Guatemala
It was late afternoon and I was trying to grab a quick bite. I was in Downtown San Mateo and decided to walk into this place that I had driven by a million times before but had never got to visit: A Guatemalan bakery.
It was a small bakery but impossible to miss because of the Tikal Pyramid painting on the outside wall. I walked in there and saw a Spanish-only menu. The cashier was a 20-something girl who only spoke Spanish. So I switched my brain into (broken) Spanish mode:
“¿Qué comida Guatemalteca tienes?”
Here is the thing about Spanish: I may be able to ask a question, but understanding the response is a whole different challenge. I didn’t entirely get what she said, but I knew what I was about to get would involve eggs, cheese, and beans – Good enough for me. Trying to order a drink with it:
“y un café grande con leche.”
This I know, I ordered coffee many times before.
今天下午我在聖馬刁市準備吃一個快餐，決定來這個我曾駛經過很多次但從沒進去過的地方：一間危地馬拉麵包店。
這間麵包店很小但絕不會找不到，因為外牆上有一幅危地馬拉金字塔的壁畫。 我進入店內，看見一個只有西班牙語的菜單，和一個二十多歲只會說西班牙語的女收銀員，我腦袋立即進入 (不太流利的) 西班牙語模式：
“¿Qué comida Guatemalteca tienes?”
是這樣的：我或許可以用西班牙語問一個問題，但要明白她的回覆又是另一個挑戰。 我沒完全聽懂她的話，但我知道她將要給我的食物將會有雞蛋，芝士，和豆 (也很不錯)。 我還趁機點了一杯飲料：
“y un café grande con leche.”
這個我知道，咖啡我以前用西班牙語點過很多次。
#Guatemala危地馬拉
