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tatertatum · 04-20-2008, 04:30 PM

I have several employees from all over mexico with very low education levels, can you translate this? If you use modern slang to get it across it would be better because my employees always tell me i'm saying it wrong when i try out of a book.
thanks for looking.

Please scrub that framework.
Go get some scrub soap and scratch pads.
Please clean this off.
Go get a squeegee and wipe down the water.
Is this your area?
Is your area almost done?
Were is�?
Could you go clean those�
Were are your safety glasses?
Where is your goggles?
Please put your jewelry in your locker.
please put your hair net over your ears.

exxc�ntrica · 04-21-2008, 01:29 AM

Hi Tatara, welcome to the forum. I think this is an interesting request. Wait for our Mexican friends to share their view.

exxc�ntrica · 04-22-2008, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tatertatum

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Please scrub that framework. Por favor, limpie este marco.
Go get some scrub soap and scratch pads. Vaya a buscar un poco de detergente y raspadores
Please clean this off. Por favor, limpia esto.
Go get a squeegee and wipe down the water. Vaya por una fregona y recoja el agua. (surely fregona is only used in Spain)
Is this your area?� Es esta su zona?
Is your area almost done? �Ha terminado con su zona casi?
Were is�? �D�nde est�....?
Could you go clean those� �Puede limpiar esos...?
Were are your safety glasses? �D�nde est� su m�scara de seguridad?
Where is your goggles? �D�nde est� su m�scara/sus gafas de protecci�n?
Please put your jewelry in your locker. Por favor, guarde sus joyas en su armario.
please put your hair net over your ears. Por favor, cubra sus orejas con el gorro.

Let's see if there are more versions.

kellymellars · 04-22-2008, 10:02 AM

[quote=tatertatum]I have several employees from all over mexico with very low education levels, can you translate this? If you use modern slang to get it across it would be better because my employees always tell me i'm saying it wrong when i try out of a book.

Tatertatum
This is what I tell my mexican house cleaner, and her husband who does odd jobs around the house. They both understand me. The advantage I might have over you is that as Spanish is so rich, there is a litany of terms I find myself using if they don't understand one of them. like: paño, trapo, estropajo, toallita, franelita... Como lo llaman en Mexico ???

Please scrub that framework.
Por favor friega ese marco
Go get some scrub soap and scratch pads.
Traiga jabon de fregar y cojines de fregar (como "scotchbrite")
Please clean this off.
Por favor limpia esto.
Go get a squeegee and wipe down the water.
anda trae el mope/trapeador y seca/trapea el piso/superficie con agua
Is this your area?
Es esta tu zona?
Is your area almost done?
Esta tu zona casi lista?
Were is…?
Where is..?
Donde esta....?
Could you go clean those…
Puedes ir a limpiar esos..
Were are your safety glasses?
Where are your safety glasses?
Donde estan tus anteojos de seguridad
Where is your goggles?
Donde estan tus lentes/anteojos de seguridad ?
Please put your jewelry in your locker.
Por favor pon tus joyas en el locker
please put your hair net over your ears.
Porfavor cubrete las orejas con la net del cabello.

It works for me!
Good luck!
Kelly

CarlosRoberto · 04-22-2008, 10:41 AM

Hola:

S�lo unas precisiones. En M�xico, al trapo de fregar lo llamamos "jerga", y a las "scotchbrites" les decimos "fibras".

Tatertatum, I think these phrases I list below will work well. I believe any mexican would understand them at once.

Saludos desde M�xico.

Please scrub that framework.
Por favor sacude ese marco
Go get some scrub soap and scratch pads.
Trae detergente y fibras.
Please clean this off.
Por favor limpia esto.
Go get a squeegee and wipe down the water.
Trae una jerga y seca el piso.
Is this your area?
�Te toca limpiar aqu�?
Is your area almost done?
�Ya casi terminas donde te tocaba?
Were is�?
�Donde est�....?
Could you go clean those�
�Podr�as limpiar aquellos...
Were are your safety glasses?
�Donde est�n tus lentes de protecci�n
Where is your goggles?
�Donde estan tus lentes protectores?
Please put your jewelry in your locker.
Por favor, guarda tus joyas en el locker.
please put your hair net over your ears.
Por favor, que la red para el cabello te cubra hasta las orejas.

kellymellars · 04-22-2008, 09:42 PM

Que interesante! en Peru "jerga" significa "slang". Confusing or what?

exxc�ntrica · 04-23-2008, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Trae una jerga y seca el piso.

Yo tambi�n le ense�� esta frase a mi marido y se qued� mirando , mirando....

No ten�a ni idea (sin contexto) lo que pudiera significar.

siempre digo que es esencial saber para qu� pa�s (o nacionalidad) es la traducci�n. A veces las palabras cambian tanto que simplemente no se entienden en otros pa�ses.

04-20-2008, 04:30 PM	#1
tatertatum New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	some basic translation? I have several employees from all over mexico with very low education levels, can you translate this? If you use modern slang to get it across it would be better because my employees always tell me i'm saying it wrong when i try out of a book. thanks for looking. Please scrub that framework. Go get some scrub soap and scratch pads. Please clean this off. Go get a squeegee and wipe down the water. Is this your area? Is your area almost done? Were is�? Could you go clean those� Were are your safety glasses? Where is your goggles? Please put your jewelry in your locker. please put your hair net over your ears.

04-21-2008, 01:29 AM	#2
exxc�ntrica Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 884 Rep Power: 580	Hi Tatara, welcome to the forum. I think this is an interesting request. Wait for our Mexican friends to share their view. __________________ �Aunque la conducta del marido sea censurable, aunque este se d� a otros amores, la mujer virtuosa debe reverenciarlo como a un dios. Durante la infancia, una mujer debe depender de su padre, al casarse de su marido, si este muere, de sus hijos y si no los tuviera, de su soberano. Una mujer nunca debe gobernarse a s� misma." *Leyes de Manu (Libro Sagrado de la India*

04-22-2008, 10:02 AM	#4
kellymellars Forum User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 68	Por que no me entiendes...? [quote=tatertatum]I have several employees from all over mexico with very low education levels, can you translate this? If you use modern slang to get it across it would be better because my employees always tell me i'm saying it wrong when i try out of a book. Tatertatum This is what I tell my mexican house cleaner, and her husband who does odd jobs around the house. They both understand me. The advantage I might have over you is that as Spanish is so rich, there is a litany of terms I find myself using if they don't understand one of them. like: paño, trapo, estropajo, toallita, franelita... Como lo llaman en Mexico ??? Please scrub that framework. Por favor friega ese marco Go get some scrub soap and scratch pads. Traiga jabon de fregar y cojines de fregar (como "scotchbrite") Please clean this off. Por favor limpia esto. Go get a squeegee and wipe down the water. anda trae el mope/trapeador y seca/trapea el piso/superficie con agua Is this your area? Es esta tu zona? Is your area almost done? Esta tu zona casi lista? Were is…? Where is..? Donde esta....? Could you go clean those… Puedes ir a limpiar esos.. Were are your safety glasses? *Where* are your safety glasses? Donde estan tus anteojos de seguridad Where is your goggles? Donde estan tus lentes/anteojos de seguridad ? Please put your jewelry in your locker. Por favor pon tus joyas en el locker please put your hair net over your ears. Porfavor cubrete las orejas con la net del cabello. It works for me! Good luck! Kelly Last edited by kellymellars : 04-22-2008 at 10:06 AM.

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04-22-2008, 10:41 AM	#5
CarlosRoberto Contributing User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ciudad de M�xico Age: 42 Posts: 143 Rep Power: 152	Hola: S�lo unas precisiones. En M�xico, al trapo de fregar lo llamamos "jerga", y a las "scotchbrites" les decimos "fibras". Tatertatum, I think these phrases I list below will work well. I believe any mexican would understand them at once. Saludos desde M�xico. Please scrub that framework. Por favor sacude ese marco Go get some scrub soap and scratch pads. Trae detergente y fibras. Please clean this off. Por favor limpia esto. Go get a squeegee and wipe down the water. Trae una jerga y seca el piso. Is this your area? �Te toca limpiar aqu�? Is your area almost done? �Ya casi terminas donde te tocaba? Were is�? �Donde est�....? Could you go clean those� �Podr�as limpiar aquellos... Were are your safety glasses? �Donde est�n tus lentes de protecci�n Where is your goggles? �Donde estan tus lentes protectores? Please put your jewelry in your locker. Por favor, guarda tus joyas en el locker. please put your hair net over your ears. Por favor, que la red para el cabello te cubra hasta las orejas.

04-22-2008, 09:42 PM	#6
kellymellars Forum User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 68	Que interesante! en Peru "jerga" significa "slang". Confusing or what?

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