In my Inbox today... Frases Llanitas (some funny Llanito phrases)

Here are some very funny Llanito phrases I received in my Inbox today from a Llanita friend.

I'm afraid, if you are a non-llanito speaker... these will make absolutely no sense whatsoever... probably not even to a Spanish speaker! I have included some notes on translation and on the Llanito language generally, at the end of this post.

Anhow... here are the funny Llanito phrases:

El llanito no te llama por teléfono: Te DA toques

El llanito no saluda: Te dice que pasa!!

El llanito no se enamora: Esta enchochao

El llanito no trata de convencerte: Te raya

El llanito no concierta una cita con sus amistades: Queda con Los colegas

El llanito no se lanza: Se Embala

El llanito no bebe mucho: Coge un siego

El llanito no es que no entienda: No lo capta

El llanito no te DA la espalda: Te manda a tomar por culo

El llanito no te llama la atención: Te shilla....killo!!

El llanito no molesta: DA el coñazo

El llanito no se baña: Se pega un duchaso

El llanito no se alimenta: Se pone como el kiko

El llanito no te golpea: Te suelta una ostia

El llanito no trabaja: Curra

El llanito no tiene amantes: Tiene dos o tres chavalitas

El llanito no se impresiona: Lo flipa

El llanito no tiene ganas de hacer pis: Se mea

El llanito no sufre de diarrea: Se caga vivo

El llanito no corre a toda velocidad: Sale follao

El llanito no duerme: Se queda frito

El llanito no se rie a carcajadas: Se parte de risa

El llanito no es buen tipo: Es buena gente

El llanito no hace algo mal: La caga

El llanito no intenta ligar: Intenta comerse un rosco

El llanito no pierde el tiempo: Esta rascandose

El llanito no habla claro: Te lo dice to a la puta cara

El llanito no esta cansado: Esta rebentao

El llanito no ve a una chica fea: Ve a un cromo

El llanito No Se enfada: Se mosquea

El llanito no le sale algo mal: Le estan mentando

El llanito no es cualquier cosa: El Llanito es un ser unico y extraordinario!!

Non-Translatable Llanito Notes

For non-llanito speakers... my apologies... but these Llanito phrases are pretty much... untranslatable!

You can have a go here if you wish... but I wouldn't hold up much hope for the result!

I've had a go at translating one or two... and the results are not at all good... but they are quite hysterically funny... well... to a Llanito!

For instance:

"El llanito No Se enfada: Se mosquea"... translates to: The Llanito was not angry: The mosque!! ha ha Gobbledeygook eh?!!

I'm afraid Google has yet to come up with a translation tool for the Llanito language! Something for my 'colega' friend Dale to work on perhaps? ;)

It would be very interesting to know what Spanish speakers make of this. Maybe we can attract a comment or two from Spanish speakers??

Sería muy interesante saber qué piensan los hispano-hablantes de estas frases Llanitas? Seria bueno si comentaras... gracias en anticipacion!

The last phrase however... does translate quite well:

El llanito no es cualquier cosa: El Llanito es un ser unico y extraordinario!!

Translates to:

A Llanito is not just anything (anyone): A Llanito is quite unique and special!... and that's undoubtedly true!! :)

Llanito explained

For those of you who have no idea what Llanito is... Llanito (pronounced [jɑˈnito] or Yanito is an Andalusian Spanish based vernacular or dialect spoken uniquely in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Gibraltarians call ourselves Llanitos.

Llanito consists of an eclectic mix of Andalusian Spanish and British English, marked by a great deal of code switching and loan-words from many other Mediterranean languages.

You can read more about Llanito and the Gibraltarian culture on Wikipedia > Llanito

You can find more information and posts about Gibraltar's Llanito language here.

You may also be interested in having a look at my colega's blog. Dale Buttigieg excellently blogs on the more 'academic' aspects of the Llanito Language here.

Acknowledgement

I am indebted to the lovely Llanita... Killagigi... for sending these Llanito phrases to me today... Thanks very much Killagigi!

I take my hat off to... The Girl Who Silenced The World For 6 Minutes

Today, I'd like to take my hat off to this highly eloquent Canadian teenager!

Her cry from the heart was made 16 years ago, at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.

The Conference is also known as the Rio Summit, Earth Summit (or, in Portuguese, Eco '92), a major conference focusing on environmental issues which was held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. the UN international Environmental Conference.

Whilst she certainly silenced this UN Conference... one has to ask... did anybody really listen?

This girl's message is one that's unfortunately still not been heard enough... and 16 years on still resonates loudly!

I'm also wondering what happened to this young lady (who must now be in her early 30's)... and what she might have to say today... about our continuing and much increased concerns over our environment... and of course the other global issues she raised?

Smithy tells England footie stars... what we always wanted to say

This was one of the best sketches on 'Red Nose Day' on the Beeb on Friday night.

Gavin and Stacey's 'Smithy' (James Corden) stumbled upon members of the England football squad whilst working on a plumbing job at their team hotel.

The charismatic handyman quickly takes the opportunity to deliver a unique team talk in order to inspire the players.

The England team players, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, David Beckham, David James, Peter Crouch, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Michael Carrick... all benefit from Smithy's undoubted wisdom... and tells them what we all probably would have loved to scream at them on many occasions!

Watch out for Beckham... who can't contain his laughter!

If you missed it on the day... you can still make a donation to Red Nose Day!

ESG warn there is 'no cohesive plan' on climate change in Gibraltar

Gibraltar ecologist group, the Environmental Safety Group (ESG), warned Gibraltar authorities last week, that they are "heading headlong in the other direction with no cohesive plan" on climate change.

The warning follows the publication of an EIA report, which was referred to by the GBC (Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation) last week, on global carbon consumption figures.

The report suggests that Gibraltar leads the world in having the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption and flaring of fossil fuels.

The EIA (Energy Information Administration) is a US Government agency who provide "policy-neutral data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment".

Commenting on these somewhat alarming statistics, Gibraltar's ESG, said that these figures are in fact "misleading".

In a statement, the ESG explained that these figures are likely to be linked with the vast amount of fuel sold locally for export to the many Spanish (and other nationals living in the Costa del Sol) who visit Gibraltar daily to purchase the much cheaper fuel available in Gibraltar.

The EIA report statistics, the ESG also pointed out, include the bunkering services that Gibraltar's port offers to international shipping.

The EIA statistics apportion Gibraltar's small population size with this reported high 'energy' consumption, by way of handling, to a per capita level of 160 metric tons, far outreaching any other country in the world.

The ESG parallel this distortion of the figures to Luxembourg, who are also affected in a similar way.

An ESG spokesperson said:

"Including the amount of fuel sold to non-native residents in these calculations would also explain the distorted carbon dioxide emissions per capita in Luxembourg.

Like in Gibraltar, fuel is less expensive than in neighbouring countries, which explains why Luxembourg has 26,3 per capita while the average German, Belgian or Frenchman 'only' produces 10.4, 14.2, 6.6 per capita carbon dioxide metric tons per year." 

The ESG however, note cautiously, that while Gibraltar "may not be emitting such high carbon dioxide levels locally", it nevertheless, still "carries a responsibility for the impact this will have elsewhere and on climate change".

The ESG add that Gibraltar must realise that fuel economy is "finite with cheap oil in the decline making this an unsustainable industry".

The ESG believes Gibraltar should be developing alternative and sustainable economies which will also "help slow down the worst impacts from global warming".

The ESG statement concluded with a renewed and worrying warning to Gibraltar:

"New statements, issued only this week by Climate Change scientists in Copenhagen, reiterate the need for urgent and collective action on our carbon emissions.

We appear to be heading headlong in the other direction with no cohesive plan for change."