Friday Lolz: Some handy phrases for Mobile World Congress

It’s that time, happy campers.

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is about to begin, the next big mobile roadshow after the Consumer Electronics Show (and by ‘roadshow’ I mean that it’s indoors, but you get what I mean), and as tech journos sharpen their cynicism while attaching bibs to catch any potential drool generated at viewing gadgetlicious new products (maybe that’s just me…), the city where MWC is being held, Barcelona, is preparing for an influx of technology.

The official languages of said city is Spanish and Catalan, and since What Mobile has not only the ability to access Google Translate but also some backpacker-grade Spanish, we thought a few handy, congress-oriented phrases might be useful for those attending, covering or following the event.

This record is scratched – What Mobile’s guide to handy MWC phrases

• Your product intrigues me – tell me more

Su producto me intriga – dime más

• What phone are you using?

¿Qué teléfono está usando?

•  Are the details leaked on the Internet, due to an over enthusiastic developer, true?

Los detalles filtrados en internet son debido a un programador muy entusiasta, verdad?

•  How long until the next one comes out?

¿Cuánto tiempo falta hasta que el siguiente salga?

• When will this be available in the United Kingdom?

¿Cuándo estará disponible en el Reino Unido?

• Can this device be used as a phone and an oven?

Este dispositivo puede ser utilizado como un teléfono y un horno?

• Actually, I’m off the grid

En realidad, estoy fuera de la red

• Hey, do you like to play the Irritated Birds?

Oye, ¿te gusta jugar a los pájaros irritados?

• I’m browsing your iTunes library – nice work.

Estoy mirando tu biblioteca de iTunes – buen trabajo.

•   £10 says Siri goes Skynet

£10 dice Siri que va a Skynet

• I want to go to there

Quiero ir para allá

• My dog likes to call long distance to Russia – what’s the best handset for an intelligent canine?

A mi perro le gusta hacer llamadas de larga distancia a Rusia – ¿Cuál es el mejor teléfono/auricular para un canino conocedor de la tecnología?

• Where is the pub? I need sangria now.

Donde esta la pub? Necesito sangria ahora.

•  My hovercraft is full of eels.

Mi aerodeslizador está lleno de anguilas

Please note: What Mobile gives no guarantee regarding the veracity of the ‘Spanish’ in this guide and warns that using it may result in circumstances such as this