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Bernie Bernice, daughter in the Clasky family
Cristina Flor’s daughter
Deborah mother/wife in the Clasky family
Evelyn Bernie’s grandmother , Deborah’s mother
Flor Mexican housekeeper for the Claskys, Cristina’s mother
John father/husband in the Clasky family; a “top chef”
Monica Flor’s friend who translates for her during the job interview
Use the list of characters above to identify who says what in Spanglish.
Write the name of the person actually saying the exact words.
_______ 1. Te quiero.
_______ 2. Están atrás. Vente.
_______ 3. Que…que está muy bonita.
_______ 4. No, no. Me encanta el sol. Gracias.
_______ 5. ?Perfecto!
_______ 6. Dile que estamos celebrando.
_______ 7. This is so embarrassing.
_______ 8. Okay. Think seriously about getting up.
_______ 9. This is me being nice.
______ 10. Great God in Heaven. Save me.
______ 11. That’s not the thing. That’s not the problem.
______ 12. God bless the language barrier.
______ 13. Eight?
______ 14. ?Me puedo ir? Me go?
______ 15. No se preocupe.
______ 16. Lo siento.
______ 17. Nada. Just try it on.
______ 18. I read it! I read it!
______ 19. Mi amiga, Luz.
______ 20. So you gave away 20% of the restaurant without even talking to
me about it?
______ 21. Porque…tengo una hija. No puedo.
______ 22. Está bien. Viviré aquí con la ni?a.
______ 23. Thank you so much. I’m thrilled to be here.
______ 24. She’s wild-eyed over this.
______ 25. Is “simpatico” the word?
______ 26. I just think…that you’re the most amazing white woman that
I’ve ever met.
______ 27. Usted no se puede llevar a mi hija sin mi permiso.
______ 28. It’s over. So, just…get on board, pal.
______ 29. Six hundred and forty dollars.
______ 30. ?Puedo hablar con usted?
______ 31. Cincuenta dólares es mucho dinero.
______ 32. No va a pasar de nuevo.
______ 33. Usted le da dinero.
______ 34. No hay diferencia. Yo interferí.
______ 35. Yo me siento avergonzada.
______ 36. The more you do it, the more you learn.
______ 37. Please, dear God. This is the most important prayer of my life.
______ 38. Would you get out of the damn wind!
______ 39. What did we get her?
______ 40. Look, they’re delivering my cable.
______ 41. Honey, lately your low self-esteem is just good common sense.
______ 42. Well, there was a crack in the planet.
______ 43. What does “hang out” mean?
______ 44. My hand is the only sane part of my body… .
______ 45. Forty messages start to look needy.
______ 46. It’s just you are drop-dead, crazy, gorgeous… .
______ 47. That floor is going to eat us alive.
______ 48. No más. Está bien.
______ 49. Nunca te perdonaré. Nunca.
______ 50. No space between us.
Bonus: Based on the final scenes, what seems to be the main point or theme
of the movie?