Crazy Xmas Traditions & Words Lost In Translation - Joanna Responds

Joanna responds to your comments about crazy Latin American Christmas traditions & Spanish/English words that get lost in translation. Find out if your comment made the cut!
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[@indeciso15]

berry = baya Blueberry=arandano raspeberry=frambueza blackberry=mora

[@ramsuporter8]

+Jose Flores *frambuesa

[@indeciso15]

ramsuporter8​ thanks :)

[@carlosmazzarri989]

Isn't arándano cranberry? And blueberry mora azul?

[@indeciso15]

I think you're right..

[@anastasiagallmann845]

no, blueberry is Arándano, I know it cause I love Arándanos, they are blue...so

[@MsBeckita]

Blueberry/ Arándanos, Raspberry/Frambuesa, Blackberry/ Zarzamora, Cranberries/ Arándanos agrios,

[@EmmanuelCampero]

+Rebekha Benavid in Mexico blueberries are Moras Azules., and berries are just moras.

[@ranitidina007]

+Emmanuel Campero exactly berries are known as moras

[@MsBeckita]

I'm Mexican too ;) I wrote this message for people that have a hard time naming the different types of berries (moras). Each of them (the berries) have their own names. ¡Cheers!

[@wieg007]

+Rebekha Benavid here in Chile blackberries we call them moras

[@seriekekomo]

+Rebekha Benavid Osea, frutos del bosque ;D

[@themohammed2623]

Has this ever happened to you? Kid: Do you speak Spanish? Me: Yeah. Kid: Like...the full Spanish...like you can understand it? Me: Yeah *Points to the nearest Latino or Latina* Kid: They talking shit?

[@JuanVilorio]

New year and already a couple of Joanna videos, I think this would be a great year

[@lauracrvs]

En España berry se traduciría como frutos del bosque. Frambuesa, arándano, mora, etc.

[@libbybyrd6192]

you're my absolute favorite on la flama!

[@afcambroz]

The word "berry" in spanish is "baya", but it is not used with the other word like in english, for exemple: strawberry is fresa, we don't say fresa baya xD, because it is obvious that it is a kind of berry, then it doesn't need it. Then, when you say "baya" here, that it is not so common, you're saying the main group of all this kind of fruits (raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, etc.). It's cool, this is the enigma of the linguistic system of each language jaja :).

[@franug]

in Chile, berries="frutos del bosque". And each berry also has a name (strawberry=frutilla, blueberry=arándano, blackberry=mora, etc). But in the last few years the word "berry" without translation is used too. Because we're aspirational like that.

[@victoraltamirano6133]

Don't forget about el recalentado!! when all the family comes back the morning after a celebration to finish the leftovers and try to cure their hang over!

[@Arina-ep6dw]

Joanna you're so funny I love watching your videos.

[@maxsmodels]

Puncha Crema; flan, condensed milk, regular milk and rum (Venezuela/Maracaibo). Awesome. A Yiddish word with no direct translation is grada which roughly means "happens to be" or "matter of fact". EX: "Grada ikh bin beyz" (GRADA I am angy). I am of German/Polish-Catholic/Jewish ancestry and am married to a Venezuelan woman. Probably why I enjoy Joanna's humor so much.

[@GameProductionMatt]

I think the best or most direct way to translate "Berry" is with the word "Baya". But every kind of berry has its own name in diferent countries. In Argentina blue berry is arandano, wild berry is mora, and black berry is a cellphone brand. ;D

[@StoryTimeWithJuli]

Berries = Frutos Rojos (Colombia)

[@Valenducha]

En Chile también les decimos frutos rojos

[@wieg007]

+Valenducha o frutos del bosque, o bayas (no son bayas), o simplemente berries

[@montyhades]

+Juliana CA y a las manzanas frutas de colores? o las uvas? hahahahaha colombia no tiene imaginación. oh y en chile igual..

[@k.aburto5749]

It'd say the closest match to "compromise" in Spanish is "llegar a un acuerdo." "Compromiso," in my experience, is more used to mean obligation or commitment, not compromise.

[@alexrcastaneda]

chama, berries are bayas. come on

[@InesStalin]

They don't just BURN the Judas. First they fill it up with firecrackers

[@malejavanegas]

Not sure about other Latin American countries but in Colombia berry is mora and blueberry is mora azul

[@ubaldojoseanayafuentes3751]

y berries smoothies es batido de mora

[@NoLimitsForEver]

Igual que en Chile :)

[@mitsuko000001]

+Bastian Videla en Chile es frutos del bosque o bayas. de hecho en Río negro (Osorno) tenemos el festival de las bayas.

[@NoLimitsForEver]

+mitsuko000001 entonces depende de que parte en Chile porque de donde yo soy, Quinta region, le decimos moras, o tambien frutos del bosque pero lo mas comun es moras

[@luisvalleruiz2853]

In Chile we do the "Judas thing" for easter in April... Kids make a scarecrow that represents him and ask for money saying "una monedita pal' judas" (a little coin for judas), and then they burn it on Sunday's night.

[@ElCheapoComics]

I thought the Spanish word for berry was "¡Cállate y come telo!" or at least that's what my mom would yell at me when I would ask questions about the food she served us.

[@JorgePerez-zo8en]

berry in spanish is baya. you can translate the other ones based on color or form but we do have especific words for them. mora, fresa, frambuesa...

[@peterjohn428]

Baya ?

[@ubaldojoseanayafuentes3751]

baya is berry in spanish

[@peterjohn428]

+Ubaldo José Anaya Fuentes I know. I am not a native speaker and I remembered the word.

[@JaureguiLycansOficial]

in mexico we also do the judas thing but is more like a an easter tradition. also for your berry dictionary: berry: mora o baya strawberry: fresa raspberry: frambuesa gooseberry: grosella blueberry: mora azul (shoking i know)

[@immarijo]

Berry: Mora Strawberry: Fresa

[@montyhades]

+Maria Villavicencio muy bien primera persona que dice la palabra correcta. MORA!!!!!

[@der-k5602]

berry = baya blackberry = mora

[@danel5726]

+Der König Syrian flag with a german name answering spanish questions to an english speaker.. WHAT ARE YOUUU????

[@ramsuporter8]

+montyhades En españa mora es un "Blackberry". "Berry" diríamos Fruta del Bosque

[@Anggisita]

funny as always, we love u johana ♥

[@fimelis]

The Berry moment reminds me of the time of when I had a group of Spanish (would it be more appropriate to say Spaniard?) exchange students visit and we went to Miami to visit family. While there they suddenly asked what marshmallow was in Spanish and it resulted in a bunch of Cuban Tias having a meltdown trying to figure it out.

[@diegoanimations9504]

Oh well just in case the word for marshmallow in Spanish is malvavisco lmao

[@ElementfulGaming]

Here in Ecuador, me call blueberries "mora azul", although in other places they're called arándano. Also, raspberry is called frambuesa.

[@Emperatriz_Valentina]

My Loly (dog) would jump on my bed and sit there shaking taking advantage of my compassion

[@ivanacosta7358]

in mexico when we want to orden a berries smoothie we say "un smothies de frutas del bosque", that's a mix of cramberries, strawberries, blackberries, blue berries or sometimes we just say "moras or bayas" also "frutos rojos".

[@MattyMartinez]

I was just yelling at my screen saying FRAMBUESA as the word for raspberry

[@Pinche.mino.grieta]

In México It's "frutos rojos" Which it is a combination of raspberries (Frambuesas), blackberries (Zarzamoras) and blueberries (Arandanos), sometimes this mix of "frutos rojos" also have strawberries (Fresas)

[@marlaynaclevenger4658]

Nuts! In Chile the word for nut in nuez, but it specifically refers to walnuts, so people look at me like I'm... well, nuts, when I way peanuts and almonds are also nuts. The berries reminded me of that one.

[@diego-yi1ru]

I'm from Uruguay and I did this as a kid without knowing who Judas was or the meaning behind burning a grass stuffed doll, the money is actually to buy fireworks to put inside the doll and then explode it

[@EYENDOLF]

the translation for "berry: baya, raspberry: frambueza, blueberry: arándano, blackberry: zarzamora, your welcome, and great job Johanna keep it up. I like all your videos. greetings from honduras.

[@mikekonvix5515]

so if you want a laugh.....if you have android, say "OK Google, how do you say berry smoothie in spanish?" I'm literally dying

[@sanchopanzapolaprog]

In Colombia there's a kind of blueberry but smaller, we call it "agraz".

[@emilymunoz8394]

Berry in spanish ( or at least in mexico ) is mora, so berry smoothie is “licuado de moras"

[@jamesm19ify]

The scarecrow thing is also done in Cuba!

[@Takador]

Joanna, honey, berries are called moras blueberries - moras azules raspberries - frambuesa

[@XxHannahHorridxX]

I kept thinking Joa said "I dropped my menstrual card" instead of "metrocard" I was so confused until the 5th time I rewinded it

[@pilarpears2772]

In argentina we call berries frutos rojos o frutos del bosque, but i've heard the word "bayas" on tv and stuff. Then, blueberry is arandano, raspberry is frambuesa, blackberry is mora and strawberry is frutilla

[@sebastianjoseblancoraydan4613]

In Venezuela is also "la quema de Judas" (the burn of Judas), that evolve to "la quema de Chavez" (the Burn of Chavez in the last years, but i think people do it more in New Year

[@dologp7906]

berry= baya but it's not so commonly used that's why our "blank"berry fruits have specific names like frambuesa

[@Hilusa1]

Si te sirve de algo, por lo menos aquí en España yo siempre he visto "baya" como traducción de "berry" e "incómodo" como traducción de "awkward". El sentido de la segunda quizá no se corresponda 100%, pero creo que es lo que más se acerca. Así lo utilizan los traductores que yo conozco, en plan: "that awkward moment when you are left alone with your friend's parents" sería algo así como "ese momento incómodo en el que te quedas a solas con los padres de tu amigo/a" ¡¡Un abrazo y enhorabuena por tu trabajo!!

[@Hellfield]

I love you Joanna!

[@jaysQuill]

Berries in some places are call Bayas. Blueberries arándanos. Rasberry frambuesa. In Puerto Rico we talk spanglish so we say bluebery and rasbery

[@SofiArratia]

I know berries as "frutos del bosque" and now that i think of it that's so weird... forest fruits...

[@Animangagirl27]

The berry thing omfg how have i never noticed that

[@pumawarrior1372]

I love this woman!!!!

[@tatimas13]

In Uruguay we do not burn dolls, only we use them in order that the people give us money and remain with the dolls. I am 16 years old and only I saw once in my life that they burned a doll and they were adult people, not children. Maybe that many years ago the children were burning the dolls, but now only we use them to ask for money jajaja. Joanna genia! me encantan tus videos me divierto muchoo!

[@RANTECK1256]

here in argentina we said for blue berry "frambuesa", soft berry "arandanos"

[@kaibilbalam-gonzalez9584]

Compromise in Spanish is Compromiso.

[@javierarriaga7501]

fijate que yo creía lo mismo, pero no. porque compromiso en español significa hacer algo que dijiste que harías. compromisse on the other side, is meeting half way to eachother.

[@chubiisio]

+Ron R no, compromiso is " commitment". To compromise means a different thing

[@kaibilbalam-gonzalez9584]

It's both actually

[@victorh017ccs]

+Ron R En lo absoluto. Compromiso is commitment in english. Compromise es llegar a un punto medio, donde las dos partes ceden. No tiene traducción literal directa.

[@kaibilbalam-gonzalez9584]

+Victor Hernandez Why is it so hard for you guys to understand? 'Comromiso' in English is 'Compromise'. In French it's 'Compromis' in Italian it's 'Compromesso'. ALL of which originate from Latin, which is 'Compromissum'. So let's compromise to stop arguing about the meaning. Lol, see what I did there? 😄

[@hectorgregorio95]

I think the general word for berries would be like "Moras"? Or maybe "Bayas"

[@Angelpedia]

LOL Here in Puerto Rico we're still technically celebrating Christmas til this Sunday! (enero 17) XD

[@lunasolla1737]

we definitely don't do that in Uruguay, like literally, NO ONE. we do love fireworks tho...

[@javanmarklivingston3130]

La palabra para berries es baya pero en latinoamerica no decimos bayas sino que cada fruta por su lado, comprometer se puede traducir a commitment. do not forget to smile, your laugh makes me laugh it's contagious :D.

[@jerubin2]

Joanna, the spanish word for berry is "Baya", I guess, and the Blueberry translation is Arandano. Greetings paisana

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

blueberry that's an easy one "mucho azul"

[@valeballestas7071]

Well, Frambuesa means Raspberry, and Blueberry means Arándano; And for Berries i think is "Baya", although in Colombia we call them Frutos Rojos.

[@benjaroti12]

in my country (chile), the translation from "berries" is "frutos del bosque" :)

[@manveersihota2795]

floor cabinet hand action thing = cupboard

[@Claudiagfreites]

Berry: Mora o Frambuesa.

[@monochromesoul5873]

I love me some dominican recognition. also, we have a different name for every berry, but in general is "Bayas" or "Moras"

[@sharonb7275]

in paragauy we have our own holiday called dua de chipa. it's all about the food Chipa

[@94sweetmochi]

baya-berry Frambueza-raspberry cereza-cherry zarzamora or mora para corto-blackberry arándano-blueberry uva- grape (but i think u know that) fresa-strawberry (this one too) but look at this i cant find a word for cranberry its like the fingers of the feet. its called arandano agrio. and i cant find a word in english for acerola (sence its a very known tropical fruit in puerto rico) in they call it barbados cherry. and fun fact the pineapple-piña is a berry.

[@fatimas1405]

Hellooooo Joanna happy New Year your videos are awesome

[@JCastro243]

Johanna, se que es exijir mucho pero ¿podrias hacer mas videos? En verdad son muy buenos.

[@daffydukeofleon2832]

"Estoy Pedo" is like i am drunk in mexico , but really silly it translates to "i am fart" lol

[@lmonroy3084]

Nelo P in Paraguay we Say estoy en pedo, so "I'm in fart"

[@Alice-burrice]

I know that in portuguese there isnt a word for berry, but i know that blueberrys are called mirtilos (however most of the people just say blueberry) and raspberry is framboesa.

[@gabrielaforero8362]

for new years in colombia we burn rag dolls (that look like humans) as if burning our old self to start of a new year, a new you

[@epif1]

slang for drunk: piruca, viendo diablos azules, toqueteado (tipsy), tapineado (drinking)...

[@alexandersmurr-ferrer7713]

omg posted on my birthday :O

[@GabrielHernandez-my8co]

I think that the Spanish word for berry is baya

[@YamelAbdala]

In Mexico berries is MORAS or red fruits "Frutos Rojos"

[@JennyHHMusicAR]

In Argentina we would say frutos rojos for berries :)

[@Fernando_Cabanillas]

my cat is inmune to fireworks, she sleeps through them... or wakes up, look and then go back to sleep :v

[@majellathereseamante6095]

in the "Las Islas Filipinas"christmas starts in sept.1

[@benvillanobv]

you forgot teh many "I MISS YOU" "te extraño" "te echo de menos" "me haces falta" (wich is not like te necesito). ya te extrañaba = )

[@anabeatrizfreitasmathias1080]

In Brazil we translate berry as "frutas vermelhas" which would be "red fruits", it must be similar in Spanish. Or not, I don't know

[@alexuz2505]

Berry es conocida en español como, "baya" love your show joanna :D

[@albertohinojosa8729]

Blue berry, mora azul, strawberry fresa, uhm...there are others!

[@adriancarrillo5034]

In Venezuela, especially in Mérida. On New Year's day, we have a tradition to celebrate that the year is gone by getting burned some kind of dolls. those are called "El Año Viejo". It's similar to the Peruvian tradition...I think?!

[@muffincita5]

Eso lo vi este año cuando fui a Mérida en diciembre y yo como que: ¡¿WTF qué son esos muñecos?! La gente como que "el año viejo, duh". Y soy de Venezuela también.

[@adriancarrillo5034]

Si, es una tradición de la región andina mas que nada... al igual que la paradura del niño Jesús.

[@franciscosiles]

En Peru se hace en la Costa en los pueblos alejados de la region Lima

[@franciscosiles]

Aunque probablemente tmbn se haga en Las montañas

[@adriancarrillo5034]

Francisco Siles Es interesante saber que no es algo que como país lo celebran en todos lados, simplemente es por regiones al igual que en Venezuela.

[@slicedbutterflies]

in chile we say "estoy curao" (curado) as a slang for drunk

[@eolgrillo]

Here in Puerto Rico, the slang for drunk is "Jienda"

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

What did she say? Mwento mierda?

[@tfanatica]

in Venezuela we also have the Judas doll but not only kids do it

[@osielescalante2785]

To say berry smoothie I think you say "batido de moras".

[@exeacua]

"Berries" en español es "bayas" o "frutos silvestres" (también frutos del bosque). No se por que hay tanta gente diciendo que "berry" es "mora". Las moras son una fruta especifica, en cambio las bayas son un tipo de fruta.

[@ThatHorse]

IDK why we (argentinians) use food as aggresive words. -Correte salame! -Que decís papafrita? -Si sos un nabo! (nabo means dick too in spain btw) -este no puede con nada, es un perejíl. -No toques nunca más una pelota, sos un queso. -Te das cuenta salamín? -Sos un salchicha. I'm hungry, need milanesas.

[@MGTYSON1]

b3e is back! joana amo-te senhorita ;)

[@BurritoMassacre]

Joanna, I got sad after the scared dogs comment too.. 😕😕 lol

[@HelloKittylicious99]

What do u mean there's no word for compromise? In Puerto Rico we say "compromiso" or the phrase "de acuerdo" idk though, we Puerto Ricans like to make up a lot of words lol

[@chivas_gold]

Berry is "Mora"

[@Quetzala_]

Blue berries are Arandanos* Berry in general according to Google is Baya

[@adrianmendez832]

you can say "baya" o "Mora", by the way Greetings from Maracaibo Venezuela!!

[@lilyantz01]

i love you Joanna

[@andresperalta4436]

Another word for drunk in Nicaragua is Mamado(verb). Example: Loco, Armando se mamó!

[@tamaramonroy1813]

Berry is Mora ; Rasberry is frambuesa , blueberry is arandanos

[@karitoPowcejaggen]

Bayas y bayas azules... Triste pero cierto

[@xXxBetsaxXx]

I know itsñA little late but Baya is the word for Berry, also Blueberry: Mora azul, raspberry: frambuesa, cranberry: arándano, blackberry: mora

[@piabarria2057]

Berry could be translated as "baya" or how we chileans (the aliens) say "fruto del bosque" meaning that all types of berry came from the woods... or something like that :/ Also, the meaning of Blueberry is "Arandano" (is the same fruit as the cranberry but purple (is weird because if you peel it is green))and Raspberry is "Frambuesa"

[@mxrtin629]

i can confirm that we are in fact aliens

[@duartegenesis15]

hahahhahahahhahahhahahha you really said "vuelto mierda"???? hahahahhaha muero de risa