To me trice

Question

Been dating this Puerto Rican guy for 3 months and he's told me a few times "tu me trice". Does any one know what he is saying.

Welcome to SpanishDict, Ann. - rac1, Jul 24, 2017

Did you hear that pronounced as "trais" or "tree-seh?' - Daniela2041, Jul 24, 2017

Instead of all this guessing, ask him what he said. We need more context. - rac1, Jul 24, 2017

You need to come back and look at these answers and let us know if we are on the right track. - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2017

Answer 1

I'm going with the idea that she heard "trice" to rhyme with "thrice", meaning "traes" from the verb traer. But usually that verb has a direct object or an adjective following as in tú me traes loco another way of saying "tu me vuelves loco." But without further context, it's difficult to say.

Dani: these relationships where one party doesn't just ask the other party what they said and what they meant sort of amuse me. - DilKen, Jul 24, 2017

They amuse but also puzzle me: why don't they want to ask in order to clarify the situation?! - FELIZ77, Jul 24, 2017

Feliz: exactly, that's what is so amusing to me. :) - DilKen, Jul 24, 2017

Or maybe a group of students trying to embarrass us oldies ? - ray76, Jul 25, 2017

It could be. We'll see if she even comes back. Most of the time they don't. - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2017

Answer 2

I"m thinking "You're breaking my heart" o "You're driving me crazy. That's a 25-35% guess without knowing more details as far as the circumstances at the time. Ah, it's tenuous.

Answer 3

My guess is he's using the verb trizar.

Hmmmmmm. We're both guessing at this point. You may be closer to the truth, though. - Daniela2041, Jul 24, 2017

I may be closer, but probably not. Why would he use the subjunctive? - jtaniel, Jul 24, 2017

Answer 4

I am fairly well acquainted with Puerto Rican culture and lingo, and this doesn't ring any bells, sorry. I can assure you that your boyfriend did not say "tu me trice", as that does not make sense, but perhaps you can ask him to write it for you. Then we can be sure.

I agree. - rac1, Jul 24, 2017

I like "baguada", "bad weather" in boriquén. I heard that someplace recently. - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Jul 25, 2017

Vaguada. But this is not a "boricuanismo". Vaguada is in fact a legitimate meteorological phenomenon that results in heavy rains. When Puerto Ricans say "vaguada" they usually do so because the weather report forecasted it. - Gekkosan, Jul 25, 2017

Answer 5

Might it be something akin to the 50s expression "You send me"?

Or maybe it's the beginning of "You bring me cerveza, wench!"

Wenches, now, that's something I can relate to. *sigh* - Gekkosan, Jul 25, 2017

"Wench" is a word used by male chauvinst pigs. I have a great Spanish word I use on these types of blokes. - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2017

Now you have us waiting with bated breath, Daniela. If it's not family-friendly enough for this site, use the simple alpha-numeric code where 1=a. - AnnRon, Jul 25, 2017

I can promise you that Gekko is not a male chauvinist pig. Perhaps it is a generational thing, Dani, as the word did not have a bad connotation when it was being used in my youth. Wenches were independant and sexy. - Echoline, Jul 25, 2017

Daniela, inquiring minds want to know! - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Jul 25, 2017

Oh, oh, oh! I very much do wish to see what Daniela has to say about us wenching knaves!! Somebody once called me a basnick, but I don't know... I don't think it's quite as satisfying. - Gekkosan, Jul 25, 2017