Fill bags with ice - polite way to ask

[Lois R.]

I have knee pain that I manage with ice. Sometimes I ask waiters and waitresses in restaurants to fill my little plastic ziplock baggies with ice so I can place them on my knees. How would I ask this politely in the Yucatan? (In English, I would say, "Could you please fill these bags with ice?" I may also say, "It's for my knees, they are hurting.")

Thank you in advance for your help.

[poli]

Please try to write your own translation in Spanish. Someone here will be happy to correct you. Your attempt will help you learn.

[Lois R.]

A user of this site just suggested to me that I can try to create this request in Spanish and someone here will correct me to perhaps improve the grammar. How about: ¿Podría por favor rellene estas bolsas con hielo para mis rodillas dolorosas?

Thanks for your help.

[poli]

Not bad. You will be understood, but instead of rellene, use llenar. I think llenar is better in this case.

It would also sound more natural if you use por favor at the end of the sentence.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Good sentence, and I like Poli's suggestion too, although "por favor" may be in both places.
My Mexican twist would be like this:

- ¿Podría (por favor) llenar(me) estas bolsas con hielo (por favor)? Son para mi dolor de rodillas.
*The pronominal adds emphasis on the favour they'll be doing for you.

Or really Mexican:

-¿Me haría favor... etc.?
-¿Me podría hacer favor de... etc.?

[poli]

Caribbeans may say something like:
Regálame hielo por favor. Es pa' mis rodillas que me duelen mucho.
Or shyly: me puede hacer el favor de regalarme más hielo pa llenar esas bolsas que me duelen mucho mis rodillas.

[Julvenzor]

Ya que estamos, así se diría en sevillano: me pué hasé er favó de regalarme máh hielo pa llená esah borsah, que me duelen mucho lah rodillah. Grasiah, miarma.

Un saludo.

[Rusty]

:D :) :rolleyes: ¡Grasiah!