Tuesday, 28 January 2025

Lesson 9 - learn Spanish with Ai

Here's another Spanish paragraph for you to translate:

Durante mis vacaciones de verano, descubrí un pequeño pueblo costero que me dejó maravillado. Las calles estaban adornadas con flores de todos los colores, y los pescadores locales traían pescado fresco cada mañana al mercado. Me hospedé en una casita con vista al mar, donde podía escuchar las olas mientras tomaba mi café matutino. Los habitantes del pueblo eran increíblemente amables y me enseñaron algunas de sus costumbres tradicionales.

Would you like to try translating this paragraph?


During my summer vacation, we discovered a small coastal town that left me amazed. The streets were adorned with colourful flowers and the local fisheries had fresh fish market every morning. I was hosted in a place with the sea view, where I could listen to the sounds while I had my morning coffee. The habitants of the town were incredibly friendly and taught me about some of the their traditional costumes


Let me help you improve your translation. You did well overall, but there are a few details we can refine:

Your translation: "we discovered" Better: "I discovered" (the Spanish "descubrí" is in first person singular)

Your translation: "local fisheries had fresh fish market" Better: "local fishermen brought fresh fish to the market" ("pescadores locales traían" refers to fishermen bringing)

Your translation: "I was hosted in a place" Better: "I stayed in a small house" ("casita" specifically means "small house")

Your translation: "sounds" Better: "waves" ("olas" specifically means "waves")

Your translation: "habitants" Better: "inhabitants" (correct English term)

Your translation: "costumes" Better: "customs" ("costumbres" means traditions/customs, not clothing)

Here's the complete corrected translation:

"During my summer vacation, I discovered a small coastal town that left me amazed. The streets were adorned with flowers of all colors, and the local fishermen brought fresh fish to the market every morning. I stayed in a small house with a view of the sea, where I could hear the waves while having my morning coffee. The inhabitants of the town were incredibly friendly and taught me some of their traditional customs."

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