Something to translate?
December 5, 2006 8:15 AM Subscribe
Good sentences for translation practice?
I like to do language study, and one thing I find helpful when assimilating vocabulary and grammar is to translate sentences. But I find that books and articles often aren't too easy to translate, because of things like tense, word choice, etc. What I'd like are straightforward, preferably topical, sentences in English that would work well as translation exercises on my own. Are there lists of this that I don't know about?
I like to do language study, and one thing I find helpful when assimilating vocabulary and grammar is to translate sentences. But I find that books and articles often aren't too easy to translate, because of things like tense, word choice, etc. What I'd like are straightforward, preferably topical, sentences in English that would work well as translation exercises on my own. Are there lists of this that I don't know about?
What about translating children's books, which tend to use simpler grammar?
posted by joannemerriam at 6:43 PM on December 5, 2006
posted by joannemerriam at 6:43 PM on December 5, 2006
Best answer: Have you tried Simple English?
posted by war wrath of wraith at 4:27 AM on December 6, 2006
posted by war wrath of wraith at 4:27 AM on December 6, 2006
Response by poster: war wrath,
Looks like that will be some good material. Thanks.
posted by graymouser at 6:49 AM on December 6, 2006
Looks like that will be some good material. Thanks.
posted by graymouser at 6:49 AM on December 6, 2006
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posted by PowerCat at 11:06 AM on December 5, 2006