Quietos, quietos, quietos, quietos, (Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet; quieto — quiet, still)
Gracias. (Thank you.)
¡Hay novedades! (There are news!; una novedad — news, novelty)
De nada nos va a servir el día de campo, (The field day will be of no use to us; de nada servir — to be of no use; un día de campo — field day, picnic day) aquellas ya hicieron su pacto (those ones have already made their pact; hacer — to make; un pacto — pact, agreement)
pacto pa que, (pact for what,) Pos pa no hacernos caso. (Well, to ignore us; hacer caso — to pay attention; to ignore)
Ya se las olieron (they already smelled it: «they already suspected»; oler — to smell) que nos les vamos a declarar (that we are not going to declare to them; declarar — to declare)
y acordaron (and they agreed; acordar — to agree) mandarnos al demonio (to send us to the devil: «to get rid of us»; mandar — to send; un demonio — devil) hasta que dejemos (until we leave; dejar — to leave).
nuestras conquistas amorosas (our love conquests; una conquista — conquest; amoroso — love, romantic)
Yo creo (I believe; creer — to believe) que eso (that this) no se va a poder (will not be possible; poder — can, to be able) ¿Verdad? (Right?; la verdad — truth) ¡Pues claro! (Of course!; claro — clear, of course)
¿Y entonces? (And then?; entonces — then)
Pus yo a pesar del pacto, le voy hablar a tu hermana (Well, despite the pact, I'm going to talk to your sister; a pesar de — despite; hablar — to talk).
estoy seguro de dar el golpe (I'm sure to make a hit: «to give a blow»; estar seguro — to be sure; dar — to give; un golpe — a blow, hit).
¿Qué táctica vas a usar? (What tactic are you going to use?; usar — to use).
Pues a ver a la mera hora que se me ocurre (Well, let's see what comes to mind at the last minute: «at the very hour»; a ver — let's see; la mera hora — the very hour; the last minute; ocurrir — to occur).
¿Y tú? (And you?).
Yo voy a fingir la indiferencia (I am going to pretend indifference; fingir — to pretend),
y después le voy a proponer una amistad platónica (and then I am going to propose a platonic friendship; proponer — to propose; una amistad — friendship; platónico — platonic).
eso nuca falla mano siempre caen (that never fails, bro, they always fall; fallar — to fail; una mano — hand; bro; caer — to fall).
Bueno Chayo, ¿Quedamos en lo dicho? Quedamos (Well Chayo, do we agree on what was said? We agree; quedar — to stay; to agree).
Nada de irse para tras y cuidadito con hacer traición (No going back and be careful not to betray; nada — nothing; irse — to go; para tras — back; cuidado — careful; hacer — to do; una traición — betrayal). Descuida (Don't worry; descuidar — to neglect; to not worry).
Bueno vámonos (Well, let's go; vamos — we go), ahora que nos busquen (now let them look for us; buscar — to look for).
¿Oye Pedro? (Hey Pedro?; oír — to hear) Quiobo (What's up?; Mexican slang).
Me voy a llevar a Rosario a la cascada a pescar (I'm going to take Rosario to the waterfall to fish; llevar — to take; una cascada — waterfall; pescar — to fish).
Y yo me llevo a Maruja de cacería (And I'm taking Maruja hunting; una cacería — hunting).
Acuérdate que es mi hermana ¿Eh? (Remember that she's my sister, okay?; acordarse — to remember; una hermana — sister).
Hombre cuñao (Man, brother-in-law; cuñado — brother-in-law) ¿Qué no me conoces? (Don't you recognize me?; conocer — to know, to recognize)
Pos por eso (Well, because of that; pos is a colloquial contraction of pues, which means "well" or "then").
Olor de campo (smell of the countryside; un campo — field, countryside)
en la arboleda (in the grove; una arboleda — grove, small forest)
la brisa enreda (the breeze entangles; una brisa — breeze; enredar — to entangle, to complicate).
con su canción (with his song; una canción — song)
De un sol (of a sun; el sol — sun)
maravilloso (wonderful; maravilloso — wonderful; una maravilla — wonder)
Dios milagroso (miraculous God; Dios — God; milagroso — miraculous; un milagro — miracle)
e iluminor (and illuminate; iluminar — to illuminate)
El campo es lindo (The countryside is beautiful; un campo — field, countryside; lindo — pretty, beautiful)
de inefables cosas (of ineffable things; inefable — ineffable, indescribable; una cosa — thing)
cantar de río (singing of the river; cantar — to sing; un río — river)
y llorar de alondras (and crying of larks; llorar — to cry; una alondra — lark)
torrente brioso (spirited torrent; un torrente — torrent; brioso — spirited, lively).
le besó la luna (the moon kissed him/her; besar — to kiss)
vaivén de cuna (rocking of the cradle; un vaivén — rocking, swinging; una cuna — cradle)
en el lago azul (in the blue lake; un lago — lake; azul — blue)
Olor de campo (smell of the field/countryside; un olor — smell; un campo — field, countryside)
en la arboleda (in the grove; una arboleda — grove, small forest).
la brisa enreda (the breeze entangles; la brisa — breeze; enredar — to entangle)
con su canción (with its song; una canción — song)
De un sol (of a sun; el sol — sun)
maravilloso (wonderful; maravilloso — wonderful)
Dios milagroso (miraculous God; Dios — God; milagroso — miraculous)
e iluminor (and illuminate; iluminar — to illuminate, to light up)
¿Porqué estas tan callado? (Why are you so quiet?; callado — quiet, silent)
No, es que estaba pensando (No, it's that I was thinking; pensar — to think)
¿En algo que vas a decirme? (About something you're going to tell me?; decir — to tell)
Pues dímelo. (Well, tell me then.; pues — well, then)
Muchas veces (many times) he estado a punto de (I have been about to; estar a punto de — to be about to) pedirte (ask you; pedir — to ask) que fueras mi novia (to be my girlfriend; ser — to be),
pero no me he decidido (but I have not decided; decidirse — to decide).
Y ahora sí (and now yes: «and now I have»).
Ahora (now),
ahora quiero decirte... (now I want to tell you; querer — to want; decir — to tell).
que me alegro (that I'm glad; alegrarse — to be glad) de no haberlo hecho (of not having done it; hacer — to do).
¿Por qué? (Why?)
Porque he reflexionado (Because I have reflected/thought; reflexionar — to reflect, to think), y he llegado a la conclusión (and I have come to the conclusion; llegar a — to come to, to reach; una conclusión — conclusion)
de que tú y yo no debemos ser (that you and I should not be; deber — must, to have to)... más que amigos (more than friends; un amigo — friend).
Eso hemos sido siempre (That's what we've always been; siempre — always) ¿No? (Right?) Sí pero... (Yes but...)
...tenemos que enaltecer (we have to exalt; enaltecer — to exalt, to elevate) esa amistad (this friendship; una amistad — friendship)
aunque no creas (even if you don't believe; creer — to believe),
hubo un tiempo (there was a time; un tiempo — time) en que yo soñaba (when I dreamed; soñar — to dream) con tenerte (with having you; tener — to have) entre mis brazos (in my arms; un brazo — arm)
acariciar tu cabello (to caress your hair; acariciar — to caress; un cabello — hair),
mirarme en tus ojos (to look into your eyes; mirar — to look; un ojo — eye),
besarte furiosamente (to kiss you furiously; besar — to kiss). Sí (yes).
Pero tú (but you) con mucha delicadeza (with much delicacy; delicadeza — delicacy, finesse) me haz hecho comprender (you have made me understand; hacer comprender — to make understand),
que no es esa la clase de cariño (that it's not that kind of affection; cariño — affection) que tu deseas de mí (that you want from me; desear — to want), ni yo de ti (nor I from you).
Así es que (so), pues (then), te casarás tú (you will get married; casarse — to get married), me casaré yo tal vez (I might get married; tal vez — maybe),
llegaremos a viejos (we will become old; llegar a viejo — to become old).
seguiremos queriéndonos (we will continue to love each other; seguir — to continue, querer — to love) como dos buenos amigos (like two good friends).
¿No te parece hermoso (don't you think it's beautiful; parecer — to seem) un cariño así (a love like this; un cariño — affection, love)?
Sí, muy hermoso (yes, very beautiful).
Ya mordiste el anzuelo (you've already bitten the hook; morder — to bite, un anzuelo — a hook) chiquita (little one; chiquito/a — little, small). ¿Por qué dices eso? (why do you say that; decir — to say).
Por esa truchita que calló (because of that little trout that fell silent; una trucha — trout, callar — to fall silent), préstame la red (lend me the net; prestar — to lend, una red — net). ¡Mírala! (look at her; mirar — to look).
¡Dame la red! (Give me the net!; dar — to give; una red — net)
¿Ya lo pensaste? (Have you thought about it?; pensar — to think)
¡Ya! (Already!; can also mean "Yes!" or "Right now!" depending on context)
¿Y qué me dices? (And what do you tell me?; decir — to say, to tell)
Que no. (That no. / I say no.; que — that)
Nomás (just: «only»; colloquial, mainly used in Mexico) te advierto (I warn you; advertir — to warn) que me voy (that I'm leaving; irse — to leave, to go away)
a casar (to marry; casarse — to get married) con la primera muchacha (with the first girl; una muchacha — girl) que encuentre (that I find; encontrar — to find).
¡Ay! (Oh!; an interjection expressing various emotions) no por favor (no, please; por favor — please) Perico (a common name in Spanish, also used as a nickname) no me asustes (don't scare me; asustar — to scare).
Pero linda (but, darling; linda — pretty, also used as a term of endearment) si es que no hallo (if it's that I can't find; hallar — to find) forma de convencerte (a way to convince you; convencer — to convince)
con que te portaras bien (that you would behave well; portarse bien — to behave well) sería bastante (it would be enough; bastante — enough). ¿Y me porto mal? (And do I behave badly?; portarse mal — to behave badly).
No muy bien (not very well), niégame (deny me; negar — to deny) que andas enamorando (that you are courting; andar — to walk, to go; enamorar — to fall in love) a las Gutiérrez (the Gutiérrez).
¡Ay! ¡Ay! (Oh! Oh!), ¿Ya vez como eres? (Do you see how you are?; ver — to see; ser — to be) Las Gutiérrez (The Gutiérrez).
Cualquiera que te oiga (anyone who hears you; oír — to hear) pensará (will think; pensar — to think) que enamoro a las cuatro (that I am courting all four; cuatro — four), nomás a dos (just two; dos — two).
Las otras dos (the other two) son paquete de Jorge (are Jorge's package; un paquete — package),
Y asteso eran (and that's what they were; ser — to be), porque ya las cortamos (because we already cut them off; cortar — to cut).
¿Y Martha la del telégrafo? (And Martha from the telegraph?; un telégrafo — telegraph)
Duro menos que... un mensaje urgente. (Lasted less than... an urgent message; durar — to last; un mensaje — message; urgente — urgent)
Y lo de Juanita la del correo ¿Qué fue? (And what about Juanita from the mail?; el correo — mail)
¿Alguna carta nocturna? (Some night letter?; una carta — letter; nocturno — night)
Eso más bien fue una entrega inmediata. (That was rather an immediate delivery; una entrega — delivery; inmediato — immediate)
Poca vergüenza (shameless: «little shame»; poca — little; una vergüenza — shame), ¿Y Enriqueta la de la funeraria? (And Enriqueta from the funeral home?; una funeraria — funeral home)
¡Esa murió! (She died!; morir — to die)
Con razón (no wonder: «with reason») te fuiste de velorio (you went to the wake; irse de — to go to; un velorio — wake) anteanoche (the night before last; ante- — before)
con las del barrio de San Juan (with the ones from the San Juan neighborhood; un barrio — neighborhood)
Ya vez otra vez (you see again; ver — to see), mira nomás hombre (just look, man; mirar — to look; nomás — just; only), si esas son... (if those are...)
Chamaconas (a colloquial term in Mexico for a young girl), tú tienes tu lugar aparte (you have your place apart: «you have your own place»; tener — to have; un lugar — a place; aparte — apart).
Afortunadamente (fortunately), por eso (because of that; for that reason)
, cuanto más apartados estemos tú y yo (the more separated we are, you and I; estar — to be; apartado — separated), será mejor (it will be better; ser — to be; mejor — better).
¡Ay chiquita! (Oh, little girl!; chiquita — little girl; diminutive form of chica — girl).
¿Oye Jorge? (Hey, Jorge?; oír — to hear; used here as a way to get someone's attention) Mm.
Tú tienes porai una novia ¿Verdad? (You have a girlfriend somewhere, right?; tú tienes — you have; porai — colloquial form of "por ahí" meaning "somewhere"; una novia — a girlfriend; ¿verdad? — right?)
¡Confiésalo! (Confess it!; confesar — to confess)
¿No hemos convenido en ser grandes amigos? (Haven't we agreed to be great friends?; convenir — to agree; ser — to be; grandes amigos — great friends)
Los amigos se hacen confidencias, se dan consejos (Friends share secrets, give advice; los amigos — friends; se hacen confidencias — share secrets; se dan consejos — give advice)
Anda dime... (Come on, tell me...; anda — come on; dime — tell me)
¿Tienes novia? (Do you have a girlfriend?; tener — to have; una novia — girlfriend)
Pues no se que decirte, (Well, I don't know what to tell you; pues — well; no se — I don't know; que decirte — what to tell you; decir — to tell, to say)
Pero ¿Qué opinas de Genoveva la hija del General? (But what do you think of Genoveva, the General's daughter?; pero — but; ¿Qué opinas de — what do you think of; opinar — to think, to opine; la hija — daughter; del — of the; un general — general)
Pues es bonita, se viste bien, (Well, she is pretty, she dresses well; pues — well; es bonita — she is pretty; bonita — pretty; se viste bien — she dresses well; vestir — to dress)
toca el piano. (she plays the piano; tocar — to play; un piano — piano)
¿Ya es tu novia? (Is she your girlfriend already?; ya — already; una novia — girlfriend)
Todavía no (not yet; todavía — yet, still), pero pienso hablarle (but I plan to talk to her; pensar — to think, plan; hablar — to talk).
No le hables (don't talk to her; hablar), no te conviene (it's not good for you; convenir — to be good, suitable) tú te mereces algo mejor (you deserve something better; merecer — to deserve; mejor — better)...
Bueno (well, okay),
esa es mi opinión (that's my opinion; una opinión — opinion).
Ahora (now) quiero saber (I want to know; querer — to want) la tuya (yours; tu — your).
¿Qué te parece... (What do you think...; parecer — to seem, to appear)
...Ricardo del Paso? (Ricardo del Paso; del Paso — of the Pass; a surname)
Ta bien (It's good; colloquial contraction of "Está bien", estar — to be)
Es un buen tipo, (He's a good guy; un tipo — a guy, a type)
es elegante (is elegant), correcto (correct, proper), habla inglés (speaks English; hablar — to speak)
y no tiene líos amorosos (and has no love affairs; un lío — mess, trouble; amoroso — love, romantic).
Nunca toma una copa (never drinks a glass; tomar — to take, to drink; una copa — a glass), se confiesa todos los Domingos (confesses every Sunday; confesar — to confess; un domingo — Sunday)
Y ¡jamás! (and never!) dice una mala palabra (says a bad word; decir — to say; una palabra — a word).
Es un buen partido (He is a good match; un partido — match, catch in the context of a potential partner).
Está calvo (He is bald; calvo — bald) pero eso con una peluca se arregla (but that can be fixed with a wig; una peluca — wig; arreglar — to fix, arrange),
no tiene conversación (he has no conversation; tener — to have; una conversación — conversation), y es bastante idiota (and he is quite an idiot; bastante — quite, enough; un idiota — idiot)
pero pues al fin y al cabo (but then again, after all; al fin y al cabo — after all, in the end) los idiotas (the idiots)
son los que hacen los mejores maridos (are the ones who make the best husbands; hacer — to make; un marido — husband)
óyeme te conviene (listen, it suits you; oír — to hear, listen; convenir — to suit, be convenient).
¿Cuándo te casas? (When are you getting married?; casarse — to get married) ¿Quieres que sea tu padrino? (Do you want me to be your godfather?; querer — to want; un padrino — godfather).
Vete al demonio con tu amistad (Go to hell with your friendship; irse al demonio — go to hell; an idiomatic expression used to express anger or annoyance; una amistad — friendship).
¡Amigos! (Friends!), lo que pasa es que tú estas alborotado con otra mujer (what's happening is that you are stirred up with another woman; alborotado — stirred up, excited; una mujer — woman), y por eso ya no me quieres (and that's why you don't love me anymore; querer — to love).
Pero oye Rosario (But listen, Rosario; oír — to listen), Porque tu me querías, y mucho no lo niegues (Because you loved me, and a lot, don't deny it; negar — to deny).
Bueno (well) y entons (and then) eso de Ricardo (that about Ricardo) ¿Qué? (What?)
A mi que me importa Ricardo (I don't care about Ricardo; importar — to matter, to care).
Lo nombre nomás (I just mention him; nombrar — to name, to mention) para ver si te picaba (to see if it stung you; picar — to sting, to bite, here it means to provoke a reaction),
pero a ti no te pica ni una avispa (but even a wasp doesn't sting you; una avispa — a wasp. This is an idiomatic expression meaning that the person is not easily provoked or bothered).
Es bastante tonto (He is quite stupid; tonto — stupid) te conviene (it suits you; convenir — to suit, to be convenient), hay otros más tontos (there are others more stupid).
Los que organizan días de campo para declararse (Those who organize field days to declare themselves; declararse — to declare one's feelings),
y le resultan a uno con amistades platónicas (and end up with platonic friendships; resultar — to end up; una amistad — friendship; platónico — platonic).
Déjame no quiero que te me acerques (Leave me, I don't want you to approach me; acercarse — to approach).
Pero si somos amigos (But if we are friends; un amigo — friend) Pues no quiero que seamos amigos (Well, I don't want us to be friends; querer — to want)
tonces prefieres... (then you prefer...; preferir — to prefer).
¡Sí Jorge! (Yes, Jorge!)
Nadie puede quererte como yo (Nobody can love you like I do; querer — to love, to want)
Pero no vayas a decirle nada de esto a tu hermana (But don't go telling any of this to your sister; ir — to go; decir — to tell)
hasta que no le haiga correspondido a Pedro (until she has not responded to Pedro; corresponder — to correspond, to respond).
Y ahora vamos que ya es tarde (And now let's go because it's already late; ir — to go; tarde — late, afternoon).
Así de plano me aborreces (You hate me just like that: «So flatly you hate me»; aborrecer — to hate) Así de plano (Just like that: «So flatly»).
Entonces aquí le cortamos (Then we cut it off here; cortar — to cut)
le cortamos (we cut it off)
¡Bueno! (Well!) devuélveme mis cosas (give me back my things; devolver — to return/give back; una cosa — thing).
¿Cuales cosas? (Which things?)
Mis suspiros (my sighs), las noches en vela (the sleepless nights; una vela — candle; en vela — awake, sleepless) que me he pasado pensando en ti (that I've spent thinking about you; pasar — to spend; pensar — to think).
Los besos que te he dado (the kisses that I've given you; un beso — kiss; dar — to give) ¡Ay! (Oh!)
¿Que me has dado? (What have you given me?; dar — to give) Bueno con el pensamiento (Well, in thought).
Pues ni con el pensamiento (Well, not even in thought) quiero que te me acerques (I want you to approach me; acercarse — to approach).
Entonces no se que estoy haciendo aquí (Then I don't know what I'm doing here; hacer — to do), mejor me voy (better I go; irse — to go, to leave).
Como tú quieras (As you wish; querer — to want).
¡Ah! me corres (Ah! you're running away from me; correr — to run).
Está bueno, ya me voy (It's okay, I'm leaving now; estar bueno — to be okay/good; ya — already/now; irse — to leave).
Adiós Adiós (Goodbye Goodbye; adiós — goodbye).
No crees que debemos despedirnos como dos buenos amigos (Don't you think we should say goodbye like two good friends; creer — to think/believe; despedirse — to say goodbye; un amigo — friend), Como no (Of course; como no — of course/why not).
Adiós Perico (Goodbye Perico; Perico is a common nickname in Spanish, often used for someone named Pedro), que te vaya bien (may it go well for you; this is a common farewell phrase wishing someone good luck or success).
No me das un beso (Aren't you giving me a kiss; dar — to give; un beso — a kiss).
Estas loco (You're crazy; estar — to be; loco — crazy), yo no soy una de tus Chamaconas (I'm not one of your young girls; chamacona is a colloquial term often used in Mexico to refer to a young girl or woman).
¡Un beso de amigos! (A friendly kiss; de amigos — of friends; this phrase implies a kiss that is not romantic but friendly).
¡Los amigos no se besan! (Friends don't kiss each other; se is a reflexive pronoun used here to indicate the action is reciprocal among friends).
Bueno de hermanos pues Tampoco (Good at being brothers, well, not really either; bueno — good; un hermano — brother; tampoco — neither, not either).
¿Y si te lo robo? (And if I steal it from you?; robar — to steal)
No creo que te atrevas (I don't think you dare; creer — to believe, think; atreverse — to dare) ¿Porqué? (Why?)
Porque te rompo la cabeza (Because I'll break your head; romper — to break; una cabeza — head). This is a colloquial way to say "I'll hit you hard".
¿Ah sí? (Oh really?) Sí (Yes).
Aista (aista: a colloquial expression of surprise or exclamation, similar to "wow" or "oh my")
Ahora rómpeme la cabeza (now break my head; romper — to break: in this context, it's a hyperbolic expression of frustration or exasperation, not a literal request to have one's head broken)
¡Jorge, Jorge ven! (Jorge, Jorge come!; ven — come: imperative form of venir — to come) Pedro se desmayó (Pedro fainted; desmayarse — to faint).
¡Que bárbaro! (how barbaric!: an idiomatic expression used to express surprise, shock, or admiration; it doesn't necessarily have a negative connotation) que susto me diste (what a scare you gave me; un susto — a scare; dar un susto — to give a scare),
creí que estabas muerto (I thought you were dead; creer — to think, to believe; estar muerto — to be dead) Poco falto (little was missing: it means that something almost happened, in this case, the speaker almost died).
¡Mira! (Look!) me rompiste la cabeza (you broke my head; romper — to break). This is an idiomatic expression meaning "you've given me a headache" or "you've caused me a lot of trouble".
Yo siempre cumplo lo que prometo (I always fulfill what I promise; cumplir — to fulfill, to carry out; prometer — to promise). Pues si ya lo veo (Well, I see it now; ver — to see). This phrase can be used to express realization or acceptance of a situation.
¿Qué pasó? (What happened?; pasar — to happen).
Aquí tu hermanita (Here your little sister; hermanita — little sister, diminutive form of hermana — sister) que me rompió la maceta (who broke the pot for me; romper — to break; una maceta — a pot) hombre (man). The word "hombre" is often used in Spanish as an interjection to express surprise, impatience, or reproof.
¡Pero María! (But Maria!) ¡Ay que te diga porque! (Oh, I have to tell you why!; decir — to tell). The phrase "Ay que te diga porque" is a colloquial way to express the need to explain something.
¿Qué hiciste Pedro? (What did you do, Pedro?; hacer — to do) Hombre no me mires así (Man, don't look at me like that; mirar — to look),
si nada más le di un besito (if I only gave her a little kiss; un beso — a kiss) inocente (innocent) en el cachete (on the cheek; un cachete — cheek).
Hombre hermanita se te fue la mano (Man, sister, you went too far: «your hand went away»; irse la mano — to go too far), ¿Por un beso en el cachete? (For a kiss on the cheek?)
Imagínate si me lo llega a dar en la boca (Imagine if she had given it to me on the mouth; imaginar — to imagine; dar — to give; la boca — mouth),
Ahorita, le estarías sacando las municiones de la barriga (Right now, you would be taking the bullets out of her belly; ahorita — right now; sacar — to take out; las municiones — the bullets; la barriga — belly).
No te rías (Don't laugh; reírse — to laugh) Tenías razón (You were right; tener razón — to be right) manito (little brother; a colloquial term used in some Latin American countries).
Hoy si fue tu día (Today was indeed your day; día — day),
El día del golpe (The day of the hit/blow; un golpe — hit, blow).
Eso es pa (That's for; "pa" is a colloquial abbreviation of "para" — for) que se le quite a usted (so that it gets out of you; quitar — to remove, to get rid of) lo mandadito (the bossy attitude; mandón — bossy),
y aprenda a portarse (and learn to behave; portarse — to behave) como niño bueno (like a good boy; un niño — boy; bueno — good).
Chamacón (a nickname, often used in Mexico, no direct translation)
Quiobole Chucho (What's up, Chucho; Quiobole is a colloquial Mexican phrase for "what's up" or "how's it going", Chucho is a nickname for Jesus) Que tal Jorgito, (How's it going, Jorgito; Que tal is a common Spanish phrase for "how's it going", Jorgito is a diminutive form of Jorge)
¿Cómo vamos? (How are we doing?; ¿Cómo vamos? is a common Spanish phrase for "how are we doing") Ahí dándole. (Just keep going; Ahí dándole is a common Spanish phrase for "just keep going")
Ahí se lo dejo, lavado, engrasado y sopleteado ¡Eh! (Here you go, washed, greased and blowtorched, eh!; Ahí se lo dejo is a common Spanish phrase for "here you go", lavado is the past participle of lavar which means "to wash", engrasado is the past participle of engrasar which means "to grease", and sopleteado is the past participle of sopletear which means "to blowtorch")
¿No quiere usted que le emprestemos caballo? (Don't you want us to lend you a horse?; ¿No quiere usted que le emprestemos caballo? is a polite way to ask "don't you want us to lend you a horse", emprestemos is the first person plural form of prestar which means "to lend")
Esto si que es un servicio de primera (This is indeed a first-class service; un servicio — service; de primera — first-class),
pero no muchas gracias, prefiero caminar (but no thank you, I prefer to walk; caminar — to walk).
¿Qué anda haciendo por estos lugares, el señor Don Jorge Bueno? (What is Mr. Don Jorge Bueno doing around these parts?; ¿Qué anda haciendo? — What are you doing?; por estos lugares — around these parts; un lugar — place)
¡Quiobo Tiburcio! (Hey Tiburcio!; ¡Quiobo! — colloquial greeting, similar to "Hey!" or "What's up?")
Mira por principio de cuentas me tumbas el señor Don (Look, first of all, drop the 'Mr. Don'; mirar — to look; por principio de cuentas — first of all; tumbar — to drop, to knock down).
y me dices Jorge a secas (and you call me just Jorge; a secas — just, simply) como lo has hecho siempre (as you have always done; hacer — to do)
Ni lo mande Dios (God forbid; mandar — to order, command)
usted es un hombre de mucho dinero (you are a man of a lot of money; un hombre — man; dinero — money) y sería faltarle al respeto (and it would be disrespectful; faltar al respeto — to disrespect).
Mira déjate de historias Tiburcio, (Look, stop with the stories, Tiburcio; dejar de — to stop)
la lana (the wool; lana — wool, also slang for money) no sirve más que pa darse gusto (is good for nothing but to indulge oneself; servir — to serve, to be good for; darse gusto — to indulge oneself).
y no pa (and not for; pa — colloquial shortening of para — for) andar presumiendo (to go around boasting; presumir — to boast) con los amigos (with friends; un amigo — friend).
Mi buen viejo (my good old man; viejo — old man, often used affectionately), que gusto me da verte Juan (how glad I am to see you, Juan; dar gusto — to be glad, to enjoy).
A mi también muchacho (me too, boy; un muchacho — boy).
Bueno pues ya me estas diciendo (well then, you're already telling me; decir — to tell) de un jalón (in one go; un jalón — pull, tug, often used figuratively to mean "all at once") a que se debe la visita (what the visit is due to; deber — to owe, to be due to) y en que puedo servirte (and how I can serve/help you; servir — to serve).
Pues vengo a comprar un ganado (well, I come to buy some cattle; comprar — to buy; un ganado — cattle).
tú no tienes alguno (you don't have any; tener — to have; alguno — any)
Pues ya nomás el que me camina por la cabeza (Well, just the one that walks around my head; this is a colloquial phrase that means "the only one I can think of"; caminar — to walk)
Oye, pero te vendo mi rancho (Listen, but I sell you my ranch; oye — listen; vender — to sell; un rancho — ranch)
Pos será cuestión de verlo (Well, it will be a matter of seeing it; ser — to be; una cuestión — a matter; ver — to see) Pos pa luego es tarde (Well, for later it's late; this is a colloquial phrase that means "it's better to do it now than later"; luego — later; tarde — late) Ándele (Go ahead; this is an interjection used to encourage or urge someone to do something)
¿Fumas? (Do you smoke?; fumar — to smoke) No gracias (No, thank you; gracias — thank you)
Pues si quieres (Well, if you want; querer — to want) pasamos por tu amigo Pedro (we can go by your friend Pedro; pasar por — to go by) para que nos acompañe (so he can join us; acompañar — to join, accompany).
Pero ¿Qué Pedro está aquí? (But, Pedro is here?; estar — to be (temporary, location)) Sí pos (Yes, well; pos — colloquial contraction of pues, used for emphasis or to indicate a consequence) que no lo sabías (didn't you know?; saber — to know).
Primera noticia que tengo. (First news I have: «This is the first I'm hearing of it»; noticia — news).
Hace un año que no nos vemos. (It's been a year since we've seen each other; hacer — to do, to make; used here to express the passage of time; ver — to see).
Ah pos vamos por él. (Well then, let's go get him; ir por — to go get).
No Tiburcio (No, Tiburcio).
Yo vine a buscar ganado (I came to look for cattle; buscar — to look for), los bueyes no me interesan (the oxen don't interest me; interesar — to interest).
Ah que Jorgito (Oh, that Jorge), tú siempre con tus bromas (you always with your jokes; una broma — joke).
¡Ah Bárbaro! (Oh, Barbarian!; an exclamation of surprise or admiration, similar to "Incredible!" or "Amazing!" in English)
Hombre (man), de a tiro la amuleas usted la mera verdad (literally: "man, you really mess up the pure truth"; this is a colloquial phrase used in some regions of Mexico, meaning "you really distort the truth"; de a tiro — really, for sure; amular — to mess up, to ruin; la mera verdad — the pure truth).
¿Porqué? (Why?) No se que clase de sentimientos tenes usted (I don't know what kind of feelings you have; tener — to have; usted — formal you).
Sabrá Dios (God knows; saber — to know) los sufrimientos (the sufferings) que estará basando (that she must be enduring; estar — to be; basar — to endure) mi pobrecita hija (my poor little daughter; una hija — daughter; pobre — poor).
y usted el marido mírelo aquí, ni suda ni se acongoja (and you, the husband, look at him here, he neither sweats nor worries; un marido — husband; mirar — to look; sudar — to sweat; acongojar — to worry).
¿Qué y si me acongojo nace más pronto? (What, and if I worry, will she be born sooner?; nacer — to be born) Buena que no. (Good that not: «Of course not»).
Pero así demostrarías usted que quieres un poquito a sua esposa (But this way you would show that you love your wife a little; demostrar — to show; querer — to love; un poquito — a little bit; una esposa — wife).
Es (it is; ser — to be) mujercita (little woman; una mujer — woman) pueden pasar (can pass/go ahead; poder — can, to be able to; pasar — to pass, go).
Una (a) brimogénita (primogenita — firstborn; el primogénito — firstborn) mijo (my son; mijo is a colloquial term used in some Spanish-speaking countries to refer to a son or a young boy).
Ya lo ve (you see it; ver — to see) aste (you; aste is a colloquial contraction of "a usted" used in some Spanish-speaking regions) suegro (father-in-law), para que tanto escándalo (why so much fuss; un escándalo — scandal, fuss) sañor (sir; sañor is a colloquial contraction of "señor" used in some Spanish-speaking regions) ¡Ándele! (go ahead!; ándele is a colloquial term used in some Spanish-speaking countries to encourage someone to proceed or hurry up).
Haber, haber, haber (let's see, let's see, let's see; haber — to have, but in this context it's used as an interjection to call for attention or express expectation), ¿Dónde está (where is; dónde — where; estar — to be) esa Rosa de Castilla (that Rose of Castile; Rosa de Castilla is likely a proper name or a reference to a specific type of rose from the Castile region in Spain)
que me acaban de traer (that they just brought me; acabar de — to have just; traer — to bring) de Pari? (from Paris; Pari is a colloquial contraction of "París" used in some Spanish-speaking regions).
¡Híjole (Oh boy; an exclamation of surprise or frustration), que fea (how ugly; fea — ugly; feminine form)!
Esta Rosa de Castilla (this Rose of Castile; Rosa de Castilla — a type of rose native to Spain) no llega ni a cempasúchil (doesn't even reach/compare to a marigold; cempasúchil — marigold, a flower often used in Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations).
Mira nomás (just look; mirar — to look) saco todititita la cara papujada (she got the whole puffy face; cara — face; papujada — puffy, swollen; colloquial Mexican term) de su abuelo (from her grandfather; abuelo — grandfather).
Verdad que si se parece a papá (true that she looks like dad; verdad — truth; parecerse — to look like). Su vivo retrato (his living portrait; retrato — portrait).
¿Pero quen dice que es fea esta niña? (But who says this girl is ugly?; quien — who; decir — to say; niña — girl).
Es (is; ser — to be) graciosa (graceful) como una flor del Líbano (like a flower from Lebanon; el Líbano — Lebanon).
La vamos a poner (we are going to name her; poner — to put, to name) al mismo nombre de mi abuela (the same name as my grandmother; un nombre — name) "Latifak" (Latifak).
No por favor (no, please) la acaba de arruinar (you just ruined it; acabar de — to have just; arruinar — to ruin) con ese nombrecito (with that little name; un nombre — name; -cito — diminutive suffix) hombre (man).
Bueno, bueno (well, well) se llamará (she will be called; llamar — to call) Rosario (Rosario) como yo (like me).
¡Ay Dios! (Oh God!; Dios — God).
No me había fijado en ti (I hadn't noticed you; fijarse en — to notice).
¡Que amolada quedaste Chayito! (How messed up you ended up, Chayito!; amolar — to annoy, to mess up; quedarse — to stay, to end up).
¡Sí! mire nomás como a dejado a su mamá (Yes! just look at how you've left your mom; mirar — to look; nomás — just, only; dejar — to leave).
No le da vergüenza, toditita destartalada, haber (Aren't you ashamed, all broken down, let's see; dar vergüenza — to be ashamed; destartalado — broken down, in bad condition).
¿Dónde están esas chapas que tenía, esos ojos tan sombreados (Where are those cheeks you had, those so shadowed eyes; chapa — cheek; tener — to have; sombreado — shadowed).
esos labios color pitahaya (those dragon fruit-colored lips; pitahaya — dragon fruit), dónde están? (where are they?; estar — to be, to exist)
Usted se los comió verdad, (You ate them, didn't you?; comer — to eat)
Bribona (Rogue; bribón — rogue, rascal) apenas llega al mundo (barely arrives in the world; llegar — to arrive) y ya viene haciendo estragos (and already causing havoc; hacer estragos — to wreak havoc)
como la langosta (like a locust; una langosta — locust).
No la vayas a aborrecer (Don't come to hate her; aborrecer — to hate). Sara lo primero que haga (Sara, it's the first thing she does; hacer — to do).
El que es mal marido (He who is a bad husband; el marido — husband), es mal Padre (is a bad Father; el padre — father).
Hombres como éste (Men like this) no debía el cielo darles hijos (heaven should not give them children; el cielo — heaven; dar — to give; los hijos — children).
Mira suegro (Look, father-in-law; el suegro — father-in-law) no me amargues usted el bastel sañor (don't you spoil the party for me, sir; amargar — to spoil, to make bitter; el señor — sir).
Bueno ahora que me acuerdo (Well, now that I remember; acordarse — to remember) ya me voy (I'm leaving now; irse — to leave, to go away).
Hasta luego Chayito (See you later, Chayito; hasta luego — see you later). ¿Dónde vas? (Where are you going?; ir — to go).
A invitar una copa a los amigos (To invite friends for a drink; invitar — to invite; una copa — a glass; a drink) con motivo del nacimiento (on the occasion of the birth; un motivo — a reason; nacer — to be born).
Supongo que esto hay que festejarlo ¿No? (I suppose this should be celebrated, right?; suponer — to suppose; festejar — to celebrate) con permiso sañor (excuse me, sir; con permiso — excuse me; un señor — a gentleman, sir).
¡Ay mijita de ma vidas! (Oh, my little girl of my lives!; ¡Ay! — Oh!; una mijita — a little girl; una vida — a life).
Que matida de bata lo dio usted matrimoniándose (What a beating you gave yourself by getting married; una matida de bata — a beating; dar — to give; matrimoniarse — to get married)
con ese sinvergüenza mujeriego (with that shameless womanizer; un sinvergüenza — a shameless person; un mujeriego — a womanizer).
¿Y qué hombre no lo es? (And what man isn't?; un hombre — man)
Mientras él me respete (as long as he respects me; respetar — to respect), déjelo que se divierta (let him have fun; divertirse — to have fun).
¿Qué culpa tiene mi Perico (What fault is it of my Perico; Perico is a name, often used as a nickname for Pedro) de tener gancho con las mujeres? (of being attractive to women; tener gancho — to be attractive, literally "to have a hook")
Pero eso ya no es gancho (But that's no longer attractiveness; ya no — no longer), es un clavejero (it's a womanizer; clavejero is a colloquial term for a womanizer, not commonly used). Lo que sea (Whatever; literally "what it may be").
Yo no voy a perder a mi marido (I'm not going to lose my husband; perder — to lose) por andarle con celos tontos (because of silly jealousy; andar con celos — to be jealous; tonto — silly, stupid).
Él me quiere mucho (He loves me a lot; querer — to love, to want), yo también lo quiero (I also love him), y con eso me conformo (and with that I am satisfied/content; conformarse — to be satisfied, to conform).
Bueno mejita (Well, little cheek; mejita — diminutive form of mejilla, which means cheek), mi concencia está tranquila (my conscience is calm/peaceful; conciencia — conscience; tranquilo — calm, peaceful).
Porque coste que usted se caso (Because it seems that you got married; costar — to cost, to seem; casarse — to get married), sin mi consentimento (without my consent; consentimiento — consent).
Una nueva servidora (A new servant; servidora — female servant) ya tienen a quien mandar (already have someone to order around; mandar — to order, to command),
ay luego les diré lora de llevarla a bautizar (oh, later I will tell them about taking her to be baptized; llevar — to carry, to take; bautizar — to baptize).
Y mientras busco compadre (And while I look for a godfather; buscar — to look for; un compadre — godfather) pa llevarla con el cura (to take her to the priest; llevar — to take; un cura — priest),
Yo los invito a tomar (I invite you to drink; invitar — to invite; tomar — to drink).
Beban que aquí está su Padre... (Drink because here is your Father...; beber — to drink; un padre — father)
El Padre de la criatura (The Father of the creature; una criatura — creature), no se vayan a pensar (don't you think; irse a pensar — to think).
Mira nomás que ganado se trae ese (Just look at the cattle that one brings; mirar — to look; un ganado — cattle; traer — to bring).
métete (get in; meter — to put in) y no dejes salir (and don't let out; dejar — to let, allow; salir — to go out) a mija (my daughter; mija — colloquial term for mi hija — my daughter).
¡Onario! (a slang term, possibly a name or an exclamation; context needed for accurate translation)
Trago libre (free drink; un trago — a drink; libre — free) pa (for; colloquial term for para) todos los cuates (all the buddies; un cuate — buddy, friend; colloquial term in Mexico),
y prepárense (and get ready; prepararse — to get ready) porque vamos a bailar (because we are going to dance; bailar — to dance),
traigo pareja (I bring a partner; traer — to bring; una pareja — a couple, partner) pa todos ustedes (for all of you; ustedes — you).
¡Hombre Perico no la raspes! (Man, Perico, don't scrape it!; hombre — man, used here as an interjection; Perico — a common Spanish name; no la raspes — don't scrape it; raspar — to scrape. This phrase is colloquial and its meaning can vary depending on the context. It could mean "don't push it" or "don't overdo it".)
Hay una manera de festejar un nacimiento (There is a way to celebrate a birth; festejar — to celebrate; un nacimiento — a birth). ¿Qué tiene? (What's wrong?; tener — to have, but in this context it means "what's the matter?")
Mi casa es para familias (My house is for families; una casa — a house; una familia — a family).
¿Y no venimos en plan familiar? (And aren't we coming as a family?; venir — to come; un plan — a plan; familiar — family, used here as an adjective).
Sí familiar y... y te traes a Doña Matilde (Yes, family and... and you bring Doña Matilde; traer — to bring; Doña — a respectful title used before a woman's name, similar to "Lady" or "Madam" in English). ¡Claro! (Of course!; claro — clear, used here as an interjection meaning "of course").
Viniendo con todas sus niñas (Coming with all his girls; venir — to come) todo queda en familia (everything stays in the family; quedar — to stay, remain).
Ya ni amuelas (literally "not even grind", it's a Mexican slang phrase expressing frustration or disbelief, similar to "give me a break" in English), me quieres agarrar ahorcado (you want to catch me hanged; querer — to want; agarrar — to catch, grab; ahorcado — hanged).
Pero señor Bueno (But Mr. Bueno), mira no seas malo (look, don't be bad; mirar — to look; ser — to be; malo — bad),
Dame siquiera las cuarenta mil (Give me at least the forty thousand; dar — to give; siquiera — at least), No Tiburcio (No, Tiburcio),
Ya te dije que no te doy ni un centavo más (I already told you that I won't give you even a penny more; ya — already; decir — to tell; dar — to give; ni — not even; un centavo — a penny; más — more).
veinticinco mil (twenty-five thousand) y de ahí no paso (and I won't go beyond that: «and from there I do not pass»; pasar — to pass, to go beyond).
Haber (let's see; literally "to have", but in this context it's used as an interjection to get attention) muchacho (boy),
tráenos (bring us; traer — to bring) dos cervecitas bien frías (two very cold beers; una cerveza — beer; frío — cold). Si patrón (Yes, boss; un patrón — boss).
La otra noche (the other night) fui de fiesta (I went to a party; ir de fiesta — to go to a party) en casa e Julia (at Julia's house; una casa — house).
se encontraba ya reunida la familia (the family was already gathered; encontrarse — to be located, to find oneself; reunir — to gather; una familia — family).
Maripepa felicita a Luz y Otilia (Maripepa congratulates Luz and Otilia; felicitar — to congratulate)
y Camila que alegraba la tertulia (and Camila who cheered up the gathering; alegrar — to cheer up; una tertulia — gathering, social meeting)
Mientras Lupe daba al niño su mamila (While Lupe was giving the baby his bottle; dar — to give; un niño — a baby; una mamila — a baby bottle)
Doña Cleta pide una botella a Celia (Doña Cleta asks Celia for a bottle; pedir — to ask for)
nos formo a los de confianza dos en fila (she lined us up in two rows, those she trusted; formar — to line up; confianza — trust; una fila — a row).
Y brindamos (and we toast; brindar — to toast) con charanda de Morelia (with charanda from Morelia; charanda — a type of alcoholic beverage typical of the Mexican state of Michoacán, Morelia is the capital city of this state).
Después Amelia (then Amelia)
puso la vitrola (put on the record player; poner — to put, to place; una vitrola — a record player, an old term for a phonograph).
y le tupimos a la danza (and we threw ourselves into the dance; tupir — to stuff, to fill, here it means to engage fully or throw oneself into something) ahí hechos bola (there, all huddled together; hecho bola — an idiomatic expression meaning to be huddled or bunched up together).
Había un cadete (there was a cadet), que celaba a Chelo (who was jealous of Chelo; celar — to be jealous).
mas la canija (but the tricky/difficult one; canijo — tricky, difficult) con Gaspar se daba vuelo (with Gaspar let herself go: «gave herself flight»; dar vuelo — to let go, to give free rein).
Éntrele al baile Doña Matilde (Join the dance, Mrs. Matilde; entrarle a algo — to join in something; un baile — dance).
Después nos dieron sandwichitos de jalea (Then they gave us little jelly sandwiches; un sandwichito — a little sandwich; una jalea — jelly).
a unos ponche (some received punch; un ponche — punch) y a los tristes coca-cola (and the sad ones got Coca-Cola; triste — sad).
como la gata pa servir ni se menea (like the cat, she doesn't even move to serve; una gata — a cat; menearse — to move).
pa la cocina yo me fui con mi charola (to the kitchen I went with my tray; pa — colloquial shortening for para — to; una cocina — kitchen; una charola — tray)
Ay me encontré con los amiguitos de Ofelia (Oh, I met Ofelia's little friends; encontrarse — to meet; un amigo — friend; amiguito — little friend, often used to denote familiarity or affection)
que a contrabando habían pasado su tequila (who had smuggled their tequila; contrabando — smuggling; pasar — to pass, here used in the sense of bringing something in)
nos aventamos unas copas tras la pila (we threw back some drinks behind the sink; aventarse — to throw oneself, here used in the sense of indulging or partaking in; una copa — drink, glass; una pila — sink)
y por poquito ya mero nos cae Amelia (and Amelia almost caught us; por poquito — almost, nearly; ya mero — almost, nearly; caer — to fall, here used in the sense of getting caught or discovered).
luego pidieron, (then they asked; pedir — to ask) que cantara Lola (for Lola to sing; cantar — to sing)
y soportamos (and we endured; soportar — to endure) "Ay te doy la despedida " (Oh, I bid you farewell; despedida — farewell)
Después (afterwards) Tía Cleta (Aunt Cleta) toco la pianola (played the pianola; tocar — to play an instrument)
pa (shortened form of para, meaning for) que no hablara (so she wouldn't talk; hablar — to talk) le dimos (we gave her; dar — to give) buena aplaudida (a good applause; aplaudir — to applaud)
Tú juegas. (You play; jugar — to play)
A sí hombre (Oh yes, man), perdón estaba distraído (sorry, I was distracted; estar — to be; distraído — distracted).
Pos ni tanto (Well, not so much; pos — colloquial form of pues, which means well or so), porque ya me ahorcaste la mula de seises (because you already hung my mule of sixes; ahorcar — to hang; una mula — mule; de seises — of sixes; this is a colloquial phrase that can mean you've caused me a problem or inconvenience).
Otra mula es la que quisiera ahorcar (Another mule is the one I would like to hang; querer — to want). La de unos (The one of some). No la de otros (Not the one of others).
Óyeme (Listen to me; oír — to hear).
Ese que canta es Pedro Malo verdad (That one who sings is Pedro Malo, right; cantar — to sing; verdad — truth, right), El mesmo (The same one; el mesmo — colloquial form of el mismo, which means the same one).
Y no digas que me aprovecho (And don't say that I take advantage; aprovecharse — to take advantage),
pero pregúntale a él lo que vale el rancho que yo te ofrezco (but ask him how much the ranch that I offer you is worth; preguntar — to ask; valer — to be worth; un rancho — ranch; ofrecer — to offer).
A Pedro y a otros yo les doy el agua (I give water to Pedro and others; dar — to give; el agua — water).
Pero Pedro ¿Tiene tierras aquí? (But does Pedro have lands here?; tener — to have; una tierra — land) Las que te señale (The ones that I pointed out to you; señalar — to point out).
Si no fuera por mi manantial (If it weren't for my spring; ser — to be; un manantial — spring), no cosechaba ni una mazorca (he wouldn't harvest even one ear of corn; cosechar — to harvest; una mazorca — ear of corn).
La vida (the life) de esas tierritas (of those little lands; tierra — land, soil; tierrita — diminutive form, often used to express affection or smallness) depende (depends; depender) del rancho (on the ranch; un rancho — ranch) que yo te ofrezco (that I offer you; ofrecer — to offer).
Pregúntaselo (ask him; preguntar — to ask; -selo is a combination of indirect object pronoun 'le' and direct object pronoun 'lo', referring to 'him') a Pedrito (to Pedrito) y ya verás (and you will see; ver — to see).
Se lo vo a preguntar (I'm going to ask him; ir a — going to; preguntar — to ask; 'vo' is a colloquial contraction of 'voy').
espérame aquí (wait for me here; esperar — to wait).
Yo me hice fuerte (I became strong; hacerse — to become) y les cante (and I sang to them; cantar — to sing) "Una carta a Eufemia " (A letter to Eufemia; una carta — a letter).
que me hecho un gallo (that I've made a rooster; hacer — to make; un gallo — rooster; in Mexican slang, "hacer un gallo" means to roll a joint) y un changuito me vacila (and a little monkey teases me; un changuito — little monkey; vacilar — to tease, to hesitate).
que me le arranco (that I would tear it off; arrancar — to tear off, to start) pero me detuvo Eufemia (but Eufemia stopped me; detener — to stop).
si no en el Limbo ya estuviera haciendo fila (if not in Limbo, I would already be in line; el Limbo — Limbo; hacer fila — to line up, to queue).
pero ya estaba digerida la jalea (but the jelly was already digested; digerir — to digest; la jalea — jelly).
pos la mujer del General me hacía la bola (well, the General's wife was making me the ball; hacer la bola — to make the ball; in Mexican slang, "hacer la bola" means to support or back up someone).
va con el chisme (goes with the gossip; ir — to go; un chisme — gossip) la metiche de Carola (the nosy Carola; metiche — nosy, meddlesome).
y viene el viejo (and the old man comes; venir — to come) y que empieza la pelea (and the fight begins; empezar — to begin; una pelea — fight).
se armo el relajo (the mess started; armar — to start; un relajo — mess, chaos), saco su pistola (he took out his gun; sacar — to take out; una pistola — gun).
Yo precavido (I, cautiously; precavido — cautious) me escondí tras la pianola (hid behind the pianola; esconderse — to hide; una pianola — player piano).
Vino la Julia (Julia came; venir), que llamo Carola (that Carola called; llamar — to call).
y pa (and to; pa is a colloquial contraction of para, which means "for" or "to") la cárcel (the jail) nos llevaron (they took us; llevar — to take, carry) hechos bola (made into a ball; hecho — made, done; bola — ball. This is an idiomatic expression meaning "in a mess" or "in a difficult situation").
¡Vamos niñas! ¡vamos! (Let's go girls! Let's go!), esta bien que haiga (it's okay that there is; haiga is a colloquial and regional variant of haya, which is the subjunctive form of haber — to have, there is/are) relajo (mess, disorder) pero con orden (but with order).
Vaiganse por ahi (Go over there; Vaiganse is a colloquial and regional variant of Vayanse, which is the reflexive form of ir — to go) y a portarse decentitas ¡Eh! (and behave decently, eh!; portarse — to behave; decente — decent).
¡Mira nomás (Just look; mirar — to look; nomás is a colloquial contraction of no más, which means "only" or "just") que suerte tienes (how lucky you are; suerte — luck; tener — to have) pa que te quieran (for them to love you; querer — to love) las viejas (the old women; vieja — old woman).
Así parece Doña Matilde (So it seems, Mrs. Matilde), pero no todo lo que relumbra es oro (but not all that glitters is gold; relumbrar — to glitter, shine; oro — gold. This is a proverb meaning "appearances can be deceiving").
Soy muy desafortunado con ellas (I am very unlucky with them; ser — to be; desafortunado — unlucky). No me digas (Don't tell me; decir — to tell).
¡Es la verdad! (It's the truth!; verdad — truth) a mi ninguna mujer (no woman; una mujer — woman) me toma en serio (takes me seriously; tomar en serio — to take seriously)
porque dicen (because they say; decir) que ando con muchas (that I go around with many; andar con — to go around with)
y yo tengo (and I have; tener — to have) que andar con muchas (to go around with many) porque ninguna (because none) me toma en serio (takes me seriously).
De nosotras (Of us; nosotros/nosotras — we) no te quejaras (you will not complain; quejarse — to complain). Estoy hablando de mujeres (I am talking about women; hablar — to talk).
Y nosotras ¿Qué somos? (And we, what are we?; ser — to be)
Ustedes son... Chamaconas. (You are... Chamaconas; ustedes — you (plural); son — are; ser — to be; chamaconas — a colloquial term in some Latin American countries referring to young girls or women, often used in a playful or affectionate manner)
Bueno pero tu mujer. (Well, but your woman; tu — your; mujer — woman) Hey mi mujer tiene su lugar muy aparte ¡Eh! (Hey, my woman has her very separate place; mi — my; tiene — has; tener — to have; su lugar — her place; muy aparte — very separate)
¡Jorge! (Jorge!; a common Spanish male name)
¡A cuanto desgraciado gusto me da verte! (How much unfortunate pleasure it gives me to see you!; a cuanto — how much; desgraciado — unfortunate; gusto — pleasure; me da — it gives me; dar — to give; verte — to see you; ver — to see)
Sí (Yes)
Debe ser un gusto muy desgraciado (It must be a very unfortunate taste; debe ser — must be; un gusto — a taste; desgraciado — unfortunate, miserable).
Bueno... así digo yo (Well... that's what I say; bueno — well; así digo yo — that's what I say; decir — to say).
Y así eres (And that's how you are; y — and; así eres — that's how you are; ser — to be).
Tienes razón (You're right; tienes — you have; razón — reason, right; tener razón — to be right).
Precisamente eso (precisely that; precisamente — precisely) le estaba diciendo (he was telling; decir — to tell)
a las muchachas (to the girls; una muchacha — girl) hace un rato (a while ago; un rato — a while).
Soy muy desgraciado (I am very unhappy; ser — to be; desgraciado — unhappy).
Menos mal (thank goodness; literally "less bad") que lo reconoces (that you recognize it; reconocer — to recognize).
Pos sí (well, yes; colloquial form of "pues sí" — well, yes).
Y ¿Cómo supiste que estaba yo aquí? (And how did you know I was here?; saber — to know; estar — to be, used for temporary states or locations) Fue casualidad (It was a coincidence; una casualidad — coincidence).
Algún día teníamos que encontrarnos ¿No? (We had to meet someday, didn't we?; algún día — someday; encontrarse — to meet; teníamos que — we had to; this is a past form of tener que, which is used to express obligation or necessity)
¡Claro! (Sure!; claro — clear; sure)
¿Qué te parece si hablamos allá adentro? (What do you think if we talk inside there?; parecer — to seem; si — if; hablar — to talk; allá adentro — inside there; allá — there; adentro — inside)
Hablamos. (We talk; hablar — to talk; this is the first person plural form of the present tense, but in this context, it's likely being used as a future tense, meaning "we will talk")
Pasa (come in: «pass»; pasar — to pass).
Tú primero (you first).
Nomás vine a hacerte una reclamación (I just came to make a complaint to you; nomás — just, only; venir — to come; hacer — to make; una reclamación — a complaint).
Tú dirás (you will say: «you tell»; decir — to say).
¿Porqué no me invitaste a tu matrimonio? (Why didn't you invite me to your wedding?; por qué — why; no — not; me — me; invitaste — you invited; a — to; tu — your; matrimonio — wedding).
Yo hubiera asistido (I would have attended; asistir — to attend) con mucho gusto (with great pleasure; gusto — pleasure).
Pues este... (Well, this...; pues — well; este — this)
es que fue todo tan de sopetón (it's just that everything happened so suddenly; de sopetón — suddenly; all at once)
Bueno además tú sabes (Well, besides, you know; además — besides; saber — to know) como soy yo (how I am; ser — to be) y como hago las cosas (and how I do things; hacer — to do).
Sí (Yes).
Ahora ya sé (Now I know; saber — to know) como eres (how you are; ser — to be) y como haces las cosas (and how you do things; hacer — to do).
Arrastrándote (crawling; arrastrar — to crawl, drag) como los reptiles (like reptiles; un reptil — reptile)
traicionando a los amigos (betraying friends; traicionar — to betray) y engañando a las mujeres (and deceiving women; engañar — to deceive, cheat).
¿No es cierto? (Isn't it true?; cierto — true)
Te casaste (you got married; casarse — to get married) con mi novia (with my girlfriend; una novia — girlfriend) a sabiendas (knowingly; saber — to know).
de que yo la quería (that I loved her; querer — to love, to want) de veras (really, truly; de veras — really, truly) y me iba a casar con ella (and I was going to marry her; casarse — to get married).
Claro (clear, of course).
No te atreves a verme a la cara (you don't dare to look me in the face; atreverse — to dare; ver — to see; la cara — face), pos no faltaba más (well, what else could be expected; pos — colloquial form of pues, which means "well", "then"; faltar — to lack, to miss).
Mi hermana si que supo conocerte a tiempo (my sister did know how to know you in time; saber — to know; conocer — to meet, to know; a tiempo — in time),
no creyó en la comedia de tu cariño (she didn't believe in the comedy of your affection; creer — to believe; la comedia — comedy; el cariño — affection, love).
porque ya presentía (because I already sensed; presentir — to have a premonition) la clase de ficha (the kind of piece/token; ficha — piece, token, in this context it refers to the type of person) que eres (that you are; ser — to be).
Y yo todavía de imbécil (And I, still like a fool; un imbécil — fool) allí ayudándote (there helping you; ayudar — to help) de muy buena fe (in good faith; la fe — faith),
para que fueras (so that you would be; ser — to be) mi cuñado (my brother-in-law; un cuñado — brother-in-law).
Bonita sabandija (Nice vermin; una sabandija — vermin, derogatory term for a person) iba yo a meter (I was going to bring; meter — to put, to bring) a mi familia (into my family; una familia — family).
Y no creas (And don't think; creer — to think, to believe) que estoy ardido (that I am burned; estar ardido — to be angry, upset; a colloquial expression) porque me quitaste la novia (because you took my girlfriend away from me; quitar — to take away).
Si una mujer nos traiciona (If a woman betrays us; traicionar — to betray),
la perdonamos (we forgive her; perdonar — to forgive) y en paz (and in peace), al fin y al cabo (after all; literally "at the end and at the trunk") es mujer (she is a woman).
Pero cuando la traición viene de quien uno cree (But when the betrayal comes from whom one believes; creer — to believe)
que es su mejor amigo (that is his best friend; un amigo — friend),
¡Ah Chihuahua! (Oh Chihuahua!; an exclamation of surprise or frustration, similar to "Oh my!" in English. Chihuahua is also a state in Mexico, but in this context, it's used as an interjection).
¡Como duele! (How it hurts!; doler — to hurt)
Y todavía te ríes (And you're still laughing; todavía — still; reírse — to laugh).
¡Contéstala! ¡Contéstala! (Answer it! Answer it!; contestar — to answer)
Pero que vas a contestar (But what are you going to answer; ir a — going to; used to express future actions)
si eres un cobarde (if you are a coward; ser — to be; un cobarde — a coward).
La comedia de mi cariño (The comedy of my affection; una comedia — comedy; cariño — affection, love).
¿Hablaste con Pedrito? (Did you speak with Pedrito?; hablar — to speak) Sí (Yes).
¿Qué te dijo de mi rancho? (What did he tell you about my ranch?; decir — to tell; un rancho — ranch).
¿Tu rancho? (Your ranch?)
¡Ah sí! (Oh yes!)
Me dijo (he/she told me; decir — to tell) que era (that it was; ser — to be) una buena inversión (a good investment), te lo compro (I'll buy it for you; comprar — to buy).
¿En los cuarenta? (In the forties?) En lo que sea (whatever it is; sea — subjunctive form of ser — to be).
Vamos a firmar (let's sign; firmar — to sign) las escrituras (the deeds; una escritura — deed, document). Juega (play; jugar — to play).
Póngalo harta manteca (put a lot of grease; poner — to put; una manteca — grease) en esa desgraciadas muelles (on those damn springs; un muelle — spring)
que rechinan (that squeak; rechinar — to squeak) que barecen zapatos nuevos (they sound like new shoes; parecer — to seem, sound like; un zapato — shoe).
No tenga cuidado Don Elías (Don't worry, Don Elias; tener cuidado — to be careful; Don is a respectful title used before a man's first name in Spanish).
Lo das su buena sopleteada con harto batrolio (Give it a good blowtorch with a lot of hustle; sopleteada — blowtorch, a slang term for a thorough job or effort; harto — a lot; batrolio — hustle, a slang term for hard work or effort).
póngaselo abuzado para que se lo gane el bropinas (Put it on alert so that the pickpocket doesn't get it; abuzado — alert, a slang term for being cautious or aware; bropinas — pickpocket, a slang term for a thief).
¡Bueno, bueno! (Good, good!; bueno — good).
Que tengas mucha suerte Jorgito (May you have a lot of luck, Jorgito; tener suerte — to have luck). Gracias viejo (Thanks, old man; viejo — old man, a colloquial term for a friend or acquaintance).
Adiós. Adiós. (Goodbye. Goodbye.)
Pero lo ongañan mis ojos, (But my eyes deceive me; engañar — to deceive)
Pos toy saludando a Don Jorgito. (Because I'm greeting Don Jorgito; "Pos toy" is a colloquial contraction of "pues estoy" — because I am; saludar — to greet)
Que tal Don Elías (How are you, Don Elias; ¿Qué tal? — How are you?)
Por así tan serio lo saludas a su amigo, (You greet your friend so seriously like this; así — like this; serio — serious; saludar — to greet; un amigo — a friend)
en otros tiempos (in other times: «in the past»; un tiempo — time) me lo dabas (you gave it to me; dar — to give) un abrazo (a hug).
Pero usted lo ha dicho (but you have said it; decir — to say), eran otros tiempos (they were other times: «it was a different time»; ser — to be).
Parece que estas enojado conmigo (it seems that you are angry with me; parecer — to seem; estar — to be (temporary); enojado — angry; conmigo — with me),
si tú estas enojado (if you are angry), pero no tenes razón (but you are not right; tener razón — to be right) mejito (dear; a term of endearment, often used towards younger people).
yo sembre quise (I always wanted; siempre — always; querer — to want) que tú fueras (that you would be; ser — to be (permanent)) me yerno (my son-in-law).
Mire Don Elías (Look, Don Elias; mire — imperative form of mirar, to look), más vale no hablar deso (it's better not to talk about that; más vale — it's better; hablar — to talk; deso — colloquial contraction of de eso, about that).
Sí yo tiene que hablar (Yes, I have to talk; tener que — have to), porque tú crees que yo tuve la culpa (because you think I was to blame; creer — to think; tener la culpa — to be to blame),
yo no tuve la culpa de nada (I was not to blame for anything; nada — nothing).
Yo no sé nada de lo que pasó (I don't know anything about what happened; saber — to know; pasar — to happen) me lavo mis manos (I wash my hands; lavar — to wash) como bilatos mejito (like a little bilatos; this phrase seems to be a regional or colloquial expression, its exact meaning is unclear without context).
Y dirá que soy muy bruto (And you will say that I am very stupid; decir — to say; bruto — stupid, rough) pero yo no buede comprender que pasó (but I can't understand what happened; poder — can; comprender — to understand).
Ahora que estamos aquí (Now that we are here; estar — to be), dígame una cosa (tell me one thing; decir — to tell).
¿Por qué se pelearon mi hija y tú (Why did my daughter and you fight; pelear — to fight), sí ya se iban a casar (if you were already going to get married; casar — to marry)?
Son cosas que pasan Don Elías (These are things that happen, Don Elías; pasar — to happen).
Tal vez usted recuerde (Perhaps you remember; recordar — to remember) que la última vez que nos vimos (that the last time we saw each other; ver — to see)
hace poco más o menos un año (was about a year ago; un año — year).
Hubo (there was; haber — to have) una Kermés (a fair) en el Pueblo (in the village; un pueblo — village),
a la que ella no quiso asistir (which she didn't want to attend; querer — to want; asistir — to attend) que porque le dolía la cabeza (because she had a headache; doler — to hurt, ache; la cabeza — head)
Me acuerdo (I remember; acordarse — to remember).
Entonces yo confiado en que ella no iba (then I, confident that she wasn't going; confiar — to trust; ir — to go),
invite una amiga (I invited a friend; invitar — to invite).
Usted comprende ¿No? (You understand, don't you?; comprender — to understand)
Una de esas amigas que tenemos los solteros (One of those friends that we, the singles, have; una amiga — a friend; tener — to have; un soltero — a single person)
Mi prietita (my little dark-skinned girl; prieto — dark, swarthy; a term of endearment) me parece que es la hora del huapango (it seems to me that it's time for the huapango; parecer — to seem; la hora — the hour, time; el huapango — a style of Mexican music and folk dance)
mientras su hamaca se mece (while her hammock swings; una hamaca — a hammock; mecer — to swing, to rock) yo nomás la estoy mirando (I'm just watching her; mirar — to watch, to look)
y al verla que se estremece (and seeing her shiver; ver — to see; estremecer — to shiver, to tremble) le pregunto ¡Quiobo! ¿Cuándo? (I ask her, "What's up! When?"; quiobo — a colloquial Mexican term used as a greeting or to ask "what's up"; cuándo — when)
Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo. Quiobo, quiobo, ¡Quiobo! ¿Cuándo? (Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo. Quiobo, quiobo, Quiobo! When?; Quiobo is a colloquial Mexican term used as a greeting or to ask "what's up?" or "how's it going?", similar to "hello" or "hi" in English. ¿Cuándo? — when?)
Esa niña del rebozo (That girl with the shawl; un rebozo — shawl) tiene un rato suspirando (has been sighing for a while; tener un rato — to have a while; suspirar — to sigh)
si su charro no la quiere (if her charro doesn't love her; un charro — traditional horseman from Mexico, similar to a cowboy; querer — to love, to want), ya le estamos dimos dando (we are already giving it to her; dar — to give)
y pa que no este tan triste (and so she's not so sad; estar triste — to be sad) le pregunto ¡Quiobo! ¿Cuándo? (I ask her "Quiobo! When?")
Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo. Quiobo, quiobo, ¡Quiobo! ¿Cuándo? (Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo. Quiobo, quiobo, Quiobo! When?)
Aunque en amor no soy nuevo (Although in love I am not new; aunque — although; amor — love; nuevo — new), tampoco me estoy pasando (I'm also not overdoing it; tampoco — neither, also not; pasarse — to overdo, to go too far).
Yo sé comer pan de huevo (I know how to eat egg bread; saber — to know; comer — to eat; pan — bread; huevo — egg) que en cualquier boca me ablando (that softens me in any mouth; cualquier — any; boca — mouth; ablandar — to soften).
y al verla solo me atrevo (and seeing her I only dare; ver — to see; atreverse — to dare) y le pregunto ¡Quiobo! ¿Cuándo? (and I ask her "What's up! When?"; preguntar — to ask; quiobo — slang for "what's up"; cuando — when).
Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo. Quiobo, quiobo, ¡Quiobo! ¿Cuándo? (What's up, what's up, what's up. What's up, what's up, What's up! When?)
En la rama de un Encino (On the branch of an oak; rama — branch; encino — oak) un jilguero está cantando (a goldfinch is singing; jilguero — goldfinch; cantar — to sing).
hay que chula trigueñita (how cute little brunette; chula — cute, pretty; trigueñita — little brunette; trigueño — brunette) para hacerla de mi bando (to make her on my side; hacer — to make, to do; un bando — side, faction).
Y con todo mi respeto le pregunto... (And with all my respect I ask her...; respeto — respect; preguntar — to ask)
¡Quiobo!... ¿Cuándo? (Quiobo!... When?; quiobo — a colloquial Mexican expression used as a greeting or to express surprise, similar to "what's up" in English; cuándo — when)
Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo. Quiobo, quiobo, ¡Quiobo! ¿Cuándo? (Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo. Quiobo, quiobo, Quiobo! When?)
Ese charro y esa china nomás se están contemplando (That charro and that china are just contemplating each other; un charro — a traditional horseman from Mexico, similar to a cowboy; una china — a colloquial term for a woman or girl; nomás — just, only; contemplar — to contemplate, to look at).
ya no se hagan de papeles (don't make a fuss anymore: «don't make papers anymore»; hacerse de papeles — to make a fuss) y ya pueden irle dando (and you can start giving it; irle dando — to start giving it).
y pa no ser indiscreto (and not to be indiscreet) les pregunto (I ask you; preguntar) ¡Quiobo! ¿Cuándo? (What's up! When?; quiobo — a colloquial Mexican term for "what's up").
Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo. Quiobo, quiobo, ¿Cuándo? (What's up, what's up, what's up. What's up, what's up, when?).
El buen potro en el potrero (the good colt in the paddock; un potro — colt; un potrero — paddock) relincha de vez en cuando (neighs from time to time; relinchar — to neigh; de vez en cuando — from time to time).
¡Ah! pero ¿Qué estabas aquí? (Ah! but were you here?; estar — to be (temporary, location, state)).
Dile a Jorge que venga (Tell Jorge to come; decir — to tell, venir — to come).
Pero es que vamos aaa... (But we are going aaa...; ir — to go) Dile a Jorge que venga (Tell Jorge to come)
o yo iré a buscarlo (or I will go to look for him; buscar — to look for). ¡No! ni hablar (No! no way: «not even talk about it»; hablar — to talk) yo voy (I'm going).
Toma chiquita ahorita vuelvo (Take it, little one, I'll be back soon; tomar — to take, volver — to return)
y ante todo lo primero le pregunto (and first of all, the first thing I ask him; preguntar — to ask) ¡Quiobo! ¿Cuándo? (What's up! When?; quiobo — a colloquial way to say "what's up" in some Latin American countries).
Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo. (Quiobo, quiobo, quiobo: «What's up, what's up, what's up»; quiobo is a colloquial Mexican term for "what's up" or "hello").
¡Pos quiobo! (Well, what's up!: «Well, hello»; pos is a colloquial contraction of pues, which means "well").
¡Quibo! ¿Cuándo? (What's up! When?: «Hello! When?»; cuándo — when).
¿Oye cuñao? (Hey brother-in-law?: «Do you hear, brother-in-law?»; oye — listen, hey; cuñao is a colloquial contraction of cuñado, which means "brother-in-law").
Con permiso de Victorita, ¿Me perdonas una palabra? (With Victorita's permission, can you spare me a word?: «With the permission of Victorita, do you forgive me a word?»; con permiso de — with the permission of; me perdonas — you forgive me, you spare me; una palabra — a word).
Sí hombre ¡Como no! (Yes man, of course!; como no — of course) ¿A donde vas? (Where are you going?; ir — to go) Ahorita vengo hombre (I'll be right back, man; ahorita — right now, in a little while; venir — to come).
¡Vámonos pues! (Let's go then!; irse — to go away, to leave) Vámonos (Let's go).
Oye (Listen; oír), que ahí está Rosario (that Rosario is there; estar — to be (temporary, location)).
¿Aquí? (Here?) Sí aquí (Yes, here)
Pos si me dijo que no iba a venir (Well, she told me she wasn't going to come; decir — to tell; venir — to come). Pos ahí está (Well, there she is; estar — to be (temporary, location)).
Tons (so: colloquial abbreviation of "entonces") esta es una tanteada ¿Eh? (this is a trial, isn't it?; "tanteada" is a colloquial term used in Mexico to refer to a trial or test)
Ya verás (you'll see; ver — to see) que pronto (that soon) arreglo yo esto (I'll fix this; arreglar — to fix).
Ahí (there) encárgate (take care of; encargarse — to take care of) desta (of this; "desta" is a colloquial contraction of "de esta") ¡Eh! (hey!)
Óyeme (listen to me; oír — to hear) yo traigo (I bring; traer — to bring) mi paquete (my package) No le hace, (it doesn't matter; "no le hace" is a colloquial phrase used in Mexico to express indifference or to say that something doesn't matter)
te aguantas (you endure/wait; aguantar — to endure, to wait) un ratito (a little while; un rato — a while) aunque sea (even if it is).
Nomás no te vayas a mandar ¡Eh! (Just don't mess up, eh!; nomás — just; no te vayas a mandar — don't mess up; mandar — to send, but in this context it means to mess up) Hombre Jorge me extraña (Man, Jorge, it surprises me; hombre — man; me extraña — it surprises me; extrañar — to miss, but in this context it means to surprise).
Si, pos a mi no me extraña (Yes, well, it doesn't surprise me; pos — well; a mi no me extraña — it doesn't surprise me).
Quiobo Vitorita, quiobo, quiobo ¿Cuándo? (What's up Vitorita, what's up, what's up, when?; quiobo — what's up; ¿Cuándo? — when?)
¡Ora! Perico (Now! Perico; ora — now).
¿Qué tiene? si casi somos hermanos (What's the matter? We're almost brothers; ¿Qué tiene? — what's the matter; si casi somos hermanos — we're almost brothers; tener — to have, but in this context it means to matter; casi — almost; somos — we are; ser — to be; hermanos — brothers).
además (besides; in addition) vengo de sustituto (I come as a substitute; venir — to come; un sustituto — substitute).
No le hace (it doesn't matter; hacer — to do, to make; "no le hace" is a colloquial expression used in Mexico meaning "it doesn't matter" or "it's not important").
Mira, mira (look, look; mirar — to look), ¿A poco muy honrada? (Is she really very honorable?; poco — little, a bit; "a poco" is a Mexican colloquialism that expresses doubt or surprise, similar to "really?" in English; muy — very; honrado — honorable).
Pos... Pos ¿Qué? (Well... Well, what?; "pos" is a colloquial contraction of "pues" used in Mexico, meaning "well" or "so").
¿Que no habrá manera de lugarcito ¿Eh? (Isn't there a way to a little place, huh?; que — that; no — not; habrá — there will be; una manera — a way; un lugar — a place; "cito" is a diminutive suffix in Spanish, so "lugarcito" means "little place"; eh — huh).
¿Qué clase de juego te traes? (What kind of game are you playing?; traerse un juego — to play a game, to have a scheme) no dijiste que estabas enferma (didn't you say you were sick?; decir — to say; estar — to be (temporary state)).
¡Pues ya vez que no! (Well, you see that I'm not!; ver — to see).
Solo quería venirte a sorprender con esa mujer. (I just wanted to surprise you with that woman; solo — just; querer — to want; venir — to come; sorprender — to surprise).
Me alegro que me hayas encontrado con ella, (I'm glad you found me with her; alegrarse — to be glad; encontrar — to find).
Porque así se te quitara la costumbre de andarme espiando (Because this way you will lose the habit of spying on me; quitar — to take away, to lose; la costumbre — the habit; espiar — to spy).
¿Eso es todo lo que se te ocurre decir? (Is that all you can think of to say?; ocurrir — to occur, to come to mind)
¿No te da vergüenza andarte luciendo? (Aren't you ashamed to show off?; vergüenza — shame; lucir — to shine, to show off)
por todas partes (everywhere; una parte — part) con esa mujer (with that woman)?
Lo único que se (the only thing I know; saber — to know), es que mientras (is that while) no seas mi esposa (you are not my wife; ser — to be; una esposa — wife)
no tienes ningún derecho (you have no right; tener — to have; un derecho — right) a andarme reclamando nada de esto (to be claiming anything about this from me; andar — to walk, to go; reclamar — to claim, to demand).
¿Cómo? (How?; What?)
Me parece (It seems to me; parecer — to seem) que te di (that I gave you; dar — to give) tu lugar (your place) invitándote (inviting you; invitar — to invite) antes que a nadie (before anyone else; antes — before; nadie — nobody),
Sí tú no quisiste venir (Yes, you didn't want to come; querer — to want), es cosa tuya (it's your thing/it's up to you; una cosa — thing).
Pues ya estoy aquí (Well, I'm already here; estar — to be; aquí — here),
deja a esa mujer (leave that woman; dejar — to leave) y vámonos (and let's go; irse — to go away). No puedo dejarla (I can't leave her; poder — can, to be able to).
¿Porqué? (Why?) Porque yo la invite a venir (Because I invited her to come; invitar — to invite), nomás por eso (just because of that; nomás — just, only).
Jorge ¡Por favor! (Jorge, please!) Comprende que tengo razón (Understand that I'm right; comprender — to understand; tener razón — to be right).
¿Qué te cuesta dejar a esa? (What does it cost you to leave her?; costar — to cost; dejar — to leave) No voy a hacer el ridículo (I'm not going to make a fool of myself; hacer el ridículo — to make a fool of oneself).
Sea quien sea (Whoever it is; sea quien sea — whoever it is), no puedo dejar de ser hombre (I can't stop being a man; dejar de — to stop)
y de ser caballero dejándola plantada (and to be a gentleman by standing her up; un caballero — a gentleman; dejar plantado a alguien — to stand someone up).
¿Y me dejas plantada a mí? (And you stand me up?; dejar plantado a alguien — to stand someone up; a common Spanish idiom)
¿Se te olvida quién soy? (Do you forget who I am?; olvidar — to forget) Soy tu novia. (I am your girlfriend; una novia — girlfriend)
No soy una cualquiera. (I am not just anyone: «I am not any woman»; cualquiera — any, anyone)
Pues precisamente porque eres mi novia (Well, precisely because you are my girlfriend; precisamente — precisely, exactly)
no tienes que andar haciendo estos papelitos. (you don't have to go around doing these little acts; andar haciendo algo — to go around doing something; a common Spanish phrase; un papelito — little act, role; diminutive form of papel — role, act)
No quiero (I don't want; querer — to want) que esto (that this) se vuelva a repetir (repeats again; volver a + infinitive — to do something again; repetir — to repeat). Anda... (Go on...; andar — to walk, to go)
Vete a tu casa (Go to your house/home; irse — to go away) que te perdono (that I forgive you; perdonar — to forgive) por esta vez (for this time).
¿Cómo? (How?; ¿Cómo? can also be used to express surprise or disbelief, similar to "What?" in English) Ahora resulta (Now it turns out; resultar — to turn out) que el ofendido eres tú (that the offended one is you; ofender — to offend).
El ofendido soy yo (The offended one is me).
Entonces ya no suplico (Then I no longer beg; suplicar — to beg).
Te exijo (I demand from you; exigir — to demand) que dejes a esa mujer (that you leave that woman; dejar — to leave) y vengas conmigo (and come with me; venir — to come).
De lo contrario (otherwise: «from the contrary») hemos terminado (we are finished; terminar — to finish, end).
¿Es tu última palabra? (Is it your last word?; una palabra — word) La última (The last one).
¡Pérame ahi! (Wait for me there!; esperar — to wait)
¿Qué pasó? (What happened?; pasar — to happen)
¡Nada mano! (Nothing, man!; mano — colloquial term for friend, buddy), la mande pa su casa (I sent her to her house; mandar — to send).
Fíjate nomás que puntadas (Just look at what stitches; fíjate — pay attention, look; nomás — just, only; que puntadas — colloquial phrase meaning "what nonsense" or "what crazy ideas").
Vino a ordenarme (She came to order me; venir — to come; ordenar — to order), que dejara plantada a Victoria (to leave Victoria stood up; dejar plantado/a — to stand someone up)
pa que me fuera con ella (so that I would go with her; irse — to go).
Te imaginas que papelazo iba yo a hacer con esta (Can you imagine what a fool I would have made of myself with this one; imaginar — to imagine; papelazo — big mistake, blunder; hacer el papelazo — to make a fool of oneself), ¡Ya parece! (It seems so!; parecer — to seem).
¡Bueno! (Well!) pero en que quedo la cosa (but how did it end up: «but in what did the thing stay»; quedar — to stay, to remain).
¡Pos! terminamos (Well, we finished/broke up; terminar — to finish, to end).
¡No la amueles! (Don't bother her!; amolar — to bother, to annoy) Siii pero es cuestión de días mano (Yes, but it's a matter of days, bro; una cuestión — a question, a matter; un día — day; mano — bro, short for hermano — brother)
ya lo sabes (you already know it; saber — to know) acabará perdonando (she will end up forgiving; acabar — to finish, to end; perdonar — to forgive) como todas las novias (like all the girlfriends).
Es verdad (It's true) no les queda más remedio que perdonar (they have no choice but to forgive; un remedio — a remedy, a solution; perdonar — to forgive).
Mientras sean novias están amoladas (While they are girlfriends, they are in trouble: «they are sharpened»; amolar — to sharpen; to annoy),
Pos. Ahí nos vemos. Ándele (Well. See you there. Go ahead; pos — colloquial form of pues, which means well or then; ahí nos vemos — see you there; ándele — go ahead; hurry up).
Le confieso que me sentí culpable (I confess to you that I felt guilty; confesar — to confess; sentir — to feel; culpable — guilty).
Pero cuando quise ir a pedirle perdón a Rosario (But when I wanted to go to ask Rosario for forgiveness; querer — to want; pedir perdón — to ask for forgiveness),
me encontré con que se habían ustedes ido de viaje (I found that you had gone on a trip; encontrarse con — to find; ir de viaje — to go on a trip).
Ahora (now) me explico (I understand; explicar — to explain) porque esa noche (because that night) llego mejita (arrived "mejita"; mejita is a term of endearment, similar to "sweetie" or "darling") diciendo (saying; decir):
Babacito (another term of endearment, similar to "darling" or "dear") lo suplico (I beg you; suplicar — to beg) que no me lo vuelva a nombrar (that you don't mention it to me again; volver a — to do something again; nombrar — to name, to mention)
a Jorge para nada (Jorge at all; para nada — at all) porque (because)
ese ya se murió bara mí (that one is already dead to me; morir — to die; para mí — for me).
Bueno y ¿A dónde se fueron? (Well, and where did they go?; irse — to go away) A la capital, (To the capital,)
ella quería olvidarte (she wanted to forget you; querer — to want; olvidar — to forget) a como diera lugar (at all costs: «in any way possible»; dar lugar — to give place).
Como a los dos meses (about two months later: «like in two months»; un mes — month), sa presento el sinvergüenza de Pedro (the scoundrel Pedro showed up; presentarse — to show up; un sinvergüenza — scoundrel, rascal),
Y de buenas a primeras (suddenly: «from good to first») me desayuna con la noticia (he surprises me with the news: «he breakfasts me with the news»; desayunar — to have breakfast; una noticia — news)
de que ya se habían casado (that they had already gotten married; casarse — to get married)
Bueno, con tal de que ella sea feliz, (Well, as long as she is happy: «with such that she is happy»; ser feliz — to be happy).
No lo crea (Don't believe it; creer — to believe), ella no dice nada (she doesn't say anything; decir — to say) pero no puede ser dichosa (but she can't be happy; ser — to be; dichoso — happy).
Con ese mal hombre (with that bad man; mal — bad; hombre — man), Badre desnaturalazado (unnatural father; padre — father; desnaturalizado — unnatural).
¡Ah! pero ¿Tiene usted un nieto? (Ah! but do you have a grandson?; tener — to have; un nieto — a grandson).
Una niña braciosa (a charming girl; niña — girl; graciosa — charming), braciosa nació hoy brecisamente (charming was born today precisely; nacer — to be born; hoy — today; precisamente — precisely). ¿Hoy? (Today?)
Y este desgraciado anda de... (And this unfortunate one goes around...; desgraciado — unfortunate, miserable; andar — to go around).
Dígalo sañor, da barranda (Say it, sir, he's on a spree; dar barranda — to go on a spree, to party hard; this is a colloquial expression)
así anda desde el primer día que se casó (he's been like this since the first day he got married; casarse — to get married)
¡Desgraciadísimo! (How unfortunate!; desgraciado — unfortunate, miserable; the suffix -ísimo is used to intensify the adjective) Se da cuenta de mi tragedia mijo. (Do you realize my tragedy, son?; darse cuenta — to realize; mi hijo — my son, often shortened to mijo in colloquial speech)
Lo compadezco Don Elías (I sympathize with you, Don Elias; compadecer — to sympathize)
y usted compadézcalo a él, (and you sympathize with him; usted — formal you; él — he)
Porque estas cosas tarde o temprano (Because these things sooner or later; tarde — late; temprano — early) se pagan muy caras (are paid very dearly; pagar — to pay; caro — expensive).
Está listo su carro señor (Your car is ready, sir; estar listo — to be ready; un carro — a car; señor — sir).
Ándale Don Jorgito (Go ahead, Mr. Jorge; ándale — go ahead; Don — a respectful title used before a man's first name).
Ándele mijo que tenga buen viaje (Go ahead, my son, have a good trip; ándele — go ahead; mijo — my son, a colloquial contraction of "mi hijo"; tener — to have; un viaje — a trip). Hasta luego Don Elías (See you later, Mr. Elias; hasta luego — see you later).
Adiós Chucho (Goodbye, Chucho; adiós — goodbye). Adiós Jorgito (Goodbye, Jorge). Ándele mijo (Go ahead, my son).
Oiga (listen; oír — to hear), quiero que me parche esa llanta (I want you to patch that tire; parchar — to patch; una llanta — tire). Déjala ahi (leave it there; dejar — to leave).
Pero me va a prestar el caballo ¿Verdad? (But you're going to lend me the horse, right?; prestar — to lend; un caballo — horse) ¡Caballo! (Horse!)
Para los que traen coche (for those who bring a car; traer — to bring; un coche — car), tú cuando más llévate ese burro (you, at most, take that donkey; llevarse — to take away; un burro — donkey).
Tres reyes (three kings). No me sirve, flor (it doesn't serve me, flower; servir — to serve; una flor — flower).
¡Caray! (Wow!/Gosh!) manito (bro; mano — hand; manito — little hand; bro) ¡Como estás viejo! (How old you are!; estar — to be; viejo — old) ¡Que bárbaro! (How amazing!/incredible!; bárbaro — barbarian; amazing).
Y yo no doy una (And I can't get one right; dar — to give) ligue y ligue por abajo (hit after hit below; ligue — hit, strike; por abajo — below, underneath) no sé que me pasa (I don't know what's happening to me; saber — to know; pasar — to happen).
¡Con razón! (No wonder!; literally "With reason!")
Mira nomás. (Just look.; mirar — to look; nomás is a colloquial form used in Mexico for "nothing more" or "just".)
Pero oye (But listen; oír — to listen) ¡Que vista tienen eh! (What a view they have, huh!; vista — view)
¿Porqué no se van a ver si ya puso la marrana? (Why don't you go see if the sow has already given birth?; ir — to go; ver — to see; poner — to give birth when referring to animals; una marrana — a sow)
Óyeme (listen to me; oír — to hear) es que hay vistas (there are views/sights; una vista — view, sight) que son peor que la mosca prieta (that are worse than the black fly; peor — worse; una mosca — fly; prieto — black, dark) mano (man; colloquial term used to address a friend or acquaintance).
Yo conocí (I knew/met; conocer — to know, to meet) un ranchero (a rancher) que nomás con ver (who just by seeing; ver — to see) la milpa (the cornfield; milpa — a traditional Mexican field system) de su vecino (of his neighbor),
La secaba (he dried it up; secar — to dry).
Bueno (well) cien al centro (hundred to the center; a phrase used in gambling games to indicate a bet of a hundred). No voy (I'm not going; ir — to go).
Pierde y pierde y pierde (loses and loses and loses; perder — to lose) todo el tiempo (all the time).
Abren dieses (they open tens; abrir — to open).
Otra vez la burra al trigo (the donkey is back to the wheat again: «once again the donkey to the wheat»; this is a Spanish idiom which means someone is repeating the same mistake or returning to the same topic over and over again).
¡Quiobo Jorge! (What's up, Jorge?; «quiobo» is a colloquial Mexican greeting, similar to "what's up" or "how's it going").
Con razón (no wonder; literally "with reason").
Ya llegó otro de esos que con una mirada secan un maguey (another one of those has arrived who with one look can dry up a maguey; this is a metaphorical expression implying that the person has a strong or intense gaze; un maguey — a type of plant common in Mexico).
¿de que corral te soltaron? (from which pen did they let you out?; soltar — to let go, release; un corral — pen, enclosure) Quiobo Tules (What's up, Tules; Quiobo is a colloquial way to say "what's up" in some regions of Mexico, and Tules is a proper name).
¡Ya apareció el perdido! (The lost one has appeared!; aparecer — to appear; perdido — lost) Que tal muchachos (How are you guys?; ¿Qué tal? — How are you?; un muchacho — a boy, guy).
¿Qué vientos te arrempujaron paca mano? (What winds pushed you this way?; arremujar — to push; un viento — wind; paca — here, this way; mano — way, direction; this phrase is a colloquial way to ask "what brings you here?")
Aquí saludando a los amigos (Here, greeting the friends; saludar — to greet; un amigo — friend).
¿Todavía te queda alguno? (Do you still have any left?; todavía — still; quedar — to have left, remain; alguno — any).
Bueno (well), a los que me fueron (to those who left me; irse — to leave, to go away)
, y de paso (and by the way; de paso — in passing, by the way) a tratar un asunto (to deal with a matter; tratar — to deal with; un asunto — a matter) contigo Jorge (with you, Jorge).
Ay (oh) me dirás (you will tell me; decir — to tell) ¿Cuándo nos vemos? (When will we see each other?; ver — to see) Pos ahorita mismo (Well, right now; pos — colloquial form of pues, used for emphasis or to indicate a conclusion; ahorita — right now, in a moment; mismo — same, right).
Nomás (just) háblame más de frente (speak to me more directly; hablar — to speak; de frente — directly, straightforwardly)
entre otras cosas (among other things; entre — among; otras cosas — other things) pa (for; colloquial form of para) que no me sales el juego (so you don't ruin the game for me; salir — to leave, to go out; el juego — the game).
Mira (look; mirar — to look) párate ahi (stand there; pararse — to stand).
Descante al centro (move to the center; descantar — to move, to shift).
Dame dos (give me two; dar — to give).
No, no, no, más, más pacá (no, no, no, more, more here; pacá — colloquial for "here").
Allá mira ahí, ahí, recárgate ahí en el pilar ese, ahí (over there, look there, there, lean there on that pillar, there; allá — over there; recargarse — to lean).
Ora sí (Now yes: «Now, okay»; ora — now, at this time; sí — yes).
¿De qué se trata? (What is it about?: «What is it about?»; tratar — to treat, to deal with).
Te venía a hablar (I came to talk to you; venir — to come; hablar — to talk) del rancho que compraste (about the ranch you bought; comprar — to buy) junto a mis tierras (next to my lands; una tierra — land).
El del manantial ¿Verdad? Sí (The one with the spring, right? Yes; un manantial — spring; verdad — truth, right).
¡Abierto! (Open!: «Open!»; abrir — to open).
¿Cuántos? (How many?) Estoy puesto (I'm ready/set; estar puesto — to be ready, set).
Dame cuatro (Give me four; dar — to give).
¡Ah!, y luego (Ah!, and then).
Tú sabes (You know; saber — to know) que de ese manantial (that from that spring; un manantial — spring) dependemos varios agricultores (several farmers depend; depender — to depend).
Paso (I pass; pasar — to pass). Trescientos más (Three hundred more; más — more).
No voy (I'm not going; ir — to go). Trescientos y mi resto (three hundred and my remainder; this is a colloquial phrase that means "I'm not going to do it no matter what", it's like saying "not for all the tea in China"), tampoco voy (I'm not going either).
¿Decías? (Did you say?; decir — to say)
Que vengo a ver (that I come to see; venir — to come; ver — to see) en que forma arreglamos esto (how we can fix this; arreglar — to fix, to arrange)
pa (short for para, meaning "for") que no me falte agua (so that I don't lack water; faltar — to lack).
¡Pago! (I pay!; pagar — to pay).
Tres ases (Three aces; un as — ace). No me sirven (They don't serve me: «They are not useful to me»; servir — to serve; to be useful).
Full de reyes (Full house of kings; un rey — king) ¡Que bárbaro! (How great/awesome!; ¡Qué bárbaro! is an exclamation used to express admiration or surprise) Y viviendo en cuatro cartas (And living on four cards; vivir — to live; una carta — card).
¡Que suerte! (What luck!; la suerte — luck) ¡Claro! (Of course!; claro — clear; of course).
Mírenlo donde está (Look where he is; mirar — to look; él está — he is).
Con que... (So...; con que is a phrase used to introduce a conclusion or a result).
¿Cómo está eso del agua? (How is that water thing?; ¿Cómo está? — How is it?; eso — that; del agua — of the water; referring to a specific situation or issue related to water)
Que ¿Cuánto me vas a cobrar por lo del riego? (So, how much are you going to charge me for the irrigation thing?; ¿Cuánto? — How much?; me vas a cobrar — you are going to charge me; cobrar — to charge; por — for; lo del riego — the irrigation thing; referring to a specific situation or issue related to irrigation)
Pues mira, por ser para ti... (Well look, because it's for you...; Pues mira — Well look; por ser para ti — because it's for you; ser — to be; para ti — for you)
cinco mil pesos mensuales. (five thousand pesos monthly; cinco mil — five thousand; pesos — currency; mensuales — monthly)
¿Cinco mil? (Five thousand?; questioning the amount mentioned)
Pero si los demás pagan doscientos al año (But if the others pay two hundred a year; pagar — to pay; un año — year).
Tú lo has dicho (You said it; decir — to say),
los demás (the others).
A ti te cobro cinco mil (I charge you five thousand; cobrar — to charge),
si te parece (if it seems fair to you; parecer — to seem) y si no ya lo estamos dejando (and if not, we are already leaving it; dejar — to leave).
No se (I don't know; saber — to know) si sirva de algo (if it serves any purpose: «if it's worth anything»; servir — to serve) decirte (to tell you; decir — to tell)...
Que todas mis esperanzas (that all my hopes; una esperanza — hope) están puestas (are placed/set; poner — to put) en esa cosecha (in that harvest; una cosecha — harvest).
Si tú no me das agua (if you don't give me water; dar — to give), pues pierdo todo lo que tengo (then I lose everything I have; perder — to lose; tener — to have).
¡Hombre! (Man! — used as an exclamation or to address someone informally)
Me alegro (I'm glad; alegrarse — to be glad) que me hayas hecho la aclaración (that you have clarified it for me; hacer una aclaración — to make a clarification).
¡Me alegro! (I'm glad!; alegrarse — to be glad)
De manera que (So: «In such a way that») ¿Compraste ese rancho (you bought that ranch; comprar — to buy) para arruinarme? (to ruin me?; arruinar — to ruin)
¿Para arruinarte a ti? (To ruin you?; ti — you)
Pero ¿Cómo me crees capaz a mí (But how do you believe me capable; creer — to believe; capaz — capable) de hacerte un daño (of doing you harm; hacer daño — to harm) de esa especie? (of that kind?; una especie — kind, type)
A ti, que eres tan bueno, tan noble, tan leal. (To you, who are so good, so noble, so loyal; bueno — good; noble — noble; leal — loyal)
Tan buen amigo (Such a good friend; tan — so, such; un amigo — friend).
Está bien Jorge (It's okay, Jorge; está bien — it's okay, it's fine; estar — to be). ¡Ni hablar! (No way!; literally: «Not to speak»; hablar — to speak).
¡Señores! (Gentlemen!; un señor — gentleman, sir) ya vieron como está la cosa (you already saw how things are; ver — to see; la cosa — thing, matter).
Mis tierras (my lands; una tierra — land) en esas condiciones (under those conditions; una condición — condition) no valen un tostón (are not worth a bean; literally: «do not worth a tostón»; valer — to be worth; un tostón — old Spanish coin of little value, colloquially used to express something worthless).
Pero en manos de otro (but in the hands of another; una mano — hand) es buen negocio (it's a good deal; un negocio — business, deal).
¿Alguno de ustedes quiere quedarse con ellas? (Does any of you want to stay with them?; alguno de ustedes — any of you; querer — to want; quedarse — to stay)
Bueno se las voy a poner más fácil. (Well, I'm going to make it easier for you; bueno — well; poner — to put; fácil — easy)
Me dan crédito por mil pesos para jugar con ustedes (You give me credit for a thousand pesos to play with you; dar — to give; crédito — credit; jugar — to play)
Si en una hora no se los regreso, pues se quedan con ellas. (If I don't return them to you in an hour, well, you keep them; si — if; una hora — an hour; regresar — to return; pues — well; se quedan — you keep)
No tienes que molestar aquí a los señores. (You don't have to bother the gentlemen here; no tienes que — you don't have to; molestar — to bother; aquí — here; los señores — the gentlemen)
Los buenos amigos (Good friends) son para estas ocasiones (are for these occasions; una ocasión — occasion).
¿Quieres una soga (Do you want a rope; una soga — rope) para ahorcarte (to hang yourself; ahorcar — to hang)?
Yo te la doy (I give it to you; dar — to give) con mucho gusto (with great pleasure; gusto — pleasure).
Aquí están (Here are; estar — to be) los mil pesos (the thousand pesos; un peso — peso).
No Jorge, (No, Jorge).
la oferta (the offer) no te la hice a ti (I didn't make it to you; hacer — to make/do).
Como lo más seguro es que pierda pues... (Since it's most likely that I'll lose then...; seguro — safe, certain; perder — to lose)
quiero que mis tierras (I want my lands; una tierra — land) queden en mejores manos (to be in better hands; una mano — hand).
¿Qué dicen señores? (What do you say, gentlemen?; decir — to say)
Yo creo que deben aceptar, (I think you should accept; creer — to believe, think; deber — must, should; aceptar — to accept)
ni crean (don't think; creer — to believe) que se los voy a tomar a mal (that I'm going to take it badly; tomar — to take), ¡Ándele hombre! (go ahead, man!; ¡ándele! — go ahead!; un hombre — man).
Doscientos cincuenta (two hundred and fifty) por piocha (per badge; una piocha — badge). Ahí están los míos (there are mine; mío — mine).
Hasta le dejo mi lugar (I even leave my place) al señor (to the gentleman; un señor — gentleman).
¡No! si no es fuerza (No! if it's not necessary; una fuerza — force) que te vayas (that you leave; irse — to leave).
Te brindo la oportunidad (I offer you the opportunity; brindar — to offer; una oportunidad — opportunity) de darme el tiro de gracia (to give me the coup de grace; un tiro — shot; la gracia — grace).
¿Quiobo? (What's up?; colloquial Mexican slang)
Acepto. (I accept; aceptar — to accept)
Dame la silla compadre. (Give me the chair, buddy; dar — to give; una silla — chair; compadre — buddy, friend; a term used in Spanish-speaking countries) Bueno tú miras. (Well, you look/watch; bueno — well; tú — you; mirar — to look/watch)
Cien pesos al centro. (A hundred pesos to the center; cien — hundred; un peso — peso; currency in many Spanish-speaking countries; al centro — to the center)
¡Van! (They go!; ir — to go; in this context, it could be an exclamation to start something, similar to "Go!") Abre cualquier par, corta. (Open any pair, cut; abrir — to open; cualquier — any; un par — pair; cortar — to cut; in this context, it could be referring to a game instruction)
Vamos a ver (let's see; ver — to see), a ver que sale (let's see what comes out; salir — to come out). A ver si es cierto (let's see if it's true; cierto — true).
Primero que habla (first to speak; hablar — to speak), ¿Abres? (Do you open?; abrir — to open)
¿Tú? No. (You? No.)
Abro con doscientos (I open with two hundred; abrir — to open).
Voy (I'm in; ir — to go). Note: "Voy" in this context is often used in card games to indicate that the player is participating in the round.
Doscientos (two hundred)...
y quinientos más (and five hundred more). Nombre (man: «name»; colloquial expression of surprise or disbelief, similar to "man" or "dude" in English) eso es mucho hombre (that's a lot, man).
No la arruines (don't ruin it; arruinar — to ruin).
¡No! no le arriesgo (No! I won't risk it; arriesgar — to risk), mi par (my pair; par — pair) no vale tanto (is not worth that much; valer — to be worth). Ni yo tampoco (neither am I; tampoco — neither, either).
Comprenderán (you will understand; comprender — to understand) que el tiro (that the shot; un tiro — shot) no iba contra ustedes (was not against you; ustedes — you, formal plural) ¿No? (right?).
Al que quiero agarrar es aquí a mi amigo (The one I want to grab is here, my friend; agarrar — to grab). Gracias (Thank you).
Lo que tú te mereces (What you deserve; merecer — to deserve).
¡Cincuenta! (Fifty!) Abre valor (Open value; abrir — to open; valor — value, courage. This phrase is a bit unclear without context, it could mean "show courage" or "open the value").
Como estos (Like these; este — this).
¡Pero buenas eh! (But good ones, eh!; bueno — good. This phrase is often used to emphasize the quality of something).
Vamos a ver (let's see; ver — to see). Quísta lo bueno (this is the good one; quísta — colloquial contraction of "aquí está", here is; lo bueno — the good thing).
¡Ahi! (there!; ahí — there).
¿A ver si ora se me hace? (let's see if it happens now; a ver — let's see; ora — colloquial contraction of "ahora", now; se me hace — it happens to me, it is made for me; hacer — to do, to make). Abro con doscientos (I open with two hundred; abrir — to open).
No voy (I'm not going; ir — to go).
Doscientos... (two hundred).
y tu resto (and your rest; el resto — the rest). No voy (I'm not going; ir — to go).
Esta vez (this time) no puedo correr (I can't run; poder — can, to be able to; correr — to run), ¡Va! (Go!; ir — to go).
¿Tienes tercia? (Do you have a three-of-a-kind?; tener — to have; tercia — three of a kind, usually used in card games).
Sí (Yes).
¿Trajiste las escrituras de tu terrenito? (Did you bring the deeds of your little land?; traer — to bring; las escrituras — the deeds; un terreno — land; -ito is a diminutive suffix, used to indicate smallness or affection).
Sí (Yes).
Venía preparado pa todo (I came prepared for everything; venir — to come; preparado — prepared; pa is a colloquial abbreviation for para — for).
Dame dos cartas (Give me two cards; dar — to give; una carta — card).
Bueno señores... (Well, gentlemen...; un señor — gentleman).
entonces saliendo de aquí, (then leaving from here; salir — to leave; de aquí — from here).
Se van ustedes a la notaría (You are going to the notary's office; irse — to go) a firmar las escrituras (to sign the deeds; firmar — to sign; una escritura — deed).
Y como obsequio de un servidor (And as a gift from a server; un obsequio — gift; un servidor — a server; also a polite way to refer to oneself),
el agua es gratis para ustedes (the water is free for you; gratis — free; el agua — water).
Mis cartas échamelas al aire (Throw my cards into the air; echar — to throw; una carta — card).
¡Ah! Full mayor (Ah! Full house; in poker, a full house is a hand that contains three of a kind and a pair).
Pa molarla de acabar (To finish it off in a cool way; "molar" is a colloquial term used in Spain to mean "to be cool").
¡Full mayor! ¡Mira nomás Full mayor, tres ases, dos reyes (Full house! Just look at this full house, three aces, two kings; "full mayor" is a term used in poker to refer to a full house, which is a hand that contains three of a kind and a pair).
Pues ya sabes a lo que le tiras mano, ¿Lo matas? (Well, you know what you're going for, are you going to kill it?; "tirar mano" is a colloquial phrase that means "to go for something", and "matar" in this context could mean "to win" or "to beat").
¡Mh! no se le hizo. Un dos mano (Mh! It didn't happen for him. A two hand; "no se le hizo" is a colloquial phrase that means "it didn't happen" or "it didn't work out").
¡Llegó! ¿Llegó? (He arrived! Did he arrive?; "llegar" means "to arrive").
¿Quién? (Who?)
El otro cuatro (The other four; cuatro — four). Pókar de cuatro (Four of a kind in poker; pókar — poker) mira nomás (just look; mirar — to look; nomás — just, only)
, que hizo este (what this one did; hacer — to do) que barbaridad (how outrageous; barbaridad — outrageousness, atrocity) que manota se llevo (what a big hand he took; manota — big hand; llevarse — to take away).
Salvaje (Savage). Que reflejo (What a reflex; reflejo — reflex).
¡Que bruto! (How brute!; bruto — brute, rough).
¡Que bárbaro! (How amazing!; «What a barbarian!»; bárbaro — barbarian, amazing) ¡Que suerte! (What luck!; suerte — luck)
Nos limpio caray (He cleaned us out, darn it; limpiar — to clean; caray — darn it), que barbaridad (what a mess/amazing; barbaridad — mess, amazing). ¡Por fin nos acabastes! (You finally finished us off!; por fin — finally; acabar — to finish, to end)
Señores (Gentlemen),
faltan cinco minutos (five minutes left; faltar — to lack, to be missing) para que se cumpla el plazo (for the deadline to be met; cumplir — to fulfill, to meet; el plazo — deadline).
Les devuelvo (I return to you; devolver — to return) lo que me prestaron (what you lent me; prestar — to lend) y muchísimas gracias (and thank you very much; gracias — thank you).
Ni en dos años de buenas cosechas hubiera ganado tanto (Not even in two years of good harvests would he have earned so much; ganar — to earn, win).
¡Tuviste la buena! Mano (You had the good hand!; tener — to have; una mano — hand; in this context, it's a phrase used in card games, meaning you had a good set of cards).
No cabe duda que los pillos tienen suerte (There's no doubt that the rascals are lucky; no cabe duda — there's no doubt; un pillo — rascal, rogue; tener suerte — to be lucky).
Buenas tardes señores. Buenas tardes (Good afternoon gentlemen. Good afternoon; un señor — gentleman).
¡Espérate Jorge! (Wait, Jorge!; esperar — to wait).
Te doy (I give you; dar — to give) todo lo que he ganado (everything I have earned; ganar — to earn) a cambio de que ordenes (in exchange for you to order; ordenar — to order)
que me sigan dando el agua (that they continue giving me water; seguir — to continue; dar — to give; el agua — water), es todo lo que quiero (it's all I want; querer — to want) ¡Agua! (Water!)
¿Ah sí? (Oh really?) Nada más. (Nothing else.)
¡Hombre! (Man!) haberlo dicho antes. (you should have said it before; decir — to say)
Chucho. (Chucho: a colloquial term in some Spanish-speaking countries for dog, but it can also be a nickname. In this context, it seems to be a person's name.) Diga aste patrón. (Say, you boss. "Aste" is a colloquial contraction of "a usted", meaning "to you". "Patrón" can mean boss or employer.)
Traile aquí al señor un botellón (Bring here to the gentleman a large bottle; traer — to bring; un señor — a gentleman; un botellón — a large bottle).
Aquí tiene patrón (Here you have, boss; tener — to have; un patrón — boss).
Toma (Take; tomar — to take).
¡Gracias jefe! (Thank you, boss!; gracias — thank you; un jefe — boss).
¿Qué? se va usted de aquí otra vez (What? You are leaving here again; ¿qué? — what?; irse — to leave; usted — you; de aquí — from here; otra vez — again).
No, me voy a quedar de turista (No, I'm going to stay as a tourist; quedar — to stay).
Haber si logro quitarle a Jorge... algo más que su dinero (Let's see if I manage to take from Jorge... something more than his money; lograr — to achieve, manage; quitar — to take away).
Muchos días de estos bebita (Many days like this, baby; un día — day; bebita — baby girl, diminutive form of "bebé"). Muchas gracias señora (Thank you very much, ma'am; señora — lady, ma'am).
Felicidades (Congratulations; felicidad — happiness). Gracias (Thank you).
Vamos caminando (Let's go walking; caminar — to walk).
¡Que bonito está tu vestido! (How beautiful your dress is!; bonito — pretty; un vestido — dress) ¿Te gusta? (Do you like it?; gustar — to like)
Fue la cuelga de mi papá. (It was my dad's hang; cuelga — hang; papá — dad. Note: This sentence seems to have a typo or regional slang, as "cuelga" doesn't make sense in this context. It could be "culpa" meaning "fault" or "cuello" meaning "neck".)
Una de las cuelgas falta la principal. (One of the hangs lacks the main one. Note: This sentence also seems to have a typo or regional slang, as "cuelgas" doesn't make sense in this context. It could be "cuellos" meaning "necks" or "culpas" meaning "faults".)
El agasajo de esta tarde, un fiestón de esos que hacen época. (The treat of this afternoon, a big party of those that make an era; agasajo — treat; fiestón — big party; época — era)
¿Verdad Jorge? (Right, Jorge?; verdad — truth; right) ¡Hombre! mi General (Man! my General; hombre — man; general — general)
como todos los que usted organiza (like all those that you organize; organizar — to organize).
¡Bueno! (Well!) los dejo (I leave you; dejar — to leave), me voy corriendo (I'm running off; correr — to run) al estrés (to the stress; un estrés — stress) a recoger (to pick up; recoger — to collect, pick up) un coñac (a cognac)
desos (of those; de esos — of those) que ya no se usan (that are no longer used; usar — to use).
Con permiso (excuse me; literally "with permission") buenas tardes (good afternoon). Adiós (goodbye) mi General (my General).
Mi buen amigo (my good friend) que milagro es ese (what a miracle is that; un milagro — miracle).
¿Cómo le va general? (How are you, general?; ¿Cómo le va? — How are you?; How is it going?; general — general) A sus ordenes. (At your orders: «At your service»; una orden — order)
Oiga Pedrito. (Listen, Pedrito; oír — to hear) ¿Eh? (Eh?; an interjection used to express surprise, doubt, etc.)
Lo espero esta tarde (I expect you this afternoon; esperar — to wait; to expect) como a las seis (around six; seis — six) en mi casa (at my house; una casa — house), es el santo de mija (it's my daughter's saint's day; un santo — saint; mija — a colloquial term for "my daughter"; mi hija).
Supongo que ira Jorge y... su familia ¿No? (I suppose Jorge and... his family will go, right?; suponer — to suppose; ir — to go; una familia — family)
¡Oh! desde luego que sí. (Oh! Of course, yes; desde luego — of course; sí — yes)
Usted no me falte (Don't disrespect me; faltar — to lack, to disrespect). No mi General, yo nunca le falto a nadie (No, my General, I never disrespect anyone; nunca — never; a nadie — nobody).
faltaba más (of course, certainly; literally "more was missing", an idiomatic expression used to show agreement or to say "of course").
Bueno hasta luego (Well, see you later; hasta luego — see you later). Hasta luego (See you later).
¡Bedro! (Pedro!; a name)
Venga bara ca (Come here; venga — come; bara ca — here). Me lleva la... (It takes me away...; llevar — to take, carry).
Ora usted (now you; ora — now, at this moment; usted — formal "you") ¿Que hace aquí? (What are you doing here?; hacer — to do/make) Lo sorbrende verda (It surprises you, right?; sorprender — to surprise; verdad — truth, right).
Mira (look; mirar — to look), an al último agarrón (at the last grip/clash; un agarrón — grip, clash; último — last) que tuvimos usted y yo (that we had, you and I; tener — to have),
lo dije (I said it; decir — to say) que es un mal hombre (that he is a bad man; un hombre — man; mal — bad), un meserable (a miserable person; miserable — miserable),
un verdugo de mi hija (a tormentor of my daughter; un verdugo — executioner, tormentor; una hija — daughter) y... (and...)
bueno lo dije hasta la debedida (well, I said it even to the point of indebtedness; hasta — until, even; una deuda — debt).
Y para repetir eso se molestó en venir (And to repeat that, you bothered to come; molestar — to bother, to annoy).
Mire primero me dejas usted que suelte todo lo que traigo (Look, first let me unload everything I'm carrying; suelto — to release, to unload; traer — to carry, to bring),
y luego hablas usted (and then you speak; hablar — to speak). Bueno ándele (Well, go ahead; ándele — go ahead, proceed; from andar — to walk, to go).
Mira, los bleitos que tienes usted con su suegro (Look, the quarrels you have with your father-in-law; un pleito — quarrel, lawsuit)
no son para que abandones a tu mujer y tu hija sañor (are not reasons for you to abandon your wife and daughter, sir; abandonar — to abandon, to leave; una mujer — wife; una hija — daughter; un señor — sir).
¡A que la canción! (What a song!; a que — an exclamation of surprise or admiration)
¿Pero de dónde saca usted que yo las he abandonado? (But where do you get the idea that I have abandoned them?; sacar — to take out, to get; abandonar — to abandon)
¿Y no es abandono largarse de la casa sin permiso de la esposa (And isn't it abandonment to leave the house without the wife's permission; largarse — to leave, to take off; una casa — house; un permiso — permission; una esposa — wife)
y ponerse a hacer leguas de decencia? (and to start making leagues of decency?; ponerse a hacer — to start doing; una legua — league; la decencia — decency) No señor. (No sir.)
Es que tuve que arreglar un asunto muy urgente aquí. (It's just that I had to settle a very urgent matter here; arreglar — to arrange, to settle; un asunto — matter; muy urgente — very urgent; aquí — here)
También es muy urgente (It is also very urgent; también — also; urgente — urgent) atender (to attend to; atender — to attend, take care of) como es debido (as it should be; como es debido — as it should be, properly) a su familia (to his family; una familia — family).
Por eso (That's why; por eso — that's why, therefore) ya me traje (I already brought; traer — to bring) a Rosario (Rosario; a common female name in Spanish) y la niña (and the girl; una niña — girl) para acá (here; para acá — here, this way).
¿Están aquí? (Are they here?; estar — to be (temporary, location)) Sí señor (Yes sir; un señor — sir, mister).
¡Me lleva el tren! (The train takes me!; This is an idiomatic expression used to express surprise or frustration, similar to "Oh no!" or "Darn it!" in English; llevar — to take; un tren — train) Y para que las trajo (And why did you bring them; traer — to bring).
Para que no ande usted (So that you don't walk around; andar — to walk, go around) por aquí (around here) presumiendo de soltero (boasting of being single; presumir — to boast, show off; un soltero — bachelor, single).
Te casaste (you got married; casarse — to get married), te amolaste sañor (you're screwed, sir; amolarse — to be screwed, to be in trouble; colloquial). Pues no señor (well, no sir; pues — well, so, then).
Orita mismo (right now; orita — right now; colloquial) se me retacha con ellas al pueblo (he goes back to the village with them; retachar — to go back; colloquial).
Tas aquavocado mijito (you're mistaken, my son; aquavocado — mistaken; colloquial), de aquí en delante (from now on; de aquí en adelante — from now on) donde quera vayas usted (wherever you go; quera — want; colloquial, incorrect form of quiera).
Al inferno que vaya (to hell with him; al infierno que vaya — to hell with him), hallá tiene que ir su mujer y su hija con usted (there, your wife and daughter have to go with you; hallá — there; colloquial, incorrect form of allá).
No y no y no señor (no and no and no sir).
Mire tío (Look uncle; mirar — to look). ¡Ya no soy su tío! (I'm not your uncle anymore; ya no — not anymore; su — your; tío — uncle).
Soy su suegro (I'm your father-in-law; suegro — father-in-law), dasgraciadamente (unfortunately; desgraciadamente — unfortunately). Pues no parece (Well, it doesn't seem like it; parecer — to seem).
Más bien es una suegra molona (Rather, it's a cool mother-in-law; más bien — rather; es — it's; una suegra — a mother-in-law; molona — cool) y metiche (and nosy; metiche — nosy).
¿Ah sí? (Oh really?; sí — yes)
¿Eso lo baresco yo bara aste? (This sentence seems to be a mix of Spanish and another language or dialect, and it's not clear what it means in standard Spanish. It could be a typo or a regional expression.)
Está bueno (It's good; estar — to be in a state or condition).
Mañana mismo (tomorrow itself: «right tomorrow»; mañana — tomorrow; mismo — same) me largo (I'm leaving; largarse — to leave, to get out) bara (for; para) Veracruz (a city in Mexico), lo cojo el barco (I take the ship; coger — to take),
me voy (I'm going; irse — to go) bara (for; para) mi tierra (my land/country), y ahí te quedas tú (and there you stay; quedarse — to stay) con tu mujer (with your woman/wife).
¿Haber (to have; haber — auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses) como te las arreglas (how you manage; arreglarse — to manage, to get by) con ella (with her)?
¿Haber (to have; haber — auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses) si hay (if there is; hay — there is/there are) quien te la cuida (who takes care of her for you; cuidar — to take care of) como yo (like me)?
Que hasta lo tengo abandonado mi negocio (That I even have my business abandoned; tener — to have; abandonado — abandoned; un negocio — business) por eso (because of that).
Tú decides señor (You decide, sir; decidir — to decide; un señor — sir).
¿Quiere que se vaya la suegra molona y matiche? (Do you want the cool and nosy mother-in-law to leave?; querer — to want; irse — to leave; una suegra — mother-in-law; molona — cool; matiche — nosy).
No haga eso tío no se vaya (Don't do that, uncle, don't leave; hacer — to do; un tío — uncle).
¿Qué sería de la pobre Rosarito sin usted? (What would become of poor Rosarito without you?; ser — to be; pobre — poor; sin — without).
Es la que yo digo sañor (It's the one I say, sir; decir — to say).
Mera (Look), porque si usted es buen muchacho (because if you are a good boy; un muchacho — boy), tiene buen corazón (you have a good heart; un corazón — heart).
¿Borqué no se borta bien? (Why don't you behave well?; portarse — to behave).
Bórtese bien con mi hija (Behave well with my daughter; una hija — daughter), y conmigo tiene todo lo que quiera (and with me you have everything you want; querer — to want).
Denero no pero amistad sí, mucha (No money but yes, a lot of friendship; el dinero — money; la amistad — friendship).
Mucha amesta (a lot of amesta; amesta is a colloquial term in Mexico, it doesn't have a specific translation, but it's used to express surprise or disbelief), ¿qué necesidad tienes de andar a la greña conmigo? (what need do you have to be at odds with me?; andar a la greña — to be at odds; to fight).
Ándale vámonos bara su hotel (come on, let's go to his hotel; ándale — come on; vámonos — let's go; a contraction of vamos a; ir — to go), lo liquida su cuenta (he settles his account; liquidar — to settle, to pay off)
y nos vamos bara la casa (and we go to the house; casa — house).
¿Cuál casa? (which house?; cuál — which).
Válgame Dios Bedrito (God help me, Bedrito; válgame Dios — God help me; an expression used to show surprise or exasperation).
¿Ya se lo olvido (Did you already forget; olvidar — to forget) que tenemos aquí abandonada nuestra casa (that we have our house abandoned here; tener — to have; abandonar — to abandon)?
¡Ándele pues! (Come on then!; andar — to walk, to go) Vamos bara la casa sañor (Let's go to the house, sir; vamos — let's go; ir — to go).
Resbete a su badre bolitico Bedro, resbetalo (Respect your father-in-law Pedro, respect him; respetar — to respect).
¡Ay! pero que sambatico es usted la verdad de Dios (Oh! but how clever you are, by God's truth; ser — to be; la verdad — the truth).
Orita nos vamos Doctor, no se impaciente (We're leaving soon, Doctor, don't be impatient; irse — to leave; impaciente — impatient).
Yo no tengo prisa (I'm not in a hurry; tener prisa — to be in a hurry) Josefa. Anastasia.
¿Que pasó con mi corbata? (What happened to my tie?; ¿Qué pasó? — What happened?; una corbata — tie) ¡Quiobo Doctor! (What's up, Doctor!; Quiobo is a colloquial Mexican term for "What's up?")
Aquí esta, (Here it is) ¿Ya sabe quién llego hoy al medio día? (Do you already know who arrived today at noon?; saber — to know; llegar — to arrive; el medio día — noon) ¿Quién? (Who?)
¡Pos quien a de ser! (Well, who else could it be!; Pos is a colloquial contraction of "pues" meaning "well" or "so"; a de ser is a colloquial phrase meaning "it must be") La niña Rosario. (The girl Rosario; la niña — the girl)
Bueno ni tan niña, (Well, not so much a girl) porque ya trae su criaturita. (because she already brings her little creature; traer — to bring; una criatura — creature; in this context, it likely refers to a baby or young child)
¿Quesque (a colloquial Mexican term meaning "is it that") se caso con Don Pedro? (she married Don Pedro?; casarse — to get married) ¡Cállate! (Shut up!; callarse — to shut up/be quiet)
Anastasia, esas personas (those people) no deben ser nombradas (should not be named; nombrar — to name) en esta casa (in this house)
que sea la última vez (let it be the last time; ser — to be). Ta güeno señora. (Okay, ma'am. "Ta güeno" is a colloquial way of saying "está bueno" — it's good/okay)
La sigues queriendo (you still love her; seguir — to continue/follow; querer — to love) ¿Verdad? (right?; verdad — truth)
No. A mí no me engañas. (No. You can't fool me; engañar — to deceive/fool)
Tú sigues enamorado de Rosario (You are still in love with Rosario; seguir — to continue, to still be; enamorado — in love).
Enamorado no... (Not in love...)
¡Enfermo! que no es lo mismo (Sick! which is not the same; enfermo — sick, ill).
Es como, como un mal crónico (It's like, like a chronic illness; mal — illness, evil; crónico — chronic) que desaparece (that disappears; desaparecer — to disappear)
y que vuelve cuando menos te lo esperas (and comes back when you least expect it; volver — to return, to come back; esperar — to expect, to wait).
Pues para esa enfermedad (Well, for that illness; una enfermedad — illness) lo que dice la canción (what the song says; decir — to say; una canción — song),
Cucharadas del olvido (spoonfuls of forgetfulness; una cucharada — spoonful; olvidar — to forget),
con gotitas de otro amor (with droplets of another love; una gotita — droplet; un amor — love).
Sí, por eso me aplicó la receta de la boda con Genoveva (Yes, that's why I applied the recipe of the wedding with Genoveva; aplicar — to apply; una receta — recipe; una boda — wedding).
¿Haber si en lugar de cucharadas, no me resulta una friega eh? (Let's see if instead of spoonfuls, it doesn't turn out to be a scrub, huh?; haber — to have; en lugar de — instead of; resultar — to turn out; una friega — scrub, hard work; colloquial term).
Bueno (well), ustedes se van con el Doctor (you go with the Doctor; ir — to go), allá las alcanzo eh (I'll catch up with you there; alcanzar — to catch up).
A la niña bonita tenemos aquí (We have the pretty girl here; niña bonita — pretty girl; tener — to have).
Oye (listen; oír — to hear), pos (well, then; colloquial contraction of "pues") faltan muchas balomitas hija (we're missing a lot of popcorn, daughter; faltar — to lack, to miss; una balomita — popcorn; una hija — daughter).
Ahi nos vemos Chayo (See you there, Chayo; ver — to see).
¿Qué no te quedas a comer? (Aren't you staying to eat?; quedarse — to stay; comer — to eat).
No, tengo que ir con unos amigos, comida de... de negocios (No, I have to go with some friends, a meal for... for business; ir — to go; unos amigos — some friends; una comida — a meal; un negocio — business).
Hasta mañana Don Elías (See you tomorrow, Don Elias; hasta mañana — see you tomorrow; Don — a respectful title used before a man's first name in Spanish). ¿Hasta mañana? (See you tomorrow?)
Quiere decir que lo va a regresar ¿de madrugada? (Does it mean that he will return it at dawn?; querer decir — to mean; regresar — to return; de madrugada — at dawn).
O de día uno nunca sabe (Or during the day, one never knows; un día — day; uno nunca sabe — one never knows).
Lo está viendo usted mejita (You are seeing it, mejita; ver — to see; usted — formal you; mejita — a term of endearment, literally means "little cheek", but without context, it's hard to provide an exact translation).
por más que uno quiera (as much as one wants; querer — to want) callar su boca (to shut his mouth; callar — to silence, shut up; una boca — mouth)
no se puede (it's not possible; poder — can, be able to) con un hombre así (with a man like this; un hombre — man; así — like this).
Es un barrendero (he is a sweeper; un barrendero — sweeper) un descarado (a shameless person; descarado — shameless).
Pero para que no digan (but so they don't say; decir — to say) que su abuelo de usted (that your grandfather; un abuelo — grandfather)
es una suegra fastidiosa (is an annoying mother-in-law; una suegra — mother-in-law; fastidioso — annoying).
Lo (it) ponemos (we put; poner) a mis labios (to my lips; un labio — lip) un barche boroso (a blurry boat; un barco — boat; borroso — blurry, fuzzy),
y aguantamos (and we endure; aguantar — to endure, to bear) la bararas (the bararas; this word doesn't exist in Spanish, it might be a typo or a specific term in a certain dialect).
Ya vas a empezar (you're going to start; empezar — to start) papá (dad).
No estoy diciendo (I'm not saying; decir) nada señora (nothing, ma'am; una señora — lady, ma'am) lo estoy platicando (I'm chatting; platicar — to chat, to talk) con mi nieta (with my granddaughter; una nieta — granddaughter).
Hasta mañana (see you tomorrow; una mañana — morning) Pedrito (Pedro, diminutive form used to show affection) que te lo vaya bien (may it go well for you; ir bien — to go well).
Hijo de mi corazón (Son of my heart: an affectionate way to address a loved one, similar to "my dear son").
Procura no llegar tarde Pedro (Try not to be late, Pedro; procurar — to try), no sea que mi papá empiece después con sus cosas (lest my dad starts with his things: an idiomatic expression meaning "starts his usual behavior or complaints").
No ti priocupes asted por su marido sañora (Don't worry about your husband, ma'am; this sentence has several spelling mistakes, the correct form would be "No se preocupe usted por su marido, señora").
¡Pedro! (Pedro: a person's name)
¡Jorge! (Jorge: another person's name)
¿Te avergüenzas al verme? (Are you ashamed when you see me?; avergonzarse — to be ashamed)
No te lo creo. (I don't believe you; creer — to believe)
Si tuvieras vergüenza (If you had shame; tener — to have) no te hubieras presentado aquí. (you wouldn't have shown up here; presentarse — to show up, to appear)
¡Jorge, por favor! (Jorge, please!)
Me das lástima (I feel sorry for you; dar lástima — to feel sorry for someone; una lástima — pity) por lo que te espera. (for what awaits you; esperar — to wait, to expect)
Cuando a una mujer como tú (When a woman like you; una mujer — a woman; tú — you)
, y a un hombre como él (and a man like him; un hombre — a man; él — he) los une la traición (are united by betrayal; unir — to unite; la traición — betrayal).
Siempre acaban igual (They always end up the same; siempre — always; acabar — to end, to finish).
Ella, engañándolo (She, deceiving him; engañar — to deceive, to cheat).
Y él, dejándola por otra (And he, leaving her for another; dejar — to leave; otra — another).
No falla (It never fails; fallar — to fail, to be wrong).
Eres mi bien (You are my good; mi bien — my good, my love; a term of endearment) la que me tiene extasiado (the one who has me enraptured; tener — to have; extasiado — enraptured, ecstatic).
porque negar (why deny; negar — to deny) que estoy de ti enamorado (that I am in love with you; estar enamorado de — to be in love with)
de tu dulce alma (of your sweet soul; dulce — sweet; alma — soul)
que es toda sentimiento (which is all feeling; todo — all; un sentimiento — feeling).
De esos ojazos negros (Of those big black eyes; ojo — eye; ojazos — big eyes) de un raro fulgor (with a rare glow; fulgor — glow, brightness)
que me dominan (that dominate me; dominar — to dominate) e incitan al amor (and incite to love; incitar — to incite, provoke).
Eres un encanto (You are a charm; eres — you are; un encanto — a charm), eres mi ilusión (you are my illusion/dream; una ilusión — illusion, dream).
Yo, sé (I know; saber — to know) que la gloria (that the glory; la gloria — glory)
está en el cielo (is in heaven; el cielo — sky, heaven).
y es (and it is; ser — to be) de los mortales (of the mortals; un mortal — mortal)
el consuelo (the comfort; consolar — to comfort) al morir (when dying; morir — to die).
¡Bendito Dios! (Blessed God!) porque al tenerte yo en vida (because having you in life; tener — to have)
no necesito ir al cielo (I don't need to go to heaven; necesitar — to need; ir — to go) mi luz (my light).
Si alma mía (If my soul; un alma — soul).
la gloria eres... (you are the glory...; la gloria — glory; ser — to be)
Tú (You)
Perdonen (forgive; perdonar) que me haya retrasado un poco (that I have been a little late; retrasar — to delay; un poco — a little) buenas tardes (good afternoon).
No se preocupe (don't worry; preocuparse — to worry) llegó usted muy a tiempo (you arrived very on time; llegar — to arrive; a tiempo — on time).
¡Pero pase, pase, pase! (But come in, come in, come in!; pasar — to come in, to pass)
Brindaremos (we will toast; brindar — to toast) con un Coñac (with a Cognac) que ya no es Coñac (that is no longer Cognac), es pechuga de ángel (it's angel's breast; pechuga — breast; ángel — angel. This is a metaphorical expression, referring to a very high-quality drink).
Y tú (and you) ¿Qué haces aquí? (what are you doing here?; hacer — to do) Me invitaron (I was invited; invitar — to invite).
¡Gorrón! (freeloader!; a colloquial term for someone who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return)
¡Señoras y señores! (Ladies and gentlemen!)
Quiero anunciar oficialmente (I want to officially announce; querer — to want; anunciar — to announce; oficialmente — officially)
el compromiso matrimonial (the marital engagement; compromiso — commitment, engagement; matrimonial — marital) de mi hija (of my daughter),
con el señor Don Jorge Bueno (with Mr. Don Jorge Bueno; señor — mister; don — a title of respect).
Que me ha hecho el honor (who has done me the honor; hacer — to do, make) en solicitar su mano (in asking for her hand; solicitar — to request, ask for; una mano — hand),
y de paso les diré (and by the way, I will tell you; de paso — by the way; decir — to tell, say) que el hecho (that the fact; un hecho — fact) me congratula (congratulates me; congratular — to congratulate) en alto grado (to a high degree; un grado — degree)
porque sin agraviar a los presentes (because without offending those present; agraviar — to offend, insult; presente — present, current).
no podría encontrar un yerno mejor (I couldn't find a better son-in-law; encontrar — to find; un yerno — son-in-law).
¡Bravo! (Bravo!)
Ora es cuando mi amigo (Now is when my friend; ora — now; es cuando — is when), échele una flor a la feliz pareja (throw a flower to the happy couple; echar — to throw; una flor — a flower; la pareja — couple).
¡Uh! si ya se las tenía preparada (Uh! if I already had it prepared for them; tener — to have; preparado — prepared).
¡Listos muchachos! (Ready boys!; listo — ready; un muchacho — boy) Usted dice cuando (You say when; decir — to say; cuando — when).
¡Arránquense! (Start!; arrancar — to start, to pull out)
La gente dice sincera (People sincerely say; la gente — people; sincero — sincere),
cada que se hace un casorio (every time a wedding is held; un casorio — a wedding; hacer — to do, to make)
Que el novio siempre la quiera (That the groom always loves her; el novio — the groom; querer — to love, to want), ¡Si no! (If not!) que le hagan velorio (they should hold a wake for him; hacer un velorio — to hold a wake)
Para esta novia no hay pena (For this bride there is no sorrow; la novia — the bride; una pena — sorrow, pity), pues va a tener buen marido (because she is going to have a good husband; tener — to have; un marido — a husband).
Porque Bueno es cosa buena (Because Bueno is a good thing; bueno — good), por lo menos de apellido (at least by surname; apellido — surname).
Jorge Bueno, es muy bueno (Jorge Bueno, he is very good; bueno — good).
hijo de Bueno también (son of Bueno too; hijo — son; también — too).
y su abuelo ¡ay que bueno! (and his grandfather, oh how good!; abuelo — grandfather; ¡ay que bueno! — oh how good!; an exclamation of approval or admiration).
Quien se llamara como él (Whoever was called like him; llamarse — to be called).
¡Échenle! (Throw it!; echar — to throw)
Pero más arriba. (But higher up; arriba — up, above)
Procuraré ser tan bueno, (I will try to be as good; procurar — to try; ser — to be; bueno — good) como dice mi apellido (as my surname says; decir — to say)
que se trague su veneno (let him swallow his poison; tragar — to swallow; veneno — poison) el que velorio ha pedido (the one who has asked for a wake; pedir — to ask for; un velorio — wake)
Pedro es Malo de apellido, (Pedro is Bad by surname; malo — bad) retachar es su cuarteta (to retouch is his quatrain; retachar — to retouch; una cuarteta — quatrain)
el nomás es presumido (he is just boastful; nomás — just, only; presumido — boastful, vain) porque no es malo (because he is not bad; malo — bad), es...
maleta (suitcase: in this context, it's a colloquial term used in some Latin American countries to refer to someone who is bad at something)
Pedro Malo, es muy malo (Pedro Malo, he is very bad)
malo por obligación (bad out of obligation; obligación — obligation)
y su abuelo, ¡Huy que malo! (and his grandfather, oh how bad he is!; abuelo — grandfather; huy — oh, an exclamation of surprise or fear; que — how, that)
Hay que comprarle su leon (We have to buy him his lion; Hay que — it is necessary to; comprar — to buy; le — to him; su — his; un león — a lion)
En una mañana de oro (On a golden morning; una mañana — morning; de oro — golden), alguien nublaba el paisaje (someone was clouding the landscape; nublar — to cloud; el paisaje — landscape)
Eran un cuervo y un loro (It was a crow and a parrot; un cuervo — a crow; un loro — a parrot), arrancándose el plumaje (plucking their feathers; arrancar — to pluck; el plumaje — feathers)
Hay que olvidar lo pasado (We have to forget the past; olvidar — to forget; lo pasado — the past), si la culpable es la suerte (if luck is to blame; la culpable — the guilty one; la suerte — luck)
que bueno y malo mezclado (that good and bad mixed; bueno — good; malo — bad; mezclado — mixed), en regular... (into average/mediocre...)
se convierte (it becomes; convertirse — to become)
Yo soy malo (I am bad; ser — to be), no lo niego (I don't deny it; negar — to deny)
pero quisiera mezclar (but I would like to mix; querer — to want; mezclar — to mix)
Malo y Bueno (Bad and Good), ¡Por si sale! (Just in case it comes out!; salir — to come out)
Algo que sea regular (Something that is average/regular; ser — to be; regular — average, regular)
¡Hagan algo (do something; hacer), por Dios (for God's sake)! Esos muchachos (those boys; un muchacho — boy) se van a pelear (are going to fight; pelear — to fight).
Cierto alacrán de carroña (a certain scavenger scorpion; cierto — certain; un alacrán — scorpion; de carroña — scavenger; carroña — carrion, scavenger).
Un colmenar visitaba (visited a beehive; un colmenar — beehive; visitar — to visit)
para ver si la ponzoña (to see if the poison; una ponzoña — poison), con la miel (with the honey; la miel — honey) se le quitaba (was removed from him; quitar — to remove, to take away)
Como no se da lo bueno (as the good is not given; dar — to give) para placer del malvado (for the pleasure of the wicked; un placer — pleasure; malvado — wicked, evil).
con la miel (with the honey) y su veneno (and its poison), hoy anda el pobre... (today the poor one walks/goes...; andar — to walk, to go)
purgado (purged/cleansed; purgar — to purge, to cleanse)
que lo entienda, quien lo entienda (let him understand it, who understands it; entender — to understand)
si es que lo sabe entender (if he knows how to understand it; saber — to know)
y si acaso no lo entiende (and if by chance he does not understand it; acaso — perhaps, by chance)
hay que obligarlo a entender (we have to force him to understand; obligar — to force, compel; entender — to understand)
Voy a decirle a la orquesta que toque (I'm going to tell the orchestra to play; decir — to tell; una orquesta — orchestra; tocar — to play). ¿Porqué? (Why?)
Te consta que no soy tonto (You know that I'm not stupid; constar — to be certain, to know for sure; tonto — stupid), como tú... (like you)
lo has presumido (you have assumed it; presumir — to assume, to presume)
tonto no (not stupid), si entrometido (if meddlesome; entrometido — meddlesome, intrusive), por el hambre... (because of hunger; el hambre — hunger)
de amistades (of friendships; una amistad — friendship)
el hambre siempre la calmo con el manjar del amigo (I always calm the hunger with the delicacy of a friend; el hambre — hunger; calmar — to calm; un manjar — delicacy; un amigo — friend)
Méndigo es si no mendigo, el que roba a sus amigos (A beggar is, if not a beggar, the one who steals from his friends; un mendigo — beggar; robar — to steal)
Tú lo dices. Lo sostengo (You say it. I maintain it; decir — to say; sostener — to maintain)
No te vayas a cansar (Don't get tired; irse — to go; cansarse — to get tired)
No le saques (Don't back out; sacar — to take out, but in this context, it means to back out or avoid). Sí le saco (Yes, I am backing out).
Pos se acabo este cantar (Well, this song is over; pos — colloquial form of pues, meaning well or so; se acabo — it's over; este cantar — this song).
¿Bailamos Jorge? (Shall we dance, Jorge?; bailar — to dance) Al rato (Later; al rato — a colloquial phrase meaning in a while or later).
¡Bailamos, por favor! (Let's dance, please!)
¡Al rato! (Later!)
¡Juguetones que son! (How playful they are!; juguetón — playful; ser — to be)
¡Maruca! (Maruca! — a female name)
¿Porqué no me saluda? (Why don't you greet me?; saludar — to greet)
¿Quién es usted? (Who are you?; ser — to be)
El mismo Periquito de siempre (The same Periquito as always; el mismo — the same; siempre — always), que cada día te quiere más (who loves you more each day; querer — to love).
¡Ah si! (Oh yes!)
Aquél Perico (That Parrot; Perico is a colloquial term for a parrot in Spanish) que por hablador (that because of being talkative; hablador — talkative; hablar — to talk), le rompieron la maceta (they broke his pot; romper — to break; una maceta — a pot). This is an idiomatic expression implying that because of his talkativeness, he got into trouble.
Yo más bien diría (I would rather say; decir — to say) que lo mandaron a volar (that they sent him to fly; mandar — to send; volar — to fly). This is a colloquial way of saying that he was sent away or dismissed. ¿No? (Isn't it?)
Pero se encontró una jaula muy a su gusto (But he found a cage very much to his liking; encontrar — to find; una jaula — a cage; a su gusto — to his liking).
¡Ni tanto! (Not so much!; tanto — so much). This is a colloquial expression used to moderate or contradict a previous statement. nomás pídele la patita (just ask him for his little paw; pedir — to ask; la patita — little paw) y verás (and you will see; ver — to see) que pronto se va contigo (that he will soon go with you; irse — to go). This is a colloquial way of saying that if you treat him well, he will soon be on your side.
Mire (look; mirar — to look) no empiece (don't start; empezar — to start) con sus ¡Volídos! (with your flights; volído — flight; volar — to fly).
¿Cuáles volídos (which flights), si me traes de una ala? (if you have me by one wing; traer — to bring, to have; una ala — a wing).
¡Ya no tiene alas! (You don't have wings anymore; tener — to have), recuerde (remember; recordar — to remember) que usted mismo (that you yourself) se las cortó (cut them off; cortar — to cut).
Pero me volvieron a salir (But they grew back on me; volver a salir — to grow back; salir — to grow, to come out).
Mire (look) ya deje de revolotear (stop fluttering around; revolotear — to flutter, to flit), no sea que le vuelvan a romper la maceta (lest they break your pot again; volver a romper — to break again; romper — to break; una maceta — a pot).
¡Que me importa! (I don't care: «What does it matter to me!»; importar — to matter) te quiero con toda el alma (I love you with all my soul; querer — to love; el alma — soul).
Pos también te van a romper al alma (Well, they're also going to break your soul; romper — to break).
Así que a volar (So, fly away: «So, to fly»; volar — to fly).
Si para mañana no te has largado de este pueblo... (If by tomorrow you haven't left this town...; largarse — to leave, to get out; un pueblo — town).
Donde te encuentre te mato (Wherever I find you, I'll kill you; encontrar — to find; matar — to kill).
Te me cuidas mucho mamá (Take good care of yourself, mom; cuidarse — to take care of oneself).
¿Estás segura que no te va a faltar dinero? (Are you sure you won't run out of money?; faltar — to lack, to run out of) No, llevo bastante (No, I have enough; llevar — to carry, to have).
No vayas a andar con economías ¿Eh? (Don't you go being frugal, okay?; andar con economías — to be frugal, to economize)
Acuérdate que quiero el mejor equipo de novia que puedas encontrar (Remember that I want the best bridal set you can find; acordarse — to remember; un equipo de novia — bridal set).
¡Ya verás! (You'll see!; ver — to see).
¡Cuidado con las curvas! (Be careful with the curves!; cuidado — careful; una curva — curve)
¡Patrón! (Boss!; un patrón — boss, master)
¿Quiobo? (What's up?; Mexican slang, informal greeting)
¿Qué paso con Pedro? (What happened with Pedro?; ¿Qué pasó? — What happened?; con — with) No se fue, está en el casino. (He didn't leave, he's at the casino; no se fue — he didn't go; irse — to go away; está — he is; estar — to be (temporary, location); un casino — casino)
El quinto. (The fifth; un quinto — fifth) Hay les va el as. (Here goes the ace; hay — there is/are; les va — goes to them; un as — ace)
¡Me doblo! (I fold!; doblar — to fold, in this context it's a term used in card games to indicate surrendering or quitting the current round)
¡Ora Pedro! (Hey Pedro!; ora is a colloquial form of ahora — now, often used to get someone's attention) piensa bien esa jugada (think well about that move; pensar — to think; una jugada — a move in a game) y ganamos (and we win; ganar — to win).
¡Como quiera que juegue pierde! (No matter how he plays, he loses!; como quiera que — no matter how; jugar — to play; perder — to lose)
Paso (I pass; pasar — to pass, another term used in card games to indicate skipping a turn). Esa era la mera buena (That was the really good one; mera buena is a colloquial phrase meaning "the best" or "the real deal").
Pues gané (Well, I won; pues — well; ganar — to win).
Te salió bien esta jugadita (This little trick worked out well for you; salir bien — to go well; una jugada — a move, trick; jugadita — diminutive form, often used to belittle or diminish the importance of something),
pero yo creo que es la última que vas a hacer en tu vida (but I believe it's the last one you're going to do in your life; creer — to believe; hacer — to do; tu vida — your life).
¡Háganse a un lado señores! (Step aside, gentlemen!; hacerse a un lado — to step aside; un señor — a gentleman).
Este tipo se va a morir aquí mismo (This guy is going to die right here; este tipo — this guy; morir — to die; aquí mismo — right here). ¡Se lo prometí! (I promised him!; prometer — to promise).
¡Saca tu pistola y defiéndete! (Draw your gun and defend yourself!; sacar — to draw, take out; una pistola — a gun; defenderse — to defend oneself).
No la traigo (I don't bring it; traer — to bring).
¡Que casualidad! (What a coincidence!) No es casualidad (It's not a coincidence) es de a propósito (it's on purpose; a propósito — on purpose).
No te atreverás a disparar (You won't dare to shoot; atreverse — to dare; disparar — to shoot) sobre un hombre desarmado (at an unarmed man; desarmado — unarmed; un arma — weapon).
Que bien me conoces ¿No? (You know me well, don't you?; conocer — to know).
Pero eso no te va servir (But that won't help you; servir — to serve, to be useful) da nada (for nothing; nada — nothing) ¡Preste acá! (Lend it here!; prestar — to lend; acá — here).
¡Defiéndete! (Defend yourself!; defender — to defend)
No puedo disparar sobre mi mejor amigo. (I can't shoot my best friend; poder — can; disparar — to shoot; un amigo — friend)
¿Amigo? (Friend?)
Pero ¿Cómo te atreves a pronunciar siquiera esa palabra? (But how dare you even pronounce that word?; atreverse — to dare; pronunciar — to pronounce; una palabra — word)
¡Bien! te la diré de otro modo. (Well! I'll tell you in another way; decir — to tell; un modo — way)
No puedo matar (I can't kill; poder — can, to be able to; matar — to kill) al hermano (the brother) de la mujer (of the woman) a quien más quiero (whom I love the most; querer — to love, to want),
¿Entiendes? (Do you understand?; entender — to understand)
Señores (gentlemen), ustedes son testigos (you are witnesses; un testigo — witness).
Este tipo (this guy; tipo — guy, type) es un cobarde (is a coward; un cobarde — coward), y quiere morir (and wants to die; querer — to want; morir — to die) como un héroe (like a hero; un héroe — hero).
Pos yo te voy a dar gusto (Well, I'm going to please you; pos — well; dar gusto — to please) ahora mismo (right now; ahora — now; mismo — same, right). Momentito, (Just a moment; un momento — moment).
El gusto te lo voy a dar yo a ti (I'm going to give you the pleasure; el gusto — pleasure; dar — to give), ya que así lo quieres (since you want it that way; querer — to want).
Pero ¿Qué te parece solitos ahí en el reservado? (But what do you think about being alone there in the reserved area?; ¿Qué te parece? — What do you think?; solitos — alone; un reservado — a reserved area).
¡Está Bueno! (It's good!; estar — to be; bueno — good).
¡Hasta luego señores! ¡Hasta luego! (See you later, gentlemen! See you later!; hasta luego — see you later; un señor — gentleman).
¡Que cerca la vi! (I saw her so close!; ver — to see; cerca — close).
Toma Güero (Take it, Güero; Güero — a nickname often used in Mexico for a person with light hair or skin), oye tú Chucho (listen, you Chucho; Chucho — a common nickname in Spanish-speaking countries, often used for someone named Jesus),
que me traigan un mariachi ¡Pronto! (bring me a mariachi quickly!; traer — to bring; un mariachi — a traditional Mexican music band) Sí patrón (Yes, boss; patrón — boss).
Mujer abre tu ventana (Woman, open your window; abrir — to open; una ventana — window)
para que escuches mi voz (so that you can hear my voice; escuchar — to listen; una voz — voice)
te está cantando el que te ama (the one who loves you is singing to you; cantar — to sing; amar — to love) con el permiso de Dios (with God's permission; Dios — God).
Tú iluminaste mi vida (You illuminated my life; iluminar — to illuminate, light up)
por eso mujer querida (that's why, beloved woman; por eso — that's why; mujer — woman; querida — beloved, dear)
te canto esta noche azul (I sing to you this blue night; cantar — to sing; una noche — night; azul — blue)
por eso vengo a robarme (that's why I come to steal; venir — to come; robar — to steal)
un rayito de tu luz (a little ray of your light; un rayito — a little ray; diminutive form of "rayo" — ray; tu luz — your light).
¡Alevantate! (Get up!; levantarse — to get up)
Amor fiel mío (My faithful love; amor — love; fiel — faithful; mío — my)
Lo que yo siento mi bien, es venir a quitarte el sueño (What I feel, my dear, is to come and take away your sleep; lo que — what; siento — I feel; sentir — to feel; mi bien — my dear; venir — to come; a quitarte — to take away from you; el sueño — sleep)
Pero alevantate (But get up)
Alevantete mi amor (Get up, my love)
y oye (and listen; oír — to listen) mi triste canción (my sad song; una canción — song; triste — sad)
Que te canta (that sings to you; cantar — to sing) tu amante (your lover; un amante — lover), que te canta tu dueño (that sings to you your owner/master; un dueño — owner, master)
y es por tu amor (and it's for your love; un amor — love)
En noches (in nights; una noche — night)
de luna (of moon; la luna — moon)
perfumes de azares (perfumes of orange blossoms; azahar — orange blossom)
En el cielo estrellan (they sparkle in the sky; estrellar — to sparkle, to crash)
y tibios los aires (and the air is warm; tibio — warm; el aire — air)
y será de la reina (and it will be of the queen; ser — to be; la reina — queen)
cubierta de flores (covered with flowers; cubrir — to cover; una flor — flower)
la novia que espera (the bride who waits; esperar — to wait)
temblando, de amores (trembling, from love; temblar — to tremble; un amor — love)
¡Sí! (Yes!)
Al ver esos... (Upon seeing those...; ver — to see)
ojos que inquietos esperan (eyes that anxiously wait; un ojo — eye; inquieto — restless, anxious)
apagan (they turn off; apagar — to turn off) sus luces (their lights) las blancas estrellas (the white stars; una estrella — star)
los aires (the airs/winds; el aire — air) esparcen (spread; esparcir — to spread) aromas mejores (better fragrances; un aroma — aroma, fragrance; mejor — better)
y todas las flores (and all the flowers; una flor — flower)
suspiran de amor (sigh for love; suspirar — to sigh; el amor — love)
Por una... (For one...)
mirada (look/gaze) de tan lindos ojos (from such beautiful eyes; un ojo — eye; lindo — pretty, nice)
estrellas (stars; una estrella — star) y flores (and flowers; una flor — flower) padecen (suffer; padecer — to suffer) enojos (anger; un enojo — anger, annoyance)
Los aires... suspiran (the winds... sigh; un aire — air, wind; suspirar — to sigh)
el cielo... (the sky; un cielo — sky)
se apaga (fades/goes out; apagarse — to fade, to go out)
¡Blum, blum, blum! (Blum, blum, blum! - this is an onomatopoeic expression, often used to imitate the sound of a musical instrument or a heartbeat)
Y en el alma vaga (And in the wandering soul; alma — soul; vaga — wanders)
la pena (the sorrow; pena — sorrow, sadness)
de amor (of love; amor — love)
¡Bueno muchachos! (Well, boys!; bueno — well, good; muchachos — boys, guys)
Ahí se reparten (There they distribute; repartir — to distribute) ¡Eh! (Hey!)
Bueno (Well/Okay). Órale (Go ahead/Okay; a colloquial Mexican expression).
Ora, pa ustedes (Now, for you; pa is a colloquial abbreviation for para — for). Muchas gracias jefe (Thank you very much, boss; jefe — boss).
Y acuérdense (And remember; acordarse — to remember), yo nunca vine a dar esta serenata (I never came to give this serenade; venir — to come; dar — to give; una serenata — serenade).
¡Pele gallo! (Fight rooster!; pelear — to fight; un gallo — rooster; this is a colloquial expression, the meaning of which can vary depending on the context). Ni lo conocemos jefe (We don't even know him, boss; conocer — to know).
¡No que no chiquita! (No, isn't it, little one!; chiquita — little one, often used as an affectionate term)
Ya sabía yo que tenías que bajar mi vida. (I already knew that you had to come down, my life; saber — to know; tener que — have to; bajar — to come down; mi vida — my life, often used as an endearing term)
Buenas noches Don Elías (Good night, Mr. Elias; buenas noches — good night; Don — a respectful title used before a man's first name)
¿Cómo te lo va sañor? (How is it going, sir?; ¿Cómo te va? — How is it going?; sañor — a colloquial way to say señor, which means sir)
Mire, hágame el favor de decirle a Rosario que baje (Look, do me the favor of telling Rosario to come down; mirar — to look; hacer el favor de — to do the favor of; decir — to tell; bajar — to come down)
que quiero hablar con ella (that I want to talk to her; querer — to want; hablar — to talk)
No te da lo mismo hablar conmigo. (It doesn't matter to you to talk to me; dar lo mismo — it doesn't matter; hablar — to talk)
¡Claro que no hombre! (Of course not, man!; claro que no — of course not; un hombre — man) que iban a pensar de mi (what would they think of me; pensar — to think)
si me vieran haciéndole el amor a usted (if they saw me making love to you; ver — to see; hacer el amor — to make love)
Quere decir que usted, viene hacer el amor a mija (You mean to say that you, come to make love to my daughter; querer decir — to mean; venir — to come; hacer el amor — to make love)
guarda su distancia sañor (keep your distance, sir; guardar — to keep, to guard; una distancia — distance; señor — sir).
Mi hija tiene dueño (my daughter has an owner; una hija — daughter; un dueño — owner). Su dueño voy a ser yo (I am going to be her owner; ser — to be).
Usted está boracho (you are drunk; estar — to be; borracho — drunk). Bueno eso es aparte (well, that's another matter; bueno — well; eso — that; aparte — apart).
Una vez usted quiso que yo fuera su yerno (once you wanted me to be your son-in-law; una vez — once; querer — to want; ser — to be; un yerno — son-in-law), y aquí estoy para darle gusto (and here I am to please you; aquí — here; estar — to be; dar gusto — to please).
Sí, yo una vez quería que tú fueras me yerno (yes, once I wanted you to be my son-in-law; sí — yes; querer — to want; ser — to be; un yerno — son-in-law).
Boro con todas las de la ley (Boro with all the law: «Boro, in full accordance with the law»; con todas las de la ley — in full accordance with the law; a Spanish idiom meaning to do something completely and correctly), así detrás de la puerta no puede ser (so behind the door it cannot be; detrás de la puerta — behind the door; no puede ser — it cannot be).
Mi hija está casada (My daughter is married; casado — married). Pero yo no soy celoso (But I am not jealous; celoso — jealous).
Boro yo sí (Boro I am; sí — yes).
Mi hija, tiene una hija (My daughter, she has a daughter; tener — to have). ¡Eh la mandamos al hospicio! (Hey, we send her to the hospice!; mandar — to send).
A sí, ¿y al marido también lo metemos al hospicio? (Oh yes, and do we also put the husband in the hospice?; marido — husband; también — also; meter — to put).
¿Al marido? (To the husband?; un marido — husband)
¡Ay Don Elías, hombre! (Oh, Don Elias, man!; hombre — man; used here as an interjection to express surprise or exasperation)
Que pena (What a pity/shame; una pena — pity, shame) que usted no se le puedan decir ciertas cosas (that you can't be told certain things; decir — to tell, to say; ciertas cosas — certain things).
Pero yo si le puedo decir a usted (But I can tell you; poder — can, to be able to; decir — to tell, to say)
que se vaya con su música a otro bar (to take your music to another bar; irse — to go away, to leave; música — music; otro bar — another bar).
Que no tiene usted (that you don't have; tener — to have) nengun derecho (any right; ninguno — none, not any) vinir (to come; venir) a molestar (to bother)
a un bersona (a person; una persona) que no da (who doesn't give; dar — to give) ningún motivo (any reason) bara (for; para) su escándalo (your scandal).
¡Váyase (go away; irse — to go away) bor favor (please; por favor)!
¡Ta bueno (okay; está bueno — it's good) hombre (man)! Ya me voy (I'm leaving now; irse — to go away).
Pero dígale (but tell her; decir) a Rosario...
que la quiero (that I love her; querer — to love, to want). ¡Ah eso queres usted que le diga! (Ah, that's what you want me to tell her!; querer — to want; usted — formal "you").
Ma bermites que no cumpla tu encargo sañor (But allow me not to fulfill your order, sir; permitir — to allow; cumplir — to fulfill; un encargo — order, task; señor — sir).
Pus ni falta hace (Well, it's not even necessary; hacer falta — to be necessary),
si ella me está oyendo de todos modos desde allá arriba (if she is hearing me anyway from up there; oír — to hear; de todos modos — anyway; allá arriba — up there).
¡Rosario! (Rosario! — a female name).
Me voy (I'm leaving; irse — to leave) porque tu padre me corre (because your father is chasing me away; correr — to run, chase away),
pero quiero que sepas... (but I want you to know...; querer — to want, love; saber — to know)
que te quiero (that I love you; te quiero — I love you).
¡Te quiero y mucho! (I love you very much!; mucho — a lot, much)
Pero yo no te quiero ni te puedo querer (But I don't love you nor can I love you; poder — can, to be able to).
Deso tú tienes la culpa (It's your fault; tener la culpa — to be at fault).
¿Recuerdas (do you remember; recordar) cuanto te rogué (how much I begged you; rogar — to beg) y como me despreciabas (and how you despised me; despreciar — to despise)?
¿Y por eso te casaste con Rosario? (And for that reason, you married Rosario?; casarse — to get married)
Que además de ser (who, in addition to being; ser — to be) ¡novia de tu mejor amigo! (the girlfriend of your best friend; un amigo — friend)
Era tu prima (She was your cousin; un primo/a — cousin).
Como tú no me hacías caso (since you didn't pay attention to me; hacer caso — to pay attention), ¿Qué más me daba ella que cualquier otra? (What difference did she make to me than any other?; dar — to give; cualquier — any; otra — other)
Bueno, de ti no me extraña (Well, from you it doesn't surprise me; extrañar — to surprise) porque eres un sinvergüenza (because you are a scoundrel; sinvergüenza — shameless person; scoundrel) bien hecho (well made/done).
¿Pero ella... (But she...)
como aceptó ser tu mujer? (how did she agree to be your wife?; aceptar — to accept; ser — to be; una mujer — a woman)
Si se criaron juntos (If they were raised together; criar — to raise), y se trataban como hermanos (and they treated each other like siblings; tratar — to treat; un hermano — a brother).
Es como si yo me casara con Jorge ¡Qué Horror! (It's as if I were to marry Jorge. How horrible!; casarse — to get married; un horror — horror)
Bueno diciéndolo así como tú lo dices suena feo, (Well, saying it like you say it sounds ugly; feo — ugly)
pero en tu mano está el remediarlo. (but it's in your hands to remedy it; remediar — to remedy) ¿En mi mano? (In my hand?)
Sí en tu mano. (Yes, in your hand.)
Nomás dime que me quieres y verás que pronto desbarato todo esto. (Just tell me that you love me and you'll see how quickly I'll ruin all this; querer — to love; desbaratar — to ruin, to disrupt)
¿A sí con esa facilidad? (Like that, so easily?; así — like this/that; una facilidad — ease) Pos luego (Well then; pos is a colloquial contraction of pues — well, then).
Eres un cínico (You are a cynic; un cínico — cynic) y un baquetón (and a lazybones; baquetón is a colloquial term for a lazy or idle person).
De acuerdo (Agreed; de acuerdo — agreed).
Pero tú eres la mujer (But you are the woman) que más he querido (whom I loved the most; querer — to love) en mi vida (in my life).
Y tú el hombre (And you are the man) que más desprecio (whom I despise the most; despreciar — to despise) y aborrezco (and abhor; aborrecer — to abhor).
Te juro (I swear; jurar) papá (dad) que yo no le he dado (that I have not given him; dar — to give) el menor motivo (the slightest reason; un motivo — reason)
para que me ofenda (for him to offend me; ofender — to offend) en esta forma (in this way).
Ya te lo dije (I already told you; decir) mejita (little cheek; a term of endearment), es que Jorge anda borracho (it's that Jorge is drunk; andar — to walk, to be; borracho — drunk).
Lo imbortante (the important thing; importante — important) que Bedro (that Pedro; a misspelling of the name Pedro) no sepa (does not know; saber — to know) de esto (about this) un palabras (a word; una palabra — word) ¿Eh? (Eh?)
¡Dios me libre! (God forbid!; Dios — God; libre — free) para que quieres (why do you want; querer — to want) que se agarren a balazos (them to start shooting; agarrar — to grab, to start; un balazo — gunshot).
Mañana (tomorrow) cuando está en su juicio (when he is in his trial; estar — to be; un juicio — trial), yo hablaré con Jorge (I will talk to Jorge; hablar — to talk).
Verás (you will see; ver — to see) como no ti vuelve a molestar (how he won't bother you again; volver — to return, to do something again; molestar — to bother).
De todo esto (from all this) el que tiene la culpa (the one who is to blame; tener la culpa — to be guilty, to be to blame) es tu marido (is your husband) de aste (this one; de este — this one)
que no se queda una sola noche en su casa (who doesn't stay a single night at his house; quedarse — to stay), ¡Claro porque no te quiere! (Of course because he doesn't love you!; querer — to love).
Me quiere con toda su alma (He loves me with all his soul; querer — to love; un alma — soul), y yo también (and I do too).
A Pedro no le eches la culpa (Don't blame Pedro; echar la culpa — to blame).
¡Claro que se la echo! (Of course I blame him!; claro que — of course; se la echo — I blame him; reflexive pronoun "se" is used here to indicate the action is done to him).
No es justo (It's not fair; justo — fair) que me deja a mi (that he leaves me; dejar — to leave), el baquete (the scapegoat; el baquete — scapegoat, someone who takes the blame) de cuidar a su gallina (to take care of his chicken; cuidar — to take care of; una gallina — a chicken)
mientras él anda por ahí (while he goes around there; andar por ahí — to go around) de gavilán bollero (as a gallant loafer; gavilán — hawk, metaphorically used here to mean a man who is after women; bollero — loafer, idler).
¡Hijo de la mala vida! (Son of a bad life!; an expression used to scold or express disapproval, similar to "good-for-nothing").
¿Hasta cuándo (until when) se te quitará (will you get rid of; quitarse — to get rid of) lo desgraciado? (the misfortune/unhappiness; desgraciado — unfortunate, unhappy)
Hasta que se te quite a ti (until you get rid of it; quitarse — to get rid of).
Cuidado con lo que contestas (be careful with what you answer; cuidado — careful; contestar — to answer). Pos (well, then) cuidado con lo que preguntas (be careful with what you ask; preguntar — to ask).
Eres un mañoso (you are a crafty person; mañoso — crafty, cunning) y un descarado (and a shameless person; descarado — shameless, bold).
Que casualida (what a coincidence; casualidad — coincidence) lo mismo pensaba yo de ti (I thought the same about you; pensar — to think). ¿A qué te refieres? (what do you mean?; referirse — to refer, to mean).
¿A qué te refieres tú? (What are you referring to?; referirse — to refer) A la música que le llevaste anoche a María (To the music that you brought to Maria last night; llevar — to bring).
¿Te das cuente de la polvadera que has armado con todo eso? (Do you realize the dust storm you've stirred up with all that?; darse cuenta — to realize; una polvadera — dust storm; armar — to stir up, to cause).
Un hombre casado y con hijos (A married man with children; casado — married; un hijo — child),
Enamorando a mi hermana (courting my sister; enamorar — to court, to woo) y llevándole serenata (and serenading her; llevar serenata — to serenade)
hasta dentro de mi propia casa (even inside my own house; una casa — house).
¿Porque me haces hacer el ridículo? (Why do you make me look ridiculous?; hacer — to make/do; el ridículo — ridiculous)
Mira no te pongas tan hablador hombre, (Look, don't be so talkative, man; mirar — to look; ponerse — to become; hablador — talkative; un hombre — man)
¿Tú no le llevaste serenata a mi mujer? (Didn't you serenade my wife?; llevar — to carry, to take; una serenata — serenade; una mujer — woman)
Bueno pero... pero eso es diferente. (Well but... but that's different; bueno — well, good; eso — that; diferente — different) ¡Si claro! es diferente. (Yes, of course! It's different; si — yes; claro — clear, of course)
¡Imagínate lo que pensarán de mi! (Imagine what they will think of me!; imaginar — to imagine; pensar — to think; de mi — of me)
Ora (he/she prays; orar — to pray) en la mañana (in the morning) al salir de mi casa (when leaving my house; salir — to leave, to go out).
Estaban unos muchachos (some boys were; estar — to be (temporary, location, state)) jugando al toro (playing bull; jugar — to play).
En cuanto me vio uno de ellos (as soon as one of them saw me; ver — to see) me citó con la muleta (he beckoned me with the crutch; citar — to beckon, to quote; una muleta — crutch),
me dio un pase natural (he gave me a natural pass; dar — to give; un pase — pass) que me dejó rete escamado (that left me very puzzled; dejar — to leave; rete — very; un escamado — puzzled, suspicious).
Si he sabido (if I had known; saber — to know) que te ibas a mandar de ese modo (that you were going to behave in that way; mandar — to command, to behave; de ese modo — in that way), no te digo lo que te dije (I wouldn't tell you what I told you; decir — to tell).
Que se me hace que me contaste todo eso (It seems to me that you told me all that; hacerse — to seem)
, nomás para conseguir que te diera el agua (just to get me to give you the water; conseguir — to get, achieve; dar — to give).
¡Hombre! (Man!; an interjection used to express surprise, disbelief, or exasperation) ¿Me crees capaz? (Do you think I'm capable?; creer — to believe, think) ¡Pero como no! (But of course!; an ironic expression meaning the opposite, i.e., "Of course not!")
Si a taimado y a conchudo, no hay quien te gane (If it comes to being cunning and cheeky, no one can beat you; taimado — cunning, sly; conchudo — cheeky, brazen; ganar — to win, beat).
Mira Jorge, ya me canse de soportar tus insultos (Look Jorge, I'm already tired of putting up with your insults; cansarse — to get tired; soportar — to put up with, endure; un insulto — insult).
Me has hecho pasar por un cobarde (you have made me look like a coward; hacer pasar por — to make someone look like; un cobarde — a coward) delante de la gente (in front of people; la gente — people)
y me he aguantado (and I have endured it; aguantar — to endure, to put up with)
¡Pero ya no te lo consiento más! (But I won't allow it anymore!; consentir — to allow, to tolerate)
Si todavía trais algo contra mi, (If you still have something against me; traer — to bring, to have)
vamos a darnos en las muelas, (let's hit each other in the teeth; darse en las muelas — to hit each other, to fight; una muela — a tooth) o a matarnos de plano. (or just kill each other; matar — to kill; de plano — flatly, outright)
¿Así de pantera? (Like a panther?; así — like this/that; una pantera — panther) ¡Así! (Like this/that!)
Pos arráncate. (Then start. "Pos" is a colloquial contraction of "pues" which means "then" or "so"; arrancar — to start, to set off) Pos arráncate tú, (Then you start,) ¿No me trais tantas ganas? (Don't you want to so much?; traer ganas — to want, to feel like; an idiom)
¡Arráncate imbécil! (Start, idiot!; un imbécil — idiot)
¡Mira! (Look!; mirar — to look)
¡Ves! (See!; ver — to see)
Con dejarte caer esta matatena (By dropping this jack; matatena — a traditional Mexican game similar to jacks) en la cabezota (on your big head; cabezota — stubborn; literally "big head"), ¡te mueres! (you die; morir — to die).
¡Pos suéltala ya! (Well, drop it already!; pos — colloquial form of pues, meaning "well" or "so"; soltar — to drop or let go).
No soy tan vil (I'm not that vile; vil — vile, mean).
Ya te lo dije (I already told you; decir — to tell), que yo nunca podría matarte (that I could never kill you; matar — to kill).
Pero yo sí ¡Mira! (But I can. Look!; mirar — to look).
¡Ah música! (Ah, music!)
¿Y me hubieras disparado? (And would you have shot me?; hubieras disparado — would have shot; disparar — to shoot)
Si me sueltas la piedra, sí. (If you let go of the stone, yes; sueltas — you let go; soltar — to let go; una piedra — a stone)
Pos que desgraciado. (Well, how unfortunate; pos — colloquial form of pues, meaning well or so; desgraciado — unfortunate; a term often used to express frustration or disappointment) ¡Sí verdad! (Yes, right!; verdad — truth; right)
¡Bueno! (Well!; bueno — good; often used as an interjection to express acceptance or resignation)
La seguimos (we continue it; seguir — to continue, follow) o la paramos (or we stop it; parar — to stop).
Pos como quieras (well, as you wish; pos — colloquial form of pues, which means "well" or "so"; querer — to want). No, como quieras tú (no, as you wish; tú — you).
Pos ahi que quede (well, let it stay there; quedar — to stay). Bueno (well).
Ahi la dejamos (we leave it there; dejar — to leave).
¡Bueno! a lo que te truje (well! to what I brought you; truje — colloquial form of traje, which means "I brought"; traer — to bring). This phrase is a colloquial expression used to return to the main topic or purpose of a conversation.
Necesito (I need; necesitar) urgentemente (urgently) una entrevista (an interview) con Rosario (with Rosario; a personal name).
Y a mi que me cuentas (And why are you telling me; literally "And to me what are you telling"; a colloquial phrase expressing indifference or lack of interest).
Pos es que tú me la tienes que conseguir (Well, it's because you have to get it for me; "Pos" is a colloquial contraction of "pues" meaning "well" or "so"; conseguir — to get, obtain). Un momento señor (One moment, sir; un momento — a moment; señor — sir).
El convenio (the agreement; convenir — to agree) que hicimos (that we made; hacer — to make, do) no estipula (does not stipulate; estipular — to stipulate) que yo te sirva de alcaloide (that I serve you as an alkaloid; "alcaloide" is likely a mistake or a colloquialism, as it literally means "alkaloid", a type of chemical compound. It might be a mishearing or misinterpretation of "alcahuete" which means "go-between" or "intermediary").
¿No? (Isn't it?; no — no, not).
¡Pos claro que no! (Well, of course not!; Pos is a colloquial contraction of "pues", meaning "well" or "so".)
Todos tenemos derecho en la vida a ser rastreros (Everyone has the right in life to be lowly/cowardly; un derecho — a right; la vida — life; rastrero — lowly, cowardly), pero no tanto (but not so much).
¡Bueno, esta bueno! (Well, it's good!; Bueno — well, good; estar — to be, used for temporary states or conditions.)
Nomás te corto el agua (I'll just cut off your water; nomás — just, only; cortar — to cut off; el agua — water. This is an idiomatic expression meaning to stop providing support or to cut someone off.) y no vuelves a ver a María (and you won't see Maria again; volver — to return, to see again).
¡Como serás infeliz! (How miserable you must be!; ser — to be; infeliz — unhappy, miserable. This is an exclamatory phrase expressing disbelief or frustration at someone's actions or state.)
¿Para cuando quieres la entrevista? (When do you want the interview?; querer — to want)
Para mañana en la noche. (For tomorrow night; una noche — night)
¿Dónde? En mi casa. (Where? At my house; una casa — house)
¿Qué, qué qué? (What, what what?; qué — what)
Llevarte yo mismo mi mujer a tu casa, (To take my wife to your house myself; llevar — to take; yo mismo — myself; una mujer — wife; a tu casa — to your house)
hombre no la... Pero ¿Porqué no? (man, don't... But why not?; hombre — man; also used as an interjection to express surprise, impatience, etc.)
Pos si hombre es ahí una fiesta (Well, yes man, there is a party there; pos — colloquial form of pues, which means well, then, so), yo te invito (I invite you; invitar — to invite),
tú llegas acompañado de tu señora (you arrive accompanied by your lady; llegar — to arrive; acompañado — accompanied; una señora — lady, wife).
Si es lo más natural (It's the most natural thing; natural — natural).
¿Y a honras de que la fiestecita? (And in honor of what is the little party?; a honras de — in honor of; que — what; una fiesta — party; fiestecita — diminutive form of fiesta, used to express affection, familiarity or small size).
Mañana estamos a veintitrés (Tomorrow is the twenty-third; estar — to be, used for temporary states or locations).
Es día de mi diablo (It's my devil's day; un diablo — devil), ¿Ya no te acuerdas? (Don't you remember anymore?; acordarse — to remember).
Hermano (brother), muchos días de esos (many days like that; un día — day).
Gracias (thanks). Ojalá y te mueras desgraciado (I hope you die, wretch; ojalá — hopefully; morir — to die; un desgraciado — wretch, unfortunate).
¿Qué pasó, qué pasó? (What happened, what happened?; pasar — to happen).
Ójala y te mueras dentro de muchos años (I hope you die in many years; ojalá — I hope; morir — to die),
no me dejaste acabar hombre (you didn't let me finish, man; dejar — to let; acabar — to finish).
¡Ándele! (Go on!; an expression used to encourage or urge someone to do something).
Muchachas, miren quien viene (Girls, look who's coming; mirar — to look; venir — to come).
¿Qué tal Pedrito? (How's it going, Pedrito?; ¿Qué tal? — How's it going?).
¿Qué tal linda? (How are you, beautiful?; ¿Qué tal? — How are you?; linda — beautiful)
Su esposa ¿bien? (Is your wife well?; esposa — wife; bien — well)
Bien, gracias. (Well, thank you; gracias — thank you)
¿Y su amigo Jorge Bueno... (And your friend Jorge Bueno...; amigo — friend)
¿Esta bueno? (Is he well?; estar — to be (temporary state))
¡Bueno! (Good!; Well!)
¡Pedro! (Pedro!; a common Spanish name)
¡Quiobo mi General! (What's up, my General!; "Quiobo" is a colloquial way to say "what's up" or "how are you" in some Latin American countries) ¿Qué hace por aquí? (What are you doing here?; hacer — to do)
Esperándolo (Waiting for you; esperar — to wait)
A sus ordenes, pase usted. (At your orders, go ahead; "A sus ordenes" is a formal way to show respect and obedience, often used in military context) No. (No.)
Prefiero (I prefer; preferir) que nos quedemos aquí (that we stay here; quedarse — to stay), es un asunto muy delicado (it's a very delicate matter; un asunto — a matter; delicado — delicate).
¿A sí? (Really?; así — so, like this) Sí (Yes)
¿Usted sabe (Do you know; saber — to know) que Jorge esta formalmente comprometido (that Jorge is formally engaged; comprometerse — to commit, to engage)
a casarse (to get married; casarse — to marry) con mi hija (with my daughter)?
Si señor (Yes sir).
¿Usted sabe (do you know; saber — to know) que yo hice público (that I made public; hacer — to make, do) el compromiso (the engagement)?
Si señor (Yes, sir).
¿Y usted sabe (And do you know) que ya se están corriendo (that they are already being announced; correr — to run, here it means to announce) las amonestaciones (the banns; a public announcement of an intended marriage)?
Si señor (Yes, sir). Pero lo que usted no sabe (But what you don't know)
Porque en estos casos (because in these cases) el último que lo sabe (the last one to know) es el marido (is the husband).
¡Es su gran amigo Jorge Bueno! (It's your great friend Jorge Bueno!; un amigo — friend; bueno — good)
Lo ha deshonrado a usted. (He has dishonored you; deshonrar — to dishonor; usted — you)
¡Oiga mi General! (Listen, my General!; oír — to listen; un general — general) Esa es la palabra, sí señor. (That's the word, yes sir; una palabra — word; señor — sir)
¡Deshonrado! (Dishonored!)
Que no puedo calificar de otro modo el hecho (That I can't qualify in any other way the fact; calificar — to qualify; otro — other; un hecho — fact)
de que le traiga serenata (that he brings her a serenade; traer — to bring), a la señora esposa de usted (to your wife; señora — lady, wife; esposa — wife).
¡Sí caramba! (Yes, darn it!; caramba — an exclamation of surprise or annoyance)
Eso si que estuvo muy mal hecho (That was really badly done; hacer — to do), muy mal hecho mi General (very badly done, my General).
¡Claro que como fueron novios (Of course, since they were lovers; novio — boyfriend, lover), a lo mejor vino en plan (maybe he came with the intention; venir — to come; plan — plan)
de amistad mi general (of friendship, my General). ¡Que amistad ni que... (What friendship, nothing...; que... ni que... — an expression of denial or rejection).
¡Carabinas! (Rifles!; an exclamation of surprise or frustration, similar to "Goodness!") si se puso a gritarle (if he started to yell at her; ponerse a — to start to; gritar — to yell) como un desesperado (like a desperate man; desesperado — desperate).
¡Te quiero, te quiero! (I love you, I love you!; querer — to love, to want)
Todo el barrio (the whole neighborhood; un barrio — neighborhood) lo escuchó (heard it; escuchar — to hear). ¡Que barbaridad! (What a scandal!; an expression of shock or disapproval, similar to "What a mess!" or "How outrageous!")
Imagínese (imagine; imaginar — to imagine) la situación (the situation) de mi pobre hija (of my poor daughter; pobre — poor).
Recibir (to receive) semejante oprobio (such a disgrace; oprobio — disgrace, shame) estando a un paso de la boda (being one step away from the wedding; un paso — a step; una boda — wedding).
Se siente humillada (she feels humiliated; sentir — to feel), burlada (mocked; burlar — to mock), vilipendiada (vilified; vilipendiar — to vilify).
Es de la patada (it's awful: «it's of the kick»; this is a colloquial expression used to describe something that is very bad or unpleasant).
Pues sí mi General (well yes, my General; pues — well, so; sí — yes).
Usted sabe (you know; saber — to know) que un hombre como yo (that a man like me)
no le queda otro camino (has no other way/path left; quedar — to remain, to be left) que las armas (but the weapons; una arma — weapon).
Agarré (I grabbed; agarrar — to grab) mi pistola (my gun) y salí (and went out; salir — to go out) dispuesto a lavar con sangre (ready to wash with blood; dispuesto — ready; lavar — to wash; la sangre — blood) la infamia (the infamy).
Pero analizando la cosa (but analyzing the thing; analizar — to analyze; la cosa — thing), pensé (I thought; pensar — to think) y dije (and said; decir — to say):
"No debo matar a Jorge" (I should not kill Jorge; deber — should; matar — to kill)
Pues pensó usted muy bien mi General (Well, you thought very well, my General; pensar — to think; bien — well; general — general), no vale la pena (it's not worth it; valer la pena — to be worth it).
No lo voy a matar yo, (I'm not going to kill him; voy a — going to; matar — to kill; yo — I)
lo va a matar usted (you are going to kill him; matar — to kill).
¿Yo? ¡Claro! (Me? Of course!)
Aunque mi indignación es mucha (although my indignation is great; aunque — although; una indignación — indignation),
reconozco que a usted le asiste el sagrado derecho (I recognize that you have the sacred right; reconocer — to recognize; asistir — to assist, to be present; un derecho — right)
de castigar a ese miserable (to punish that miserable person; castigar — to punish; un miserable — miserable person).
Tiene razón (You're right; tener razón — to be right) lo voy a matar (I'm going to kill him; matar — to kill). ¡Eso! (That's it!)
Le voy a dar (I'm going to give him; dar — to give) la peor de las muertes (the worst of deaths; una muerte — death) que existen (that exist; existir — to exist).
La muerte civil (Civil death; a legal term referring to the loss of all or almost all civil rights). ¿Eh? (Eh?; a filler word, often used to seek confirmation or to express doubt or surprise)
Pus si (Well, if; "Pus" is a colloquial contraction of "pues") en estos casos (in these cases) el desprecio (the contempt; despreciar — to despise) es lo mejor (is the best; mejor — better, best), mi General (my General; a term of respect for a military superior)
Con su permiso (With your permission; a polite phrase used before taking an action that might be seen as intrusive), pase usted (go ahead; pase — imperative form of pasar — to pass, to go) ¡ande! (go on!; andar — to walk, to go). No señor (No, sir; señor — sir, mister).
Esa (that) no es (is not; ser — to be) actitud de hombres (attitude of men). ¿No? (Isn't it?)
¡Es de cobardes! (It's of cowards!; un cobarde — a coward)
Sí. Y usted (and you; formal) no es (is not) un cobarde (a coward).
¡No! Pues mátelo (No! Then kill him; matar — to kill).
Es la única salida (It's the only way out; una salida — exit, way out) honrosa (honorable) que le queda (that remains for you; quedar — to remain).
Sí señor, es la única (Yes sir, it's the only one; único — only).
Jorge se muere ¡que ni qué! (Jorge is dying, no doubt about it!; que ni qué is an idiomatic expression used to emphasize the certainty or obviousness of something).
Ahi nos vemos mi General (See you there, my General; ver — to see), ¿A dónde va usted? (Where are you going?; ir — to go).
A darme un baño (To take a bath; baño — bath; darse un baño — to take a bath). No mi amigo (No, my friend).
Aquí primero me lava usted su honra (Here, first you wash your honor for me; lavar — to wash; honra — honor. This phrase implies that the speaker wants the other person to clear their name or reputation before anything else).
y luego (and then; luego — later, then) se baña (he/she bathes; bañarse — to bathe) todo lo que quiera (as much as he/she wants; querer — to want).
¡Vamos! (Let's go!)
¡Genoveva! (Genoveva!)
Te supongo enterada (I suppose you are informed; suponer — to suppose; enterado — informed) de esa serenata (about that serenade; una serenata — serenade) que tanto escándalo (that caused such a scandal; un escándalo — scandal)
a armado (has caused; armar — to cause, to create) en el pueblo (in the town; un pueblo — town).
y debo explicarte (and I must explain; deber — must, to owe) mi conducta (my behavior), diciéndote (telling you; decir — to tell) con toda franqueza (with all frankness/honesty; la franqueza — frankness, honesty)
que cuando yo pedí tu mano (that when I asked for your hand; pedir — to ask) creí sinceramente (I sincerely believed; creer — to believe)
que ya estaba curado (that I was already cured; curar — to cure) de un antiguo mal (of an old illness; un mal — evil, illness) que minaba mi existencia (that undermined my existence; minar — to undermine).
Por desgracia (unfortunately; la desgracia — misfortune), ese mal a vuelto acometerme (that illness has attacked me again; acometer — to attack)
con una fuerza tan terrible (with such a terrible force; la fuerza — force),
que ya lo considero incurable (that I already consider it incurable; considerar — to consider; incurable — incurable).
Ya supondrás (you will already suppose; suponer — to suppose) el nombre de esa enfermedad (the name of that disease; una enfermedad — disease)
no quiero ofenderte repitiéndolo (I don't want to offend you by repeating it; ofender — to offend; repetir — to repeat).
¡Mi General! (My General!; un general — general)
Me permite un momentito (allow me a little moment; permitir — to allow; un momento — moment), oritita regreso (I'll be right back; regresar — to return). Note: "oritita" is a colloquial term used in some regions to mean "right now" or "in a little bit".
¿A dónde va usted? (Where are you going?; a dónde — where to; usted — formal "you") Voy a este... (I'm going to this...; voy — I go; a — to; este — this)
Por mi pistola. (For my gun; por — for; mi — my; pistola — gun) No hace falta. (It's not necessary; no — not; hace falta — it's necessary; it's needed)
Yo le ofrezco la mía. (I offer you mine; yo — I; le ofrezco — I offer to you; la mía — mine)
¡Tómela! (Take it!; tomar — to take)
No la puedo aceptar. (I can't accept it; no — not; la — it; puedo — I can; aceptar — to accept) ¿Porqué? (Why?)
Pos lo comprometo. (I commit it: «I promise it»; comprometer — to commit, to promise). Mejor. (Better).
Ejercitaremos una venganza al alimón. (We will exercise a revenge together: «in lemon»; ejercitar — to exercise, to practice; una venganza — revenge; al alimón — together, in partnership; this is an idiomatic expression that comes from bullfighting, where two bullfighters kill a bull together).
Su dedo aprieta el gatillo (His finger squeezes the trigger; apretar — to squeeze, to press; un gatillo — trigger) y mis balas (and my bullets; una bala — bullet)
serán las que lo maten (will be the ones that kill him; matar — to kill), ¡tómela! (take it!; tomar — to take).
¡Bueno! (Well!) pos le haremos al alimón. (we will do it together: «we will do it in lemon»).
A propósito de limones (Speaking of lemons; a propósito de — speaking of).
No se echa un refresquito mi General (Don't you want a little refreshment, my General?; echarse — to have, to take; un refresquito — a little refreshment; diminutive form of refresco — refreshment), tengo mucha sed (I'm very thirsty; tener sed — to be thirsty).
Yo también la tengo (I'm thirsty too; tener — to have), pero de venganza (but for revenge; venganza — revenge) ¡Jálele! (Pull it!; jalar — to pull; Mexican slang, often used as an encouragement or to hurry someone up).
Por tu padre no me preocupo (I'm not worried about your father; preocuparse — to worry) porque estoy seguro (because I'm sure; seguro — sure)
de que comprenderá mi caso (that he will understand my case; comprender — to understand) y hasta me dirá... (and he might even tell me...; hasta — even).
¡No te apures Jorgito! (Don't worry, Jorgito!; apurarse — to worry, to hurry) Son cosas de muchachos (They are boys' things: «It's just boys being boys»; un muchacho — boy).
Estrechara mi mano (He would shake my hand; estrechar — to shake, to narrow) con la simpatía de siempre (with the usual friendliness; una simpatía — friendliness, sympathy; siempre — always),
y me invitará la copa acostumbrada (and he will invite me for the usual drink; invitar — to invite; una copa — a glass, a drink).
Si jefe (Yes, boss; un jefe — boss) ahí está Don Jorge en el correo (Don Jorge is there at the post office; un correo — post office).
¡Píquele! (Go ahead!; picar — to sting, to chop, to go ahead).
Mi General (My General), ¿porqué no le echamos otra pensadita al asunto? (Why don't we give it another thought?; echar una pensadita — to give a thought; pensar — to think)
Ya está más que pensado y resuelto (It's more than thought and resolved; pensar — to think; resolver — to resolve), el culpable morirá (the guilty one will die; morir — to die).
¡Bueno! (Well!) ¿Y sí después resulta que hay otro culpable? (And what if it turns out there is another guilty one?; resultar — to turn out; un culpable — a guilty one)
¡Cómo! (How!) ¿Duda usted de su esposa? (Do you doubt your wife?; dudar — to doubt; una esposa — a wife)
¡A no! eso no (Oh no! not that). ¿Entonces? (Then?)
Bueno (well) a lo mejor (maybe: «for the better») yo fui (I was) el que metió la pata (the one who messed up: «the one who put the foot in it»; meter la pata — to mess up, to make a mistake),
Jorge lo hizo (Jorge did it; hacer — to do) con mi consentimiento (with my consent; consentir — to consent).
¡No! (No!)
Sí. (Yes.)
Entonces (then) el primero (the first one) que se va a morir (who is going to die; morir — to die) es usted (is you: formal form of address; usted — you).
por agachón (for being a coward; agachón — cowardly, from agachar — to duck, to lower), deme mi pistola (give me my gun; dar — to give).
Un momento mi General (one moment, my General; un momento — a moment),
déjeme explicarle (let me explain to you; dejar — to let, to allow; explicar — to explain) hubo para eso una razón muy poderosa (there was a very powerful reason for that; haber — there was; una razón — a reason; poderoso — powerful).
¿Cuál? a ver, ¿Cuál? (Which? let's see, which?; cuál — which)
Pa que se la digo ni me lo va creer (Why should I tell you, you won't even believe me; para que — why should; decir — to tell; creer — to believe). ¡Pronto! (Quickly!; pronto — soon, quickly).
Fue por... (It was because of...; por — because of)
Por salvar a Genoveva (to save Genoveva; salvar — to save). ¿A mi hija? (My daughter?; una hija — daughter)
¿De qué? (From what?; qué — what)
Pus de que se casara con Jorge (Well, from marrying Jorge; casarse — to get married), mire no le conviene (look, it's not good for her; convenir — to be good, suitable).
¿Y eso en que forma le importa a usted? (And how is that any of your business?; importar — to matter, to be important; usted — formal "you")
¡Señor! (Sir!) porque siempre la he estimado mucho (because I have always esteemed her a lot; estimar — to esteem, to value)
al igual que a usted (just like you; al igual que — just like, the same as).
Y yo de algún modo tenía que evitar (and I somehow had to prevent; algún modo — somehow; evitar — to prevent) que se casara con Jorge (her from marrying Jorge; casarse — to get married).
Pero ¿Porqué? (But why?)
Pues por eso que se trae, (Well, because of that thing she's got going on; por eso — because of that; traerse — to have going on, to carry on. Note: the phrase "se trae" is colloquial and can refer to a situation, a plan, or a behavior someone is involved in).
Que es algo así como una enfermedad (That it's something like a disease; una enfermedad — disease)
Bueno las enfermedades se curan (Well, diseases are cured; curar — to cure) ¡Jálele! (Pull it!; jalar — to pull. This is an idiomatic expression used to encourage someone to do something, similar to "Go for it!" in English)
¡Esta no! (Not this one!) ¿Usted qué sabe? (What do you know?; saber — to know)
La ciencia está muy adelantada (Science is very advanced; adelantado — advanced) y tiene medicinas para todo (and has medicines for everything; una medicina — medicine).
Esta es incurable mi General (This is incurable, my General; incurable — incurable) ¡créamelo! (Believe me!; creer — to believe)
Bueno ya si se trata de una lepra o de algo parecido pues... (Well, if it's about leprosy or something similar then...; tratar de — to be about; una lepra — leprosy; parecido — similar)
¡Ándele! no es lepra pero es algo así de horrible. (Go on! It's not leprosy but it's something that horrible; ándele — go on; algo así — something like that; horrible — horrible)
¡Mire! (Look!; mirar — to look)
¡No! Sí. (No! Yes.)
Imagínese nomás que desgracia (Just imagine what a disaster; imaginar — to imagine; nomás — just; una desgracia — disaster)
para la pobre de Bebita (for poor Bebita; pobre — poor), y para usted (and for you).
Que fuera teniendo unos nietos todos chuecos (that she would have grandchildren all crooked; tener — to have; un nieto — grandson; chueco — crooked), jorobados (hunchbacked; jorobado — hunchbacked)
, con los ojos en blanco (with white eyes; un ojo — eye; blanco — white), una cabeza de este pelo (a head of this hair; una cabeza — head; un pelo — hair). ¡No! (No!)
¡Que atrocidad (What an atrocity; una atrocidad — atrocity), que atrocidad! (what an atrocity!)
¡Eh pero! (Hey but!) ¿Quién lo iba a pensar (Who would have thought; pensar — to think) en un muchacho que se veía tan sano? (in a boy who looked so healthy; un muchacho — boy; sano — healthy)
Es la herencia (it's the inheritance; una herencia — inheritance) que le dejo su papacito (that his daddy left him; dejar — to leave; un papá — dad; papacito — affectionate term for dad), como era tan parrandero (since he was such a party-goer; parrandero — party-goer; fond of partying).
¡Bueno! (Well!) ¿Y eso que tiene que ver con la serenata? (And what does that have to do with the serenade?; tener que ver con — to have to do with; una serenata — serenade)
¡Todo! (Everything!)
Jorge había guardado (Jorge had kept; guardar — to keep) el secreto de su enfermedad (the secret of his illness; un secreto — secret; una enfermedad — illness), y se creía curado (and he believed himself cured; creerse — to believe oneself; curado — cured),
pero después del compromiso con Genoveva (but after the engagement with Genoveva; un compromiso — engagement).
se dio cuenta de que le había retoñado el mal (he realized that evil had sprouted in him; darse cuenta — to realize; retoñar — to sprout, to grow again; el mal — evil, harm).
¿Y que iba a hacer? (And what was he going to do?; hacer — to do) ¿Contárselo a usted? (Tell it to you?; contárselo — to tell it; usted — you) ¡Nunca! (Never!)
Esas cosas (those things) no se le confían más que a un médico (are only entrusted to a doctor; confiar — to entrust, to confide).
Entonces ¿Qué hacer? (So what to do?)
Pues inventarse un amorío (Well, to invent a love affair; inventarse — to invent, to make up; un amorío — a love affair) para desilusionar a Genoveva (to disappoint Genoveva; desilusionar — to disappoint).
¿Pero que mujer (But what woman) se iba a prestar para eso (was going to agree to that; prestar — to lend; prestar para algo — to agree to something) mi General (my General)?
¡Sólo una amiga! (Only a friend!)
Juntos (Together) hablamos con mi mujer (we talked to my wife; hablar — to talk), Jorge le llevó la serenata (Jorge serenaded her; llevar la serenata — to serenade),
y usted sabe lo demás (and you know the rest; saber — to know).
Con razón (No wonder; literally "with reason").
Ya me parecía raro (I already found it strange; parecer — to seem) que usted defendiera (that you defended; defender — to defend)
al que enamoraba a su mujer (the one who was courting your wife; enamorar — to court, to make fall in love).
Pues claro (Well, of course; pues — then, so; claro — clear, of course). Sí todo está muy claro (Yes, everything is very clear; todo — everything; muy — very)
, menos lo de la enfermedad (except for the illness; menos — except for; lo de — about; la enfermedad — illness), eso no me lo trago (I don't buy that; eso — that; no me lo trago — I don't buy it; literally "I don't swallow it"; tragar — to swallow).
¡Oiga mi General! (Listen, my General!; oiga — listen; imperative form of oír — to hear; mi — my; general — general). Vamos a aclarar paradas con Jorge (Let's clarify things with Jorge; vamos a — let's; aclarar — to clarify; paradas — stops, here it means "things"; con — with; Jorge — George).
¿Pero para que lo vamos a abochornar? (But why are we going to embarrass him?; abochornar — to embarrass)
Pues que se abochorne. (Well, let him be embarrassed.)
Yo tengo que poner en claro este chisme, (I have to clarify this gossip; poner en claro — to clarify; un chisme — gossip)
y como no resulte cierto lo de la enfermedad incurable, (and if it turns out not to be true about the incurable disease; resultar cierto — to turn out to be true; una enfermedad — disease; incurable — incurable)
le juro a usted por las cenizas de mi Padre y por mi honor de militar, (I swear to you by the ashes of my Father and by my military honor; jurar — to swear; una ceniza — ash; un honor — honor; un militar — military)
que lo mato a usted como un perro (that I kill you like a dog; matar — to kill; un perro — a dog). ¡Vamos! (Let's go!)
¡Jorge! (Jorge!)
Vengo para que hablemos como los hombres (I come so that we can talk like men; venir — to come; hablar — to talk; un hombre — a man).
A sus órdenes mi General (At your orders, my General; una orden — an order; un general — a general), ¿De que se trata? (What is it about?; tratar — to treat; to be about)
De cierto padecimiento que... (About a certain ailment that...; cierto — certain; un padecimiento — an ailment; suffering).
¡Bueno! (Well!) hay que decirlo claro (it must be said clearly; hay que — it is necessary to; decir — to say; claro — clear), de esa enfermedad (about that illness; una enfermedad — illness) que te traes (that you have; traer — to bring, to have).
¿Mi enfermedad? (My illness?) Al menos eso fue lo que dijo tu amigo (At least that's what your friend said; al menos — at least; eso — that; decir — to say; un amigo — friend).
Y tú porque andas contando lo que no debes (And why are you telling what you shouldn't; andar — to walk, to do something; contar — to tell; deber — must, to owe). Yo se lo exigí (I demanded it from him; exigir — to demand).
Bueno mi General (Well, my General), al fin y al cabo (after all; al fin y al cabo — after all, in the end)...
Yo tenía que hablar con usted de eso (I had to talk to you about that; hablar — to talk; usted — you formal).
¡Primera contradicción! (First contradiction!; una contradicción — contradiction)
Usted me aseguro (you assured me; asegurar — to assure) que él no se atrevería a confesármelo (that he would not dare to confess it to me; atreverse — to dare; confesar — to confess).
¡Pero ya cambio de opinión! (But he has already changed his mind!; cambiar — to change; una opinión — opinion)
Pero si además se iba usted a enterar (But if you were also going to find out; enterarse — to find out) de todos modos (anyway)
por esta carta (by this letter; una carta — letter) que le escribo a Genoveva (that I write to Genoveva; escribir — to write).
en donde le explico todo (where I explain everything to him/her; explicar — to explain).
¿Puedo leerla? (Can I read it?; leer — to read) Sí, ¿Porqué no? (Yes, why not?; por qué — why; no — not)
Oiga mi General (Listen, my General; oír — to listen), yo creo (I believe; creer — to believe) que no está bien (that it's not right; estar bien — to be right, to be okay) que usted se entere (that you find out; enterarse — to find out)
de lo que se escriben los novios (about what the lovers write to each other; escribir — to write; un novio — a boyfriend, a lover). ¡Silencio! (Silence!)
Te supongo... (I suppose you...; suponer — to suppose)
enterada de esa serenata (informed about that serenade; enterarse — to find out; una serenata — serenade) que tanto escándalo ha armado (that has caused such a scandal; armar escándalo — to cause a scandal) en el pueblo (in the town; un pueblo — town),
y debo explicarte mi conducta (and I must explain my behavior to you; deber — must, to have to; explicar — to explain; una conducta — behavior).
Cuando yo pedí tu mano (when I asked for your hand; pedir — to ask for; una mano — hand),
creí sinceramente (I sincerely believed; creer — to believe) que ya estaba curado (that I was already cured; curar — to cure) de un antiguo mal (from an old illness; un mal — illness, evil)...
que minaba mi existencia (that was undermining my existence; minar — to undermine; una existencia — existence).
Por desgracia (unfortunately; una desgracia — misfortune) ese mal (that evil/illness; un mal — evil; illness) ha vuelto a acometerme (has attacked me again; volver a — to do something again; acometer — to attack)
con una fuerza tan terrible (with such a terrible force; una fuerza — force).
que ya lo considero incurable (that I already consider it incurable; considerar — to consider; incurable — incurable).
Ya supondrás (you will already guess; suponer — to suppose) el nombre de... de esa enfermedad (the name of... of that disease; una enfermedad — disease),
no quiero ofenderte repitiéndolo (I don't want to offend you by repeating it; ofender — to offend; repetir — to repeat). ¡No, no, no!
Esto (this) no debe (should not; deber — to have to; must) saberlo (know it; saber — to know) mi hija (my daughter).
Pus (well, then: «since»; pues) algún día (one day) tenía que enterarse (had to find out; enterarse — to find out), si no es que ya lo sabe (if she doesn't already know it; ya — already).
¡Nombre! (No way!; an expression of disbelief or surprise, specific to Mexican Spanish)
Con que tranquilidad (with such calmness; tranquilidad — tranquility, calmness) hablas (you speak; hablar) de una cosa tan bochornosa (about such a shameful thing; bochornoso — shameful).
Pero si esto es una algo que nos pasa a todos (But this is something that happens to all of us; pasar — to happen) tarde o temprano (sooner or later).
Usted mismo mi General (You yourself, my General; usted — formal "you"; mismo — same, oneself),
No se ha visto nunca en un caso como el mío (You have never seen yourself in a case like mine; verse — to see oneself; nunca — never; un caso — a case). ¡Dios me libre! (God save me!; Dios — God; libre — free; librar — to save, to free).
Primero me pego un tiro (First, I shoot myself; pegar un tiro — to shoot; primero — first).
¡A que mi General! (What do you say, my General!; a que — what do you say, bet you).
Eso dice uno (That's what one says; eso — that; decir — to say), pero luego ni se pega uno nada (but then one doesn't even shoot oneself; luego — then, later; ni — not even; nada — nothing).
y se queda uno allí aguantando mecha (and one stays there holding the wick; aguantar — to endure, to hold; mecha — wick; this phrase is an idiom meaning to endure or tolerate a difficult situation).
Es cierto que hace sufrir (it's true that it makes one suffer; sufrir — to suffer),
pero como la goza uno en sus momentos de dicha (but how one enjoys it in moments of happiness; gozar — to enjoy; un momento — moment; la dicha — happiness, joy).
Así es que... (so it is that...)
¿A ti te gusta tu enfermedad? (do you like your illness?; gustar — to like; una enfermedad — illness) Sí señor (yes sir).
¡Y mucho! (And a lot!; mucho — a lot)
En gustos se rompe el género mi General. (Tastes differ, my General; literally: "In tastes, the genre is broken"; en gustos se rompe el género — everyone has their own taste; a saying)
Y tú no hables ¿eh? que tú andas como yo. (And you don't talk, huh? You're just like me; andar — to walk, to be; in this context, it means "to be in the same situation")
¿Usted también? (You too?; usted — formal "you") Sí pero a mi no me a dado tan fuerte como a él. (Yes, but it hasn't hit me as hard as him; dar — to give; in this context, it means "to affect")
¡Dios mío, como esta el mundo! (My God, how the world is!; Dios mío — My God; como esta el mundo — how the world is; an exclamation about the state of the world)
Pero ¿Te habrás puesto en manos de buenos médicos? (But have you put yourself in the hands of good doctors?; ponerse en manos de — to put oneself in the hands of; habrás puesto — future perfect tense of poner — to put)
¿Médicos? ¡Eh! (Doctors? Eh!)
No mi General. (No, my General.)
Estas cosas no las curan los médicos (These things are not cured by doctors; curar — to cure), estas o se van solas... (these either go away on their own; irse — to go away)
o acaban con uno. (or they finish one off; acabar con — to finish off; uno — one, referring to oneself).
Lo que no me explico es que... te halles tan resignado (What I can't explain is that... you find yourself so resigned; hallarse — to find oneself).
¡Pero como no! si desde que era chiquito (But how not! if since I was little; un chiquito — a little one) la tengo metida en el alma (I have it embedded in my soul; tener — to have; meter — to put, embed; un alma — soul).
¡En la sangre dirás! (In the blood, you mean!; decir — to say; una sangre — blood)
En el alma, en la sangre, en el corazón (In the soul, in the blood, in the heart; un corazón — heart),
hasta en la médula de los huesos (even in the marrow of the bones; una médula — marrow; un hueso — bone).
Tiene usted razón (you are right; tener razón — to be right), está en el último grado (it is in the last degree/stage; un grado — degree, stage).
Pero si a pesar de todo (but if despite everything; a pesar de — despite) usted me exige (you demand from me; exigir — to demand) el cumplimiento de mi palabra (the fulfillment of my word/promise; cumplir — to fulfill; una palabra — word),
yo me caso con su hija (I will marry your daughter; casarse — to get married). ¡No, no, no!
¿Para qué vamos a hacer desgraciados (why should we make unhappy; desgraciado — unhappy) a seres inocentes (to innocent beings; un ser — being; inocente — innocent)?
Pobres criaturas (poor creatures; una criatura — creature).
Chuecos (crooked/bent), jorobados (hunchbacked), con los ojos en blanco (with white eyes: «with eyes rolled back»; un ojo — eye; blanco — white) y cabezones (and big-headed; un cabezón — big head; stubborn).
Dame (give me; dar) tu palabra (your word) de que no volverás a pensar (that you will not think again; volver — to return; pensar — to think) en mi hija (about my daughter).
¡Se lo prometo (I promise it to him/her; prometer — to promise) mi General (my General)!
Sigan (follow/continue; seguir) su plan (your plan) con Rosario (with Rosario),
que yo me encargaré (that I will take care of; encargarse — to take care of) de que Genoveva no vea (that Genoveva does not see; ver — to see).
Mañana (tomorrow) aunque no quiera (even if I don't want to; querer — to want) la llevaré (I will take her; llevar — to carry, take) a tu fiesta (to your party; una fiesta — party).
Ahí (there) te podrás descarar (you can be shameless; descarar — to be shameless; un descaro — shamelessness) un poco (a little) para que la pobre (so that the poor girl; pobre — poor) se desilusione (gets disillusioned; desilusionar — to disillusion).
Y no te guardaré rencor (And I won't hold a grudge against you; guardar rencor — to hold a grudge; un rencor — grudge), por el contrario (on the contrary) te viviré agradecido (I will live grateful to you; agradecer — to thank).
Hasta luego (see you later; hasta — until; luego — then, later), ¡Ay se me olvidaba! (Oh, I forgot!; olvidar — to forget)
Óyeme (listen to me; oír), ¿Porqué no me quiso dar la mano? (Why didn't she want to shake my hand?; querer — to want; dar la mano — to shake hands)
No le buigas hermano, no le buigas (Don't bend it, brother, don't bend it; buigar — to bend; hermano — brother)
¡No a mi me lo explica ahora todo!... (No, explain everything to me now!; explicar — to explain; ahora — now; todo — everything)
¡Hombre por favor ya no le hagas hombre, yo te lo explico todo! (Man, please, don't do it anymore, man, I'll explain everything to you!; hombre — man; por favor — please; ya no — not anymore; hacer — to do)
¿Sí? (Yes?; sí — yes)
¿Entonces qué? ¿Sí? (So what? Yes?; entonces — so, then; qué — what)
Ándale (come on; a colloquial expression to encourage or urge someone) dime que sí (tell me yes; decir — to say) Chayito (a diminutive form of the name Chayo, often used to express affection).
No cabe duda (there's no doubt; dudar — to doubt), Jorge te maneja (Jorge handles you; manejar — to handle, manage) como a un títere (like a puppet; un títere — puppet).
Te domina (he dominates you; dominar — to dominate) como si tuvieras (as if you had; tener — to have) una argolla (a ring) aquí en la nariz (here in the nose; la nariz — nose).
Y ti jala (and he pulls you; jalar — to pull) como jalan a los (like they pull the) ¡mh! a los... (a hesitation sound, similar to "uh" or "um" in English)
¿A los toros? (the bulls?) O a los bueyes (or the oxen) lo mismo da (it's the same; dar — to give).
¡óyeme (listen to me; oír — to hear) no te mandes (don't go ahead; mandar — to send, to command) no seas mal pensada (don't think badly; pensar — to think) hombre (man)!
¡Inocente! (Innocent!)
Lo que ese bribón (what that rascal; un bribón — rascal) quiere (wants; querer — to want) es que tú te vayas (is for you to leave; irse — to leave) con otra mujer (with another woman),
para que yo te engañe (so that I deceive you; engañar — to deceive) con él (with him), así me lo dijo (he told me so; decir — to tell).
Y óyelo bien (and listen well), yo te engañaría (I would deceive you; engañar — to deceive) con todos los hombres del mundo (with all the men in the world; un hombre — man; el mundo — world),
Pero con Jorge ¡Jamás! (But with Jorge, never!; jamás — never) ¿Con todos? (With everyone?; todo — all, everyone)
Bueno con ninguno (Well, with no one; ninguno — no one), pero con Jorge menos (but with Jorge even less; menos — less).
Si de lo único que se trata (If it's only about; tratar — to deal with, to be about) es de que hagamos las paces (us making peace; hacer las paces — to make peace)
para ser tan amigos como antes (to be as friends as before; un amigo — friend; antes — before).
¡Sí! (Yes!) Ándale Chayito dame ese gusto (Come on Chayito, give me that pleasure; ándale — come on; dar — to give; un gusto — pleasure) ¿Eh? (Eh?)
¿Sí? (Yes?) sí, si va a ir. (yes, if he/she is going to go; ir — to go) ¡No! (No!)
Ándele, (Go ahead,; ándale/ándele — an expression used to encourage or urge someone to do something) ¿Sí? (Yes?) ¿Sí? (Yes?)
Si, (Yes,) Ándele (Go ahead,) ¿Eh? (Eh?)
Bueno está bien, (Well, it's okay,) iré a su dichosa fiesta. (I will go to his/her blessed party; ir — to go; dichoso — blessed, often used sarcastically to mean annoying or troublesome)
Pero ojalá no te pese. (But hopefully it won't weigh on you; ojalá — hopefully; pesar — to weigh, in this context it means to regret or to feel burdened by something)
¡Hijole! (Oh boy!; an exclamation of surprise or frustration)
Ándele sañor (Hurry up, sir; andar — to walk, to go; to hurry) que llegas tarde a fiestas (you're late for the party; llegar — to arrive; tarde — late; una fiesta — party)
Pérate mijo (Wait, son; esperar — to wait; mijo — a colloquial term for son, a contraction of "mi hijo" — my son) déjeme cerrar el carro (let me close the car; dejar — to let, to allow; cerrar — to close)
Porque aquí todos semos muy honrados (Because here we are all very honest; ser — to be; honrado — honest)
pero, por si acaso ¿Verdad? (but, just in case, right?; por si acaso — just in case; verdad — truth, right)
¡Ay niña (Oh girl; niña — girl), ahí viene Doña mmmm (there comes Mrs. mmmm; Doña — a respectful title used before a woman's name), la esposa de mmmm (the wife of mmmm; esposa — wife) y el papá de ella (and her father; papá — dad).
¿Quien es mmmm y quien mmmm? (Who is mmmm and who mmmm?; quien — who)
Pos esos nombres que no se pueden prenunciar en esta casa (Well, those names that cannot be pronounced in this house; pos — colloquial form of pues, meaning well; prenunciar — pronounce).
Oye (Listen; oír — to hear), Rosario y Pedro están aquí (Rosario and Pedro are here; estar — to be), ¿Qué hacemos? (What do we do?; hacer — to do)
Pus atenderlos (Well, attend to them; atender — to attend, to take care of), yo los invité (I invited them; invitar — to invite).
¡Jorge! (George!)
Dicen que me han de cortar las veredas por donde ando (They say they are going to cut off the paths where I walk; cortar — to cut; una vereda — path; andar — to walk).
Las veredas quitarán... (They will remove the paths; quitar — to remove)
pero la querencia ¿Cuándo? (but when will they remove the affection?; querencia — affection, fondness; ¿cuándo? — when?)
¡Quiobo Jorge! ¡Quiobo mano! (What's up, George! What's up, bro!; quiobo — a colloquial Mexican term for "what's up"; mano — a colloquial term for "brother", "bro").
Muchas felicidades hermano (Many congratulations, brother; felicidades — congratulations; un hermano — brother). Gracias hermano (Thank you, brother; gracias — thank you).
Óyeme (listen to me; oír — to hear), buen trabajo (good job) que me costó convencerla (that it cost me to convince her; costar — to cost; convencer — to convince), pero ahí la tienes (but there you have her; tener — to have).
Nomás (just; only) no te vayas a mandar de a feo ¿Eh? (don't mess up, okay?; mandar de a feo — to mess up; to screw up). Hombre ¿Yo mano? (Man, me?; hombre — man; yo — I; mano — hand, but in this context it's a colloquial term for "brother" or "friend").
¿Qué le dijiste a María de mi? (What did you tell Maria about me?; decir — to tell; María — Mary; mi — me). No se me ocurrió nada (I couldn't think of anything; ocurrir — to occur; to come to mind),
¡haber tú como te las compones! (let's see how you manage it!; componer — to fix; to manage). ¿Y yo que le digo? (And what do I tell her?; yo — I; decir — to tell).
Usa (use; usar — to use) la táctica catorce (the tactic fourteen), a ver (let's see; ver — to see) que resulta (what happens; resultar — to result). Ni hablar (no way: «not to speak»; hablar — to speak).
Muchas felicidades (many congratulations; una felicidad — happiness) Don Jorgito (Mr. Jorgito; Don — a respectful form of address).
Gracias (thanks; gracias — thank you) Don Elías (Mr. Elias), ¡Hombre (man; hombre — man) lo veo a usted (I see you; ver — to see) muy contento (very happy; contento — happy)!
Afigurate (imagine; figurar — to figure out) señor (sir; un señor — gentleman), hoy (today) es (is; ser — to be) la primera vez (the first time; una vez — time)
que mi yerno (that my son-in-law; un yerno — son-in-law) lleva (takes; llevar — to take) a su mujer (his wife; una mujer — woman, wife) a una fiesta (to a party; una fiesta — party).
¡Oye! (Hey!; oír — to hear) ¿ma brometes usted no emborracharse? (do you promise me not to get drunk?; brometer — to promise; emborracharse — to get drunk)
Desde luego Don Elías. (Of course, Don Elias; desde luego — of course; Don — a title of respect) Bueno. (Good/Well)
Muchas felicidades Jorge. (Congratulations, Jorge; felicidades — congratulations)
¿Así de tan lejos? (From so far away?; lejos — far)
¿No hay un abrazo para su amigo? (Isn't there a hug for your friend?; un abrazo — a hug; un amigo — a friend)
¿Porqué no? (Why not?; por qué — why; no — not)
¡Shh! no empezamos (Shh! We haven't started yet; empezar — to start) señor no se mande (sir, don't rush; mandarse — to rush, to take the initiative; colloquial).
Bortese correcto el muchacho (Behave correctly, the boy; portarse — to behave; correcto — correct) por favor (please).
¡Pero hombre Don Elías, hombre yaa! (But man, Don Elias, man, enough already!; pero — but; hombre — man; ya — already, enough; an expression of impatience or urgency)
¡Maruquita! (Maruquita!; a diminutive form of the name Maru, used to express affection or familiarity).
Nomás vengo a decirte (I just came to tell you; nomás — just, only; venir — to come; decir — to tell) que al periquito (that the little parrot; un periquito — a parrot; a pet name or nickname for a person)
ora si ya le cortaron las alas (now they have cut his wings; cortar — to cut; una ala — a wing) para siempre (forever).
No me digas (don't tell me; decir — to tell). ¡Sí! (Yes!)
Ya que nunca pude lograr tu cariño... (Since I could never win your love; ya que — since; nunca — never; poder — to be able to; lograr — to achieve; un cariño — affection, love)
pues quiero tu amistad (then I want your friendship; pues — then; querer — to want; una amistad — friendship).
Ya hice las paces con Jorge (I already made peace with Jorge; hacer las paces — to make peace), nomás me faltas tú (only you are left; nomás — only; me faltas tú — you are missing; faltar — to lack, to miss).
Por mi ya están hechas (For me, they are already done; hacer — to do, to make).
¿Quieres bailar esta pieza con tu nuevo amigo? (Do you want to dance this piece with your new friend?; querer — to want; bailar — to dance; una pieza — a piece; a song; un amigo — a friend).
¿Porqué no? (Why not?; por qué — why; no — not).
Nomás una pregunta quiero hacerte (I just want to ask you one question; una pregunta — a question; querer — to want; hacer — to do, to make).
¿Me quisiste tú alguna vez? (Did you ever love me?; querer — to love, to want)
¿Ya vamos a empezar? (Are we going to start?; empezar — to start) ¡No si es por pura curiosidad! (No, it's just out of pure curiosity; la curiosidad — curiosity)
¿Tú me quisiste alguna vez? (Did you ever love me?)
No tengo porque contestar. (I don't have to answer; contestar — to answer)
¡Oiga Don Elías! (Listen, Mr. Elias!; oír — to hear, to listen)
¿Porqué no se va usted a tomar una torta, un taco o algún refresco hombre? (Why don't you go have a sandwich, a taco, or some soda, man?; por qué — why; usted — you (formal)
; irse — to go; tomar — to have (in this context); una torta — a sandwich; un taco — a taco; algún — some; un refresco — a soda; hombre — man)
Muchas gracias sañor no tiene abetito. (Thank you very much sir, I'm not hungry; muchas gracias — thank you very much; señor — sir; no — not; tener — to have; apetito — appetite)
Oye Rosario. (Listen, Rosario; oír — to listen)
¿Bailamos? (Shall we dance?; bailar — to dance)
Sí Jorge (Yes, Jorge).
Tengo que hablarte (I have to talk to you; hablar — to talk) de un asunto muy delicado (about a very delicate matter; un asunto — a matter; delicado — delicate). ¡Mira Jorge! (Look, Jorge!; mirar — to look)
Te suplico (I beg you; suplicar — to beg) que no me interrumpas (that you don't interrupt me; interrumpir — to interrupt). Es que si vas a hablarme de... (It's just that if you're going to talk to me about...; ir — to go)
de lo que me imagino (about what I imagine; imaginar — to imagine), es mejor que te calles (it's better that you shut up; callar — to be quiet).
Lo único que te pido (The only thing I ask you; pedir — to ask) es que me escuches (is that you listen to me; escuchar — to listen).
Mire Jorge (Look Jorge; mirar — to look), si accedí a venir (if I agreed to come; acceder — to agree) es porque Pedro me aseguro (it's because Pedro assured me; asegurar — to assure)
que tu querías hacer las paces (that you wanted to make peace; hacer las paces — to make peace).
Seamos buenos amigos (Let's be good friends; ser — to be). ¡No! (No!)
Si tú me quieres como yo te quiero (If you love me as I love you; querer — to love),
tenemos que ser más que amigos (we have to be more than friends; tener que — have to). ¿Qué quieres decir? (What do you mean?; decir — to say)
Mira (look; mirar — to look), hablé con Pedro (I spoke with Pedro; hablar — to speak) y... (and)
Pedro me contó todo (Pedro told me everything; contar — to tell).
¡Todo! (Everything!)
Pero eso no me importa (But that doesn't matter to me; importar — to matter).
Lo olvidamos (We forget it; olvidar — to forget).
Te casas conmigo (You marry me; casarse — to get married) y a tu hija la querré (and I will love your daughter; querer — to love) como si fuera mía (as if she were mine; ser — to be).
¡Todo está en que te decidas! (Everything depends on your decision: «Everything is in that you decide»; decidir — to decide).
Eso no puede ser (That cannot be; poder — can, to be able to; ser — to be),
imagínate (imagine; imaginar) el escándalo (the scandal) que se armaría (that would arise; armar — to arm, to cause) en el pueblo (in the town; un pueblo — town).
¡Eh! nos largamos de aquí (Hey! we get out of here; largarse — to leave, to get out).
Tu mamá nunca lo permitiría (Your mom would never allow it; permitir — to allow). Yo la convenzo (I'll convince her; convencer — to convince).
No Jorge, ¡que vida sería la nuestra! (No Jorge, what a life would be ours!; ser — to be; nuestra — our). This is an exclamation expressing disbelief or dismay about a hypothetical situation.
Luego con el odio que me tiene tu hermana (Then with the hatred your sister has for me; tener — to have). This sentence implies a concern about the sister's negative feelings.
Eso lo arreglamos ahora mismo (We'll fix that right now; arreglar — to fix). This is a statement of intent to resolve the issue immediately.
¡Hablas con ella y se lo cuentas todo! (You talk to her and tell her everything!; hablar — to talk; contar — to tell). This is a command, instructing the other person to reveal all the details to the sister.
¡Imposible! (Impossible!) como crees que me atreva (how do you think I dare; creer — to think, to believe; atreverse — to dare).
Se lo dices tú, o se lo digo yo (You tell him, or I tell him; decir — to tell).
No Jorge ¡Por favor! (No, Jorge, please!; por favor — please) ¡Cómo no! (Of course!; literally "How not!" - an idiomatic expression used to express agreement or consent).
Bueno, ya que tanto te empeñas en saberlo te lo diré (Well, since you insist so much on knowing it, I will tell you; empeñarse — to insist; saber — to know; decir — to tell).
Sí, te quise (Yes, I loved you; querer — to love).
Y cuando te casaste (And when you got married; casarse — to get married) sufrí mucho (I suffered a lot; sufrir — to suffer).
No te imaginas (You can't imagine; imaginar — to imagine) lo que lloré (how much I cried; llorar — to cry).
Entonces ¿Porqué me lo negabas? (So why did you deny it to me?; negar — to deny)
Porque no quería compartir (Because I didn't want to share; compartir — to share) tu cariño (your affection; cariño — affection) con toda clase de... (with all kinds of...)
¡Chamaconas! (Girls!; chamacona — a colloquial term for a young girl, often used in a slightly derogatory way).
Ya sabes (you know; saber — to know) como somos la mujeres (how we women are),
sentía (I felt; sentir — to feel) que me querías poco (that you loved me a little; querer — to love) y,
te estaba dando cuerda (I was winding you up; dar cuerda — to wind up; literally "give rope") para que me quisieras más (so that you would love me more) y...
me diste tanta (you gave me so much) que se reventó (that it burst; reventar — to burst). ¡No! la reventaste tú (No! you burst it).
Pero todavía estamos a tiempo (But we are still in time) de componerlo (to fix it; componer — to fix, to compose). Note: "Dar cuerda" is an idiomatic expression that means to provoke or encourage someone to do something. In this context, it's used metaphorically to describe the speaker's attempts to make the other person love her more.
¿Qué te parece si le echamos un nudito? (What do you think if we tie a knot?; echar un nudo — to tie a knot. This phrase is often used in the context of getting married or making a commitment.)
No mijito (No, my son; mijito is a term of endearment, often used by older people towards younger ones), no seré yo la que destruya un hogar (I won't be the one to destroy a home; ser — to be; destruir — to destroy; un hogar — a home).
Y menos habiendo hijos (And even less so having children; menos — less; haber — to have; un hijo — a child). ¿Hijos? (Children?)
Pero si nomás es una niña, y además chiquita (But it's just a little girl; nomás — just, only; una niña — a girl; chiquita — little, small).
¡María! (Maria!; a common female name in Spanish-speaking countries)
Rosario quiere hablar contigo (Rosario wants to talk to you; querer — to want; hablar — to talk; contigo — with you).
Pero yo no (But I don't; pero — but; yo — I; no — not). ¡Pero yo sí! (But I do!; sí — yes).
Jorge por favor (Jorge, please; por favor — please).
A grandes males, grandes remedios mano (For big problems, big solutions, buddy; a grandes males, grandes remedios — a Spanish idiom similar to "desperate times call for desperate measures"; mano — colloquial term for friend, buddy).
¿No se toma una copita? (Won't you have a little drink?; tomar — to take, to drink; una copita — a little glass/cup, often referring to a small amount of alcohol).
Buena que me caiga bien para la bilis (Good that it suits me well for the bile; caer bien — to suit well, to like; la bilis — bile, in this context it's used metaphorically to refer to mood or temperament).
Hay que aprovechar la ausencia de mi madre (We have to take advantage of my mother's absence; aprovechar — to take advantage of; la ausencia — absence).
y ya cuando nos busquen ya estamos en la capital (and when they look for us, we are already in the capital; buscar — to look for; ya — already; la capital — the capital city).
¿Y de ahí? (And from there?; ahí — there).
Te descasas (You get divorced; descasar — to get divorced), me caso (I get married; casar — to get married), te casas (you get married).
y ponemos casa (and we set up house; poner — to put, set up) en los Estados Unidos (in the United States).
¿Y si el General (And if the General) se las espanta (scares them away; espantar — to scare away) de la tanteada (from the touch; tanteada — from the verb 'tantear' which means to touch or feel something lightly or cautiously)
que le dimos (that we gave him; dar — to give) con tu enfermedad (with your illness; una enfermedad — illness)?
Nombre (No way; an expression used to show disbelief or surprise), ¿Cómo lo va a saber? (How is he going to know?; saber — to know)
Hablando con el médico (Speaking with the doctor; hablar — to speak), yo sé (I know) que lo anda buscando (that he is looking for him; buscar — to look for).
Mira ahorita lo importante es que pelemos gallo (Look, right now the important thing is that we "fight the rooster"; pelear gallo is a colloquial phrase meaning to leave quickly or to hurry up)
antes que nos agarre para el fin de fiesta de la kermés (before they catch us for the end of the fair party; una kermés — a fair or festival).
Y tú ¡sh! calletano (And you, shh! be quiet; calletano is a colloquial term derived from the verb callar — to be quiet). Pos calletano (Well, be quiet).
Ándele pues (Go ahead then; ándele is an encouraging phrase to proceed with an action).
Presiento que esto nos va a salir re chueco mano (I have a feeling this is going to turn out really crooked, dude; presiento — I have a feeling; re chueco — really crooked, meaning something is going to go wrong; mano — dude, a colloquial term for friend or buddy).
me siento rarísimo hombre (I feel very strange, man; sentirse — to feel oneself; raro — strange; rarísimo — very strange; an example of the superlative form of an adjective).
¡Ah pero tú siempre estas! (Ah, but you're always here!; estar — to be, used for temporary states or locations) ahora es cuando debes ser optimista (now is when you should be optimistic; deber — must, to have to; ser — to be, used for permanent states or characteristics).
todo va salir muy bien hombre, ten fe (everything is going to turn out very well, man, have faith; todo — everything; salir — to go out, to turn out; tener — to have; fe — faith).
Oye ¿Qué me miran tanto en la cabeza? (Hey, why are they looking at my head so much?; oír — to hear, used here as an interjection to get attention; mirar — to look; cabeza — head).
¡Ay Dios! (Oh God!; an exclamation of surprise, fear, or exasperation).
¡A como me persiguen estos adornitos! (How these little decorations chase me!; a como — how; perseguir — to chase; un adorno — decoration; adornito — diminutive form, little decoration)
¡Oye Bedro! (Listen, Bedro!; oír — to listen) Dispense una palabra con permiso (Excuse me for a word; dispensar — to excuse; una palabra — a word; con permiso — excuse me)
Que le pasa tío (What's wrong, uncle?; que le pasa — what's wrong; un tío — uncle) Que tío ni que su abuela (What uncle, nor your grandmother; an idiomatic expression used to express disbelief or annoyance)
Ora mismo agarra usted a su mujer (Right now, you take your wife; ora mismo — right now; agarrar — to take; usted — formal you; su mujer — your wife)
Y nos vamos de esta casa mediatemente (And we leave this house immediately; nos vamos — we leave; de esta casa — from this house; mediatemente — immediately, a colloquial form of "inmediatamente")
Pero ¿Porqué? (But why?; por qué — why) Porque me da la ganas (Because I feel like it: «Because it gives me the desire»; dar — to give; las ganas — desire, wish).
Sinvergüenza (Shameless; sin vergüenza — without shame), ¿no se da cuenta usted? (Don't you realize?; darse cuenta — to realize; notice).
De que mientras usted lo anda basteleando a María (That while you are messing around with Maria; andar basteleando — to mess around; informal),
Jorge esta enamorando a su esposa (Jorge is courting your wife; enamorar — to court; to fall in love), le parece poco (it seems little to you: «you think it's not enough»).
Mire tío (Look, uncle; mirar — to look), hay ciertas cosas (there are certain things) que a usted no se le pueden explicar (that can't be explained to you; poder — can; explicar — to explain).
¡A Chihuahua! (Oh my goodness!; an exclamation of surprise or disbelief, literally referring to a state in Mexico) el mismo balabra (the same nonsense; balabra is a colloquial term for nonsense or gibberish) me dijo él (he told me; decir — to tell).
¿Qué le pasa Don Elías? (What's wrong, Don Elias?; ¿Qué le pasa? — What's wrong?; Don is a respectful title used before a man's first name in Spanish) Mira basa... (Look, enough...; basa is a colloquial term for enough or stop)
que ya me canse (that I'm already tired; cansarse — to get tired) de senvergüencerias tuyas (of your shamelessness; senvergüencerias is a colloquial term for shamelessness or outrageous behavior; tuyas — your)
en que estás, atreviéndote con mi hija (what are you doing, daring with my daughter; atreverse — to dare).
Me la llevo mediatamente (I'm taking her immediately; llevar — to take; mediatamente is a colloquial term for immediately).
Mire (look; mirar — to look), no se me ponga al brinco (don't jump on me: «don't get jumpy with me»; ponerse al brinco — to get jumpy, to get upset),
y vamos a donde no nos oiga nadie (and let's go where nobody can hear us; oír — to hear) que le vamos a confesar (that we are going to confess to you; confesar — to confess)
¡toda la verdad! (the whole truth; la verdad — truth).
¿La verdad (the truth), entonces quere decir que hay algo chueco? (so does it mean there is something crooked/wrong?; chueco — crooked, dishonest)
No, no, no, véngase (no, no, no, come; venir — to come).
Mira tú (look, you; mirar — to look) me vas a confesar todo (you are going to confess everything to me; confesar — to confess), ¿para que me traes a este lugar (why do you bring me to this place; traer — to bring) sañor? (sir; señor — sir, mister)
Mire (look; imperative form of mirar), siéntese aquí tranquilito (sit down here quietly; sentarse — to sit down; tranquilo — calm, quiet).
Bueno (well), empieza de un jalón (start at once: «pull it out all at once»; empezar — to start; un jalón — a pull, jerk) porque a mi no me gustan medias tintas (because I don't like half measures; gustar — to like; una tinta — ink),
de una vez (at once: «one time») di de que se trata (say what it's about; decir — to say; tratar — to treat, to be about).
Ve usted ese agujero que está ahí (do you see that hole over there; ver — to see). Sí (yes).
¿Sí? Sí (Yes? Yes)
Pos por ahí no cabe. (Well, it doesn't fit through there; Pos is a colloquial contraction of "pues" which means "well" or "so"; "por ahí" means "through there"; "no cabe" is the third person singular of the verb "caber" which means "to fit")
¡óyeme! (Listen to me!; "óyeme" is the imperative form of the verb "oír" which means "to hear" or "to listen")
Óigame canijos senvergüenzas, (Listen to me, you little scoundrels; "Óigame" is the formal imperative form of the verb "oír"; "canijos" is a colloquial term for "little" or "small" and is often used in a derogatory way; "senvergüenzas" is a compound word made up of "sin" (without) and "vergüenza" (shame), so it literally means "without shame" but is used to mean "scoundrel" or "rascal")
Para que me traen aquí... (Why did you bring me here...; "Para que" means "why" or "for what purpose"; "me traen" is the third person plural of the verb "traer" which means "to bring"; "aquí" means "here")
¡Boitelas mano! (Give me your hand!; boitelas — a colloquial way to say "give me"; mano — hand)
Y el general no debe tardar (And the general should not be late; tardar — to delay, to be late), como hable con él nos amuela (if he talks to us, we're screwed; amolar — colloquial for "to ruin, to mess up").
Hay que sacudirse ese viejito carcacha viejo (We have to shake off that old junker; sacudirse — to shake off; viejito — diminutive of "old man"; carcacha — junker, old car; viejo — old). ¡Yo lo arreglo! (I'll fix it; arreglar — to fix, to arrange).
¡Jorge, Jorgito! (Jorge, little Jorge!; Jorgito — diminutive form of Jorge) Que tal Doctor ¿Cómo está usted? (How are you, Doctor?; ¿Cómo está usted? — formal way to ask "how are you?")
Estaba yo en Guadalajara muy quitado de la pena (I was in Guadalajara very carefree; quitado de la pena — idiomatic expression meaning "carefree", literally "removed from sorrow").
y que me acuerdo de que hoy era tu santo (and I remember that today was your saint's day; acordarse — to remember; un santo — saint; saint's day).
Vine volando (I came flying; venir — to come; volar — to fly; this is an idiomatic expression meaning "I came very quickly"). ¿Y no se le reventó una llanta o algo allí no? (And didn't a tire burst or something there, no?; reventar — to burst; una llanta — tire; algo — something; allí — there).
¡No y eso que me vine hecho una chilla! (No, and that even though I came like a scream; venir — to come; hecho — made; una chilla — scream; this is an idiomatic expression meaning "I came very quickly").
¿Cómo estás? Sudando Doctor (How are you? Sweating, Doctor; ¿Cómo estás? — How are you?; sudar — to sweat; un doctor — doctor).
Si no hace calor (If it's not hot; hacer calor — to be hot; calor — heat). No pero yo estoy sudando (No, but I'm sweating; estar — to be (temporary state); sudar — to sweat).
Por las emociones del día (Because of the day's emotions; una emoción — emotion). Si eso debe ser (If that's what it should be; ser — to be).
Señor Dotor (Mister Doctor; señor — mister; un doctor — doctor), que se vaya usted volado (that you should go quickly: «flown»; volar — to fly) al rancho de Santa Fe (to the Santa Fe ranch; un rancho — ranch),
que al mayordomo (that the butler; un mayordomo — butler) se le cayó el caballo encima (had a horse fall on him; caerse — to fall),
y se está muriendo Dotor (and he is dying, Doctor; morirse — to die).
¡No te digo hombre! (I'm telling you, man!; decir — to tell; un hombre — man).
Apenas acaba uno de llegar (one has just arrived; acabar de + infinitive is used to express the idea of "just did something") y vaya a hacer curaciones de urgencia (and go to do emergency treatments; curación — treatment, healing; urgencia — emergency).
Vaya usted a cumplir con su deber (you go to fulfill your duty; cumplir con — to fulfill; un deber — duty), ¡ándele, ándele! (go on, go on!; ándele is an expression used to encourage or urge someone to do something).
Ándele Doctor (go on Doctor).
¡Hombre doctor por fin lo encuentro! (Man, doctor, I finally find you!; por fin — finally; encontrar — to find).
¿Como le va General? (How are you, General?; ¿Cómo le va? — How are you?; a formal way to ask how someone is doing) ¡De la patada! (Terrible!; de la patada is an idiomatic expression used to express that something is going badly or that one is in a bad mood).
Y estoy muy ofendido con usted (And I am very offended with you; ofender — to offend). ¡Caramba! (Wow!; an exclamation of surprise or frustration) ¿Porqué? (Why?)
Por no ponerme al corriente de eso (For not keeping me informed about that; poner al corriente — to inform, to update) que usted sabe mejor que nadie (that you know better than anyone; saber — to know).
En estos casos (In these cases) el secreto profesional (the professional secret/confidentiality), debe quedar a la retaguardia (should be left behind; quedar — to stay, to remain; a la retaguardia — at the rear, behind).
Pero ¿De qué retaguardia y de qué secreto me habla? (But what rear and what secret are you talking about?; hablar — to talk)
Venga para que hablemos (Come so we can talk; venir — to come). Ahora es imposible voy a atender un caso... (Now it's impossible, I'm going to attend to a case; atender — to attend to, to take care of; un caso — a case).
¡Que se le muere el enfermo Dotor! (The patient is dying, Doctor!; morir — to die) Voy, voy, voy, (I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming; ir — to go)
¿Lo ve General? (Do you see it, General?; ver — to see) después nos veremos. (we'll see each other later; ver — to see)
Buenas mi General. (Good day, my General) Gusto en saludarlo. (Nice to greet you; saludar — to greet)
Me carga un berrinche de cien mil caballos. (I'm carrying a tantrum of a hundred thousand horses; cargar — to carry; un berrinche — a tantrum; un caballo — a horse) ¿Porqué mi General? (Why, my General?)
¡Hombre y todavía lo preguntas! (Man, and you still ask!; preguntar — to ask)
Genoveva no quería venir (Genoveva didn't want to come; querer — to want) ni a diablazos (not even if the devil made her; a diablazos — literally "even with the devil", an idiom meaning "not for anything").
Por fin (finally) la convencí (I convinced her; convencer — to convince) y ahí viene (and here she comes; venir — to come).
Yo me adelante (I went ahead; adelantarse — to go ahead) para trazar un plan rápido (to draw up a quick plan; trazar — to draw up, to trace; un plan — a plan).
Ella espera una explicación tuya (she expects an explanation from you; esperar — to expect; una explicación — an explanation), pero hay que evitar eso (but we must avoid that; evitar — to avoid).
A grandes males (for big problems; un mal — a problem, evil), terribles remedios (terrible remedies; un remedio — a remedy). This is a variation of the Spanish saying "A grandes males, grandes remedios" which means "For big problems, big solutions".
Y ¿Qué quiere usted que hagamos? (And what do you want us to do?; querer — to want; hacer — to do) ¡Atacar! (Attack!)
Nada de saludos ni de tarugadas, (No greetings or foolishness; un saludo — greeting; una tarugada — foolishness, nonsense)
En cuanto ella llegue (As soon as she arrives; llegar — to arrive) que te vea muy amartelado con... (she should see you very infatuated with...; ver — to see; amartelado — infatuated, smitten)
con la esposa del señor, (with the wife of the gentleman; una esposa — wife; un señor — gentleman) y a otra cosa. (and onto something else; a otra cosa — onto something else; change the subject)
Así es que a lo que te truje. (So that's what I brought you for; traer — to bring) Pues no se apure mi General. (Well, don't worry my General; apurarse — to worry; un general — general)
Orita vengo (I'll be right back; orita is a colloquial term used in some regions to mean "right now" or "in a moment").
Estimo en todo lo que vale el sacrificio (I appreciate the full value of the sacrifice; estimar — to estimate, appreciate)
que usted hace por su amigo (that you make for your friend; hacer — to do, make).
Y gracias por lo que a mi toca (And thank you for what concerns me; tocar — to touch, concern). No tiene porque darlas General (You don't have to thank me, General; dar las gracias — to give thanks, thank).
Muy noble su acción, si señor (Very noble your action, yes sir; noble — noble, honorable; una acción — action).
¡Pero se hablan de usted unas cosas! (But there are things being said about you!; hablar — to speak, to talk)
Le aconsejo que se vaya del pueblo lo antes posible. (I advise you to leave the town as soon as possible; aconsejar — to advise; irse — to leave, to go away)
Ya lo habíamos pensado General, con permiso ¡Eh! (We had already thought about it, General, with your permission, eh!; pensar — to think; un permiso — permission)
¡Primero Dios salgo de este lugar, aunque me cueste la vida! (God willing, I will leave this place, even if it costs me my life!; costar — to cost; la vida — life. "Primero Dios" is a common Spanish phrase that means "God willing" or "If God allows".)
¡Canijos estos! (These rascals!; canijo — rascal, scoundrel. This is a colloquial term often used in Mexico.)
Sigo pensando (I continue to think; seguir — to continue) que son ustedes un par de bribones (that you are a pair of rogues; un bribón — rogue).
Pero muy nobles (But very noble).
¡Pedro! (Pedro!)
Retiro la mitad de lo que te he dicho (I take back half of what I've told you; retirar — to take back; la mitad — half).
Pero de la otra mitad ya hablaremos después ¡Eh! (But we'll talk about the other half later, eh!; hablar — to talk; después — later).
Hermanito (little brother; hermano — brother) ¿Mh? (Mh?; an interjection to get attention or express doubt or hesitation)
Estoy orgullosa de ti (I am proud of you; estar orgulloso/a — to be proud) por tu gran corazón (for your big heart; un corazón — heart),
y porque sabes querer de verdad (and because you know how to love for real; saber — to know; querer — to love).
Ya llegó mija (she's here, my daughter; mija — a colloquial contraction of "mi hija", my daughter), bailen o hagan algo (dance or do something; bailar — to dance; hacer — to do).
Pero háganlo (but do it; hacer — to do). ¡Bailamos, bailamos, bailamos! (We dance, we dance, we dance!; bailar — to dance).
Ven vida mía (Come, my life; ven — imperative form of venir, to come; vida mía — my life, a term of endearment). No por favor (No, please; por favor — please).
Ven (Come). No por favor no (No, please, no).
¡Por fin abrieron! (Finally, they opened!; por fin — finally; abrieron — they opened, past tense of abrir, to open) van a ver eso desgraciados (you will see that, wretches; van a ver — you will see, future tense of ver, to see; eso — that; desgraciados — wretches, unfortunate ones).
¡Hijos desobedientes! (Disobedient children!; hijos — children; desobedientes — disobedient).
¿Qué le pasa Don Elías? (What's wrong, Don Elias?; ¿Qué le pasa? — What's wrong?; Don — a respectful title used before a man's first name) Ganaral venga para acá (General, come here; Ganaral — General, a military rank; venga para acá — come here, venga is the imperative form of venir, to come).
Ambrestame tu pistola por favor (Lend me your gun please; prestar — to lend). ¿Para qué? (For what?; ¿para qué? — why?; for what purpose?)
Para ver si a si me resbeta ese bandido de Jorge (To see if that bandit Jorge respects me this way; respetar — to respect; un bandido — bandit),
míralo bailando de cachetito con me hija (look at him dancing cheek to cheek with my daughter; mirar — to look; bailar — to dance; un cachete — cheek).
Lu mato a ese desgraciado (I'll kill that wretch; matar — to kill; un desgraciado — wretch).
¡Quieto no vaya a echar a perder el asunto! (Stay still, don't ruin the matter!; quieto — still; echar a perder — to ruin; un asunto — matter, affair). ¿Cuál asunto? (Which matter?)
Hay cosas (there are things; una cosa — thing) que no se pueden decir (that cannot be said; poder — can, to be able to; decir — to say).
¿Usted también? (You too?; usted — you) Yo también (I too; yo — I) ¿Qué? (What?)
¡Parece que se busiera de acuerdo! (It seems that he/she/it would have agreed; parecer — to seem; ponerse de acuerdo — to agree)
¡Claro! (Of course!; claro — clear) nos hemos puesto de acuerdo (we have agreed; nosotros — we) los cuatro (the four of us; cuatro — four).
¿Cuales cuatro? (Which four?) Le voy a explicar (I am going to explain to you; explicar — to explain), mire... (look...; mirar — to look)
Dispense usted (Excuse me; dispensar — to excuse). De nada (You're welcome; de nada — it's nothing).
Oye (Listen; oír — to hear), tú no eres Pantaleón (you are not Pantaleón) el mayordomo (the butler) de Santa Fe (of Santa Fe).
Si señor (Yes sir). ¿Que te estabas muriendo (Were you dying; morir — to die) porque se te cayó encima el caballo (because a horse fell on you; caerse — to fall)?
¡Ah que doctor! (Oh, what a doctor!) alguien le tomó el pelo (someone fooled you; tomar el pelo — to pull someone's leg; to fool someone).
Hombre pues que broma mas chistosa ¿No? (Well, what a funny joke, isn't it?; una broma — a joke; chistoso — funny).
Regrésate (go back; regresar — to return), si alguien me busca (if someone is looking for me; buscar — to look for) estoy en casa de Don Jorge Bueno (I'm at Don Jorge Bueno's house; una casa — house).
Que dicha es tenerte así (what a joy it is to have you like this; una dicha — joy, happiness)
mi cielo (my sky/heaven; used as a term of endearment similar to "my love" or "my dear")
Sintiendo tu corazón (feeling your heart; sentir — to feel)
latir (beat; latir — to beat, as in a heart).
Bebiendo (drinking; beber — to drink) con ansiedad (with anxiety; una ansiedad — anxiety)
tu aliento (your breath; un aliento — breath).
Quemándome (burning; quemar — to burn) en tu mirar (in your gaze; mirar — to look, gaze). This is a poetic way to express intense feelings, suggesting that the speaker feels a burning sensation when the other person looks at them.
Febril (feverish). This word is often used to describe a state of excitement or agitation, similar to having a fever.
Hay gente (there are people; gente — people) que de dolor (that out of pain; dolor — pain). This phrase suggests that there are people who are suffering or experiencing pain.
se muere (is dying; morir — to die)
Celosa de carecer de amor (Jealous of lacking love; celoso — jealous; carecer — to lack; el amor — love)
¿Qué importa la gente así? (What does such people matter?; importar — to matter; la gente — people; así — like this)
Si Dios te a traído a mi (If God has brought you to me; Dios — God; traer — to bring)
Que se haga la voluntad de Dios (Let God's will be done; hacer — to do; la voluntad — will)
Que dicha es tenerte así (What a joy it is to have you like this; que — what; dicha — joy; tener — to have),
mi cielo (my heaven/sky; also used as a term of endearment like "my dear"),
sintiendo tu corazón (feeling your heart; sentir — to feel),
latir (beat; latir — to beat),
Bebiendo con ansiedad (Drinking with anxiety; beber — to drink; ansiedad — anxiety).
tu aliento (your breath; aliento — breath)
Quemándome en tu mirar (burning me in your gaze; quemar — to burn; mirar — to look/gaze)
¡Toma papá! (Take, dad!; tomar — to take) devuélvele su anillo (return his ring to him; devolver — to return; un anillo — ring), no quiero nada de él (I don't want anything from him; querer — to want).
¡Hija, hija, Genoveva espera! (Daughter, daughter, Genoveva wait!; esperar — to wait)
Se muere (He/She is dying; morir — to die).
celosa de carecer de amor (jealous of lacking love; celoso — jealous; carecer — to lack; el amor — love)
¿Que importa la gente así? (What does it matter about people like that?; importar — to matter; la gente — people; así — like that)
Si Dios te a traído a mi (If God has brought you to me; Dios — God; traer — to bring)
Que se haga la voluntad de Dios (Let God's will be done; la voluntad — will)
¡Ya está servida la cena! (Dinner is served!; servir — to serve; la cena — dinner)
Don Elías (Mr. Elias), ha llegado el momento (the moment has arrived; llegar — to arrive) de hablar a lo macho (to talk man to man; hablar — to talk; macho — male, man).
Bara que se vas molestar Jorgito (Why would you get upset, Jorgito; molestar — to bother, upset) ni que fuera yo tan bruto (as if I were so rude; ser — to be; bruto — rude, crude).
Ya lo sé (I already know; saber — to know) que todo es bara bien de todos (that everything is for the good of all; todo — everything; bien — good), ¡No se abure! (Don't get bored!; aburrirse — to get bored).
Todo salió como lo esperábamos (Everything turned out as we expected; salir — to turn out; esperar — to expect), toma (take; tomar — to take), te devolvemos tu compromiso (we return your commitment; devolver — to return; un compromiso — commitment)...
y adiós (and goodbye).
¡Válgame dios hija! (God help me, daughter!; Válgame Dios — an expression of surprise or exasperation, literally "God help me") Pero ¿Porqué dices que todo ha terminado? (But why do you say that everything has ended?; terminar — to end)
Porqué me a humillado, me a puesto en ridículo. (Why he has humiliated me, he has made me ridiculous; humillar — to humiliate; poner en ridículo — to make ridiculous)
Y con una mujer casada. (And with a married woman; casado/a — married) ¿Casada? (Married?)
¡Ah! eso lo heredo de su padre no me cabe duda. (Ah! He inherited that from his father, I have no doubt; heredar — to inherit; no me cabe duda — I have no doubt, literally "there is no doubt in me")
¡Buena guerra me dio con las casadas mi difunto marido! (My late husband gave me a good war with the married women!; guerra — war; difunto — deceased; late)
No, no, no, no mijo (no, no, no, no son; mijo — affectionate term for son; hijo — son) mal favor (bad favor), bar favor (please; por favor — please) exblícame (explain to me; explicar — to explain).
Mira (look; mirar — to look) el General dice (the General says; decir) que tudo (that everything; todo — everything) es porque no quiere (is because he doesn't want; querer — to want) que la herencia (that the inheritance; una herencia — inheritance)
de Jorge (of Jorge), la reciban (receive it; recibir — to receive) los hijos de Genoveva (the children of Genoveva).
¿Cuál es esa herencia (what is that inheritance), y de quién son (and whose are; ser — to be) los hijos de Genoveva (the children of Genoveva)?
Pus (well; pues — well, then) de quién iban a ser (whose would they be), de Jorge (of Jorge).
¿De Jorge (from Jorge), pero si... (but if...; si — if) Ay luego le explicaré todo hombre (I'll explain everything to you later, man; luego — later; explicar — to explain; todo — everything; un hombre — man).
¡Buenas noches (Good night; una noche — night) General!
Señora (Madam; una señora — lady) es para mi muy penoso (it's very painful for me; penoso — painful) recibirla con la novedad (to receive you with the news; recibir — to receive; una novedad — news)
de que la boda (that the wedding; una boda — wedding) se ha disuelto (has been dissolved; disolver — to dissolve).
Y doblemente penoso (And doubly painful) me es informarle (it is to inform you; informar — to inform) el motivo (the reason; un motivo — reason) de la ruptura (of the breakup; una ruptura — breakup).
El motivo ya lo sé (I already know the reason; saber — to know), ¿Qué le vamos a hacer General? (What are we going to do, General?; hacer — to do)
Me avergüenza reconocerlo (I'm ashamed to admit it; avergonzar — to shame; reconocer — to admit),
mi difunto marido (my late husband; difunto — deceased; marido — husband) adolecía de lo mismo (suffered from the same thing; adolecer — to suffer),
y Jorge desgraciadamente (and Jorge, unfortunately; desgraciadamente — unfortunately) lo heredó (inherited it; heredar — to inherit).
Entonces ya lo sabía usted (So you already knew it; saber — to know). Claro que sí (Of course; claro que sí — of course).
Y ¿Porqué no me lo advirtió? (And why didn't you warn me?; advertir — to warn)
Porque no pensé que usted quisiera casar a su hija (Because I didn't think you would want to marry your daughter; pensar — to think; querer — to want; casar — to marry)
con un dechado de pureza (with a paragon of purity; un dechado — a model, paragon).
¡No! desde luego que no (No! of course not; desde luego — of course), pero tratándose de un mal de esa índole (but when it comes to a problem of that nature; tratar — to treat, to deal with; un mal — a problem, evil; una índole — a nature, kind).
La cosa toma perfiles de tragedia (The thing takes on the outlines of a tragedy; una cosa — a thing; tomar — to take; un perfil — an outline, profile; una tragedia — a tragedy). ¡No, no, no.
Tampoco hay que ponerse así (You don't have to get like that; ponerse — to become, to get),
esto es una cosa común y corriente (this is a common and ordinary thing; común y corriente — common, ordinary) en todos los hombres (in all men).
¡Señora que insinúa usted! (Lady, what are you implying!; insinuar — to imply, to hint)
Ande, ande General no se haga el inocente (Come on, General, don't play innocent; hacerse — to become, to play; inocente — innocent),
que a lo mejor usted también tiene cola que le pisen (maybe you also have a tail that they step on; tener — to have; cola — tail; pisar — to step on. This is an idiomatic expression meaning "maybe you also have something to hide").
¡Esta usted muy equivocada señora yo... (You are very wrong, madam, I...; equivocado/a — wrong, mistaken)
¡Mire General! todo lo que hablemos sale sobrando. Buenas Noches. (Look, General! Everything we talk about is superfluous. Good night; mirar — to look; hablar — to talk; sobrar — to be superfluous, to be left over)
Ahora si ya se acompleto el familias. (Now the family is complete; ahora — now; acompletar — to complete; una familia — family)
¿Cómo te lo va a usted señora? (How are you doing, madam?; ¿Cómo te va? — How are you doing?)
¡Usted! ¿Qué hace por aquí? Vine de vesita. (You! What are you doing here? I came for a visit; hacer — to do; venir — to come; una visita — visit)
¿Y donde están los demás? (And where are the others?; ¿donde? — where; estar — to be) En el comedor (In the dining room; un comedor — dining room).
¿Y Jorge? (And Jorge?)
Jorge anda por ahí (Jorge is around there; andar — to walk, to be) con Rosario (with Rosario).
¿Jorge con Rosario? (Jorge with Rosario?) ¿Lo extraña verdad? (You miss him, right?; extrañar — to miss; verdad — truth, right)
Pero no se abura señora, (But don't get bored, ma'am; aburrirse — to get bored; una señora — lady, ma'am).
todo es nada más bara (everything is just cheaper; bara — slang for cheap) que los hijos que tiene Jorge con Genoveva (than the children that Jorge has with Genoveva; tener — to have),
no los toque la herencia (may the inheritance not touch them; tocar — to touch, to affect).
¿Qué, qué? Yo lo cuento lo que me dijo al General (What, what? I tell what the General told me; contar — to tell),
porque mira ni Bedro ni Jorge me lo querían decir (because look, neither Pedro nor Jorge wanted to tell me; querer — to want).
Cuando yo lo bregunto (when I ask them; preguntar — to ask) nomás contestan (they just answer; contestar — to answer).
"Hay cosa que no se le pueden explicar a usted" (There are things that can't be explained to you; hay — there is/are; cosa — thing; no se le pueden explicar — can't be explained to you; poder — can; explicar — explain).
¿Lo parece bien? (Does it seem good/right to you?; parecer — to seem).
Yo sin que nadie me vea (I, without anyone seeing me; sin — without; que nadie me vea — that no one sees me; ver — to see),
saco el camión (I take out the truck; sacar — to take out) y los espero en la puerta del corral (and I wait for them at the gate of the corral; esperar — to wait; puerta — gate/door; corral — corral/yard).
Yo mientras saco las chivas (I, while I take out the goats; mientras — while; chiva — goat) ¡Ándale! (Hurry up!; an expression used to encourage someone to move faster or to proceed with something).
Nosotras salimos (we go out; salir — to go out) por la huerta (through the orchard; una huerta — orchard, garden),
pasamos por mi hija (we will pass by my daughter; pasar — to pass) y que Dios nos acompañe (and may God accompany us; acompañar — to accompany).
¿Ya está todo? (Is everything ready?; estar — to be) Ya (Yes).
No, me falta una cosa (No, I'm missing one thing; faltar — to lack, to miss). ¿Qué? (What?)
¡Esto! (This!)
¡A pos sí! (Well, yes indeed!; a colloquial expression used to agree or confirm something)
¿Qué demonios pasa aquí? (What the hell is going on here?; qué demonios — what the hell; pasa — happens; aquí — here)
El marido de una (the husband of one) abrazando a la otra (hugging the other; abrazar — to hug),
y el hermano de la otra (and the brother of the other) besándose con la mujer de su marido (kissing his brother's wife; besarse — to kiss each other; la mujer — the wife)
¿En sus propias barbas? (Right under their noses?; en sus propias barbas is an idiomatic expression meaning "in front of someone, openly, without hiding anything"; una barba — a beard)
Mira mamacita (Look, little mommy; mamacita — affectionate term for mother or woman), hay cosas que no se te pueden explicar (there are things that can't be explained to you; poder — can; explicar — explain).
¡No se lo dije! (I didn't tell him/her/it!; decir — to tell)
Pues ahora me lo explican (Well, now you explain it to me), o ven para que nacieron (or come for what you were born for; nacer — to be born). Un momento (One moment).
Te lo vamos a explicar todo (We are going to explain everything to you; ir — to go; todo — everything) y a confesarte (and confess to you; confesar — to confess),
ven para acá (come here)... No, no, no, no.
A mi no me enredas tú ni este otro (You won't trick me, neither you nor this other one; enredar — to trick, to entangle), ¡sálganse! (get out!; salirse — to get out).
¡Pero mamá! (But mom!) Sálganse los dos he dicho (I said both of you get out; decir — to say).
Eso me han asegurado (That's what they assured me; asegurar — to assure). Pues le tomaron el pelo (Well, they pulled his leg: «they took his hair»; tomar el pelo — to pull someone's leg, to fool someone).
Me dejo cortar la cabeza (I'd let my head be cut off; dejar — to let; cortar — to cut), ¡Sí señor! (Yes sir!)
Si algún muchacho hay completamente saludable es Jorge (If there's any boy who is completely healthy, it's Jorge; algún — any; muchacho — boy; completamente — completely; saludable — healthy).
¡Sí lo sabré yo! (I should know!: «Yes, I will know it!»; saber — to know)
¿Está usted dispuesto a testimoniarlo? (Are you willing to testify to it?; estar dispuesto — to be willing; testimoniar — to testify)
Ante una convención de médicos, si usted gusta. (Before a convention of doctors, if you like; una convención — a convention; gustar — to like)
Está bien, venga conmigo. Vamos. (It's okay, come with me. Let's go; estar bien — to be okay; venir — to come; vamos — let's go)
De mi no se burla nadie jovencitos, (No one makes fun of me, youngsters; burlarse de — to make fun of; nadie — no one; un jovencito — a youngster)
¡A mi me... ¡Vamos a hablar como la gente! (To me... Let's talk like people!; hablar — to talk; la gente — people)
¡Cállense! (Shut up!; callarse — to shut up, to be quiet)
Primero me mato con usted, después me mato con usted. (First I kill myself with you, then I kill myself with you; matar — to kill; usted — formal you)
Pero General ¿A que viene esa matanza? (But General, what's this slaughter for?; venir — to come; una matanza — slaughter)
Es tarde para entrar en explicaciones, ¡caminen! (It's too late to go into explanations, walk!; entrar — to go in; una explicación — explanation; caminar — to walk)
Pero General un poco de... ¡Cállese! (But General, a little bit of... Shut up!; callarse — to shut up) O me mato también con usted (Or I'll kill myself with you too; matar — to kill).
Si mejor con él. Si con él. (Yes, better with him. Yes, with him.)
¡Vamos! (Let's go!)
A pesar de todo Jorge me sigue queriendo (Despite everything, Jorge still loves me; querer — to love).
Y Pedro a mi (And Pedro loves me). No cabe duda que nos persigue el tragedias (There's no doubt that tragedy pursues us; perseguir — to pursue).
Con razón (no wonder: «with reason») anda loco todo el mundo (everyone is crazy: «the whole world is walking crazy»; andar — to walk, to be in a certain state; todo el mundo — the whole world; everyone; loco — crazy).
Sobre todo este pobre árabe (especially this poor Arab; sobre todo — especially; un árabe — Arab).
Yo ya no soy árabe (I am no longer an Arab; ya no — no longer; ser — to be), soy asiático (I am Asian; un asiático — Asian).
¿Porqué? (Why?) Porque me engañaron como a un chino (because they deceived me like a Chinese; engañar — to deceive; un chino — Chinese).
Déjese de chistes (stop joking: «leave yourself from jokes»; dejar — to leave; un chiste — joke).
Yo con lo que no transijo (I do not compromise with; transigir — to compromise) es con esos casamientos cruzados (is with those cross marriages; un casamiento — marriage; cruzado — crossed).
Josefa, ven acá (Josefa, come here; venir — to come).
Una tragedia horrible (A horrible tragedy; una tragedia — tragedy; horrible — horrible).
Los muchachos (the boys; un muchacho — boy) y el General (and the General), se van agarrar a balazos (they are going to shoot each other; agarrar a balazos — to shoot; un balazo — gunshot).
Hay que evitar ese destripadero (We must avoid that slaughter; evitar — to avoid; un destripadero — slaughterhouse; place of violence). ¡Virgen santísima! (Holy Virgin!; una virgen — virgin; santísimo — most holy).
¡Ya hombre! (Enough, man!; ya — already, enough; un hombre — man) ¡Suéltenme con un diablo! (Let me go with a devil!; soltar — to let go, release; un diablo — devil)
Tengo que castigar (I have to punish; castigar — to punish) a esos miserables (those miserable ones; un miserable — miserable person).
Primero los deja (First he lets them; dejar — to let, allow) que nos hagan el fin de fiesta (make the end of the party for us; hacer — to do, make; un fin — end; una fiesta — party),
de todos los años (of all the years; un año — year), y luego los mata (and then he kills them; matar — to kill) hasta que se canse (until he gets tired; cansarse — to get tired).
No señor (No, sir; un señor — sir, mister) primero los mato (first I kill them), y después que canten (and then let them sing; cantar — to sing) todo lo que quieran (all they want; querer — to want).
Mire, mire, mire (Look, look, look; mirar — to look), ¡Cálmese General, cálmese! (Calm down, General, calm down!; calmarse — to calm down).
Venga conmigo (Come with me; venir — to come) que yo le explicaré todo (I will explain everything to you; explicar — to explain).
No, no, no, no mejitas así no buede ser (No, no, no, no, cheeks, it can't be like this; mejilla — cheek; poder — can, to be able to).
Por favor papacito (Please, daddy; papacito — affectionate term for father or boyfriend), tú eres muy lindo (you are very cute; lindo — cute) di que sí (say yes; decir — to say).
Nos da la felicidad Don Elías (Don Elias gives us happiness; dar — to give).
Bero (Pedro: a common Spanish name; it's a play on words, replacing the "P" with "B") fijese usted señorita (notice, miss; fijarse — to notice) que enredo de parientes (what a tangle of relatives; un enredo — tangle, mess; un pariente — relative), mira (look).
Yo soy suegro y tío de Pedro (I am Pedro's father-in-law and uncle; un suegro — father-in-law; un tío — uncle),
como Jorge y Pedro se ven como hermanos (as Jorge and Pedro see each other as brothers; verse — to see each other; un hermano — brother),
Jorge se casa con una cuñada suya (Jorge is marrying his sister-in-law; casarse — to get married; una cuñada — sister-in-law).
Y mi pobrecita nieta (And my poor little granddaughter; una nieta — granddaughter), va tener dos padrastros (is going to have two stepfathers; tener — to have; un padrastro — stepfather).
y va a ser antenada (and she is going to be the niece-in-law; antenada — niece-in-law; ser — to be) de dos tíos suyos (of two of her uncles; un tío — uncle).
Daso resulta que yo an lugar de suegro (so it turns out that I, instead of being a father-in-law; resultar — to turn out; un lugar — place; un suegro — father-in-law), soy papá de Jorge y de María (am Jorge and Maria's father; ser — to be; un papá — father),
si María se casa con un sobrino mío (if Maria marries my nephew; casarse — to get married; un sobrino — nephew), antonces resulta que Doña Josefa (then it turns out that Doña Josefa),
es mi majer y mi hermana al mismo tiempo (is my wife and my sister at the same time; una mujer — woman, wife; una hermana — sister; al mismo tiempo — at the same time).
Fíjese nomás que ansalada familiar (just look at this family salad; fijarse — to notice, to pay attention; una ensalada — salad; familiar — family).
Ya no le siga por favor (please don't follow him anymore; seguir — to follow), si no voy a resultar la mamá de Pedro (otherwise I'm going to end up being Pedro's mother; resultar — to end up, to turn out; una mamá — mother)
y no me voy a poder casar con él (and I won't be able to marry him; casar — to marry).
Ahora dígame usted (now tell me; decir — to tell) si Jorge, queriendo a Rosario como la quiere (if Jorge, loving Rosario as he does; querer — to love),
no estaba obligado a perdonar (wasn't he obliged to forgive; obligar — to oblige; perdonar — to forgive).
A la mujer más santa (to the most saintly woman; una mujer — woman; santo — saintly, holy) le puede ocurrir una desgracia como esa (a misfortune like that can happen; ocurrir — to happen; una desgracia — misfortune).
Una muchacha pueblerina (a country girl; muchacha — girl; pueblerino — from a small town/village) tiene una amigas (has friends; tener — to have) en la capital (in the capital),
la llevan a un baile de estudiantes (they take her to a student dance; llevar — to take; un baile — dance; un estudiante — student)
y ahí la narcotizan (and there they drug her; narcotizar — to drug), ¿Cómo puede ser culpable? (How can she be guilty?; ser — to be; culpable — guilty)
¡Que villanía! (What villainy!; una villanía — villainy)
Pero ¿A esos criminales porqué no los persiguieron (But why didn't they pursue those criminals?; un criminal — criminal; perseguir — to pursue)
porqué no los castigaron? (why didn't they punish them?; castigar — to punish)
Ella quiso ocultar su desgracia (she wanted to hide her misfortune; querer — to want; ocultar — to hide; una desgracia — misfortune) y no pensaba más que en quitarse la vida (and she thought only about taking her own life; pensar — to think; quitarse la vida — to take one's life).
¡Que nobleza la de Pedro! (What nobility of Pedro!; una nobleza — nobility)
Casarse con Rosario solamente para darle nombre a la criatura (To marry Rosario only to give a name to the child; casarse — to get married; darle nombre — to give a name; una criatura — a child).
¡Así fue! porque ellos están casados legalmente, (That's how it was! because they are legally married; estar casado — to be married; legalmente — legally).
pero han vivido siempre como hermanos (but they have always lived like brothers; vivir — to live; un hermano — brother).
¡Ah! ahora comprendo todo (Ah! now I understand everything; comprender — to understand; todo — everything).
Pero ese Pedrito que tomada de cabellera me dio (But that Pedro who gave me a hair-pulling; tomar — to take; una cabellera — hair; dar — to give. This phrase is likely referring to a fight or argument where hair was pulled).
¡Que música! ¿Como? (What music! How?; una música — music; como — how).
¡Música, música, música, música! (Music, music, music, music!)
A olvidarse de las penas (To forget about the sorrows; olvidarse — to forget; una pena — sorrow, trouble)
la kermés ha comenzado (the fair has begun; comenzar — to begin)
Vengan todos a la fiesta (Everyone come to the party; venir — to come), a alegrar el corazón (to cheer up the heart; alegrar — to cheer up; un corazón — heart)
Hay que lindas las muchachas (How pretty the girls are; una muchacha — girl; lindo — pretty)
con su ropa almidonada (with their starched clothes; una ropa — clothes; almidonado — starched; almidón — starch).
con sus grandes arracadas (with her big hoop earrings; una arracada — hoop earring)
y sus cacles de charol (and her patent leather shoes; un cacle — shoe; el charol — patent leather)
¡Ay! cuantos puestos de nieve y horchata (Oh! how many snow and horchata stalls; un puesto — stall; la nieve — snow; la horchata — a traditional sweet beverage made from tigernuts, sugar, and water)
con el frescor de sus aguas, de jamaica y de limón (with the freshness of its waters, of hibiscus and lemon; el agua — water; la jamaica — hibiscus; el limón — lemon)
Hay de melón y de fresa (There are of melon and strawberry; el melón — melon; la fresa — strawberry).
del más sabroso tepache (of the tastiest tepache; tepache is a fermented beverage made from the peel and the rind of pineapples, and is sweetened either with piloncillo or brown sugar, seasoned with powdered cinnamon, and served cold)
de coloradas sandías (of red watermelons; una sandía — watermelon), pero ya de piña ¡mh mmh! (but already of pineapple; una piña — pineapple)
Cuantos puestos adornados (how many decorated stalls; un puesto — stall), con festón y banderitas (with festoon and little flags; un festón — festoon; una banderita — little flag)
Y ay que prietas tan bonitas (and oh, such pretty dark-skinned girls; prieta — dark-skinned; bonita — pretty) los atienden con afán (serve them eagerly; atender — to serve; un afán — eagerness)
de manteca, chile y dulce (of lard, chili and sweet; una manteca — lard; un chile — chili; un dulce — sweet), los tamales calientitos (the hot tamales; un tamal — tamale; calientito — hot, warm).
los buñuelos doraditos (the golden fritters; un buñuelo — fritter; doradito — golden, from dorado — gold), y gorditas de comal (and comal gorditas; una gordita — a type of Mexican pastry; un comal — a type of griddle used in Mexico and Central America).
Allá juegan lotería (there they play lottery; jugar — to play) y otros le dan a los dados (and others play dice; dar — to give; un dado — dice).
A los más enamorados (to the most in love; enamorado — in love) los llevarán a casar (they will take them to marry; llevar — to take; casar — to marry).
Allá tocan los mariachis (there the mariachis play; tocar — to play an instrument) un son (a son; a type of dance music originated in Cuba), y lo están bailando (and they are dancing it; bailar — to dance)
un charro (a charro; a traditional horseman from Mexico) y una ranchera (and a ranchera; a genre of the traditional music of Mexico) con sin igual intención (with unparalleled intention; sin igual — unparalleled; una intención — intention).
Que bonitas son las fiestas mías (How beautiful are my parties; bonito — beautiful; una fiesta — party)
Donde todo es alegría, dulces, música y color (Where everything is joy, sweets, music, and color; alegría — joy; un dulce — sweet; música — music; color — color)
Donde muchos ojos negros (Where many black eyes; un ojo — eye; negro — black)
con destellos de lucero (with sparkles of a star; un destello — sparkle; un lucero — star)
Van buscando placenteros (Go looking for pleasurable things; buscar — to look for; placentero — pleasurable) a un ranchero salidón (to a outgoing rancher; un ranchero — rancher; salidón — outgoing, lively).
Son estampas (they are prints/images; una estampa — print, image) de la tierra mía (of my land; la tierra — land, earth; mío — my).
El quelite (the quelite: a type of edible plant common in Mexico) de colores (of colors; un color — color) de canciones (of songs; una canción — song) y de amor (and of love; el amor — love).
Un cantor (a singer; cantar — to sing) de lentejuelas (of sequins; una lentejuela — sequin) que reflejan (that reflect; reflejar — to reflect) en su brillo (in their shine; el brillo — shine, brightness)
El fulgor (the glow; fulgor — glow, brightness) de mis estrellas (of my stars; una estrella — star) de mi cielo (of my sky; el cielo — sky)
y de... mi sol (and of... my sun; el sol — sun).