Liz, my grandma always said it meant more for me! I don't have any idea of a literal translation, as Cheri says, some things just don't translate well! Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 3:31 PM Liz Migliori <[email protected]> wrote: > What does it mean. More stays???? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 24, 2019, at 9:34 AM, Genealogia sem segredos < > [email protected]> wrote: > > "Mais fica" is still a common saying among older generations all around > Portugal. It's not exclusive of the Azores. > Regards; > Francisco > > Francisco Queiroz > ("Genealogia sem segredos" researcher) > > > > > 'Alyssa B' via Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> escreveu no dia > sexta, 24/05/2019 à(s) 17:01: > >> I’m so happy to read this!! Our fam came from Azores and Lisbon but it >> was my great grandmother who often said “mais fica” when someone didn’t >> finish all of their food. She was from the Azores and loved to eat. Last >> names ‘Deniz’ and ‘Sobral’ (Sovral). They were farmers who settled in >> Hayward California. My cousin still lives on the oriniginal property, that >> once was covered in gardens, trees, chicken and quail. “Mais fica” made it >> through the generations “more for me”. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/5b031920-65e6-4f7e-9c34-ef1fb80f01b5%40googlegroups.com >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CALchXTuaN2Zn3-EfqVKdfFpJ%2B0fT4n0CDKQ8ji-2SgSFmEenOA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CALchXTuaN2Zn3-EfqVKdfFpJ%2B0fT4n0CDKQ8ji-2SgSFmEenOA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/680D2112-9983-45B9-8233-49A3ACD238ED%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/680D2112-9983-45B9-8233-49A3ACD238ED%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKnzR7ntfwUeEOB%2BkTEmXq1tF%3DXU%2BCZkbLDO7h0c0JG24RhFHw%40mail.gmail.com.
