spanish lesson #78.
What I thought I was saying: "My family loved me a lot."
What they heard: "My family smoked a lot of pot."
Lesson #78: When you are trying to speak in the preterite or imperfect tense in Spanish, speak slowly and clearly.
June 26, 2008
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
That is hilarious. Totally reminds me of a sister in my mission who was asked to speak in church...she got really confused with her spanglish and said "estoy bien embarazada y el obispo tiene toda la culpa"...what she was trying to say: "I am so embarassed and it is all the Bishop's fault" but what she REALLY said was "I am very pregnant and it is all the bishop's fault"...a meeting I will never forget :)
Love it! Who were you speaking with?
Missi,
Thank goodness I was only talking to my Spanish teacher! Can you imagine if I had said that in church?!
That's funny. That is neat you are learning Spanish. Are the kids learning it as well?
Monica,
Carly is definitely speaking Spanish, as for Wes--who knows!
good story! one i am sure you will be able to tell over and over -
i don't even know how to say pot in spanish!
That is so funny! If I ever where to say that and my parents found out they would do who knows what to me!
Kenzie
hey lynette...so my sister paige found your blog.....crazy that i remember when i was at your parents house 2+ years ago and you asked about chile and now you are there.........you can check out my blog if you want.......rawh1de.blogspot.com........
i decided to share my funny story with you: from my mission, when i was speaking russian.....works are spelled the same but have different meanings based on where you emphasize the accents....so while introducing myself, i would often say that we were missionaries from the CIRCUS of Jesus Christ instead of the church. also, i used to say that the prophets peed on the book of mormon instead of wrote the book on mormon...oops.....and my companion never corrected me, she would just laugh right along with the other people.....
Heidi,
Funny story about your mission! Crazy thing is, talking to you that night over at my parents house was an answer to my prayers. I had been praying to be able to talk to someone face to face about Chile and after talking to you I knew I had my answer--and we accepted the offer the next day.
That's so funny! I want to hear th erst of the story...
BTW who were you talking to?
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