Need corrections on Spanish paragraph, please.

Question

Estimada Julia,

Me llamo Alex. Mi familia y yo somos de California. Tengo un hermano, Dylan, una hermana, Dalia y un hermanastro, Leo. Somos morenos, simpáticos y jóvenes. Dylan y Dalia son muy altos, pero Lee y yo somos bajos. Dylan es atlético y a él le gusta jugar a él fútbol. Dalia es la artista y a ella le gusta tomar fotografías. Lee es muy inteligente y a él le gusta leer.

Abrazos, Alex

Here is the intended message in English:

Dear Julia,

My name is Alex. My family and I are from California. I have one brother, Dylan, one sister, Dalia and one stepbrother, Lee. We are brunettes, kind, and young. Dylan is athletic and likes to play soccer. Dalia is an artist and likes to take photographs. Lee is very intelligent and likes to read.

Hugs, Alex

Welcome to spanishdict. We ask that all new members complete their profiles with their native language, and what level of Spanish you feel you are, like, beginner, intermediate, etc. as well as gender. - ray76, Oct 9, 2016

Please present the English translation so we may compare for accuracy and also because we have members learning both languages. Thanks mate,. - ray76, Oct 9, 2016

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Answer 1

Estimada Julia,

Me llamo Alex. Mi familia y yo somos de California. Tengo un hermano, Dylan, una hermana, Dalia y un hermanastro, Leo. Somos morenos, simpáticos y jóvenes. Dylan y Dalia son muy altos, pero Lee y yo somos bajos. Dylan es atlético y a él le gusta jugar al fútbol. Dalia es artista y a ella le gusta tomar fotografías. Lee es muy inteligente y a él le gusta leer.

Abrazos, Alex

Hello, good job. Just a couple of mistakes.

Awesome. Thank you so much! :) - amiller5, Oct 9, 2016

I notice you corrected the "la" in "la artista." In English we could say "Dalia is *the* artist" to emphasize that she is the most artistic in the family. I know this wasn't Alex's intention, but can you use the definite article the same way in Spanish? - jellonz, Oct 9, 2016