Yet, in Brazil, they spell it "Brasil." Why don't we just spell it like they spell it? It's not like we couldn;t read it or pronounce it. I never understood other countries' (USA included) need to translate foreign names into their own native language.
You bring up a good point.
Cristobal
lcreekmo
· 2 years ago
I'm glad that Amy mentions this. Because I was forced to translate my name into Spanish in a high school Spanish class, and I HATED the way "Laura" sounds in Spanish. [If you don't speak Spanish, the au gets slurred into a dipthong, which, when pronounced by kids with deep Southern accents, always came out "Lah-oooooh-ra." Blech.] I kept angling for a different name, Margarita perhaps. [This was long before I drank them. I just liked the way it sounded with the real Spanish pronunciation.]
Kristi
· 2 years ago
We got to choose whatever names we wanted in high school french and that was the name we used on all our papers, tests, etc. I picked Nadine (pronounced nah-deen) because that was the name of my favorite church camp counselor. :)
John Fech
· 1 year ago
I have a friend named Curt. Does anyone know if there is a Spanish equivalent for Curt?
All Comments
You bring up a good point.
Cristobal
thanx, jfech