Can some one help me translating =)
En la plaza a tomar un cafe
o algo asi por la mercaderes al uno
Does this means lets go to the square and buy a coffee
i really dont know the second sentace
or do i need to entrepete
it like it is at a cafe on the square?
gracias
and otre pregunta mi amigos
pero ya sabes que estoy comprometida
does this means
i am a married woman
or i am a good behaving woman ?
2 Answers
Hello Broodje ![]()
pero ya sabes que estoy comprometida
This means: "...but you already know that I'm engaged" (ie: to be married)
This is spoken by a girl/woman thus comprometida (A man would have said comprometido)
Update: After some reflection, I agree with Buddy and concede that the sentence could also mean "I am committed" but without sufficient context (other words in the sentence to confirm its meaning) I cannot be adamant either way! However, I will stick with my original translation above because the speaker does not mention what he is committed to, other than marriage, ..so the word engagement would make more sense in this context than anything else! ![]()
The accuracy of any translation between different languages depends almost entirely on the context, ie: the other words in the sentence/other sentences which precede and follow because without these contextual clues you are really like an archer shooting while blindfolded! The tone of voice used by the original speaker, in a conversation can sometimes help to shed some light (although it will not help us in written translations) but context is the translators best tool and trying to do without it is like trying to use blunt tools; they will not work!
At least the sentence above is correctly written in the form you gave us.
As for the first one ..
En la plaza a tomar un cafe (In/at the square to take a coffee Who is in the sqaure??? This seems like part of a sentence that is out of context ... where is the rest of it?)
Well, for the first part of this other sentence I would have said something like:
Fui a la plaza (mayor) para tomar un café
= I went to the (main) square to have a coffee. This would at least have made more sense!
o
algo así (needs an accent) por la mercaderes al uno
This second part of the sentence (or possibly separate sentence) just looks like badly written Spanish, which desn't seem to make much sense unless I am mistaken! What do the natives here think?!
I hope this helps ![]()
I'm not 100% sure what the first 2 sentences mean, but the last sentence means this:
Pero- But
ya- already
sabes que- you know that
estoy- I am
comprometida- commited
When you put it together, you get: But you already know that I'm committed.
Hope this helps.