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Any one fluent in Spanish hereabouts who'd be willing to do a little bit of proofing? I have a few lines of spoken dialogue in my story that are in Español, and I want to make sure I've translated them correctly.
Whoever offers their help will get a hole heaping pile of nothing, unless my undying gratitude and an honorable mention in my author's rant counts for something.
Everyone have a delightfully demented day,
D.A.W.
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Si, pero ......
Si, pero ......
Which Espanole?
I studied it back in the late 90's before going down to Honduras to do some relief work. What I found was I was learning the Spanish spoken in Spain, and that spoken in central America is a lot different. I'd just use Google Translate and if someone knows enough to complain, well good on them. :)
I originally used some Arabic in "Desert Princess" but then a Saudi guy I met complained so much that I took it out.
Gwen
You and I rarely agree but
You and I rarely agree but this time you are 100% right. Even among the Latin and South American countries there are differences in the same language. It's just like here in the USA, the people may speak the same language but the words for many things are different. My tio laughed at my college Spanish book as half of it was wrong to him, a native Puerto Rican. My cousin actually struggled to learn the Castilian Spanish meaning after hearing and speaking her family's dialect her entire life.
I would not bother getting too particular about the translation being perfect, unless you find someone who is from the intended country a simple translation is enough.
I'm told STFU more times in a day than most people get told in a lifetime
Spanish as he is spoken
The Spanish ambassador to Mexico and the mayor of Mexicali had to speak French to each other as they could not understand each other's Spanish. :) When I was in Florida, the Cuban and Puerto Rican speakers were immediately identifiable to me as I could barely understand a word of their speech. Especially Cubano. Cubano sounds like Portuguese as taught by a Frenchman to an Italian. It's there, you can sort of understand it but it ain't easy. :)
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
Sort of like a Chicagoan, a
Sort of like a Chicagoan, a Texan, a Bostonian, a Londoner, an Aussie, an Indian or a South African. They all speak (supposedly) English, but are often difficult to recognise as the same spoken language. ;)
Have a nice day everybody.
Jessica
Offer to help with either Spanish or German dialogs
Spanish is my livelyhood. I have grown up in the heart of South America. And I earn my living as a registered translator for Spanish-English and Spanish-German.
I am very willing to help check your Spanish dialogs. I can send you my e-mail address by PM if that helps you transfering the text back and forth. Just let me know by PM.
Jessica