>>Oh, easy to solve. Look at the police (carbineros) and with the most gringo accent you can use, say, "No fumar espanol". *G*
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>OK. I peeky a leettle panny, but I didn't get that one. No fumar español? Meaning "I don't smoke Spanish"? Huh?


I had the same question, and my Spanish is a million times worse than yours.

Related, last night I watched the Copa final on tape delay and realized how hopeless my Spanish is when it's spoken rapidly. The match was only telecast in Chicago on one of the Hispanic stations. Every so often I would catch a word or name but most of it was a blur.

(That Argentinian defender is probably keeping a low profile today, don't you think?)