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I offer accurate and reliable translations. I am a native Spanish speaker with a college degree in the USA. I am fluent and educated in both languages.
I can translate your legal documents, technical documents, college reports, etc. Contact me for a FREE quote!
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Showing posts with label spanish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spanish. Show all posts
Charades
Have you ever put two people that speak different languages in a room? It's bound to be loud, frustrating and above all, fun! I love how my friends have helped me cope with my ESL moments. We all just sit there after a second or two of silence and then laugh.
My early conversations were an ongoing game of Charades. I'd be in the middle of a sentence and then... oooh I know that word... it starts with... and then I'd just venture into describing it: it's that little worm that carries its house on top. My friends would all be looking at me like a puppy right before getting a treat... fingers snapping... oh oh... a snail! Yessss, a snail!!! And then the conversation would go on as if nothing ever happened.
That's my game of Charades!
Image by Ali Spagnola
Lost in Translation... and then found again
Throughout the years I have had the opportunity to translate various documents from Spanish to English and vice versa. The range is wide: college applications, resumes, technical documents, letters, songs, etc. It evolved naturally. Most people that know me are aware of my bilingual skills, so naturally they come to me with their translation needs. That's how it started: "hey, could you help me with this paragraph over here? I'm trying to write to a company about a job position."
In the midst of going between English and Spanish I have learned so much about both languages and cultures. There is often that enlightenment moment of "aha! I just found the perfect translation for that!" It is amazing how much you can learn while helping others communicate. At first I was lost in English. It just sounded like one long sentence to me. "What do I do about rolling my Rs?" I used to think. "My tongue doesn't know how to lightly caress that letter." "Did you say run-on sentence? But that's the beauty of Spanish. You can write and write and just let it flow!" And then little by little I found myself, both in English and in Spanish. I understood the root of each language. I understood how to be passionate, in very different ways, as I expressed my thoughts and ideas.
And that is how I found myself again. Translating: in my head, in writing, on the phone, as I sang, interpreting.
In the midst of going between English and Spanish I have learned so much about both languages and cultures. There is often that enlightenment moment of "aha! I just found the perfect translation for that!" It is amazing how much you can learn while helping others communicate. At first I was lost in English. It just sounded like one long sentence to me. "What do I do about rolling my Rs?" I used to think. "My tongue doesn't know how to lightly caress that letter." "Did you say run-on sentence? But that's the beauty of Spanish. You can write and write and just let it flow!" And then little by little I found myself, both in English and in Spanish. I understood the root of each language. I understood how to be passionate, in very different ways, as I expressed my thoughts and ideas.
And that is how I found myself again. Translating: in my head, in writing, on the phone, as I sang, interpreting.
Little Translations
My translating business goes beyond the typical legal document. I have a 5 year old stepdaughter full of energy and love. Her father and I are trying to introduce Spanish to her at home. We know it will be useful to her in the future as she tries to get into college or find a job. So we have been trying to speak mostly Spanish to her and teaching her new words every day. Like most kids, when it comes to a new language she's very receptive and enthusiastic. But then there are those language gap moments that like the MasterCard commercial says are "priceless."
We'll tell her what we think is a simple command that we've given her before. She'll stare at us with a blank face. We say it again. She now squints her eyes and seems to be thinking "I know I should know this... but what are they saying?" Then she'll say "oh OK" and go to the living room to pick up her toys instead of going to brush her teeth as we were asking. As we're about to say it again she'll finally just give up and say "I just don't understand when you speak to me that way"
That's where a little translation comes in...
We'll tell her what we think is a simple command that we've given her before. She'll stare at us with a blank face. We say it again. She now squints her eyes and seems to be thinking "I know I should know this... but what are they saying?" Then she'll say "oh OK" and go to the living room to pick up her toys instead of going to brush her teeth as we were asking. As we're about to say it again she'll finally just give up and say "I just don't understand when you speak to me that way"
That's where a little translation comes in...
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