| I have a very good friend who has lived on the island for about 40 years. When she first came here, she didnt speak any spanish. her spanish husband taught her a few things and would accompany her to the market. Being the polite little scottish lady that she is, she would say 'could I have....' - puedo tener.....
After a while the stall holder turned to her and said - of course you can have, but please stop asking me if you can - just say what you want.
We english are quite formal in our requests and feel embarrassed to demand something - like give me some tapas - poneme una cerveza. You would get it thrown at you if you asked for it that way in the uk. But it is the way here.
If you said - speak to me - digame- when you answered the phone in the UK, the person on the other end would be insulted.
Also the spanish tease us about saying please and thank you all the time.
I use quisiera if I ring somewhere and would like to speak to a certain person - quisiera hablar con..... __________________
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Puerto Rico
Gran Canaria |