| Womanspeak |
English |
In answer to "What's wrong?" |
| The same old thing. |
Nothing. |
| Nothing. |
Everything. |
| Everything. |
My PMS is acting up. |
| Nothing, really. |
It's just that you're such an asshole. |
| I don't want to talk about it. |
Go away, I'm still building up steam. |
| What makes you think there is? |
I'm going to kill you. |
General Translations |
| You want . . . |
You want . . . |
| We need . . . |
I want . . . |
| It's your decision. |
The correct decision should be obvious by now. |
| Do what you want. |
You'll pay for this later. |
| We need to talk. |
I need to complain. |
| Sure... go ahead. |
I don't want you to. |
| I'm hungry. |
(a) Make me something to eat.
(b) Stop what you are doing, scrape together your last $5, and go drive
across town and get me something to eat. I don't care if
what you are doing is important. |
| I'm not upset. |
Of course I'm upset, you moron. |
| You're ... so manly. |
You need a shave and you sweat a lot. |
| You're certainly attentive tonight. |
Is sex all you ever think about? |
| I'm not emotional! |
I'm on my period. And I'm not overreacting! |
| Be romantic, turn out the lights. |
I have flabby thighs. |
| This kitchen is so inconvenient. |
I want a new house. |
| The car is out of gas. |
Go fill it up. |
| The trash is full. |
Take it out. |
| The dog is barking. |
Go outside in your underwear and see what is wrong. |
| I need wedding shoes. |
The other 40 pairs are the wrong shade of white. |
| Hang the picture there. |
NO, I mean hang it there! |
| I heard a noise. |
I noticed you were almost asleep. |
| Do you love me? |
I'm going to ask for something expensive. |
| How much do you love me? |
I did something today you're really not going to like. |
| I'll be ready in a minute. |
Kick off your shoes and find a good game on T.V. |
| Is my butt fat? |
Tell me I'm beautiful. |
| You have to learn to communicate. |
Just agree with me. |
| Are you listening to me?! |
Too late, you're dead. |
| It's all right, dear. |
You'll pay for this. |
| Yes |
No |
| No |
No |
| Maybe |
No |
| I'm sorry. |
You'll be sorry. |
| Do you like this recipe? |
It's easy to fix, so you'd better get used to it. |
| Was that the baby? |
Get out of bed and walk him until he goes to sleep. |
| I'm not yelling! |
Yes I am yelling because I think this is important. |
| All we're going to buy is a soap dish. |
It goes without saying that we're stopping
at the cosmetics department, the shoe department, I need to look at a few
new pocket books, and OMIGIOD there's a sale in lingerie, and wouldn't
these pink sheets look great in the bedroom and did you bring your checkbook?
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