WHEN WE ARRIVED for dinner at the very busy Restaurante Primavera Friday night, we received the usual warm welcome from the staff. Our friend May was working on the terrace, but we went inside into air-conditioned comfort. May followed to give us a quick hug. Her long hair was worked into a French braid. San Geraldo commented on how much he liked it and she said in English, "Yes. Like Ladacrowfut Tomebrider."
"Like what?" I asked.
"Ladacrowft?" she repeated very hesitantly, "Tomebrider?"
And we got it. "Oh! Lara Croft Tomb Raider!"
May's English is excellent, so she blushed at her mispronunciation. But I reminded her of the story I had told her about Rode Estigwar/Rod Stewart (click here for that post) and she felt much better.
CUANDO LLEGAMOS PARA la cena en el muy concurrido Restaurante Primavera viernes por la noche, nos dieron la cálida bienvenida habitual del personal. Nuestro amigo May estaba trabajando en la terraza, pero nos fuimos dentro al confort del aire acondicionado. May siguió para darnos un abrazo. Su cabello largo estaba tejido en una trenza francesca. San Geraldo comentó lo mucho que le gustó y dijo en inglés: "Sí. Como Ladacrowfut Tomebrider".
"¿Como que?" Yo pregunté.
¿Ladacrowft? "ella intentó de nuevo, "Tomebrider?"
Y entendimos. "¡Oh, Lara Croft Tomb Raider!" [más como Tum Reider]
El inglés de May es excelente, por lo que se ruborizó ante su mala pronunciación. Pero le recordé la historia que le había contado sobre Rod Estigwar/Rod Stewart (haz clic aquí para esa entrada, en inglés) y se sintió mucho mejor.
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| MONTHS AGO. MAY HAD JUST PUT ON HER SUNGLASSES... TO KEEP HER HAIR IN PLACE! HACE MESES. MAY SE PUSO LAS GAFAS DE SOL ... PARA MANTENER EL PELO EN SU SITIO. |
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| WEEKS LATER. I THINK THIS IS MAY'S ONLY USE FOR SUNGLASSES. SEMANAS DESPUÉS. PIENSO QUE ESTO ES SU ÚNICO USO PARA LAS GAFAS DEL SOL. |
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| NO PHOTO OF MAY WITH THE BRAID, SO LADACROWFUT WILL HAVE TO DO. NINGUNA FOTO DE MAY CON LA TRENZA, ASÍ QUE LADACROWFUT TENDRA QUE HACER. |
Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteJim:
DeleteDo you remember Eh-LAY-nah Bone-HAHN-car-tehr?
oh silly SG!
ReplyDeleteanne marie:
DeleteSG was innocent in this one!
That's a cute story! Y a May esta una mujer hermosa!!
ReplyDeleteJennifer:
DeleteMay is exceptional in so many ways!
Great story! But what did you eat? Don't leave us hanging ...
ReplyDeleteWilma:
DeleteJerry had Penne con Pluma Iberica (penne pasta, Iberian pork, artichoke, boletus mushroom, garlic). And I had Ensalada Medina (slow-cooked chicken, cous cous, pecans, orange, mix of lettuce, and a yogurt and tangerine vinaigrette). Needless to say, delicious!
Once you explain it, her pronunciation makes perfect sense!
ReplyDeleteDebra:
DeleteYes it does. But her English is so good that she's embarrassed when she gets something so wrong. I wish my Spanish were as good as her English.
I will never look at movie heros/heroines again w/o slightly changing the letters somewhtat! LOL
ReplyDeleteRon:
DeleteIt's so much fun to hear these. You can only imagine what English speakers do to the simplest Spanish names!
Funny. I can only imagine how manged my Spanish would be.
ReplyDeleteStephen:
DeleteHa! That's exactly how I just replied to Ron (From Sophie's View)!
Not as funny, but a French woman once told us that her favorite actor was Pierce Broze-mahn.
ReplyDeleteWalt the Fourth:
DeleteI love it. My father ... and many Americans liked smoke Garsha Vegas. (Garcia)