¡Qué barbaridad!?

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 43708)

:D

Gracias a irmamar voy a usar esta expresión a menudo... porque me gusta mucho :D

In fact I think I have heard several expressions of surprise (exclamations of sorts in response to something happening), and I was wondering if you could help me learn some more? I mean, it would be rather painful to exclaim something that in fact means something slightly different or maybe even negative when you intend to be positive or funny... :eek: :D

So these are some I have come across sofar (surely there are many more but perhaps you can give me some that are very frequently used / interjected)

1. ¡Anda co-ño!
Not really sure what it means exactly I think maybe it is to express surprise? Something like: No way, get out of here..!! :confused:
Is it used a lot, is it normal to use or is it rude?? (Think the word cono means something like 'ass' ? :confused:)
(Estoy seguro de que la palabra (****) es grosera)

2. 'Qué tontaria!'
Again not entirely sure what this means, but it seems to be maybe equivalent to 'qué divertido!' - How funny, or how crazy/funny/ silly :confused:
(How silly/foolish!)

3. ' Qué galipollo' (not sure about spelling here).
Seems to be like also a surprise exclamation ? But a more negative one maybe? Maybe like ' What an ass' or something similar? :confused: Or, what a silly thing???
(No sé. :confused: Quizás esa frase significa lo mismo
)

4. ' ¡No me digas!'
This I think means as much as ' don't tell me' , no way, I don' t believe it..
:confused: (You don't say!/ How about that!)

5. ' Qué dices?'
Not sure, apart from just meaning, what are you saying I think maybe it means also someting as an exclamation? At least that is how I hears it used in a tv program the other day. :)
(No pienso que hay cualquier especial aquí)

Are there any other good exclamations/ colloquialisms in this respect that I should be looking out for, or know about in regular conversations? :)

Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 43710)

Hola, también se puede usar

¡Qué divertido! - What fun!/How fun!
¡Qué raro! - How strange!
¡Qué asco! - Whew! that smells!
¡Qué bien! Fantastic! How great!
¿¡Qué demonios!? - What the hell!?
¡Qué lástima! - What a shame/pity
¡Qué vista! - What a site

Algunos ejemplos los cuales de pienso:) Espero que te ayuden:p

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 43717)

¡Si muchas gracias bob!
Ahora que los leo, seguro que he encontrado la mitad - pero no conocí el sentido exacto. :thumbsup:

¡¡Me gusta ' ¿¡Qué demonios!? ' !! :D (didn' t know that one!)

About




Well, a friend mentioned it to me and he said that - according to him- it is used quite frequently in the sense of surprise (but he did not mention the context exactly). So would it be rude to use in a normal way, I mean could you use it without being rude or should it be used amongst good friends only to prevent misunderstandings? Estoy de acuerdo contigo :)

Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 43720)

Pienso que según a quien hablas.. Si se puede enfadarse o desagradarse por las palabrotas más fácil que otros entonces puede ser grosero

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 43722)

Understood! ;)

¡Gracias bob! :rose: :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 43708)

:D

Gracias a irmamar voy a usar esta expresión a menudo... porque me gusta mucho :D

In fact I think I have heard several expressions of surprise (exclamations of sorts in response to something happening), and I was wondering if you could help me learn some more? I mean, it would be rather painful to exclaim something that in fact means something slightly different or maybe even negative when you intend to be positive or funny... :eek: :D

So these are some I have come across sofar (surely there are many more but perhaps you can give me some that are very frequently used / interjected)

1.

Not really sure what it means exactly I think maybe it is to express surprise? Something like: No way, get out of here..!! :confused:
Is it used a lot, is it normal to use or is it rude?? (Think the word
means something like 'ass' ? :confused:)

2. 'Qué tontaria!'
Again not entirely sure what this means, but it seems to be maybe equivalent to 'qué divertido!' - How funny, or how crazy/funny/ silly :confused:

3. ' Qué galipollo' (not sure about spelling here).
Seems to be like also a surprise exclamation ? But a more negative one maybe? Maybe like ' What an ass' or something similar? :confused: Or, what a silly thing???

4. ' ¡No me digas!'
This I think means as much as ' don't tell me' , no way, I don' t believe it..
:confused:

5. ' Qué dices?'
Not sure, apart from just meaning, what are you saying I think maybe it means also someting as an exclamation? At least that is how I hears it used in a tv program the other day. :)

Are there any other good exclamations/ colloquialisms in this respect that I should be looking out for, or know about in regular conversations? :)

Originally Posted by Elaina (Post 43789)

Yeah, its like when I was interpreting for a gentleman (Mexican) and he used to the word........ periquera.......to mean attic.

A PuertoRican lady told me never ever to use it with any Puerto Ricans. She never told me what it means for them though. I'm sure it is nothing nice. :confused::thinking:

So yes, some are innocent in one part of the world and at the same time rude or nasty in another.

;)

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 43708)

:D
3. ' Qué galipollo' (not sure about spelling here).
Seems to be like also a surprise exclamation ? But a more negative one maybe? Maybe like ' What an ass' or something similar? :confused: Or, what a silly thing???

Originally Posted by poli (Post 43890)

I think you mean gilipollas which in English means stupid jerk. You don't hear this term much in Latinamerica.

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 43897)

Does "jerk" mean "stupid"? If you say "stupid jerk" I think you're saying "estúpido estúpido". Am I wrong? :thinking:

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 43932)

'Jerk' is more or less equivalent to 'ass',' jackass' - tirón in Spanish according to my dictionary. :)

Originally Posted by poli (Post 43934)

Jackass refers to a stubborn donkey,
Gilipollas and jerk, though acceptable in everyday speech, are bit more vulgar. ;)

We will need native Spanish speakers here to determine if tirón can be used referring to a person. If I'm not mistaken,
you have to give a motor put a pull-string starter un tirón
to start it. (Para los motors que da cuerda, hay que darlo un tirón para prenderlo.)