2020 Election: How do you say 'awkward' in Spanish? - BBC News

[@RamiroEloy1997]

I’m Hispanic and I do not give a damn if they speak Spanish. #Yang2020

[@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer]

I give plus points for speaking a Latin language. Actually any second language for that matter.

[@alrighty4456]

I'm just curious. Why Yang?

[@LanceCorpsman]

@@alrighty4456 because why not

[@HectorRodriguez-qr4dm]

Me too they suck anyway

[@dr.martinlroberts1908]

@@alrighty4456 because yang gives all us lazy folks 1k a month, we got a national debt of 21 T so lets keep ignoring it 🤪

[@hfredydl]

*smh* We really don’t care that you speak Spanish it’s the issues that matter - in fact the butchering of the language is cringe worthy sometimes

[@Simonjose7258]

2:47 That's stupid. I doubt that anybody calls it "la área de la bahía" there... they probably say "El Vey Aria" and would clearly recognize "the Bay Area" on signage. They probably left that in English to avoid confusion. Your other examples are more valid.

[@ThePokeGod]

Yeah, it’s usually not very meaningful to translate proper nouns between any language

[@p4uloko]

I thought the same

[@infinitecanadian]

What does it matter? It is all nonsense, anyway.

[@camelopardalis84]

Why would those (former) candidates have websites in incorrect Spanish if there are so many perfectly bilingual people in the US they could hire for the translations???

[@6thi874]

Damn. I thought you were going to tell me how to say awkward in Spanish ffs. Time wasted :)

[@6thi874]

Esther D Good to know!

[@6thi874]

Rias Gremory Thanks. I usually get around it by using other words, but I really thought that they were going to teach me how to say “awkward” directly. 😂 I lived in Spain and the Canary Islands, as a kid. 👍🏻

[@DCUnderdog3000]

Theres no literal word for it because believe it or not the concept of "awkwardness" kinda doesnt exist in spanish culture.

[@onpoc]

A little late to this but you could also use the word "violento". Yes. Violent.

[@JorgeSchz2004]

"Awkward" and "Cringe" in spanish would be "Pena/Vergüena ajena" or just "Pena" or "Vergüenza" but you have to contextualize them: *Ayer me caí de las escaleras y muchas personas me vieron, me dió mucha pena/vergüenza (Yesterday, I fell down of the stairs and many people see me, it was so awkward/cringe/embarrasing)

[@e.p.s.9037]

As a native Spanish speaker, "españolas" isn't bad per se, just a bit unnatural compared to "[traducción] española", since one would treat the noun for "translation" as uncountable. "Al español" (literally "into Spanish") would be more accurate, but that's all.

[@zmc6774]

2:03 That’s because Beto is not actually Latino and he changed his name from Robert to Beto to seem less white.

[@javigomez1697]

Awkward in Spanish from Spain: raro de cojones

[@ulisesrobles1549]

Gastado is not wasted in this context. Gastado means "Spent," like "she has spent all her life..." but she could have chosen a better word, like "ha pasado toda su vida.....". I'm a native Spanish speaker and I could understand the context of the Ad. I wouldn't have translated it as wasted but as spent.

[@BrokebackBob]

English FIRST, written or spoken. Then your native language. English is the United in United States.

[@lewiscullen8236]

What about the countless indigenous languages of the Americas? Not to even mention that the US was colonised by other European powers. French is still natively spoken in Louisiana, German in Pennsylvania and Spanish from California to Florida. Have you ever stopped to think where the names San Francisco and Los Angeles come from because it's definitely not English. Jesus I've never seen such a STUPID comment.

[@patricklo1514]

@@lewiscullen8236 You can speak your native language at home, but not in public:)

[@matteopepe28]

Funny how they left out Bernie in the thumbnail

[@kerrywayne2010]

Pero generalmente, cuando decimos lugares como regiónes o ciudades, decimos el nombre normal. Por ejemplo, Bay area está entendido como Bay Area o Área de la bahía.

[@infinitecanadian]

This channel is an English language channel. Please use English here.

[@kerrywayne2010]

Most people can understand both languages, maybe you should catch up.

[@infinitecanadian]

@@kerrywayne2010 No way; most people can't understand any more than one language, and like I said, this is an ENGLISH language channel.

[@myworld4257]

@@infinitecanadian swixhdbhejshahsbzbshshshshehdjanwgdbdhbwhdbsb

[@infinitecanadian]

@@myworld4257 Huh?

[@XSpImmaLion]

Mostly fine criticism BBC, apart from saying that "ironically", Bay Area wasn't translated. So here's a lesson from someone whose native language is not english - names are usually NOT translated, be it for persons or locations. The reason is quite obvious - if someone is looking for a location, they need to know exactly how it's called, not a translation that won't be found anywhere officialy - maps, signs, phonebooks, etc. Sure, there are some translators who insist on doing it one way or another, but it's really a disservice in most cases. Think about it.

[@mielerodriguez5678]

Many will be voting for President Trump anyway.

[@FalconsEye58094]

well, it makes me feel less self conscious about myself not getting similar things wrong

[@silviabaltodano1]

Latinos for Trump!! We are fed up with all those condescending liberals! In 2016 for our president! Presently, president Trump has a 50 % approval with Hispanics!!

[@hadoukenhadouken9219]

No past President regardless of party are willing to tackle unpopular issues (immigration). President Trump doing what he knows is best for the United States and he gets criticized. Theres a right way of doing things and a wrong way of doing things.

[@jesseo_o1342]

im hispanic and love when they speak spanish #bernie2024

[@BobBob-cn1yy]

Trump making American great again 👍👍👍👍👍

[@VivaChandles]

Leave it to the media to forget my boi Bernie

[@김민재-mkjae]

I think the answer is 'incómodo'

[@kimchiquesadilla]

아니요.

[@김민재-mkjae]

오스칼 오스칼 그럼 뭡니까?

[@dangercat9188]

No that means uncomfortable. Raro means awkward.

[@MashiroShiina]

Tulsi 2020

[@obp96]

Yang/Tulsi

[@californiageisha197]

How embarrassing? Why not hire the true Spanish speakers for the website?

[@samdonohoe9796]

Would love to see Mexican candidates speaking English to their voters

[@akpo_ja19]

When you're early and you can't think of anything good to say 😂

[@emmapineda3581]

Mi presidente es el mejor Presidente del mundo señor Donald Trump el seguira siendo hasta que mi DIOS lo diga .Amén DIOS lo bendiga Señor presidente Donald Trump

[@PalemoonTwilight]

Dear BBC...Please butt out of the US elections. We have had enough foreign manipulation to last us awhile.

[@user-nd5vi2lo8w]

How do you say "puppet" in Spanish?

[@javigomez1697]

Marioneta would also be correct

[@javigomez1697]

@nature giver No, Sandie Shaw sang a song in the early 70s called Puppets on a String, which was freely translated to Spanish as Marionetas del Amor. I'm just old enough to remember that

[@JorgeSchz2004]

Títere

[@jeff-lk5yj]

You do realise that translation mistakes online aren’t made by the electoral candidates? It’s the lazy web developer who copy pasted it from google translate

[@zoojudy5890]

Why should facts start to matter now with that group. Hate is the only important thing. And meanness.

[@lllool8404]

Why the hell should American presidential candidates speak Spanish?

[@TheLewisLegend]

The Green Rod from the Simpsons would make a better president than either of theses candidates

[@clipsvideosonngs.568]

How do u get tha old short video is Wich day

[@ashiaku9864]

I highly doubt any of these candidates speak fluent Spanish

[@susancheng222]

How do you say awkward tho???

[@Gone_Gaming0]

*What's this, Swamp Watch 2019*

[@mielerodriguez5678]

Losers is the only word you need with this shower.

[@aaronstone6183]

how do you say mind your arses BBC...?? ALLAL HU AKHBAR

[@olegkibalko7131]

Yang gang 2020

[@crewmasscre2]

Democrat??? 😂😂😂 I'm voting TRUMP #maga2020

[@Daniea3]

USA isn't bilingual. I am concerned with policies and effectiveness in implementing them.

[@bellevoor]

When Jeb Bush speaks Spanish better than any of the democrats

[@TheKorggen]

Next step... Mandarin. #Yang2020

[@sjian1026]

She wasted her life haha

[@macacoumadelizia1737]

Lmao Ha gastado toda su vida JAJAJAJAJAJA

[@stellaartois303]

#panodrama

[@AA-bn7tf]

Cancer

[@mhp9868]

Muchacho

[@s.o.yn.e.w.s405]

*TRUMP 2020 TRUMP WELCOME* 🇬🇧👌🏼🇺🇸

[@breth8159]

I like the job numbers.not The bad Spanish ! so I'll stick with President Trump in 2020

[@emilyscloset2648]

Personally I'd like a living wage and a heathcare system that doesn't allow 40000 people to die every year from preventable causes so I'm feeling the bern

[@breth8159]

@@emilyscloset2648 ... Go ahead and feel the burn with Bernie the Crypt Keeper ! I hope he's the candidate not to be insulting but socialism is for people who are high or brain-dead or both

[@emilyscloset2648]

I'm guessing fox news told you that. In political theory, socialism is the social ownership of the means of production. Now this is also liberatian and authoritarian socialism (think norway vs ussr). The point being that the "free market" makes no sense for some things. So if I want heathcare, I have to directly negotiate with insurance companies who then negotiate to get the drug prices for each drug. Now of course the insurance companies take a large chunk as well, but as they are smaller blocks than nation states, they have less bargin power. In the UK for example, the british people pay their taxes, and then the goverment uses the entire block of the country to negotiate. Now look at the differences between our healthsystem and the NHS (the uk's), they have about a third the cost per capita. So they have a system that pays a fraction we do for better results, to me it makes no sense to not change to a singlepayer system. A koch brothers funded study, found that medicare for all would save the US, $2 billion over 10 years

[@ranat5526]

Notice how the camera press pack are part of the script. It's becoming a joke BBC!

[@grassytiger]

How do you say BBC should mind it's own business, trump 2020 and no stopping him

[@lirieskarra2978]

Bbb

[@santhoshs1798]

Tamil is the first language in the world ☺

[@z0mbiebanana9891]

Bet on my stork?