s/o languages

[mamasaurus]

My ILs are accidentally teaching my nephew to swear in Spanish and are on track to do the same for Babysaurus.

::facepalm::

I mean, yeah, "chingadera" is technically a word for "that thing." It is, however, more commonly used here to describe women of ill repute.

They will sometimes shorten it to "chingada," which just plain means "fuck."

None of these are good words to use when referring to toys such as the ball popper or plush Peter Rabbit.

I have tried to correct them, but SIL took one more semester of Spanish than I did in college, so she must be right.

[MWOS]

I remember like, 10 words in Polish. 8 of them are swears. One of the others is "beer".

[Deleted]

I learned Spanish swear words when I played soccer.

It's a good skill to have.

[Deleted]

I don't get it. They think they are saying "that thing" when they are really saying fuck? Why can't a quick trip to google translate set them straight?

BTW I think they want to say esa cosa

[mamasaurus]

Feb 26, 2013 16:56:34 GMT -5 @damnation said:

I don't get it. They think they are saying "that thing" when they are really saying fuck? Why can't a quick trip to google translate set them straight?

BTW I think they want to say esa cosa

Yes, "cosa" is the word to use.

Google said we are both right, so it really comes down to how the word is actually used in everyday speech. I promise you that every Mexican man I ever worked with would be furious if you called his mother, wife, girlfriend, sister, or dog a "chingadera."