Archive for December, 2009

Besides being fluent, what else do I have to do to qualify as a foreign language translator?

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

I have my BA in Spanish. I'm still not fluent because our university emphasized on ancient Spanish literature, which wasn't beneficial. I didn't have the money for out-of-state tuition to go to a school more relevant to my career. Do you know of any resources you can provide me with ...

How many languages do you speak, and do you speak them to your babies?

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Well, I'm hispanic, so i speak both english and spanish. But, my husband usually speaks more in Spanish, so we usually speak spanish only around my 11 month old. Everyone tells me to speak english frequently around her, so she will also speak it very well. So, will my daughter ...

Where can i find a free online translator?

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

I need to translate several phrases into ethiopian and Bosnian. I'm looking for something like freetranslation.com. http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php?from=Croatian&to=English Croatian is exactly like Bosnian...so, they ya go.

Where can I find the endings for the first 3 latin verb conjugations?

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0001;layout=;loc=;query=toc The link given above is the best link available for Latin grammar, in my opinion. The hardbound version has been available for years and Latin students and teachers have used it as the most authoritative source for Latin accuracy for decades. It ...

What do you think about the names Sabor, SuSabor or Sabores. The translations are Flavor, My Flavor and Flavor?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

What do you think about the names Sabor, SuSabor or Sabores. The translations are Flavor, My Flavor and Flavors? This New Restaurant is in Las Vegas. The concept is Californian Cuisine with an Oaxacan flair an upscale Restaurant. Out of the three, I prefer Sabores. Sounds yummy- good luck!

Should my translater be credited in the copyright for translating my book?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

This is something I didn't think of when deciding to get it translated. I really don't want any names to appear on the book but my own for legal reasons I geuss. PROS & CONS Most countries honor the translator by giving him/her credit on the book

What online translator do you like the best ?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

I use Yahoo! Babelfish and Google and sometimes even Windows Live, but what's your favorite translator on the Internet, and, in your opinion the most accurate ? Google, i just type in how do you say..........in spanish and it is very accurate.

Can you recommend me a publishing house which is willing to take on new literary translators?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Getting into literary translation is famously difficult and although I have done many small jobs already I am looking for a publishing house which would be willing to give me a chance to work for them on a longer assignment (a novel rather than a short story). Any tips you ...

How do you correctly translate "To die and live in immortality" in Romanian?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

I've tried many translation web sites but whenever I retyped the translated phrase into another translator site, it doesn't come out correctly and some were way off from the original phrase. If someone is fluent in Romanian, I would greatly appreciate it if you can translate this for me. Thank ...

Does anyone know a rhyme for help remembering the difference between the Preterite and Imperfect in Spanish?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

I was at a Spanish teacher conference and they had a simple rhyme and I can't remember it at all! Your help would be appreciated. I am a substituting today and the students are having troubles. I think it would beneficial if they had the rhyme. I DO NOT NEED the ...