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An English translation
Could anybody, please, correct my translation into English? Thank you in advance!
SPANISH OBSESSED
Rob: Hola a todos, y hoy tenemos otra invitada muy especial, hola Nuria! Cómo estás?
Hi everybody, and today we have a very special guest! Hi Nuria, how are you?
Nuria: Ah! Hola, gracias, muy bien!
Ah! Hello (or: Hi), I’m very well, thanks
Rob: Y cuentanos Nuria de dónde eres tú?
And tell us, Nuria, where are you from?
Nuria: Soy española de Alicante. Alicante está en la costa en frente de las islas del Archipiélago Balear y llevamos aquí en Londres, me vine con mi hijo hace un año y medio mas o menos.
I’m Spanish, from Alicante. Alicante is on the coast in front of across from the Baelaric Balearic Islands and we’ve been here in London, I came with my son about half a year and a half ago more or less.
Rob: Ah bueno, es que aunque nuestra página web se llama spanish obsessed, la verdad es que está es la primera vez que tenemos una voz española, entonces gracias por ser esa persona, después de tanto tiempo
Ah, well, even though our website is called “Spanish obsessed”, the truth is that this is the first time we have had a Spanish voice, so thank you for being that persona, after all this time (after so much time)
Nuria: un placer, representó a mi país
It’s a pleasure, I’m representing my country
Rob: entonces dijiste que eras de Alicante, cerca de mi ciudad preferida Valencia
So you said you were from Alicante, near my favorite city, Valencia
Nuria: a sí? aaa!
Oh, really? Aaaa!
Rob: y viniste a Londres, hace cuánto?
And you came to London how long ago?
Nuria: un año y medio mas o menos
A year and a half more or less
Rob: y por qué viniste, qué pasó?
And why did you come? What happened?
Nuria: pues como la mayoría, yo creo, de los españoles que están ahora en Londres, que no son pocos; por el trabajo
Well, I think like the majority of Spanish people in London, and there are a lot (better translation: quite a few) of us, I came for work
Rob: mmm cierto,
Mmm, sure (or: right)
(to be continued in part 2)
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