I am learning Castilian Spanish for fun, and with the app I use they have a facility through messenger for me to have an AI conversation. This one “What League do I follow” , made me laugh out loud , so I copied it and hand wrote(shockingly low tech) it out and reproduce it here.
Firstly being about Futbol and what Team I follow ( I don’t), but a subject most of the male population are passionate about , it’s probably the number one male bonding topic of conversation in both work and play, not to mention the endless games of Fantasy Football League that amuse and frustrate our football fan’s competitive natures.
Forgive my Spanish mistakes and I translate as best I can. Imagine I’m sitting alone in a Spanish Bar nursing my white wine and nibbling at my tapas and one of the old soaks for want of anything better to do, starts up a conversation with me and I in return make a desperate attempt at conversation with limited vocabulary and wayward grammar.
Qué liga sigues? ( What league/team do you follow?)
(Proudly lying) Mi equipo es Barcelona ( My team is Barcelona)
Crees que el Barcelona ganará la liga esta temporada? ( Do think Barcelona will win the league this season?)
No en mi vida, ellos son demasiado perezosos! ( Not on my life , they are too lazy)
Entonces quién crees que ganará. ( Then who do you think will win?)
Probalamente Madrid,quieres liga sigues? ( Probably Madrid, what league do you follow?)
Sigo la Premier League, principalmente soy fan del Manchester City. ( I follow the English Premier League, I am mainly a fan of Manchester City)
A si ellos están despedidos su jefe equipo elloos no ganan, muchos juegos.( Oh yes they are firing their team manager, they are not winning games)
De verdad crees que tiene mas posiblidades que el City? ( Truthfully you believe they have better odds than City)
Sí porque ellos tienen menos enfermos porque el clima es mejor en Madrid. (Yes because they have fewer sick players because the weather is better in Madrid)
Pero el City tiene una plantilla más fuerte y mejor fórma,crees? ( But City has a stronger squad and better from don’t you think?)
Sí, pero todos tienen la gripe y ellos beben mucho y bailan a las fiestas. ( Yes but everyone has flu and they drink a lot and dance at parties.)
Pero no crees que se recuperaron pronto?( But don’t you think they will bounce back soon?)
Possibalamente pero ellos tienen tanto mas dinero , no necesitan jugar al futbol. ( Possibly but they have so much money, they don’t need to play football)
No ellos siempre darán motivitado a los juegos menores. ( No they always motivate themselves for the minor games)
Que pasa con su defensa, entonces. No crees que podria ser un problema? ( What about their defence though? Don’t you think it could be an issue?)
No ellos están chicos grandes, muchos fuertes. ( No they are big boys, very strong)
Pero qué pasa si se encuentran a un equipo de ataque fuerte?( But what if they face a strong attacking team?)
Ellos serán invincibles. ( They will be invincible)
Pero realmente pueden mantenerlo todo la temporada?( But can they really keep it up all season?)
( I take a big gulp of wine and smile.)
The End ( I hope you enjoyed)
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