Could someone please correct my short Spanish text(it is for a letter)

Question

First, let me say that I am new here and still getting used to the site. I am not exactly sure how everything works. Anyway, I have a pen pal and I just want to make sure all my Spanish grammar is correct and that it sounds natural. I am still learning!

Here it is: Perdon, me gustaría preguntarle otra pregunta. ¿Cómo ser uno de sus pasatiempos del juego de póker? ¿Quién te enseñó? Y ¿cuánto tiempo has tocado?

I want to say: Sorry, I would like to ask you another question. How did the game of poker become one of your hobbies? Who taught you? And how long have you played?

Alright thank you and have a good day!

@Kiwigirl Yes, this one I put through a translator and next time, I will definitely attempt it on my own. Its just always easier That way: P and Thank you to everyone that answered! I really appreciate it and you have helped me immensely. Also, you have cleared up the LE vs TE issues I've been having: P

Answer 1

Hi Olive

did you try to translate this yourself or just put it through the translator? You'll find it much more beneficial if you try to translate things yourself. Don't be worried about making mistakes, it's all part of learning and no-one will laugh, we'll just be impressed that you gave it a go

Ok to get you started, 'to become' is translated in many different ways in Spanish but for this example I'd suggest using hacerse

¿Cómo se hizo el póker uno de tus entretenimientos?

You could also use convertirse

¿Cómo se convirtió el póker en uno de tus entretenimientos?

¿Quién te enseñó?

The same with asking 'how long' something has been going on, you have a few options. Here's a couple ....

¿Desde cuándo has jugado? - ¿Cuánto tiempo has jugado? - ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas jugando?

Tocar is used for 'playing' an instrument but jugar is for games.

Answer 2

Perdón, me gustaría preguntarle otra cosa. ¿Cómo el póker llego a ser uno de tus pasatiempos?, ¿quién te enseñó? Y ¿cuánto tiempo llevas jugando?

Say "preguntarle otra pregunta", it is a redundancy.

:) - FELIZ77, Jun 24, 2014

Muchas gracias. Bienvenido a SpainishDict. :) - rac1, Jun 25, 2014

Answer 3

Perdón, me gustaría hacerte otra pregunta: ¿Cómo fue que el póquer se volvió uno de tus pasatiempos? ¿Quién te enseñó a jugar? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas jugando al póquer?

Please note that the verb "jugar" needs to be constructed with the preposition "a": jugar a algo:

¿A qué juegas?

Juego al póquer

¿Cuánto tiempo llevas jugando al póquer?

¿Quién te enseñó a jugar al póquer?

Thanks! (: - olive9, Jul 1, 2014

Hola Luis :) : - FELIZ77, Jul 3, 2014

Answer 4

I'M ARGENTINIAN! Aquí están las respuestas corregidas:

1. ¿Cómo el póquer se convirtió en uno de sus pasatiempos?
2. ¿Quién te enseño?
3. ¿Cuánto tiempo has jugado?

Nota: You can use both: PÓKER or PÓQUER, we use both!

Gracias amigo. - GexThunderstrom, Jun 25, 2014

Thank you very much!! - olive9, Jul 1, 2014

Answer 5

Hello Olive

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

Sorry, ( I would like to ask you another question....this introductory part is..unnecessary/redundant) . How did the game of poker become one of your hobbies? Who taught you? And how long have you played?

Well done for making an effort to translate your sentence before asking for help

The answers you have received from Zambrano,(our native Spanishspeaking friend in Colombia) and Kiwi girl are excellent and you do not need any other translations but I noticed that you used both the polite form me gustaría preguntarLE in your Spanish and then the familiar form ¿Quién te enseñó? You really need to keep to the same form when addressing someone

If someone is a stranger, or a person ain authority you would use Ud form ¿Quién le enseño? but if they are a friend, child, younger person then you would use the familiar form ¿Quién te enseño? throughout your conversation!

You would only move from using the Ud to the familiar form 1. if you were invited to do so: that is, the person considered you a friend and said that you could use the tú form, ,or 2, if you were having lessons with a native Spanish teacher and you had asked him/her ¿Puedo tutearte? (Can I address you with/using Tú? ) and they replied with any of the following responses: , claro, claro que sí, por supuesto que sí)

I learnt the above expression from a native teacher from Spain called Heidita. In Spain they use the familiar form much more than in South America.

I hope this helps

it did! thank you immensely (: - olive9, Jul 1, 2014

You are welcome, Olive :) - FELIZ77, Jul 3, 2014