Are the sentences on the phrasebook correct?

Question

Hi everyone, I am new in this website. when I search a certain word in the dictionary, it shows some related phase in the phasebook phrasebook area. like when I search the" eso", it shows some phases like:

I'm not going there.-----------No voy a hablar de eso.

Dont give me that!-----------¡No me digas eso!

Is Are all of these phases all right? or just from the post which is not sure whether right or not. thanks

Answer 1

Yes, phrases on the phrasebook are correct, they are approved by two moderators especially dedicated to that part of the site.

The occasional typo...maybe, please let us know if you see one.

i agree - devinleon, Mar 21, 2012

Answer 2

I'm not going there.-----------No voy a hablar de eso.

Dont give me that!-----------¡No me digas eso!

You are looking at idioms. Language is not mechanical and there are many phrases that have more than one meaning, You will see literal translations but where appropriate you will also see idiomatic translation.

Answer 3

beginner

Strange approach to learning the language. Are you going to verify the entire Phrasebook as you use it?

phrase; not phase or phases

Is Are all of these...?

Why don't you fill out the language level part of your profile page so that we may know your native tongue and levels of proficiency. It will help us to tailor our replies to you.

sorry,i am a chinese ,i use English more in oral speaking . can you tell me the answer of my question? - songleishiyulin, Jun 2, 2011

Answer 4

A comment from me.

As said before most of the English phrases in the phrasebook are idiomatic.

I think I have noticed that most of the Spanish interpretations are not, they are literal.

It made me wonder if there are more idiomatic phrases in English than in Spanish

or

if it is just that more English speakers submitted phrases than Spanish speakers.

Any comments?

Answer 5

if it is just that more English speakers submitted phrases than Spanish speakers.

Good point. I noticed that months ago. It motivated me to research Spanish idioms, and I found many Spanish idioms and entered them in the phrasebook. Once in a while, they had idiomatic English counterparts, but not usually.

Answer 6

if it is just that more English speakers submitted phrases than Spanish speakers.

Indeed, one of our superstars on the phrasebook was precisely ray, he has I don't know how many phrases published. ( I just checked, almost 2000!) Most of his phrases did not have an equivalent idiom, so the translations needed to be adapted.

Answer 7

Phrases in the phrasebook should be correct.