011

Answer 7

Now, if I only had some sour cream.

Ahora, ojalá tuviera unos crema de leche agria.

I was going to say ranch dip but that doesn't work.

Ahora ojalá tuviera ( that is a very common construction, write it down) leche agria... Well done, Leatha! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 8

competition count the onions!..........la competencia cuenta las cebollas!

jajaja! Very good, aganerd! :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 9

I only wanted chocolate.
Solamente quería chocolate.

Yess! :) Perfect ! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 10

"Alimentos, Alimentos Gloriosa"

"Food, Glorious Food"

Nice one chica! - Jason7R, Jan 17, 2011

Gloriosos alimentos.. Hi, bandit! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 11

¿Dónde está el ajo? = Where is the garlic!

Good, Mark! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 12

Y veo que las papas vienen con mocos.

I can see already that the potatoes come with buggers.

Is buggers an Americanism or a mistake? - --Jen--, Jan 17, 2011

Perfect! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 13

Las verduras frescas son algunos de los alimentos más saludables.

Fresh vegetables are some of the most healthy foods.

Grammatically is right, but a more common way to say it is "... frescas están entre los alimentos..." Very good, dog! - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 14

Man on left – “Do you have any of these?”

Man on right – “ Sorry we do not sell mobile phones or iPads”

El hombre de la izquierda - "¿Tiene usted alguno de estos?"

El hombre a la derecha - "Lo siento señor no vendemos teléfonos móviles o iPads"

Good , Ian :) - cogumela, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 15

I posted twice, sorry. Please delete.