Journal Day 19: Do you have a nickname? Tell us who gave it to you and why.

Question

¿Tienes un apodo? Cuentanos a quien se le dio y para que.

Recuerda...

1. Escribe en inglés y español

2. Escribe "Por favor, revisa mi español" si eres hablante nativo de inglés (y viceversa)

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Do you have a nickname? Tell us who gave it to you and why.

Remember...

1. Write in English and Spanish

2. Write "Please review my Spanish" if you are a native English speaker (and vice versa)

Answer 1

Gringo. My girlfriend who is now my partner gave it to me when we first met and started dating. She had trouble with the "j" in Jim.

Mi novia quien ahora es mi media naranja me lo puso cuando nos conocimos y empezamos a salir juntos. Ella tenía problemas pronunciando la "j" en Jim.

Mi novia, que/quien ahora es mi media naranja me lo puso cuando nos conocimos y empezamos a salir juntos. Ella tenía problemas pronunciando la "j" de Jim. - 003492fc, Aug 28, 2013

Girlfriend is novia. Not judging. It's OK to me :P - 003492fc, Aug 28, 2013

Thanks atxeko. Typing too fast on that one. No excuse on the others. - gringojrf, Aug 28, 2013

LOL! I didn't know that 'media naranja' (average orange?) means 'better half' - Is this an expression you can use everywhere or is it specific to some country? - Froggita, Sep 3, 2013

I can't say other than Mexico. - gringojrf, Sep 3, 2013

Answer 2

Los Stormtroopers me llaman " Viejo Gorro Negro" a espaldas de .No saben que sé. The Stormtroopers call me " Old Black Hat" behind my back. They don't know I know.

But do they know now that we know that they don't know that you know? - katydew, Sep 4, 2013

You know and I know that they don't know that I know that they don't know,you know. - heliotropeman, Sep 5, 2013

You lost me at the first know - pmikan-pam, Sep 5, 2013

Answer 3

Before she passed away, my grandmother liked to call me "Petunia" because she said I was "small and sweet". =]

Antes de que falleciera, a mi abuela le gustaba llamarme "Petunia" porque decía que era "pequeña y encantadora". =]

"Antes de que falleciera, a mi abuela le gustaba llamarme "Petunia" porque decía que era "pequeña y encantadora". - 003492fc, Aug 28, 2013

That's soo sweet :) - 003492fc, Aug 28, 2013

Gracias, atxeko! My grandma was the best. :) This is good practice for my grammar! Thank you! - AlyssaLTerry, Aug 28, 2013

Answer 4

In Eureka everybody had a nickname. Mine is Eleven.

En Eureka cada uno tenía un apodo. Mío es Once.

We're not in Kansas anymore. jeje - rac1, Sep 4, 2013

Better than being called number two. - heliotropeman, Sep 4, 2013

11 is the new 1; ) - Ranman, Sep 4, 2013

I don't understand the 'why', but I now understand your avatar. - katydew, Sep 4, 2013

11-11-11 : ) - Ranman, Sep 4, 2013

Hola #11, you are number 1 - pmikan-pam, Sep 5, 2013

Answer 5

Ray76 calls me Katya, but I have no idea why. Nicknames from friends feel special.

Ray76 me llama Katya, pero no tengo ni idea porqué. Apodos de los amigos se sienta especial.

Let's ask him - pmikan-pam, Sep 3, 2013

Dang, I thought he did because he knew: ) - Ranman, Sep 4, 2013

Answer 6

Por favor, revisa mi español.

Please, revise my spanish.

Mi madre y padre me dio un apodo, en otra lengua, significando puro, porque tengo un corazón puro.

My mom and dad gave me a nickname, in another language, meaning pure, because I have a pure heart.

How nice! - katydew, Sep 4, 2013

Answer 7

Cuando asistía escuela secondaria, mis amigos me dieron el apodo "Isis" porque era mi seudónimo cuando era una poeta. Ya no escribo, pero los amigos que conocí entonces siguen llamarme así.