Can anyone proof the Spanish version of my invite?

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Posted by gbrwneyez1581

i can get my mom to do so. She's from Guatemala and was a teacher there

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YAY! Here it is:

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
solicitan el honor de su presencia
En la boda de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter Smookler
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
Viernes, los viente noveno de Agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres por la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media por la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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Posted by gbrwneyez1581

I will have it done for u by tomorrow night. Mom is going to bed, but she said she will do it. She likes things like these.

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Thank you SO much and tell your Mom thank you! I appreciate it!!!!!!!!!

hi
there are certain words that need accent marks on them

i can fix it and email back to you if you'd like

sorry, i just saw the accent marks and tilde on the 'n'

i couldnt see it before

looks perfect!

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Posted by Snowflake08

hi
there are certain words that need accent marks on them

i can fix it and email back to you if you'd like

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That would be awesome Laura. Want me to FM you my e-mail?

Spanish is a lot less 'flowery' than English; a lot more straightforward, and if you translate word-for-word it sounds really unnatural. Plus, some of that spelling looked like Portuguese! Here are the changes I would make (in bold) :

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
cordialmente les invitan a la
ceremonia de matrimonia de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
viernes, el veinte y nueve de agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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HTH! The first change is just a style thing, but you MUST change the spelling of the date - the word 'nine' was wrong, and in Spanish the months and days of the week are not capitalized.

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Posted by Snowflake08

hi
there are certain words that need accent marks on them

i can fix it and email back to you if you'd like

sorry, i just saw the accent marks and tilde on the 'n'

i couldnt see it before

looks perfect!

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YAY!!!!!

apparently what i thought was dirt on my laptop screen was the accent marks LOL

only think i am not sure of is
'En la boda'
it might be 'A la boda'

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Posted by DavaDay

Spanish is a lot less 'flowery' than English; a lot more straightforward, and if you translate word-for-word it sounds really unnatural. Plus, some of that spelling looked like Portuguese! Here are the changes I would make (in bold) :

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
cordialmente les invitan a la
ceremonia de matrimonia de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
viernes, el veinte y nueve de agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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That whole last paragraph is technically correct, but very awkward sounding in Spanish. I'd change it to a simple: 'Recepcion a las seis y media de la noche, Lands End...'

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dava is right
novena is not 'common' spanish
also depends on what country the recipients are from

Spanish in spain is different than latin american countries and PR

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Posted by Snowflake08

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Posted by DavaDay

Spanish is a lot less 'flowery' than English; a lot more straightforward, and if you translate word-for-word it sounds really unnatural. Plus, some of that spelling looked like Portuguese! Here are the changes I would make (in bold) :

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
cordialmente les invitan a la
ceremonia de matrimonia de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
viernes, el veinte y nueve de agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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That whole last paragraph is technically correct, but very awkward sounding in Spanish. I'd change it to a simple: 'Recepcion a las seis y media de la noche, Lands End...'

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dava is right
novena is not 'common' spanish
also depends on what country the recipients are from

Spanish in spain is different than latin american countries and PR

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That last paragraph I actually snagged from a sample invitation b/c I was not sure if 'Recepcion a las...' was formal enough. Do you think the sample invite is just crappyy?

We're from Cuba, btw. My Spanish is what I know from home, so not technical at all and I am very nervous about the invite b/c I don't know textbook spanish!

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Posted by DavaDay

Spanish is a lot less 'flowery' than English; a lot more straightforward, and if you translate word-for-word it sounds really unnatural. Plus, some of that spelling looked like Portuguese! Here are the changes I would make (in bold) :

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
cordialmente les invitan a la
ceremonia de matrimonia de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
viernes, el veinte y nueve de agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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HTH! The first change is just a style thing, but you MUST change the spelling of the date - the word 'nine' was wrong, and in Spanish the months and days of the week are not capitalized.

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I agree with the changes.... I was a going to correct the date as well... And if you are going to do the whole invite in Spanish shouldn't it be Sr. y Sra. instead of Mr. and Mrs.... dunno but I could be wrong.

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Posted by DavaDay

Spanish is a lot less 'flowery' than English; a lot more straightforward, and if you translate word-for-word it sounds really unnatural. Plus, some of that spelling looked like Portuguese! Here are the changes I would make (in bold) :

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
cordialmente les invitan a la
ceremonia de matrimonia de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
viernes, el veinte y nueve de agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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HTH! The first change is just a style thing, but you MUST change the spelling of the date - the word 'nine' was wrong, and in Spanish the months and days of the week are not capitalized.

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Dava's corrections are perfect but did you want to change Mr. & Mrs. to Sr. & Sra.? also it should be La ceremonia de matrimonio

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Posted by Princess Cut Bride

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Posted by DavaDay

Spanish is a lot less 'flowery' than English; a lot more straightforward, and if you translate word-for-word it sounds really unnatural. Plus, some of that spelling looked like Portuguese! Here are the changes I would make (in bold) :

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
cordialmente les invitan a la
ceremonia de matrimonia de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
viernes, el veinte y nueve de agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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HTH! The first change is just a style thing, but you MUST change the spelling of the date - the word 'nine' was wrong, and in Spanish the months and days of the week are not capitalized.

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Dava's corrections are perfect but did you want to change Mr. & Mrs. to Sr. & Sra.? also it should be La ceremonia de matrimonio

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Yes - I actually caught that after the fact. I was working off my English invite so I just forgot - whoopsie!! THANKS!

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Posted by Princess Cut Bride

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Posted by DavaDay

Spanish is a lot less 'flowery' than English; a lot more straightforward, and if you translate word-for-word it sounds really unnatural. Plus, some of that spelling looked like Portuguese! Here are the changes I would make (in bold) :

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
cordialmente les invitan a la
ceremonia de matrimonia de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
viernes, el veinte y nueve de agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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HTH! The first change is just a style thing, but you MUST change the spelling of the date - the word 'nine' was wrong, and in Spanish the months and days of the week are not capitalized.

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Dava's corrections are perfect but did you want to change Mr. & Mrs. to Sr. & Sra.? also it should be La ceremonia de matrimonio

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Ooh, good catch! Thanks. I can't believe I made a typo on my proofreading assignment.

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Posted by DavaDay

Spanish is a lot less 'flowery' than English; a lot more straightforward, and if you translate word-for-word it sounds really unnatural. Plus, some of that spelling looked like Portuguese! Here are the changes I would make (in bold) :

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
cordialmente les invitan a la
ceremonia de matrimonia de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
viernes, el veinte y nueve de agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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HTH! The first change is just a style thing, but you MUST change the spelling of the date - the word 'nine' was wrong, and in Spanish the months and days of the week are not capitalized.

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Are you sure about how you wrote 29? We would not say it like that in my house - we would say veinte nueve - we would only start separating the two with a 'y' after we got about 30.

Also - novena was what I got when I looked up 'ninth'.

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Posted by JB1122

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Posted by DavaDay

Spanish is a lot less 'flowery' than English; a lot more straightforward, and if you translate word-for-word it sounds really unnatural. Plus, some of that spelling looked like Portuguese! Here are the changes I would make (in bold) :

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
cordialmente les invitan a la
ceremonia de matrimonia de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
viernes, el veinte y nueve de agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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HTH! The first change is just a style thing, but you MUST change the spelling of the date - the word 'nine' was wrong, and in Spanish the months and days of the week are not capitalized.

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Are you sure about how you wrote 29? We would not say it like that in my house - we would say veinte nueve - we would only start separating the two with a 'y' after we got about 30.

Also - novena was what I got when I looked up 'ninth'.

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viente y nueve is the correct way to write out 29. I know you want to say 29th but novena does not apply here, viente y nueve is sufficient. you would use novena is you were saying 'en la novena hora'.

I would also make on e last edit if it hasn't being mentioned before:

su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá

change to

su presencia en la recepción que se ofrecerá

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
tienen el honor de invitar a usted a la boda de su hija,
Jessica Maria
y
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
tienen el honor de solicitar su presencia al enlace de su hijo,
Joseph Peter Smookler

La ceremonia se llevara a cabo el dia, Viernes, el veintinueve de Agosto, dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde, en la iglesia
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Seguido de la ceremonia, agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche en
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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Posted by JB1122

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Posted by gbrwneyez1581

i can get my mom to do so. She's from Guatemala and was a teacher there

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YAY! Here it is:

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
solicitan el honor de su presencia
En la boda de su hija
Jessica Maria
y
Joseph Peter Smookler
Hijo de
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
Viernes, los viente noveno de Agosto
del año dos mil ocho
A las tres por la tarde
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Después de la ceremonia agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media por la noche
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Baquet, Esq.
tienen el honor de invitar a usted a la boda de su hija,
Jessica Maria
y
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Smookler
tienen el honor de solicitar su presencia al enlace de su hijo,
Joseph Peter Smookler

La ceremonia se llevara a cabo el dia, Viernes, el veintinueve de Agosto, dos mil ocho
A las tres de la tarde, en la iglesia
Infant Jesus Church
110 Myrtle Avenue
Port Jefferson, New York

Seguido de la ceremonia, agradeceremos
su presencia a la recepción que se ofrecerá
a las seis y media de la noche en
Land’s End
80 Browns River Road
Sayville, New York

Por su asistencia muy agradecidos.