Mind you

ROBINDESBOIS

January 19, 2010 06:22 PM

Mind you

How can we translate in Spanish mind you as a discourse marker?

poli	January 19, 2010 06:27 PM

I think te fija is a good translation.

chileno

January 19, 2010 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by poli (Post 69246)

I think te fija is a good translation.

¿No será fíjate?

Eso de "discourse maker" me desconcierta. Me suena a corporate USA.

ROBINDESBOIS

January 20, 2010 06:55 AM

a linguistic term that´s all

AngelicaDeAlquezar

January 20, 2010 10:00 AM

Estoy de acuerdo con "fíjate"... creo que también "mira".

I heard John and Marie broke up. Mind you, I'm not surprised.
Escuché que John y Marie rompieron. Mira, no me sorprende/Fíjate que no me sorprende.

poli	January 20, 2010 10:50 AM

I agree fíjate is right, but I am certain that I heard "te fija" in common speech.

chileno

January 20, 2010 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by poli (Post 69355)

I agree fíjate is right, but I am certain that I heard "te fija" in common speech.

That would be "te fijas" meaning "see what I mean?", I guess.

poli	January 20, 2010 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by chileno (Post 69402)

That would be "te fijas" meaning "see what I mean?", I guess.

Yes, that sounds right. Some Latin Americans from the Caribbean leave off s's when they speak

chileno

January 20, 2010 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by poli (Post 69403)

Yes, that sounds right. Some Latin Americans from the Caribbean leave off s's when they speak

Most latins do. We chileans do too.

poli	January 21, 2010 05:48 AM

Another term a lot more emphatic than fíjate but with similar meaning is que te consta.

chileno

January 21, 2010 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by poli (Post 69439)

Another term a lot more emphatic than fíjate but with similar meaning is que te consta.

I'm not so sure.

You see, when you use it like this, fijarse means to look more in detail, to pay attention.

Me consta, means that I can certify that something is true (under my point of view).

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