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May I paint your pants?
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This lady is asking for permission. People are very surprised at the question.
She's using MAY I...?, which is more polite than CAN I...?
There is a comprehension exercise in the ACTIVITY box.
The "Cinco de Mayo" (= May 5h) is originally a Mexican festival but now it is celebrated also in the USA by Mexicans and non-Mexicans.
AmE "pants" = BrE "trousers".
El Cinco de Mayo es una fiesta mexicana (conmemora la victoria en Puebla sobre los franceses) que se celebra también en muchas partes de Estados Unidos, al principio por mexicanos, pero hoy en día por gente de cualquier origen.
Esta mujer va por ahí pidiendo permiso para pintarle a la gente los pantalones. La gente se sorprende mucho por la pregunta, como es lógico, pero algunos aceptan.
Fíjate cómo utiliza la fórmula educada "MAY I...?" para pedir permiso. La palabra americana "pants" equivale a la inglesa "trousers" (= pantalones). En Inglaterra "pants" significa "calzones, calzoncillos" (ropa interior), así que allí esta pregunta resultaría más ofensiva.
En la casilla de ACTIVITY tienes un ejercicio de comprensión. Tienes una lista de todas las respuestas que da la gente pero desordenada. Ponlas en orden escuchando el vídeo y luego comprueba las respuestas con la KEY.
Report mistakesPut the following answers in the right order:
- Not my pants, they're new!
- Yes, you may, actually.
- Yes, you may.
- You may.
- Paint my what?
- Ok, but it's gotta be something low-key. [it's gotta be = I must be]
- Excuse me!? [surprised]
- May you what?
- Paint my pants? No! You can paint this guy's.
- I don't know what to say!
- Oh, no!
- Ha, ha, ha.
- F*** no! [a rude answer]
- No, gotta have these for work [gotta = I must]
- Uhmm... In a little... In five minutes? Can I? I lost my voice.
- Sure!
- I don't think you know what I like.
Check your answers with the KEY
KEY
1- Paint my what?
2- Not my pants, they're new!
3- May you what?
4- I don't know what to say!
5- Ok, but it's gotta be something low-key. [it's gotta be = I must be]
6- F*** no! [a rude answer]
7- I don't think you know what I like.
8- Excuse me!? [surprised]
9- You may.
10- Oh, no!
11- Paint my pants? No! You can paint this guy's.
12- No, gotta have these for work [gotta = I must]
13- Sure!
14- Yes, you may, actually.
15- Uhmm... In a little... In five minutes? Can I? I lost my voice.
16- Yes, you may.
17- Ha, ha, ha.
