Friday, April 29, 2011
The Key
Transcription:
Leslie: You can't get the key?
Annalisa: Here it is.
Annalisa: You guys go on in, go on in*. I'll find you on the other side.
The rest is more or less in English.
*cultural note: "Pasen adelante" (literally translates to pass ahead) is a common phrase in Guatemala. A proper exchange when one enters a home unfolds like this.
Visitor seeking entry, before crossing the threshold, will ask, "Con permiso?" (With permission?)
The proprietor of the house will then respond, "Pase Adelante." (Come on in.)
I apologize for the annoying sing-song manner in which I state the phrase- it's a habit i've picked up from Seño Maritza.
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