Practice not being too literal # 63
As my title says, I am trying to learn to not be literal in translations, so every day I will post a saying in English and ask for suggestions as to how to convey the thought in Spanish. At the end of the day, I will pick the answer that I think most accurately reflects the idea, and I will choose it as best answer for 20 points to the respondent.
The phrase for today is, "a penny for your thoughts."
Good luck!
4 Answers
¿Por qué tan pensativo/a? OR
Me muero por saber qué estás pensando.
The most important thing is, don't confuse this with ' To spend a penny..'
A penny for your thoughts significa :
Quiero saber de que estás pensando. Si necesario, pagaría para saber, pero pagaría muy poco. Es algo que decimos quando la otra persona está desmasiado quieta y queriamos hablar. Posiblemente la otra está pensande solo que tiene ganas de orinar ( to spend a penny) .
A way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
Un manera de pedirle a alguien lo que están pensando.
Me encantaría saber qué es lo que ustedes están pensando.
