¿Mande? and why I use it In Spanish, according to the DLE, “mandar” means to order or to command (i.e. Mi médico me mandó a ver a un especialista) or to send (i.e. Mis padres me mandaron un regalo por mi cumpleaños). As a Peruvian, “mande” is a word that I included in my “Mexican …
Coronavirus for Translators and Interpreters We are currently living strange times where a very tiny creature is endangering our lives and changing life as we know it. Many entities from schools and banks to hospitals and courts have had to communicate with the people they serve to help them deal with this unexpected coronavirus situation. …
El paciente latino para cirujanos ortopédicos ¿Te gustaría participar como panelista en una mesa redonda sobre la cultura latina? Cuando oí esa pregunta, no podía más de la emoción y dije sí sin pensarlo dos veces. El tener como “audiencia cautiva” a los cirujanos ortopédicos asistentes a la Conferencia Anual de la Asociación Ortopédica de …
Alternative Human Anatomy The first time I heard “me duele la paleta”, the Peruvian in me was very confused. In Perú, a “paleta” is a small wooden racket, like the one used for playing ping-pong. After growing up in Lima watching Mexican TV shows, I was aware and quite confident, that in Mexico a “paleta” …
My hemo-what? Recently I interpreted for a very sweet patient with a 20+ year history of diabetes. When the doctor asked him about his hemoglobin A1c value, he was confused, as if the doctor had asked him for the winning numbers for the lotto. As a diabetic patient, though, you need to know the value …
