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leafar · 10th July 2009, 12:28

Ni que poco...

ie, ni que poco grande = wow, thats big (or small, or whatever)

It makes no sense in english, and its a phrase that i never use, but my mum does.

Ni = neither
que = that (used as a conjunction, in the sense of : i told him that i did it)
poco = a bit

Weird. "neither that a bit..."

Quita palla

Quita = get off, remove
Pa(ra) (a)lla = to over there

As in, if someone is close to you and you want them to get away.

My minds blank, i cant think of any more right now.

10th July 2009, 12:28	#10 (permalink)
leafar Super Tenerifian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: In my skin Gender: Posts: 440	Re: The difference between Spanish and Canary Islands Spanish Ni que poco... ie, ni que poco grande = wow, thats big (or small, or whatever) It makes no sense in english, and its a phrase that i never use, but my mum does. Ni = neither que = that (used as a conjunction, in the sense of : i told him that i did it) poco = a bit Weird. "neither that a bit..." Quita palla Quita = get off, remove Pa(ra) (a)lla = to over there As in, if someone is close to you and you want them to get away. My minds blank, i cant think of any more right now.