Yesterday we went in a tour to Olinda and Recife and all people that speak portuguese have a lot of fun with the guide when he tried to translate portuguese words in a poor english. Here are the best phrases:
-"arcebisp" (corrupted form of portuguese word "arcebispo", it means archbishop)
-"Let's vamos!" (Instead of let's go)
-"naked woman" (free translation of "Pelada", brazilian's name of a soccer game played with friends everywhere, not at the soccer field)
-"Our lady of Mercy" (Translation word by word of a saint's name: Nossa Senhora da Misericordia. Nossa Senhora = the Blessed Virgin)
I hope now people can understand some phrases of the guide.
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OK people... it was not that bad! But it was quite funny :)
ReplyDeleteBut I think he might be right about Nossa Senhora da Misericordia, I'm not sure about Mercy but 'our lady' is probably alright.