All you Spanish speakers out there

[Pope]

Can anyone please translate these dates into Spanish?

 

 

May 1st, 1806

December 31st, 2004

January 7th, 1942

 

 

Please be so kind to write out the numbers as well. "

 

Muchos gracias in advance!

[B5C]

De Mayo El 1, El 1806

De Diciembre 31ro, El 2004

De Enero De 7mo, 1942

 

Google it! :D

[kirottu]

I could translate them into japanese... "

[213374U]

May 1st, 1806

Uno de mayo de mil ochocientos seis.

 

December 31st, 2004

Treinta y uno de diciembre de dos mil cuatro.

 

January 7th, 1942

Siete de enero de mil novecientos cuarenta y dos.

 

[Pope]

w00t!

 

thx!

[BuckeyeRowe]

May 1st, 1806

Uno de mayo de mil ochocientos seis.

 

Isn't it primero de mayo de mil ochocientos seis?

 

Maybe you only say primero for 1st in certain dialects of Spanish, but I know it's that way at least some places.

[213374U]

Heh, I'd never imagined I'd take lessons about my mother language on these boards. Now I've seen it all. :D

 

You are right. Partially right at least. Primero is the ordinal form and it's more of an archaic/highly formal way of putting it, therefore not usually applied to dates. But yes, I've seen it and it certainly is correct. However I didn't think it would have much use outside of logs or official documents, and even then, I think it would be regarded as an archaism.

[Finger of Death]

Hey,I can translate into Chinese.

[213374U]

Wouldn't you be lacking the characters?

[DSLuke]

Hey,I can translate into Chinese.

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Why not?

Everyone could translate it to their own language.

[BuckeyeRowe]

Isn't it primero de mayo de mil ochocientos seis?

 

Maybe you only say primero for 1st in certain dialects of Spanish, but I know it's that way at least some places.

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Heh, I'd never imagined I'd take lessons about my mother language on these boards. Now I've seen it all. :D

 

You are right. Partially right at least. Primero is the ordinal form and it's more of an archaic/highly formal way of putting it, therefore not usually applied to dates. But yes, I've seen it and it certainly is correct. However I didn't think it would have much use outside of logs or official documents, and even then, I think it would be regarded as an archaism.

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That's what I come here for - to give language lessons.

 

Thanks for explaining it though. I've been studying Spanish for several years now, but I'm been studying "formal" Spanish, so lessons like that in everyday speach are appriciated.

[Catalyst]

Being part english-spanish-italian I can testify that you learn the 'received pronunciation' equivalent of any language unless you learn from the people themselves. Received pronunciation english is the dated BBC form, with no trace of idiolect or idiosyncratic language.

[BuckeyeRowe]

Being part english-spanish-italian I can testify that you learn the 'received pronunciation' equivalent of any language unless you learn from the people themselves.  Received pronunciation english is the dated BBC form, with no trace of idiolect or idiosyncratic language.

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Yeah, I know that I'm not learning "everyday" Spanish. But I live in a part of the United States where there are few Spanish speakers, so it can't really be helped. I'm going to Mexico this summer to work on my Spanish skills with the native speakers.

[213374U]

Well, you won't be learning 'spanish' in Mexico. I mean, the language spoken there is a variation of 'regular' spanish but with a lot of changes, phonetical and lexical mostly. It's not like the spanish spoken in Spain. But since the variant of 'spanish' spoken in each country is different, it doesn't really matter much which variant you learn. I really don't like south american accents, but since I'm from Spain, I guess I'm just helplessly biased. "

[Catalyst]

Lol, I lived in Mexico for a while, right in Mexico City. The police were worse than the gangsters :D You'd walk down the street and there'd be gangsters having a shootout in the street, and the police holding up a liqueur store :D

[deganawida]

Yeah, I learned Castillian, and I have had a time understanding people from Mexico. For some reason, even though Georgia has a significant Mexican population, the schools like to teach Castillian. Dunno why. Anyway, I work with a lot of immigrants and their children during my free time, and so I've adjusted, though I still sound like I have a lisp to them (which, of course, is appropriate), and they still sound funny to me.

[BuckeyeRowe]

Well, you won't be learning 'spanish' in Mexico. I mean, the language spoken there is a variation of 'regular' spanish but with a lot of changes, phonetical and lexical mostly. It's not like the spanish spoken in Spain. But since the variant of 'spanish' spoken in each country is different, it doesn't really matter much which variant you learn. I really don't like south american accents, but since I'm from Spain, I guess I'm just helplessly biased. "

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Of course I won't be learning "Spanish" Spanish. But I wouldn't go so far as calling it "Mexican". Besides, living in the United States, Mexican Spanish will be a whole lot more useful to me than Castillian.

[213374U]

Whatever floats your boat.

[Dakoth]

Heh, I'd never imagined I'd take lessons about my mother language on these boards. Now I've seen it all. :D

 

You are right. Partially right at least. Primero is the ordinal form and it's more of an archaic/highly formal way of putting it, therefore not usually applied to dates. But yes, I've seen it and it certainly is correct. However I didn't think it would have much use outside of logs or official documents, and even then, I think it would be regarded as an archaism.

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You wan to know whats really sad my sister in law's parents ar from mexico and speak very little english she translated for them most of her life. She took spanish in school and the teacher continuallytold her she was wrong that words she used didn't exist and that she used them wrong. Pretty bold considering she was second generation Mexican.

[213374U]

Understandable if her teacher actually taught Castillian and not 'spanish'. I don't know how it works over there, but we have something called 'Real Academia' which is somewhat of an unifying criteria for Castillian. They decide what words officially 'exist' and which don't. And believe me, a lot of words used by mexicans don't exist. By our book, at least.

[Dakoth]

Understandable if her teacher actually taught Castillian and not 'spanish'. I don't know how it works over there, but we have something called 'Real Academia' which is somewhat of an unifying criteria for Castillian. They decide what words officially 'exist' and which don't. And believe me, a lot of words used by mexicans don't exist. By our book, at least.

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Understandable but for all intents and purposes wouldn't mexican spanish and Castillian be the same as American english and Proper english? Only very minor differences kind of like an american talking to a brit we both speak english but don't always understand what the other has said, especially when slang is used. We being somewhat ignorant of other cultures lump it all together people from Mexico and Spain both speak spanish even if there are minor differences.

[deganawida]

In my experience, Dakoth, the difference is much more significant than the difference between American English and British English. I can always get the gist of what a Brit, Aussie, or Canadian is saying in English, but about 20% of the time I don't understand more than 2 words per sentence that a Mexican may say in Spanish (even with all my exposure, there are still words that I don't know).

[BuckeyeRowe]

Understandable if her teacher actually taught Castillian and not 'spanish'. I don't know how it works over there, but we have something called 'Real Academia' which is somewhat of an unifying criteria for Castillian. They decide what words officially 'exist' and which don't. And believe me, a lot of words used by mexicans don't exist. By our book, at least.

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I know that France has a similar organization that decides what is "French". I know of no such organization in the United States. Do most European countries have such a group?

 

Clarification: I'm referring to a government organization, not dictionary publishers.

[BuckeyeRowe]

In my experience, Dakoth, the difference is much more significant than the difference between American English and British English. I can always get the gist of what a Brit, Aussie, or Canadian is saying in English, but about 20% of the time I don't understand more than 2 words per sentence that a Mexican may say in Spanish (even with all my exposure, there are still words that I don't know).

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Even in my little experience in Spanish, I find that this is the case, although most people I've talked to said they understood more that 20%.

[Dakoth]

But you learned spanish as a second language correct? Could the same be said if a Mexican was talking to a Spaniard? Europe is an interesting place I studied german in school and know there are 2 dialects of german.