Can someone help me translate?

Question

Hi there,

I need some help with translations. I tried to use the "machine translators" but it resulted in very choppy Spanish and I would like the translation to flow as it would in normal conversation.

In any case, here is the passage I tried to translate: (Please bare with me as I tried my absolute best even thought I'm not the best at Spanish)

Me despierto a las siete y media de la mañana. Primero, me ducho y me visto. Me cepillo los dientes y me maquillo. Luego de desayunar, voy a clases en la escuela. Tengo clases hasta las una de la tarde. Despues yo conduzco a casa con my familia y comer el almuerzo (I'm not so sure about this sentence...I want to say that I drive home with my family and once we get home we eat lunch but I'm really not sure how to say it). Entonces, paseo a mis perros y trabajo por cuatro horas. Después, estudio y hago mis deberes. Al final, ceno y miro la tele. Voy a la cama cerca de las diez de la noche.

Does this passage follow all conventional Spanish rules and are there any mistakes that I made? By the way, I'm always open to any suggestions/comments you may have to make the passage flow better or sound more pleasant overall. Thanks for all your help guys!

Welcome mate , we do not do your homework for you , give it a go and we will help. Please fill out your profile so that we may better help you . - ray76, Mar 31, 2014

Not to be rude, but if you took your time to read what I wrote, you'll see that I have already completed my work. I simply want someone to look though and help me understand...Or am I not aloud to do that either?!?! - rrspamrr, Mar 31, 2014

You did what you were supposed to do. No worries! :) - NikkiLR, Mar 31, 2014

Of course you are allowed to do that, Rrspamrr Thank you for taking the trouble/making the effort to translate and present somethiing for us to check many people do not bother so well done! - FELIZ77, Mar 31, 2014

I have given you a vote for your effort and made some suggestions below! I hope you find them helpful . I am not a native nor fluent Spanish speaker yet so cannot comment on the them - FELIZ77, Mar 31, 2014

cannot comment on the rules - FELIZ77, Mar 31, 2014

Thanks for all the help guys, especially Feliz!!! I really appreciate it :) - rrspamrr, Apr 1, 2014

@rrspamrr - it would be good if you did complete your profile - we don't know even if you are male or female or what your first language is. - ian-hill, Apr 1, 2014

Answer 1

¡Muy buen intento...muy bien hecho!! Very good attempt ...very well done! I have made some suggestions/corrections!

1.Me despierto a las siete y media de la mañana. 2. Primero, me ducho y me visto. 3. Me cepillo los dientes y me maquillo. 4 Luego de desayunar, voy a clases en la escuela. 5.Tengo clases hasta las una de la tarde. 6. Despues yo conduzco a casa con my familia y comer el almuerzo (I'm not so sure about this sentence...I want to say that I drive home with my family and once we get home we eat lunch but I'm really not sure how to say it). 7 Entonces, paseo a mis perros y trabajo por cuatro horas.8. Después, estudio y hago mis deberes. 8. Al final, ceno y miro la tele. 9. Voy a la cama cerca de las diez de la noche.

Corrections related to your text:

4 Luego, o Después, me desayuno, = I breakfast /I have breakfast (de is wrong here) voy a mis clases,

5.I would say: Mis clases terminan a la una de la tarde. (My clases finish at one in the afternoon) Son las cuatro, son las siete etc.. pero, es la una (una is singular!)

6.Llevo yo y mi familia mi familia a casa por coche y al llegar (a casa) almorzamos Note/s: conduzco (yo is not necessary here because this verb already means, and can only mean I drive when conjugated to first person!) al llegar = upon arriving comemos(we eat) almuerzo o better still, almorzamos (we lunch/have lunch)

7.Después, paseo / o saco a pasear a mis perros luego trabajo etc...

9 I would say Me acuesto a eso de las diez de la noche

I hope this helps

Thank you so much! - rrspamrr, Apr 1, 2014

De nada /You are welcome! :) - FELIZ77, Apr 1, 2014

Answer 2

@rrspamrr - it would be good if you did complete your profile - we don't know even if you are male or female or what your first language is.

Ian..well, if the text above was composed by rrspamrr and a true reflection of the person's daily routine, not just made up for Spanish practice, she would have to be a girl as not many guys would write 'me maquillo' as part of their daily routine lol - - - FELIZ77, Apr 1, 2014

...However, I agree that it would be good if our new member here would complete their profile - FELIZ77, Apr 1, 2014

a soon as conveniently possible :) - FELIZ77, Apr 1, 2014