“Never trust the spanish language teacher ” by Carl D’Agostino

January 19, 2013

Carl D'Agostino

Categories: collage humor Tags: Learn Spanish

34 responses to ““Never trust the spanish language teacher ” by Carl D’Agostino”

luanaaraceli
January 29th, 2013 at 21:35

The worst mistake I’ve made in Spanish so far… I was discussing pronoun placement with my PR friend. In English, what I was going for was “You want to buy it, but I don’t want to give it to you.”

What I ended up saying in Spanish was, “Lo quieres, pero no te quiero darlo.” (I believe that’s the phrase I used, it has been awhile since that happened) In any case, the English translation of whatever it was I said was “You want to buy it, but I don’t want to buy you.” (Apparently this was meant to mean prostitution.)

Anyway, this reminded me of the epic mistakes we make while learning a new language. It’s always worth making them so you can laugh and remember the words the way they’re supposed to be used.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  January 30th, 2013 at 05:03
  
  A bunch of anecdotes like this would make a great post.
  
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Tony McGurk
January 24th, 2013 at 19:35

Ha Ha!!! Funny one Carl. I would be wary of a language I don’t speak fluently.
Me doesn’t even can’t talk the english like proper

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- Carl D'Agostino
  January 30th, 2013 at 05:04
  
  We should all go back to Latin.
  
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duckofindeed
January 24th, 2013 at 13:50

I made a silly mistake in Spanish class. We were supposed to translate some words, and one word was “ano” (with the squiggle over the n). The word meant “year”, but I found “ano” without a squiggle, with means “anus”. I was very shocked the teacher gave us this word until I realized I found the wrong “ano”.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  January 24th, 2013 at 18:32
  
  Thanks for the anecdote. I never forget what pesos and dinero are.
  
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blackwatertown
January 23rd, 2013 at 18:44

Hee hee – while teaching English in Poland, I prepared a special list of idiomatic phrases exclusively for one student who had a vey high opinion of himself. It included that well known saying: As round as a Spaniard. (As happy as a cupboard – that also got a mention.) It was fun to compile.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  January 23rd, 2013 at 20:38
  
  I can imagine. If you watch NCIS , agent David gets the idiomatic expressions misused all the time and it is funny. The saying may be “I’m so hungry I can eat a horse” but she says goat and then there is the discussion of don’t goats get hungry? No, it’s the person that is hungry and on it goes….
  
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Carl D'Agostino
January 21st, 2013 at 21:56

Ah, the wonders of our multi cultural society.

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jannatwrites
January 20th, 2013 at 23:47

Hahaha! When I worked in a restaurant, I learned all the ‘bad’ words from the cooks. I never asked them how to say normal words because I feared they’d tell me a ‘bad’ word I didn’t know and I’d repeat it oblivious to the real meaning.

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Deborah
January 20th, 2013 at 23:34

muy chistoso! Lol!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  January 21st, 2013 at 21:55
  
  Por lo menos yo no soy una cara de caballo. Mis amigos cubanos me dicen que es peor.
  
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earthriderjudyberman
January 20th, 2013 at 21:08

This reminds me of the scene in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” where John Corbett was taught some inappropriate Greek. So typical. Love your post. It is to laugh.

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petit4chocolatier
January 20th, 2013 at 18:42

I wish I knew more Spanish. I took French in high school! It is never too late to learn 🙂

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Bridgesburning Chris King
January 20th, 2013 at 14:03

Well I am not Spanish but laughed uproarously

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- Carl D'Agostino
  January 20th, 2013 at 17:01
  
  That’s the kinda comment a cartoonist cherishes.
  
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lscotthoughts
January 20th, 2013 at 11:30

Very funny, Carl, and my email is swallymom@gmail.com! 🙂

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cat
January 20th, 2013 at 10:49

OMG … so funny … the people in the pic have nice teeth … in their nalgas, uhm caras 🙂

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SoundEagle
January 20th, 2013 at 02:03

My Spanish is as good as my Greek.
But my spinach is as great as my leek.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  January 20th, 2013 at 06:23
  
  Crazy you speek.
  
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monicastangledweb
January 20th, 2013 at 01:04

As a Spanish speaker myself, this is hilarious!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  January 20th, 2013 at 06:23
  
  I kinda knew you would.
  
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WordsFallFromMyEyes
January 19th, 2013 at 17:35

My gosh, their faces: so joyous!

Hee hee – through you I’ve learned some Spanish today. Love their sense of humour 🙂

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Three Well Beings
January 19th, 2013 at 16:29

i know just enough Spanish to butcher it badly. You could have fooled me!

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Lori Lipsky
January 19th, 2013 at 15:14

Any Spanish teacher could easily fool me. 🙂 I took French.

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RoSy
January 19th, 2013 at 12:27

Ay Dios mio!

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poemsandponderings
January 19th, 2013 at 11:34

And people say you don’t know your culo, from your codo!

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Hansi
January 19th, 2013 at 10:22

Ai carumba

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Deb
January 19th, 2013 at 10:20

That’s because it is funny! 🙂

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adeeyoyo
January 19th, 2013 at 09:07

😀

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seeker
January 19th, 2013 at 08:47

Muy Tambien 😀

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Mountain Republic
January 19th, 2013 at 08:17

Después de haber vivido en Miami durante tanto tiempo, pensé que estarías muy fluido en español por ahora!

MR

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- Carl D'Agostino
  January 19th, 2013 at 16:44
  
  The important thing to know is a menu. I think it is swell to know an extra language. Down here you need Spanish, Haitian Creole and Brooklynese ( more Mets fans than Marlins at game). But on an unfortunate serious side if you are English only – you don’t get a job. Strangers in our own country.
  
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  - Mountain Republic
    January 20th, 2013 at 07:52
    
    Strangers in our own country.
    
    Same here in Califas…we’re the true minority.
    
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