Know your Papa

Question

el Papa ... the Pope la papa ... potato or la patata in Spain papas fritas ... french fries

How do you say potato chips? and When would you use Ohhh papi?

Ohhh papi, this is something a girl would say to her signifcant other, during some an initimate or flirtatious moment - rodneyp, Feb 13, 2013

Estoy de acuerdo rodney - readytodictate, Feb 13, 2013

Answer 1

I know them as....

FRENCH FRIES

Papas fritas

Papitas fritas

Papas a la francesa

POTATOE CHIPS

Papas fritas

Papitas

Outside of Mexico and the US they may carry different names.

entonces papitas son potato chips Vale - readytodictate, Feb 14, 2013

papitas - potato chips I have heard that but forgot Gracias - readytodictate, Feb 20, 2013

and don't spell potato with a E potatoE Vice president of USA Quail did that and it finished his carreer - readytodictate, Feb 20, 2013

it was in a classroom of children he corrected the child no you need to add an E ... it was live television Opps - readytodictate, Feb 20, 2013

Thanks, for the life of me I don't why I spelled it with an E. I thought I knew better, but maybe not, LOL - rodneyp, Mar 18, 2013

Answer 2

Here in Guatemala it's "papas fritas."

"¡Oh, Papi!" is what a woman says when her man brings her french fries.

LOL, good one. I'll have to remember that next time I need to woe a woman. - rodneyp, Feb 13, 2013

lol, breakfast in bed Ohhhhhhh Papi - readytodictate, Feb 14, 2013

Answer 3

In Spain, fried chipped potatoes on your dinner plate are "patatas fritas"

In a shop (store / tienda), they are "patatas fritas de bolsa" which is universally shortened to "patatas fritas", the location defining precisely what you want and are likely to get.

Answer 4

El Papa dice... y sé español también ... Soy de Argentina. Reorganizará cosas en Roma. Mire y ver.

The Pope says ... and I know spanish too ... I'm from Argentina. I will reorganized things here in Rome. Watch and see.