Translation of "ahora sí que sí"?
How would you translate this?
3 Answers
Some of my Jewish Yiddish speaking friends would probably translate this as"
Now, of course yes.:
Mama: Ehud, you got those things I asked for, yes??
Papa: Yaya, of course yes.
I found this on context.reverso.net from a movie subtitle.
¿Qué está fresco? ¿Le apetece sopa?
What's fresh? - Would you like some soup?
Dime, hermano, ¿eso son calamares?
Tell me, bro, are those squids?
¡Ahora sí que sí!
Now you're talking!
¿Puedo preguntarte algo?
Can I ask you something?
Puedo ver que eres un tío listo.
I can see you're a clever guy.
There were four other instances of this phrase being translated similarly. However, in other contexts it could "mean" other things. Guillermo is right, the literal meaning is just "Now Yes", so in one way or another it is just a way of agreeing with something or indicating approval.
In terms of the "que" in the phrase, which can often be translated at "that" as in "I told him (that) I wanted go golfing with him" .... que is often used in such expressions in Spanish (with no apparent reason to an English speaker.)
For example, one very common way to say "of course" in Spanish is:
¡Claro, que sí!
Literally, Clear(ly) that yes! But we would just say
Of course
Yes, of course
Clearly
Of course, yes.
etc. We would never use "that"
"ahora sí que sí" : now yes. This is a literal translation and may or may not make sense.
For a better translation I would start with: Now it is true
This is a guess right now. Some context will help to make it more accurate.
