Sunday, March 1, 2009

un pique

un pique - a ways

Vero: ¿Vamos a dodge patas que no tengo plata para la micro?
Maca: Igual es un pique, vamos a llegar a la hora de la callampa.**
Vero: Pero vamos chupando la mamadera que preparamos.
Maca: Güeno ya, vamos andando.


Vero: Shall we go on foot, 'cos I don't have money for the bus.
Maca: Mmm, it's a ways, we're going to arrive really late.
Vero: But we can drink the alcoholic mix we prepared in this bottle as we walk.
Maca: Okay, let's go.

**Note: "la hora de la callampa" is a vulgar expression
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Anonymous said...

Somehow, in my learning of Chilensis, I never figured out what was vulgar and what wasn't. Yes, I know I speak like a drunkin' sailor. Sadly, or maybe luckily, I am marrying a man who HATES swears and vulgarity... I am quickly learning which phrases piss him off and thus STARTING the process of registering them as inappropriate for mixed company.

March 1, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Maeskizzle said...

Clare. Word. When I came back in 2003, my AFS host parents taught me (cagados de la risa) the word "pichulear" which they defined to me as "castigar". Unfortunately, I didn't notice that "pichula" was the base word of "pichulear", and I ended up using it in front of somebody's grandmother. When some of her grandchildren ran to the bathroom, shut the door, and burst out in laughter, I began to ask myself if my host parents hadn't taught me a vulgar word. hahahaha

I also tried to use "la raja" on a book report in high school, until my classmates explained to me what it meant. It would've been much funnier if they'd've just let me hand it in.

I think a lot of us speak like drunken sailors. Although I do know when I'm doing it. Now I do anyway. It took awhile.

I like your categorizing procedure. It sounds effective.

Also I think swearing is more common here, and it's not seen as strongly as in the States.

March 2, 2009 at 2:12 AM
Anonymous said...

Yea. Except for my Seba. The other peculiarity for me is that people of all ages use the slang. In the states I can think "would my grandma says this?" and if she wouldn't then I am cautious. Here, in Chile, my Gueli does say it. Where does this leave me?

March 2, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Maeskizzle said...

I know. It's so crazy. A friend of mine's grandma calls her sister "weona" and uses tons of slang. It's hilarious. La abuela chora.

March 4, 2009 at 6:41 AM

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