Changes: Use of Spanish in Resident Evil 4 (2005)

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To make the setting of Resident Evil 4 appear more realistic, it was decided that Ganado enemies should speak Spanish. The Villagers, Cultists, and Combatant Ganados have their own lines to speak.

Lines

The Famitsu-Capcom guidebook biohazard4 kaitaishinsho separates the sayings into sections based around who says it. This guide will mimic that feature, though will also include a question-column asking if it is a standard saying or one that is scripted.

Villagers

Line	Literal translation
¡Allí está!	There (he/she) is!
¡Un forastero!	An outsider!
¡Agarrenlo!	Grab him!
¡Os voy a romper a pedazos!	I'm going to break you to pieces!
¡Cógelo!	Get him! (Order)
¡Te voy a hacer picadillo!	I am going to turn you into mincemeat!
¡Te voy a matar!	I am going to kill you!
¡Míralo, está herido!	Look at him, he's wounded!
¡Sos cerdo!	You are (a) pig!
¿Dónde estás?	Where are you?
¡Detrás de tí, imbécil!	Behind you, imbecile!
¡No dejes que se escape!	Don't let it (him/her) get away!
¡Basta, hijo de puta!	Enough, (you) son of a bitch!
Lord Saddler...	Lord Saddler...

Cultists

Line	Literal translation
¡Mátalo!	Kill him! (Order)
¡Allí está!	There (he/she) is!
Morir es vivir.	To die is to live. / Dying is living.
Sííííí, ¡Quiero matar!	Yeeees, I want to kill!
Muere, muere, muere....	Die, die, die....
Cerebros, cerebros, cerebros...	Brains, brains, brains...
Cógedlo, cógedlo, cógedlo...	Get him, get him, get him... (Order)
Lord Saddler...	Lord Saddler...
Dieciséis.	Sixteen.

Combatants

Line	Translation
¡A por él!	Go get him!
¡Muérete!	Die!
¡Cógelo!	Get him! (Order)
¡Te voy a matar!	I am going to kill you!
¡Por ahí!	Over there! (Order)
¡No dejes que se escapen!	Do not let them escape!
Vayan por detrás.	Go behind. (Order)
¡Bloqueale el paso!	Block the path/exit!
¡Te cogí!	I took you!

Other speech

Line	Literal translation	Situation
¿Qué carajo estás haciendo aquí? ¡Lárgate, cabrón!	What the fuck are you doing here? Get out, you bastard!	When Leon is questioning the first villager he sees in the beginning of the game.
Hay un rumor de que hay un extranjero entre nosotros.	There's a rumor that there's a foreigner among us.
Nuestro jefe se encargará de la rata.	Our boss will take care of the rat.
Su "Las Plagas" es mucho mejor que la nuestra.	His "Las Plaga" is much better than ours.
Tienes razón, es un hombre.	You're right, he's a man.
Usa los músculos.	Use the (your) muscles.	Said as the villagers bring El Gigante (The Giant) out to deal with Leon.
Se vuelve loco!	He/She is going crazy!
¡Hey, acá!	Hey, (over) here! (Order)
¡Por aquí!	Here! (Order)
¡El Gigante!	The Giant!
¡Del Lago!	Of/From the Lake!
¡Cógelo!	Get him!
¡Cógenlo!	Get him!
¡Allí!	There!
¡Rápido!	Quick!
¡Empieza a rezar!	Start praying!
¡Mátenlos!	Kill them! (Order)
¡Te voy a romper en pedazos!	I am going to rip you into pieces!
¡La campana!	The bell!
Ya es hora de rezar.	It's time to pray.
Tenemos que irnos.	We have to leave/go.
¡Maldita sea, mierda!	Damn it, shit!	Said by a villager when Leon and Ashley escape to the castle.
¡Ya es hora de aplastar!	It's time to smash/crush!
¡Mierda!	Shit! / Fuck!
¡Puedes correr, pero no te puedes esconder!	You can run, but you can't hide!
¡Sos cerdo!	You are (a) pig!
¡Está en la trampa!	He/She is in the trap!
¡Ah, que madre!	Ah, what a mother!
¡Vámonos!	Let's go!
¡Ándale!	Come along!
¡Cabrón!	Dumbass!
¡Coño!	Damn!
¡Agárrenlo!	Grab him/her!
Cógerlo, Cógerlo...	Get him, Get him...
¡Allí está, mátalo!	There he is, kill him!
¡No dejas que se escape de la isla vivo!	Do not let him escape from the island alive!
¡Hasta luego!	See you later!	Said by Leon to Bitores Mendez, right before shooting the spilled drum canister and igniting the flames.
¡Rápido, es un intruso!	Quick, it's an intruder!

Further notes

The Spanish spoken in Resident Evil 4 is American in origin, rather than a European variety, such as Castilian.

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-To make the setting of ''Resident Evil 4'' appear more realistic, it was decided that Ganado enemies should speak Spanish. The [[Villager]]s; [[Cultist]]s and [[Combatant]] [[Ganado]]s have their own lines to speak.
+To make the setting of ''Resident Evil 4'' appear more realistic, it was decided that Ganado enemies should speak Spanish. The [[Villager]]s, [[Cultist]]s, and [[Combatant]] [[Ganado]]s have their own lines to speak.
 ==Lines==
@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 |-
 |¡Allí está!
-|There he(she) is!
+|There (he/she) is!
 |-
 |¡Un forastero!
@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 |-
 |¡Os voy a romper a pedazos!
-|I'm going to rip you to pieces!
+|I'm going to break you to pieces!
 |-
 |¡Cógelo!
@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 |-
 |¡Sos cerdo!
-|You are a pig!
+|You are (a) pig!
 |-
 |¿Dónde estás?
@@ Line 45: / Line 45: @@
 |-
 |¡No dejes que se escape!
-|Don't let him(her) escape!
+|Don't let it (him/her) get away!
 |-
 |¡Basta, hijo de puta!
@@ Line 65: / Line 65: @@
 |-
 |¡Allí está!
-|There he(she) is!
+|There (he/she) is!
 |-
 |Morir es vivir.
-|To die is to live.
+|To die is to live. / Dying is living.
 |-
 |Sííííí, ¡Quiero matar!
@@ Line 76: / Line 76: @@
 |Die, die, die....
 |-
-|Cerebros,cerebros,cerebros...
+|Cerebros, cerebros, cerebros...
 |Brains, brains, brains...
 |-
@@ Line 97: / Line 97: @@
 |
 ¡A por él!
-|Go after him!
+|Go get him!
 |-
 |¡Muérete!
@@ Line 109: / Line 109: @@
 |-
 |¡Por ahí!
-|Over there / This way!
+|Over there! (Order)
 |-
 |¡No dejes que se escapen!
-|Don't let him(her) escape!
+|Do not let them escape!
 |-
 |Vayan por detrás.
-|Go in from behind. (Order)
+|Go behind. (Order)
 |-
 |¡Bloqueale el paso!
-|Block the path/Block the exit!
+|Block the path/exit!
 |-
 |¡Te cogí!
-|I got you!
+|I took you!
 |}
@@ Line 132: / Line 132: @@
 |-
 |¿Qué carajo estás haciendo aquí? ¡Lárgate, cabrón!
-|What the fuck are you doing here? Get out, bastard!
+|What the fuck are you doing here? Get out, you bastard!
 |When Leon is questioning the first villager he sees in the beginning of the game.
 |-
@@ Line 152: / Line 152: @@
 |-
 |Usa los músculos.
-|Use the(your) muscles.
+|Use the (your) muscles.
-|Said as the villagers bring El Gigante out to deal with Leon.
+|Said as the villagers bring [[El Gigante]] (The Giant) out to deal with Leon.
 |-
 |Se vuelve loco!
-|He(she)'s going crazy!
+|He/She is going crazy!
 |
 |-
 |¡Hey, acá!
-|Hey, over here!
+|Hey, (over) here! (Order)
 |
 |-
 |¡Por aquí!
+|Here! (Order)
-|This way!
 |
 |-
@@ Line 188: / Line 188: @@
 |-
 |¡Rápido!
-|Quickly!
+|Quick!
 |
 |-
@@ Line 212: / Line 212: @@
 |-
 |Tenemos que irnos.
-|We have to leave (go).
+|We have to leave/go.
 |
 |-
 |¡Maldita sea, mierda!
 |Damn it, shit!
-|Said a villager when Leon and Ashley escape the villagers to hole up in the castle.
+|Said by a villager when Leon and [[Ashley Graham|Ashley]] escape to [[the castle]].
 |-
 |¡Ya es hora de aplastar!
-|It's time to smash!
+|It's time to smash/crush!
 |
 |-
 |¡Mierda!
-|Shit!
+|Shit! / Fuck!
 |
 |-
@@ Line 232: / Line 232: @@
 |-
 |¡Sos cerdo!
-|You pig!
+|You are (a) pig!
 |
 |-
 |¡Está en la trampa!
-|He(she)'s in the trap!
+|He/She is in the trap!
 |
 |-
 |¡Ah, que madre!
-|Ah, oh mother!
+|Ah, what a mother!
 |
 |-
@@ Line 248: / Line 248: @@
 |-
 |¡Ándale!
-|Go on!
+|Come along!
 |
 |-
 |¡Cabrón!
-|Bastard!
+|Dumbass!
 |
 |-
@@ Line 260: / Line 260: @@
 |-
 |¡Agárrenlo!
-|Grab him!
+|Grab him/her!
 |
 |-
@@ Line 277: / Line 277: @@
 |¡Hasta luego!
 |See you later!
-|Said by Leon to Bitores Mendez right before shooting the spilled drum canister and igniting the flames.
+|Said by Leon to [[Bitores Mendez]], right before shooting the spilled drum canister and igniting the flames.
 |-
 |¡Rápido, es un intruso!
-|Quickly, it's an intruder!
+|Quick, it's an intruder!
 |
 |}
 == Further notes ==
-The Spanish spoken in ''Resident Evil 4'' is American in origin, rather than a European variety such as Castilian.
+The Spanish spoken in ''Resident Evil 4'' is American in origin, rather than a European variety, such as Castilian.
 == Sources ==