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Translation site here:

https://www.portland.gov/transportation/walking-biking-transit-safety/play-loteria-go

"Lotería is a traditional Mexican game, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of balls with numbers. Lotería Go is a super-sized version of this that gets you outside and walking to neighborhood parks.

Can you find the Lotería cards we've hidden in the streets?"

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

.... what's the issue?
It's already translated in English. Half of it is English and half Spanish.
Are you upset that the Spanish comes first? Are you upset that you're seeing Spanish at all?
90% of the communications this agency puts out are probably English only - don't get annoyed at the one time they put another language first.
Especially when talking about an event centered around loteria, a traditional game that probably only Spanish speakers have heard about

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

El juego parece muy divertido. Estoy feliz de ver que regresan más actividades al aire libre a las calles de Portland.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

No vivo en Portland pero tengo ganas de la jugar!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They don't speak spanish either, there are so many mistakes on that flyer

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

google translate

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago

Somehow that doesn't surprise me!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It may just be because Lotería is a game that primarily appeals to the Spanish-speaking population? And maybe the mailer was sent to ZIP codes with a high Latino presence? It's just about doing a targeted outreach.

Here's a booth at last week's ¡Viva Tualatin! festival - since the event was geared toward the local Latino community everything is written in Spanish first.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Looks like it was something particularly targeting Spanish-speaking residents which makes sense. I'm sure some postcards didn't cost enough money to put a dent in any budgeting.