Voy a contarles un chiste

Question

You can read the whole story and have a laugh or you can take a numbered sentence and translate it. Be sure to click on the Newest tab before you post. I will give a vote for each translation. Please only one sentence per member.

1 Una mujer va a consultar con el médico donde fue vista por el médico más joven.

2 Después de casi cuatro minutos en el cuarto de examen, la mujer salió gritando mientras corría por el pasillo.

3 Un médico más viejo le preguntó cuál era el problema? y ella le contó su historia.

4 Después de escucharla, le pidió que se sentara para relajarse en otro cuarto.

5 El médico mayor marchó por el pasillo y fue donde el médico más joven quien estaba escribiendo el historial en su portapapeles.

6 “¿Qué demonios es su problema?” el medico más viejo exigió.

7 “La Señora Terry tiene setenta y un años, tiene cuatro hijos adultos y siete nietos, y usted le dijo que está embarazada?”

8 El doctor más joven continuó escribiendo y sin elevar la vista dijo, “Ella todavía tiene hipo?”

Very funny, Jubilado. Thanks for the joke. :) - sanlee, Apr 8, 2015

Love it!! - Winkfish, Apr 8, 2015

Jubilado I have already started writing jokes and you didn't join to it. Not nice - porcupine7, Apr 8, 2015

Porcupine, I think that Jubilado did not want to take over your thread and it would have made your thread much longer than necessary! I also think that the Moderators might have asked him to open a new thread for his joke because he wanted other people - FELIZ77, Apr 8, 2015

to respond to his joke! Your thread was not designed was not created for that level of interaction and so I guess that Jubilado was being respectful by not taking over (hijacking) your thread! :) - FELIZ77, Apr 8, 2015

I didn't see porcupine's post and have sent her a P. M. apology. - Jubilado, Apr 8, 2015

I am pleased about that, Jubilado .Thank you and We'll done! We cannot afford to allow any bad feelings to develop which could affect our lovely community spirit :) - FELIZ77, Apr 8, 2015

@Feliz The mods do not ask members to open threads. - rac1, Apr 8, 2015

I would like to mention that porcu's joke thread has a "best answer" so most of us will think it has been "finished". - ian-hill, Apr 8, 2015

I am not a very good joke person. Many time the joke doesn't have the same translation or the translation doesn't have the same impact.. I found easier to translate a joke that is already written. - jemamu, Apr 9, 2015

I am not offended at all Jubilado, I was pulling your leg. But I should like to continue the jokes either here or there. - porcupine7, Apr 9, 2015

Let's keep both threads going. They are different in nature. They are actually both very helpful. - rac1, Apr 9, 2015

lol - crucesignatus, Apr 10, 2015

Answer 1

1. Una mujer va a consultar con el médico donde fue vista por el médico más joven.

Original:

1. A woman goes to a medical consult where she was seen by a much younger doctor.

Corrected:

1.A woman goes to a doctor's office where she was seen by a much younger doctor.

Thanks, Jubilado

Ir a consultar con el médico is said very often in English: To go to the Doctor's office. - Jubilado, Apr 8, 2015

Thanks Jubilado! I will fix it. - sanlee, Apr 9, 2015

Answer 2

2.After almost 4 minutes in the examination room, the woman left screaming running down the hall.

The site would not let me write "2" - Winkfish, Apr 8, 2015

I have fixed that for uou, Wink :) - FELIZ77, Apr 8, 2015

For future reference the problem is caused by leaving too big a space between numbers and the the first word. The should be no extra unnecessary spaces: 2.After etc. - FELIZ77, Apr 8, 2015

I mean, There should be no extra spaces etc... (formatting problem!) I hope this helps :) - FELIZ77, Apr 8, 2015

Good translation :) gritando can also mean shouting but the word 'screaming' is probably better as it is more dramatic and gives the impression that she is more upset! ;) - FELIZ77, Apr 8, 2015

Gracias, Feliz!! - Winkfish, Apr 8, 2015

You are welcome, Wink :) - FELIZ77, Apr 8, 2015

Answer 3

(3) Un médico más viejo le preguntô ¿cual era su problema? Y ella le contó su historia.

An older doctor asked her, what was her problem? And she told him her story.

Jubilado, should the word not be historia clínica = medical history?

Feliz, in this case it is like "cuento" but would not be use with contar because of redundancy. - Jubilado, Apr 8, 2015

By redundancy , am I right in understanding you mean it would not be necessary? - FELIZ77, Apr 8, 2015

Feliz, you could certainly use cuento here instead of historia, but it sounded redundant to me. The second doctor just wanted her to tell him what happened. - Jubilado, Apr 8, 2015

Answer 4

5 El médico mayor marchó por el pasillo y fue donde el médico más joven quien estaba escribiendo el historial en su portapapeles

The oldest doctor left by the hallway and went to the younger doctor who was writing a medical record on his clipboard.

The English said "He marched down the hall..." Thanks for your participation. - Jubilado, Apr 10, 2015

Answer 5

Just to keep the translations going:

4 Después de escucharla, le pidió que se sentara para relajarse en otro cuarto.

After listening to her he asked her to sit down and relax in another room.

Answer 6

6 “¿Qué demonios es su problema?” el medico más viejo exigió.

“What the heck is your problem?” the older doctor demanded.

:) - FELIZ77, Apr 9, 2015

Thanks, bosque! - Jubilado, Apr 10, 2015

Answer 7

Un padre en el Serengueti empieza a rezar al ser atacado por un león:

• ¡Por favor Señor, haz que este león sea cristiano!

Al momento el león se detiene, se arrodilla, junta las patas delanteras y reza:

• "Bendice Señor estos alimentos...

A priest in the Serengeti begins to pray at the time when a lion attacks him:

• Please Lord, make this lion Christian!

When the lion stops, kneels, joins his front legs and prays

• "Lord, bless these foods...

Did you post this on pocupine's thread about telling jokes? If not please do it. - Jubilado, Apr 10, 2015

Answer 8

To finish it:

8 El doctor más joven continuó escribiendo y sin elevar la vista dijo, “Ella todavía tiene hipo?”

The younger doctor continued writing and without lifting his gaze said, "Does she still have hiccups?"

I am going to remember this joke, it is a good one. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 10, 2015

Thanks, bosque. This was fun. Why don't you encourage porcupine to open another "Chistes" thread? Right now I can't participate as much as I have. - Jubilado, Apr 10, 2015

Thank you for the opportunity and the joke. I think her joke thread is still open, I haven't had a chance to add one, it takes a while to pick and write one. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 10, 2015

I have missed having you around. I really enjoy your participation. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 10, 2015

Answer 9

Keeping it going:

7 “La Señora Terry tiene setenta y un años, tiene cuatro hijos adultos y siete nietos, y usted le dijo que está embarazada?”

Mrs. Terry is a 71 year old woman who has four grown children and seven grandchildren and you told her that she's pregnant?!

Someone, go for the punch line!