Necesito una traducción.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 02/05/2020 at 11:33 • Filed to: None

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In my 8th grade classroom, when a student is off task, I ask, “What are you supposed to be doing right now?” Works like a charm. How might I ask that same question in Latin American Spanish?

OPPOsaurus WRX > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/05/2020 at 11:42

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take a deep breathe buddy, june is around the corner

Ash78, voting early and often > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/05/2020 at 11:43

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“Que debes hacer en este momento?” is the first that comes to mind, but I’m SSL (Spanish as a Second Language). Plural: Deben (Uds)

Aremmes > Ash78, voting early and often 02/05/2020 at 11:59

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That sounds more like “what should you do at this moment?” I’d translate it instead to “¿Qué se supone debes estar haciendo ahora mismo?”, or “¿Qué se supone debes estar haciendo ahorita ?” for those who use “ahorita” to mean “right now”.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Ash78, voting early and often 02/05/2020 at 12:02

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I think it is “Que deberias haciendo ahora mismo ”...but i’m also by no means an expert

Ash78, voting early and often > Aremmes 02/05/2020 at 12:06

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Thanks! My English speaking side is always aiming for brevity...even though Spanish (or Romance languages in general) require more words :)

Your version is far more literal and clear.

I always thought ahora mismo “flowed” better than ahorita .

My professors probably would have made you use subjunctive: “ Que se supone que debas estar hacienda ahora mismo?” but that just sounds even more wordy. And like a grammar nerd :)

Ash78, voting early and often > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 02/05/2020 at 12:10

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Still works. I would read that as more polite, though — like “What do you maybe think that you should perhaps be doing right now?” (exaggerated)

Sort of like “Yo quiero taco bell! ” vs “Yo qui siera taco bell. ”

I love this stuff because there’s not always a perfect translation, it’s nuanced.

EL_ULY > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/05/2020 at 12:12

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que pedos wey?

lol don’t say that....but it’s da truf

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Ash78, voting early and often 02/05/2020 at 12:15

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Me too, learning another language makes you realize how many different ways there are to say the same thing in your native language and the new one. And when I don’t know a word it’s always fun to start thinking, “how can I say this another way with words I do know?”

Ash78, voting early and often > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 02/05/2020 at 12:20

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I love being able to mix complex financial, business, or political terminology together with my elementary school level of grammar :)

Probably sounds like “The economy it’s... shitting itself.... because.. due to collateralized debt obligations being sold on the secondary market...and values...not good...thieves, Wall Street, assholes.”

So basically I could be a politician.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > EL_ULY 02/05/2020 at 12:39

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You tryin’ a get me fired?

CompactLuxuryFan > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/05/2020 at 12:40

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A direct translation of that doesn’t really flow IMO. “¿ Qué se supone que debes estar haciendo en este instante ?” 

That’s why you would probably just go slightly cheeky. “Pilas”, “avíspate”, “despabílate”, “mosca pues”,  etc...

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/05/2020 at 12:42

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Sooo. How much coffee has that cat had???

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CompactLuxuryFan 02/05/2020 at 12:49

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Interesting. The kids know way more Spanish than I do, but I know language way better than they do. So I’m trying to figure out how to say the same thing in a manner that makes sense. So when you say cheeky , you’re probably hitting on that. So far, I haven’t found anyone to tell me how to say it so that I’m convinced that I’m conveying the same message .

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/05/2020 at 13:40

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From my boys’ elementary school.

Spanfeller is a twat > EL_ULY 02/05/2020 at 13:41

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“a chingarle”

Or if they’re northerners

“Fierro we" 

shop-teacher > EL_ULY 02/05/2020 at 14:52

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I’ve got a couple S panish speakers in my sheet metal class right now.  They’re truly great kids, but yesterday I had to tell them, “Even this gringo knows what pinche means.”

CompactLuxuryFan > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/05/2020 at 15:26

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What is the message ?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CompactLuxuryFan 02/05/2020 at 15:37

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What are you supposed to be doing right now?