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Can some one help me translating =)

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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 ?

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updated May 22, 2014
posted by broodjeparkiet

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Hello Broodje smile

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! wink

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 smile

updated May 22, 2014
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
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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.

updated May 20, 2014
posted by budmcq2
almost correct but I would have said engaged; :) otherwise, committed to what...a cause, a course of action, a person? - FELIZ77, May 20, 2014