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[Tomisimo]

No les voy a decir mi nivel de español según esa prueba jeje

[poli]

David,
Let me guess. ¿Novicio?Don't let Alfonso discourage you.

Alfonso,
How did you guess? Elaina kindly emailed me all the answers prior to my
taking the test. Thanks Elaina. I owe ya one.

Poli

[Iris]

So much talk of the test is making me jealous. I think I'm going to take it to see how I do...

[Alfonso]

Iris, how do you say? I see monkey, I want monkey...?

[Iris]

Ha! Funny!

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by poli

David,
Let me guess. ¿Novicio?Don't let Alfonso discourage you.

Nah, I won't get discouraged. Y mi calificación no fue novicio tampoco

[poli]

Originally Posted by Alfonso

Iris, how do you say? I see monkey, I want monkey...?

¿Quieres decir monkey see, monkey do?

¿Existe un dicho así en español?

[Alfonso]

Monkey see, monkey do... Thanks Poli. So, this is English!

In Spanish we say: Culo veo. culo quiero. In some South American countries you shouldn't say this, since culo is a very strong word. Here in Spain it's not such a strong word.
I guess it means the same as the English phrase.

[Rusty]

One correction:

Originally Posted by Alfonso

Monkey see, monkey do... Thanks Poli. So, this is English!

In Spanish we say: Culo veo. culo quiero. In some South American countries you shouldn't say this, since culo is a very strong word. Here in Spain it's not such a strong word.
I guess it means the same as the English phrase.

I've never heard this phrase used before, so I don't know if it is offensive in Central America. The first word is, however, and from what I can tell, it is in Mexico, too. There, they apparently use the phrase 'Si no ves burro no se te ofrece viaje' instead. I haven't heard this, either.

[Iris]

Alfonso,
When you wrote your version of monkey see, monkey do I thought you did it like that on purpose because of the Spanish equivalent. But you were not kidding, it was just an honest mistake?...That's so cute!