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cateyemm
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Spanish Speakers- How would you say
Flea Market?
For many years our flea market's been called "Pulguero" which is a common and literal translation. Lately (well a little too late in my opinion), with bedbug epidemic, some people have gotten skeeved by that word and said they wont come to a flea market where there's bugs .   
So some options I came up with are
El Almacen
El Flea Market (which is what many people actually call it)
Venta de Garaje
Basically I'm hesitant to change the name because we've been calling it Pulguero for many many years and I dont want to lose recongition, but I dont want to lose people either.
Thoughts? TIA
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Posted 9/22/11 5:05 PM  |
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TwoGirls4Me
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
Just asked my two great friends, a dominican and salvadorian... they both said "el flea market"
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| Posted 9/22/11 5:22 PM |
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cateyemm
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
Posted by TwoGirls4Me
Just asked my two great friends, a dominican and salvadorian... they both said "el flea market"
I think if I do decide to change it, thats gunna be my only choice
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| Posted 9/22/11 5:24 PM |
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acm1899
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
In Spain they also call them 'rastrillos' or you could call it a 'mercadillo'
'Almacen' seems too broad
Whatever you decide, I think as long as you write flea market somewhere on there, people will get the idea.
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| Posted 9/22/11 9:11 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
this whole conversation made me
my cuban half says to keep "el pulguero"
my dominican half would go with "el flea market"
SO (who is mexican) and my southern california upbringing would say to use "el swap meet"... pronounced "el swa mee"
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| Posted 9/22/11 9:45 PM |
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cateyemm
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
Posted by libby2595
this whole conversation made me
my cuban half says to keep "el pulguero"
my dominican half would go with "el flea market"
SO (who is mexican) and my southern california upbringing would say to use "el swap meet"... pronounced "el swa mee"
Omg swap meet!!! I dont know if the brooklyn mexicans will know that one.
FTR most of our clients are from PR, DR, mexico and ecuador.
Thanks for answering ladies
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| Posted 9/22/11 10:06 PM |
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Kathy042806
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
In Spain we say "la feria"
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| Posted 9/23/11 10:09 AM |
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Erica
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
Posted by acm1899
In Spain they also call them 'rastrillos'
This is what DH says (from Spain)
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| Posted 9/23/11 11:15 AM |
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cateyemm
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
Thanks for your responses!
Anyone know if those translations from Spain are used in the Caribbean and Central/South America as well? I'm thinking no...?
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| Posted 9/23/11 11:28 AM |
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MySunshine
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
<~~ Dominican over here
I say "El Flea Market" I never knew there was another name for it.
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| Posted 9/23/11 12:10 PM |
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MySunshine
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
Posted by cateyemm
Thanks for your responses!
Anyone know if those translations from Spain are used in the Caribbean and Central/South America as well? I'm thinking no...?
No Latin America Spanish and Castillian (Spanish from Spain) are different. Similar but some words are totally different.
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| Posted 9/23/11 12:11 PM |
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Adri
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Re: Spanish Speakers- How would you say
In Colombia is: El mercado de las pulgas
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| Posted 9/23/11 12:12 PM |
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