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Is this correct in Spanish?
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:29 am
by Drowemos
I am dropping a Spanish phrase in my next comic. I have forgotten all my high school Spanish. Is this correct conjugation of someone expressing surprise?
Mother of God! What is this?
To
Madre del Dios! Cual es este?
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:31 am
by Ahaugen
well, google translator says it is
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:31 am
by Killbert-Robby
You'll want to say "Que es este?" then it's correct.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:31 am
by The Mortician
The punctuation is missing at the beginning of those sentences, I believe.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:33 am
by Killbert-Robby
Correct. Upside down exclamation mark at the start of the 1st sentence, upside down question mark at the start of the 2nd.
But he asked for the conjugation, so thats what I corrected
refresh my memory
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:46 am
by Drowemos
what is the diffrence betwene que and cual? Because bable fish keeps on telling me cual.
Re: refresh my memory
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:54 am
by Killbert-Robby
drowemos wrote:what is the diffrence betwene que and cual? Because bable fish keeps on telling me cual.
Its just that it the word has a double translation, much like you can say "Which piece of pie do you want?" and "What piece of pie do you want?". Its a matter of sounding right.
Just to set it straight since I just confused myself
Cual - Which, eg "Cual es?" Which one is it
Que - What, eg "Que es?" What is this
Re: Is this correct in Spanish?
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:19 am
by Tellurider
drowemos wrote:
Mother of God! What is this?
To
Madre del Dios! Cual es este?
Madre de Dios! Que es esto/esta?
Cual = which, Que with an accent on the e = what?
Este would be used for a person.
Choosing esto or esta depends on whether what you're referring to is male or female, if it's unknown, probably go with esto.
Don't forget your inverted exclamation and question marks. And the accent on "Que?"
Re: Is this correct in Spanish?
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:20 am
by Killbert-Robby
Tellurider wrote:drowemos wrote:
Mother of God! What is this?
To
Madre del Dios! Cual es este?
Madre de Dios! Que es esto/esta?
Este would be used for a person.
D'OH!
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:21 am
by Tellurider
SOY LA MEJOR!
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:30 am
by Killbert-Robby
Si, pero soy yo con los cojones!
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:33 am
by Tellurider
eso no tiene sentido. Quieres decir que tu tienes los cojones, o que tu estas con los cojones?
no puedes ganar! HAHAHAHA.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:33 am
by Nyke
Beans and disease to you, too.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:37 am
by Czar
El perro es de la bacha la mesa.
And that is the bulk of my Spanish skills four years after taking an introductionary course to the language.
I think it's almost on par with my mastery of the German language.
Herr Ober! Eis bitte!
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:44 am
by Mvmarcz
mi compadres con queso?
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:40 am
by Killbert-Robby
Tellurider wrote:eso no tiene sentido. Quieres decir que tu tienes los cojones, o que tu estas con los cojones?
no puedes ganar! HAHAHAHA.
No, dicho que YO tengo cojones, pero tu no!
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:44 am
by MixedMyth
Shouldn't it be 'Madre DE Dios'? Otherwise it'd be 'Mother of the God.'
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:00 am
by Robin Pierce
Czar wrote:El perro es de la bacha la mesa.
And that is the bulk of my Spanish skills four years after taking an introductionary course to the language.
I think it's almost on par with my mastery of the German language.
Herr Ober! Eis bitte!
If that's all you learned from german.... I'm sorry for you :3
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:14 am
by Killbert-Robby
YA! SCHNELL! SHARFCHUTSE!
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:40 am
by Czar
Killbert-Robby wrote:YA! SCHNELL! SHARFCHUTSE!
Haubtmann! Gegen mit drei menner am die flanke mit ein mg zweiundvierzig zu feuer am die brittischen soldat. Gibt ihn eine geschenk vom die Deutche armé!
With excuses for horrible mistakes and grammar. My German has been tainted by popular Swedish movies and Call of Duty.