Spanish Translation (Foundation)

Spanish Translation (Foundation)

Miss Hix

Poll

Which type of translation is easier?

• Spanish to English

• English to Spanish

Spanish to English

​Read through the text first

It's such simple advice, but it's so useful! Reading through the text without writing anything down helps get your head where it needs to be.

Spanish to English

Tenses on lock!

Make sure your tenses are 100% secure. Again, seems simple, but so many marks are lost through incorrect tenses! In the exam, go through and highlight your verbs according to what tense they are.

Categorize

Options (7)

bailar

voy a bailar

le gusta

fuimos

pasé

nadando

se encontraba

What tense are these verbs?

Past tense

Present tense

Future tense

Infinitives

Spanish to English

Take it one sentence at a time.

You don't need to tackle the whole thing in one go. Take things one sentence at a time, and the workload is much more manageable.

​A mi hermana le gusta bailar, pero yo soy aficionado a la natación.

Multiple Choice

How do we translate "A mi hermana le gusta"?

• My sister likes

• My brother likes

• At my sister it like

• To my sister's liking

Fill in the Blank

What is "aficionado" in English?

Open Ended

Now give a rough translation of the first sentence:

"A mi hermana le gusta bailar, pero yo soy aficionado a la natación."

Spanish to English

Take the time to polish.

A first translation doesn't need to be a perfect translation. Give a rough go, take some time away, and come back to it. Does anything look weird?

Open Ended

Now have a go at translating the whole thing.