Picture of the Day: Offenders will be executed ;).
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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Posts which will not be corrected or accepted:
- Captions with 3 words or less
- Paragraphs with more than 4 lines
- Blatant machine translations and posts which cannot be understood after three or four readings.
- Posts which consist mainly of lyrics or idioms which do not translate.
- Captions copied directly from books or other sources.
- Multiple posts from one person, or those who don't caption the picture in both English and Spanish.
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Remember to correct your posts as suggested or they can NOT be "accepted".
Do not use subject pronouns in Spanish.
Please do not post pictures.
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My example:
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¡Vaya! Pues me voy a morir discretamente a otra parte .
Geez, I'm sorry, I'll go and die quietly somewhere else then.
(Dying right here is strictly prohibited.)
18 Answers
So, what's the punishment for the dead guy?
Entonces, ¿cuál es el castigo para la persona muerta?
"Those of you who are sick, form a line to the left. Those of you who think you are going to die, please take a number.
Ustedes que estén enfermos, 'pónganse en cola' a la izquierda . Los que crean que van a morir, por favor tomen un número.
No se puede morir aquí! Si tienes que hacerlo, por favor hazlo paulatinamente, e inclinado contra la pared. Sonríe si puedes! No queremos asustar a los touristas! Gracias!
No dying here! If you must do it, please do it slowly and lean against the wall! Smile if you can! We don't want to scare the tourists! Thank you!
En esta "democracia" se prohíbe criticar al Presidente Chávez.
In this "democracy" it is banned to criticize President Chávez.
Sé cuándo no soy querido. Voy a vivir para siempre.
I know when I am not wanted. I shall live forever .
Sí. Aquellos que están muriendo deben ponerse en fila en frente del pelotón.
Yes. Those of you who are dying should form a line in front of the firing squad.
No, no, that's the wrong translation. It reads, "Painting signs here is strictly prohibited".
No, no, esta es el traducción esa es incorrecta. Dice, "Pintar los letreros aquí está estrictamente prohibido".
Creo que me quedaré aquí mismo para siempre....
I think I will stay right here forever....
Hmmm...Pues, es una buena cosa que haya un ataúd justo a mi lado!
Hmmm...Well, it's a good thing that there is a coffin right next to me!
Vamos a obedecer esas órdenes.....
We're going to obey those orders....
Now is the time for a new sign, "There is freedom here."
Ahora es el momento para un letrero nuevo, "Hay libertad aquí."
We saw this sign at the cemetery. The wall is here because people are dying to get in.
Vimos esta señal en el cementerio. La pared está aquí porque la gente se muere por entrar.
Here is a sign that is approved by everyone. Aquí un letrero que es aprobado por todos.
Al otro lado del edificio hay un letrero: Para la gente que quiera morir, por favor quédese aquí.
On the other side of the building there is a sign: For the people who want to die, please stay here.
Phew! Playing Chinese laser tag is so serious!
Ay yay yay, ¡jugando a pillarse de láser con los Chinos es tan serio!