Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Compass directions of North, East, South and We. Say: Never Eat Slimy Worms!
Spanish translation:
párate frente al sol: arriba, abajo, enfrente y atrás; norte, sur, este y oeste
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Compass directions of North, East, South and We. Say: Never Eat Slimy Worms!
English to Spanish
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I am translating a science book for kids from English to Spanish. The phrase says:
Remember the four compass directions of North, East, South and West by saying Never Eat Slimy Worms. Yuck!
Is there a word game used in any Spanish speaking country used to teach the cardinal points to kids? I am trying to have this translated in a way that makes sense, and it is a reminder as well, for kids.
Thank you!!!!
Remember the four compass directions of North, East, South and West by saying Never Eat Slimy Worms. Yuck!
Is there a word game used in any Spanish speaking country used to teach the cardinal points to kids? I am trying to have this translated in a way that makes sense, and it is a reminder as well, for kids.
Thank you!!!!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 3 -1 | párate frente al sol: arriba, abajo, enfrente y atrás; norte, sur, este y oeste |
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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| 3 | NOSE = no sé |
Rebecca Breekveldt
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Proposed translations
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
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Mexico
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párate frente al sol: arriba, abajo, enfrente y atrás; norte, sur, este y oeste
En México se enseña...
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much!!! It is the same way we teach it in my country, but I needed some ideas from other countries. Thank you!!! |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Juan Jacob
: La pregunta es Never (North), Eat (East), Slimy (South), Worms (West).
48 mins
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Rebecca Breekveldt
Austria
Austria
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Spanish
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, Spanish
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NOSE = no sé
I know this isn't the same as the English example you use, but this was how we were taught to remember it: basically, anticlockwise, it spells out 'no sé' (Norte Oeste Sur Este). The hardest part was actually to remember that it is anticlockwise ;)
Maybe that helps come up with something :)
Maybe that helps come up with something :)
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No (Norte) Estés (Este) Siempre (Sur) de Ocioso (Oeste). ¡Fuchi!
Algo así. Esperemos.