Thread: Translation help needed

Hi,

I am a beginner in the spanish language and I was wondering if someone could help me translate a spanish expression someone said to me but I didn't understand. It was " que ponga una ficha para ella." I understand it is an expression as it makes little literal sense. I was hoping someone could give me the gist.

Many thanks...

Hello Mattias,

I am Mexican and, as far as I know, we don't use such expression in Mexico.
Since "ficha' has different translations we need to know a little more about the situation in order to help you.

What were you doing or where were you when that happened? Were you playing some kind of game?

Hi,

Thanks for replying. Honestly, the expression was told to me as an anecdote by a friend. He said someone (a woman, if that is relevant) said this to him in reference to me. My friend posed it to me as a riddle to figure out because he knows I am learning spanish but I have been having very little luck figuring it out.

Well, literally this phrase will translate like: Place a chip/token/piece for her.

It could be an expression in Spanish-speaking countries other than Mexico.

I will suggest you to re-post your thread with this subject: Is "poner una ficha" an expression? instead of "translation help needed". I think you will have more chances to get the answer this way.

I wish you luck,

Xóchitl

Hello Mattias,

I think I figured it out. Your friend must have told you "que pongas una FECHA para ella". That means: "Set a date for her". Probably this woman wants to go out on a date with you. That makes sense to me.

Xóchitl

many thanks again. you have been very helpful. A friend suggested this to me. My thought was, maybe, because the words are similar and sound similar, it is a sort of pun in some places.

You are very welcome. Enjoy your date!!

thank you, nice sharing..

"Poner una ficha" in my native Argentina means to trust in someone as if you were betting on that person. It is an idiom coming from the way you usually place bets in card games such as poker. But I am pretty sure that Xóchitl hit the nail on the head when realizing that there might be a typo that turns "fecha" into "ficha".

To me it sounds like you should make a romantic move (go for it) in regards to the girl in question.