Spanish texting

[Holly]

I've been getting these random texts on my cellphone from a number I don't know, and they are in Spanish... but in shorthand text format. I texted back in normal Spanish (which I don't really speak or read well) telling the person they have the wrong phone number, and asking who they are. Got this in response.

Oh perdon entos kien eres. - Tu guapito.

Can someone translate? Can't run it through babelfish because things are mostly likely spelled wrong/lazily.

Thanks.

[Limey]

I've been getting these random texts on my cellphone from a number I don't know, and they are in Spanish... but in shorthand text format. I texted back in normal Spanish (which I don't really speak or read well) telling the person they have the wrong phone number, and asking who they are. Got this in response.

Oh perdon entos kien eres. - Tu guapito.

Can someone translate? Can't run it through babelfish because things are mostly likely spelled wrong/lazily.

Thanks.

Hopefully it doesn't mean "Thanks for confirming this as a live account.  Please do not check you next bill."

Rule of thumb is: never respond to random texts or spam emails.  All you do is confirm that someone is on the other end, and the best thing that can then happen is that your number/email gets sold on to many, many more spammers.  They pay higher prices for anything that's recently been confirmed as live.

[Holly]

Hopefully it doesn't mean "Thanks for confirming this as a live account.  Please do not check you next bill."

Rule of thumb is: never respond to random texts or spam emails.  All you do is confirm that someone is on the other end, and the best thing that can then happen is that your number/email gets sold on to many, many more spammers.  They pay higher prices for anything that's recently been confirmed as live.

Same person called my cellphone earlier this afternoon, but my reception in this building is crappy, so I called back from the office landline, and got someone who clearly does not speak English. Spam emails I delete on sight. Probably should have done the same with this. Oh well. At least I don't have a cap on texts.

[BizidyDizidy]

Same person called my cellphone earlier this afternoon, but my reception in this building is crappy, so I called back from the office landline, and got someone who clearly does not speak English. Spam emails I delete on sight. Probably should have done the same with this. Oh well. At least I don't have a cap on texts.

You should sit around and hope people spam call you on your cellphone - I think you can recover something like $1k per call fairly easily.

[Noe]

I've been getting these random texts on my cellphone from a number I don't know, and they are in Spanish... but in shorthand text format. I texted back in normal Spanish (which I don't really speak or read well) telling the person they have the wrong phone number, and asking who they are. Got this in response.

Oh perdon entos kien eres. - Tu guapito.

Can someone translate? Can't run it through babelfish because things are mostly likely spelled wrong/lazily.

Thanks.

"Oh, sorry... who are you then? - Your hansome man" (the last part is loosely translated.  "Guapito" or "Guapo" is usually what is said about a man by a woman to mean in paraphrase "He's handsome" or "He's hot", that sort of thing.

[MRaup]

"Oh, sorry... who are you then? - Your hansome man" (the last part is loosely translated.  "Guapito" or "Guapo" is usually what is said about a man by a woman to mean in paraphrase "He's handsome" or "He's hot", that sort of thing.

Noe, why are you texting Holly?

[loganck]

You should sit around and hope people spam call you on your cellphone - I think you can recover something like $1k per call fairly easily.

How does that work?  I usually get one or two a week.

[BizidyDizidy]

How does that work?  I usually get one or two a week.

There are some conditions (it has to have an autodialer, or a pre-recorded message).

Here's a big thread on it:

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/finance/859732

[GreatBagwellsBeard]

I used to get similar texts in Farsi a few years ago.  Maybe one every couple of weeks or so.  I had an Indian co-worker of mine text back with a basic "you have a wrong number" message.  Then I started getting them every 30 minutes.

Eventually we convinced the Curry Casanova that I wasn't his beloved, but it took some convincing.

[tophfar]

I used to get similar texts in Farsi a few years ago.  Maybe one every couple of weeks or so.  I had an Indian co-worker of mine text back with a basic "you have a wrong number" message.  Then I started getting them every 30 minutes.

Eventually we convinced the Curry Casanova that I wasn't his beloved, but it took some convincing.

Indians speak Farsi?

[GreatBagwellsBeard]

You're right.  I meant Hindi.

[das]

I used to get similar texts in Farsi a few years ago.  Maybe one every couple of weeks or so.  I had an Indian co-worker of mine text back with a basic "you have a wrong number" message.  Then I started getting them every 30 minutes.

Eventually we convinced the Curry Casanova that I wasn't his beloved, but it took some convincing.

Persians eat curry?

[Holly]

"Oh, sorry... who are you then? - Your hansome man" (the last part is loosely translated.  "Guapito" or "Guapo" is usually what is said about a man by a woman to mean in paraphrase "He's handsome" or "He's hot", that sort of thing.

Thanks, Noe How would I write "Nobody you know. This is the wrong number to send txts to."?

[Limey]

Persians eat curry?

Dansak is my favourite curry (when done right - it requires overnight prep and cannot be made to order).  It's Persian.

[Noe]

Thanks, Noe How would I write "Nobody you know. This is the wrong number to send txts to."?

I wouldn't encourage him/her/it, but if you want to send the message, here it is "Nadien que tu conoces.  Este no es el numero de celluar para mandar mensajes de text."

[Duke]

"Oh, sorry... who are you then? - Your hansome man" (the last part is loosely translated.  "Guapito" or "Guapo" is usually what is said about a man by a woman to mean in paraphrase "He's handsome" or "He's hot", that sort of thing.

Guapo always reminds me of the bad guy in Tres Amigos.

[Señor Stan]

Guapo always reminds me of the bad guy in Tres Amigos.

El Guapo is not the bad guy in that movie.

Carmen just won't open her flower to him.

Sorry Holly, I will stop texting you.

[tophfar]

Guapo always reminds me of the bad guy in Tres Amigos.

For those that don't Habla the espanol.  Tres Amigos is spanish for three...Amigos.

[chuck]

For those that don't Habla the espanol.  Tres Amigos is spanish for three...Amigos.

What the hell is tres leches then?

[tophfar]

What the hell is tres leches then?

three leches duh, but not to be confused with three lechers.  that is a mistake you only get to make once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEoHz56jWGY

(yes i'm getting lazy in my links)

[Limey]

For those that don't Habla the espanol.  Tres Amigos is spanish for three...Amigos.

What is the translation of "El Nino".

[Astroholic]

What is the translation of "El Nino".

The Nino?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mc9kUUSVKw

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/97/97delnino.phtml