Or nuts as nuts, crazy and testicles.!! There are so many examples of doble sentido in the Mexican language. American examples include referring to marijuana as herb or grass. One is innocent and literal while, the other is risqué, bawdy or ironic. Regardless of the reason, doble sentido is all the rage in Mexico and usually at my expense.!! Doble sentido refers to a word or phrase that has two meanings. Thus, they learned to add a second meaning to words so they could speak in code amongst themselves. Speaking any Mayan could have gotten them in trouble. But I have also heard locals tell me it’s because the Mayans were forced to learn Spanish during the Spanish conquest. I guess one of the reasons is because their language is so colorful and they enjoy joking around with each other. Mexicans pride themselves on the serpentine doble sentido of their language. In Mexico, they are referred to as doble sentido. In France, they are called double entendre. So in the future, there will be far less, “ No comprendo“, and far more, “ Si, si, comprendo“.ĭouble meanings are present in all cultures.

But the translator app also allowed us to get to know each other. They were understood and their needs were met. I am grateful that I was able to help the family get a more comfortable room and help them with the medicine dosage. To be understood is paramount in such situations. Even if you understand the language, the surroundings are not familiar. I know the anguish of being in a foreign country and being sick. She looked extremely relieved and touched my hand and thanked me. She looked at me with a strange look and asked in Russian, “What happens if I have given him that amount but 4 times a day – an overdose?” I explained to her that her son might have some nausea and possible diarrhea, but he would be fine. Once I figured out that she was supposed to be giving him 2 teaspoons twice a day – I relayed the message to her. Now mind you, I had to translate the Spanish into English just to be sure that I understood exactly and then into Russian. They had purchased medicine but she wasn’t sure if she was reading the directions correctly. The guest came to see me one more time because her son was sick. It would have been much harder to reach across the divide without the translator. However, she immediately broke into a smile upon reading my comment. During our discourse, I also typed in, “I like your hat.” We had both been so serious during the entire exchange – it’s amazing how exhausting explaining yourself can be with a language barrier.

But what Google translate also allowed me to do was relate with the guest as well. Once I explained this to reception, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and changed their room.ĭuring the translation process, I asked her many questions to discern what she needed. And since there were animals on the property, iguanas and such, she was afraid to leave the door open on the first floor.

It turned out she just wanted a room on a higher floor because she wanted to keep the balcony door open. But when she saw what I was doing – she started typing a novel. I sat down with her and put the computer between us. She was sent to me because everyone else she talked to could not seem to understand her request to change rooms. I clearly remember one lovely family – a husband, wife and their 7 year old son. Therefore, the translate app was necessary for all of us to speak to the Russian tourists. To this day, we are still friendly even though I moved on to other apartments. It also formed a bond between us as we sat next to each other on the computer “type talking”. But, in those early days, it created sense out of confusion. Of course, the more Spanish I learned the less we had to rely on the translator app. If it wasn’t for Google translate – I am sure I would have spent a good deal of time beating my head against the wall. And she was the person I spoke to the most about water, the air conditioner and whatever other issues came up with my apartment. However, his aunt, the property manager did not. I remember when I first moved to Mexico, my landlord spoke English. The amount of discourse this app has given me is unmeasurable and priceless. And my personal favorite scifi device – the language translator app was created. A device very similar to the coms used on Star Trek. Now, most people communicate with each other through a Bluetooth. However, unlike the ability to beam, some science fiction ideas have come to fruition in the very recent past.

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