Que pena contigo - translation

[civilizedchaos]

Has anyone heard this phrase? My best guess as to the translation is "you're such a pain." So far I've only heard chicas from Cali use it. Not sure if they're being rude or not.

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[John Wayne]

Its not that you are a ¨Pain¨.....

I am ashamed of being seen with your sorry ass....

Hey, you asked....

And a lot depends on wheather the girl is one of the ¨High Maintsainance¨types looking for a hit, or just a down home country girl...

[Nino Bravo]

"Que pena contigo" is said out of embarrassment for doing something that might have offended you or might be seen as maybe rude. For example, if I'm talking with you, then my cell phone rings, and I answer it in the middle of our conversation, I'd say to you "que pena contigo"...It literally means it pained me to answer my phone while we were talking. Sometimes there is no literal english translations for expressions in spanish...

[Charlie640]

If I didn't know what it really meant... I'd say it was something that one of Baby Tonks Novias might say.

[civilizedchaos]

Thanks Nino Bravo, that explanation makes a lot of sense when I recall the context of the conversation.

[HonkyTonk]

Charlie, not sure if she was saying pena or pequena. I wasn't paying too much attention

Nino, thanks for the literal translation. I hope you can jump in and help with our questions about the language and expressions; among other things.

How do you put a "tilde" over the "n" in pequena on a US keyboard? I pretty sure there's a way you can as well as accent marks. Do I need to travel to Colombia to get a Spanish keyboard

[Airto]

Originally Posted by HonkyTonk

How do you put a "tilde" over the "n" in pequena on a US keyboard? I pretty sure there's a way you can as well as accent marks. Do I need to travel to Colombia to get a Spanish keyboard

Tonk,

I have looking for the same thing, I believe there is some software available that will enable you to use the accent marks. When I find it I will let you know.

[John Wayne]

How to: Hold down the alt key and use the number pad on the far right of your keyboard to type out the 4-character code. When you release the alt key, the character will appear.

Alt-0128 €
Alt-0129 �
Alt-0130 ‚
Alt-0131 ƒ
Alt-0132 „
Alt-0133 …
Alt-0134 †
Alt-0135 ‡
Alt-0136 ˆ
Alt-0137 ‰
Alt-0138 Š
Alt-0139 ‹
Alt-0140 Œ
Alt-0141 �
Alt-0142 Ž
Alt-0143 �
Alt-0144 �
Alt-0145 ‘
Alt-0146 ’
Alt-0147 "
Alt-0148 "
Alt-0149 •
Alt-0150 –
Alt-0151 —
Alt-0152 ˜
Alt-0153 ™
Alt-0154 š
Alt-0155 ›
Alt-0156 œ
Alt-0157 �
Alt-0158 ž
Alt-0159 Ÿ
Alt-0160
Alt-0161 ¡
Alt-0162 ¢
Alt-0163 £
Alt-0164 ¤
Alt-0165 ¥
Alt-0166 ¦
Alt-0167 §
Alt-0168 ¨
Alt-0169 ©
Alt-0170 ª
Alt-0171 «
Alt-0172 ¬
Alt-0173 ­
Alt-0174 ®
Alt-0175 ¯
Alt-0176 °
Alt-0177 ±
Alt-0178 ²
Alt-0179 ³
Alt-0180 ´
Alt-0181 µ
Alt-0182 ¶
Alt-0183 ·
Alt-0184 ¸
Alt-0185 ¹
Alt-0186 º
Alt-0187 »
Alt-0188 ¼
Alt-0189 ½
Alt-0190 ¾
Alt-0191 ¿
Alt-0192 À
Alt-0193 Á
Alt-0194 Â
Alt-0195 Ã
Alt-0196 Ä
Alt-0197 Å
Alt-0198 Æ
Alt-0199 Ç
Alt-0200 È
Alt-0201 É
Alt-0202 Ê
Alt-0203 Ë
Alt-0204 Ì
Alt-0205 Í
Alt-0206 Î
Alt-0207 Ï
Alt-0208 Ð
Alt-0209 Ñ
Alt-0210 Ò
Alt-0211 Ó
Alt-0212 Ô
Alt-0213 Õ
Alt-0214 Ö
Alt-0215 ×
Alt-0216 Ø
Alt-0217 Ù
Alt-0218 Ú
Alt-0219 Û
Alt-0220 Ü
Alt-0221 Ý
Alt-0222 Þ
Alt-0223 ß
Alt-0224 à
Alt-0225 á
Alt-0226 â
Alt-0227 ã
Alt-0228 ä
Alt-0229 å
Alt-0230 æ
Alt-0231 ç
Alt-0232 è
Alt-0233 é
Alt-0234 ê
Alt-0235 ë
Alt-0236 ì
Alt-0237 í
Alt-0238 î
Alt-0239 ï
Alt-0240 ð
Alt-0241 ñ
Alt-0242 ò
Alt-0243 ó
Alt-0244 ô
Alt-0245 õ
Alt-0246 ö
Alt-0247 ÷
Alt-0248 ø
Alt-0249 ù
Alt-0250 ú
Alt-0251 û
Alt-0252 ü
Alt-0253 ý
Alt-0254 þ
Alt-0255 ÿ

[Airto]

Thanks JW,

Here is another way

Window Users - general information

You have two basic options: type in cryptic codes or set up your keyboard differently. Typing in cryptic codes is cumbersome and frustrating. Usually, setting up your keyboard is the best way to go.

Setting up your keyboard actually means re-configuring your system so that it is easy to use your keyboard to create accented characters. "Re-configuring your system" may sound ominous, but it is really quite simple.

Windows 3.11

1. Close all of your programs.
2. Shut your system down.
3. Re-start your system.
4. Click on the "Control Panel" icon.
5. Click on the "Keyboard" icon.
6. For Keyboard Layout choose "International - US" from the menu.
7. You may be required to insert one of your Windows diskettes or CD-ROM.
8. When finished, shut down your system.
9. Restart your system.
10. Read the instructions for "Using the U.S. - International Keyboard" below.

Window 95-98 and beyond

1. Close all of your programs.
2. Shut your system down.
3. Re-start your system.
4. Open Control Panel. (Start - Settings - Control Panel)
5. Double-click "Keyboard" icon.
6. Click on "Language" tab.
7. Click on "Properties" button.
8. Choose "United States - International" from the menu.
9. Click on "OK" button.
10. You may be required to insert your Windows CD-ROM.
11. When finished, shut down your system.
12. Restart your system.
13. Read the instructions for "Using the U.S. - International Keyboard" below.

Windows XP

1. Log On
2. Click the Start button
3. Click on Control Panel
4. Click Regional and Language Options - a new window will pop up
5. Click the Languages tab
6. Click on the Details button
7. Click the Add button - a new window will pop up
8. Select United States-International (keyboard layout menu)
9. Click OK
10. Click Apply
11. Read the instructions for "Using the U.S. - International Keyboard" below.

Note: You will now have a keyboard icon on the taskbar (usually on the right side). To switch between keyboard layouts click the keyboard icon on the task bar and choose which layout you want to use. Changing the keyboard layout will only affect the log on profile used. No other users will be affected.

Using the U.S. - International Keyboard

If you followed the above directions carefully, your keyboard will now react slightly differently than it did before. First of all, notice that if you strike the single apostrophe (') key, nothing happens. To type the single apostrophe now, you must strike the single apostrophe key and then strike the space bar. When you strike the spacebar, the apostrophe will appear.

The next thing to note is that the quotes (") key behaves the same way as the apostrophe key. You must first strike the quotes key and then strike the space bar in order to create the (") symbol. These two minor inconveniences are more than made up for by the ease with which you can now type the special characters.

To type the special characters, two keystrokes are required. To type the á, you need only strike the apostrophe key and then the letter a. The other characters are just as easy:

á = ' + a
é = ' + e
í = ' + i
ó = ' + o
ú = ' + u
ñ = ~ + n
ü = " + u

To type the special punctuation characters, you need to hold down on the Alt key while you strike the appropriate punctuation mark. On some keyboards, only one of the two Alt keys will work for this.

¡ = Alt (hold down) + !
¿ = Alt (hold down) + ?

Using Cryptic Codes

If, for some reason, you don't want to change your keyboard, you can always type in the troublesome cryptic codes. Using this arcane system, the following codes apply:

á = Alt + 0225
é = Alt + 0233
í = Alt + 0237
ó = Alt + 0243
ú = Alt + 0250
ñ = Alt + 0241
ü = Alt + 0252

¡ = Alt + 0161
¿ Alt + 0191

When using this utterly out-dated system, there are two important things to remember. First, when you type in the numbers, some keyboards require that you use the "numeric keypad" located to the side, rather than the numbers along the top. Second, on some keyboards, only one of the two Alt keys will work for this.

Mac Users

To get accents on the Mac, hold down the Option key, and while holding it down, type the letter e; then release those keys and type the letter that you want the accent to appear on:

á = Opt + e, then a
é = Opt + e, then e
í = Opt + e, then i
ó = Opt + e, then o
ú = Opt + e, then u

For the ñ, hold down the Option key while you type the n; release and type n again.

ñ = Opt + n, then n

To place the diaeresis over the u, hold down the Option key while pressing the u key; release and type u again.

ü = Opt + u, then u

The inverted punctuation marks are achieved as follows:

¡ = Opt + 1
¿ Opt + shift + ?

[Airto]

HT,

If you still use windows XP you can go into the control panel and double click regional and language and add Spanish and what ever country you want then just get a template. You save the ability to switch back and forth on your toolbar.