Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic spanish help por favor Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post LucidAssassin Posted at 2:31 pm on Aug. 7, 2009 when youre writing the name of a high school are you supposed to translate it? i guess its kind of like naming an establishment like McDonalds right so you would just say that instead of trying to make it spanish? like would la escuela de Nachos make sense? also how would you put "high school"? would you leave it as high school or translate in to spanish? thanks in advance

Replies MaryLin Posted at 1:06 am on Aug. 10, 2009 Quote: from handsfree at 11:27 pm on Aug. 9, 2009 Quote: from MaryLin at 4:03 am on Aug. 9, 2009 Quote: from handsfree at 9:24 am on Aug. 9, 2009 Quote: from MaryLin at 2:38 pm on Aug. 8, 2009 Quote: from hithere at 12:37 am on Aug. 8, 2009 the only proper nouns that you translate are things that already have an accepted translation in the language. there is no way that your high school is important enough to have been translated already, so you just state its english name.    I go to Livewire High School. Voy a Livewire High School.       This.  So you still have to translate it all? The word "high school"?         Not really. Bueno, para empezar el error reside en la construcción gramatical: "voy a", pues la forma correcta es "Voy a la". Ahora bien, es mentira lo que aquí se ha dicho, pues la RAE solo acepta la NO TRADUCCIÓN DE LOS GENTILICIOS y NOMBRES PROPIOS, pero las palabras comunes deberán ser traducidas en todos los casos. De manera pues que la traducción correcta sería: Voy a la Secundaria Livewire. Gracias, tio. handsfree Posted at 1:27 pm on Aug. 9, 2009 Quote: from MaryLin at 4:03 am on Aug. 9, 2009 Quote: from handsfree at 9:24 am on Aug. 9, 2009 Quote: from MaryLin at 2:38 pm on Aug. 8, 2009 Quote: from hithere at 12:37 am on Aug. 8, 2009 the only proper nouns that you translate are things that already have an accepted translation in the language. there is no way that your high school is important enough to have been translated already, so you just state its english name.       I go to Livewire High School. Voy a Livewire High School.   This.   So you still have to translate it all? The word "high school"?    Not really. Bueno, para empezar el error reside en la construcción gramatical: "voy a", pues la forma correcta es "Voy a la". Ahora bien, es mentira lo que aquí se ha dicho, pues la RAE solo acepta la NO TRADUCCIÓN DE LOS GENTILICIOS y NOMBRES PROPIOS, pero las palabras comunes deberán ser traducidas en todos los casos. De manera pues que la traducción correcta sería: Voy a la Secundaria Livewire. MaryLin Posted at 2:03 am on Aug. 9, 2009 Quote: from handsfree at 9:24 am on Aug. 9, 2009 Quote: from MaryLin at 2:38 pm on Aug. 8, 2009 Quote: from hithere at 12:37 am on Aug. 8, 2009 the only proper nouns that you translate are things that already have an accepted translation in the language. there is no way that your high school is important enough to have been translated already, so you just state its english name.   I go to Livewire High School. Voy a Livewire High School.    This. So you still have to translate it all? The word "high school"?   Not really. handsfree Posted at 11:24 pm on Aug. 8, 2009 Quote: from MaryLin at 2:38 pm on Aug. 8, 2009 Quote: from hithere at 12:37 am on Aug. 8, 2009 the only proper nouns that you translate are things that already have an accepted translation in the language. there is no way that your high school is important enough to have been translated already, so you just state its english name.    I go to Livewire High School. Voy a Livewire High School. This. Not really. MaryLin Posted at 12:38 pm on Aug. 8, 2009 Quote: from hithere at 12:37 am on Aug. 8, 2009 the only proper nouns that you translate are things that already have an accepted translation in the language. there is no way that your high school is important enough to have been translated already, so you just state its english name. I go to Livewire High School. Voy a Livewire High School. This. 1i Posted at 2:37 pm on Aug. 7, 2009 the only proper nouns that you translate are things that already have an accepted translation in the language. there is no way that your high school is important enough to have been translated already, so you just state its english name. I go to Livewire High School. Voy a Livewire High School. Boats n Hoes Posted at 2:35 pm on Aug. 7, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations All 7 previous replies displayed.