The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #118577   Message #2671894
Posted By: SharonA
05-Jul-09 - 05:25 AM
Thread Name: BS: What does Ricky say to Lucy?
Subject: RE: BS: What does Ricky say to Lucy?
Hmmm, I'm wondering whether the word "que" has an accent over the "e" or not, and whether the word "esta" has an accent over the "a" or not. It matters:

que with accent = what ("What hump?" or "What a world!")
que without accent = that (as part of a conjunction: "...so that...")
esta with accent = is (verb)
esta without accent = this (as an adjective: "this woman")

It would help to hear a recording of Desi saying this phrase, so that I could hear which syllables and words are emphasized, but I haven't found it online yet.