tu me tenias votada

[dtown_4life]

Could someon please tell me what in the world does this mean???


"tu me tenias votada"

[John Evans]

well on google translate it says - I voted your tapeworms- so im guessing this is a spelling mistake and it may mean I have voted for you

[dtown_4life]

I came up with the same thing..That was what had me confused

[J D Sauser]

Originally Posted by dtown_4life

Could someon please tell me what in the world does this mean???


"tu me tenias votada"

First, it's botada. Comes from the verb botar (to trow away).
You had me "thrown" away... well not really the meaning but the literal translation.
The meaning is more like / you did not attend to me / you have not paid attention to me lately / for some time, you forgot me.

My recommendation to you is that you should call her a little more often, my friend!

PS: votar means "to vote".

... J-D.

[ElvisNYC]

Originally Posted by dtown_4life

Could someon please tell me what in the world does this mean???


"tu me tenias votada"

you've left me all alone/abandoned

it's botada

[dtown_4life]

Originally Posted by J D Sauser

First, it's botada. Comes from the verb botar (to trow away).
You had me "thrown" away... well not really the meaning but the literal translation.
The meaning is more like / you did not attend to me / you have not paid attention to me lately / for some time, you forgot me.

My recommendation to you is that you should call her a little more often, my friend!

PS: votar means "to vote".

... J-D.

Ahh... that makes a little more sense in the context..and the V is close to the B on the keyboard...Thanks for the clarification...now I have to go make a call

[Chip]

Originally Posted by dtown_4life

Ahh... that makes a little more sense in the context..and the V is close to the B on the keyboard...Thanks for the clarification...now I have to go make a call

Honestly, this is a very common mistake among Dominicans too, as they don't distinguish the two by the sounds they make.

[montreal]

Originally Posted by Chip

Honestly, this is a very common mistake among Dominicans too, as they don't distinguish the two by the sounds they make.

Nor does most of latin america

[J D Sauser]

Originally Posted by Chip

Honestly, this is a very common mistake among Dominicans too, as they don't distinguish the two by the sounds they make.

The mistake starts from school in most Latin American countries as the call these letters be-grande and ve-pequena... both are made to sound something between b and v so no one can ever really be wrong about it. Then, comes writing time and the obvious mess.
To many foreigners it is easier to distinguish both letters and many, even beginner and intermediate Spanish speakers actually tend less to make mistakes confusing them as in most other languages the two letters are named and sound very differently.
Even in Spain, they confuse them less since the clearly call them uve and be.

Y ahora 'toy harto de eta baina... boy pa una selbesa vien flia! Vay!

... J-D.

[Chip]

Originally Posted by J D Sauser

The mistake starts from school in most Latin American countries as the call these letters be-grande and ve-pequena...

I didn't know that was a mistake, I thought it was standard Spanish - maybe Norma can help us on this one. Also, here in the DR, they say "b larga" and "b corta", although I have heard "be" and "ube" used here too.