Proof read, English to Spanish translation
In an mock exam we had one of the tasks was to translate this text from English to Spanish,
Hi, I'd like to start running and hope you can give me some advice. I haven't done sport for some years, so should I talk to my doctor first? When is the best time to run, and what about food? What sort of clothes do I need, and can anyone recommend where I can buy them? Thanks for any suggestions.
This is what I put;
Hola: Yo quisiera empezar correr y espero que puedas darme alguna ayuda. No yo he hecho ningún deporte para muchos años, y entonces ¿debo consultar mi propio médico antes? ¿Cuando es la mejor hora correr? y ¿Tienes alguna ayuda sobre la comida? ¿Qué tipo de ropa necesito? y ¿Puedes contarme una tienda dónde puedo comprarlas? Gracias por algunas respuestas.
Our teacher didn't mark our responses so I'd be grateful if anyone can help with corrections (if needed).
Thanks!
1 Answer
Here's some things that I saw, and of course there's probably some native speakers around here who could do a lot better job than I could...
In your first sentence you could change "yo quisería" to "quisiera" or "me gustaría" and "empezar correr" would be "empezar a correr." "Alguna ayuda" could maybe be changed to "unos consejos" if you like. "No yo he hecho" would be "(yo) no he hecho." But that whole first part of the sentence could maybe be rewritten as "Hace varios años que no participo en los deportes..." Then you just need the personal "a" after "consultar" in the next part of the sentence. I'm not sure what the best option for when you said "¿Cuando es la mejor hora correr?"--maybe "¿Cuál es el mejor tiempo para correr?" but I bet someone else can come and give a better translation. In your last couple of sentences you might be able to rewrite that as "¿Hay alguien que me pueda recomendar dónde comprarla (la ropa)?"
All in all, great job! 
