Tag: language
Ten syllables later
I was actually trying to remember this word, which I’d first seen on the side of a van, shortly before walking past this. Roof sealing.Go ahead, give it a shot 😉
La Casa de la Azotea means “The House of the Roof,” casa meaning shop, or business. Which reminds me, I’ve always wanted to go into La Casa de las Ruedas (“The House of Wheels”) in Montevideo, whose owners obviously also own La Casa del Caucho, “The House of Rubber.”
Learning Portuguese
No, I’m not, though being in Brazil the better part of a week, I learned a few things (I was surprised how much I could understand).
Some, though, required further research: Jogue o lixo no lixo.
The trick is to know that “lixo” has two meanings here: trash and trash.
As in, “Throw the trash in the trash.”
Unhh-huh.
Brownies would taste good (I wonder what they’re called in Uruguay?
“Calidad T I” — Tienda Inglesa quality (presumably good, given the price)
¿Por favor?
Reminds me of a restaurant in Athens during my ultra-cheap travel days,
where ντολμάδες on the menu was helpfully translated as ‘stufed grep lifs.’
Where not to get your auto serviced
Not auto as in automobile, but as in self. In some stores and market stands, you help yourself. In others you tell them what you want and they bring it or pick it for you.
I haven’t been in this store, but I imagine if you walked in and asked for a kilo of oranges, you’d get a funny look.