Discutir can mean to discuss, to debate or to argue. Google Translate can be a good tool but the problem comes in because there is more than one way to translate the meaning of a word.įor example, the word I used for “to converse” was discutir. We hope you like it…) Language Fun With Google Translate We thought it was really funny and highlighted the experience that is so common to everyone trying to learn Spanish and use Google Translate as a resource. (Bryan found the following video and it was the inspiration for this post. It has been our experience that Ecuadorians are very understanding and forgiving when we gringos make mistakes while learning the language. Thankfully they were very patient and seemed happy to see me again. I was a little worried about how things would go when I returned to “argue” with those victims of my poor Spanish. Imagine how embarrassed I was when a friend pointed out my mistake and then told me about the pitfalls of using Google Translate. I ended up telling them that I would be back the next week to “argue” with them about it! I had wanted to tell them that I would be back to continue the conversation, but instead, I ended up saying that I would be returning to continue the argument! I needed to talk to someone about something I wanted them to do and tell them that I would be back the following week to ask them if they did it. When we moved to Ecuador I used Google Translate (I didn’t know any Spanish) to prepare for a conversation I was about to have. Google Translate = Embarrassing Situation Google Translate can be a help but it can also mess you up. Chances are if you are living or traveling in a Spanish speaking country you will use Google Translate at some point.
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