Va??Talar du svenska. Puta

17:46 May 12, 2001
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Swedish term or phrase: Va??Talar du svenska. Puta
Translate it into english.
mark johnson


Summary of answers provided
naWhat? Do you speak Swedish. Pout
Nina Engberg
naWhat? Do you speak Swedish, whore?
Sven Petersson


  

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1 hr
What? Do you speak Swedish. Pout


Explanation:
No explanation needed. Don't know what "pout" has to do with anything, but....


    Bilingual Swedish/English
Nina Engberg
United States
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in pair: 124
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1 day 7 hrs
What? Do you speak Swedish, whore?


Explanation:
"puta" borrowed from Spanish, but now in common use in Sweden, in certain social groups.
The perceived message is possibly better communicated by the following translation:
What a surprise: A Swedish speaking whore!


    Native English and Swedish speaker.
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 8310

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