For a split second I thought this was going to be about Sally...How disappointing to discover otherwise! Haha, nevertheless, a superb translation/piece of writing, which has a really natural feel to it regarding the English used. Just a few small details to consider. Excuse the fact that I'm correcting in English (I'm sure that isn't a problem, my explanations will make more sense!), but I have been rather pressed for time this evening and I need to see what's going on in Winterfell and King's Landing. After all, the nights are dark and full of terror.... :D
The Use of Spanish Language Around the World (I) - Israel
For me, it sounds better to say:
The Use of Spanish Around the World OR The Use of THE Spanish Language Around the World.
- - - - This is an attempt to sum up and translate a Spanish article talking about the use of the Spanish language in Israel - - - -
The Spanish language has had a visible presence in Israel since the 16th century, when the Jews were expelled from the Iberian Peninsula. They brought the Ladino, otherwise known as Judeo-Spanish, the spoken and written language of Jews of Spanish origin.
Despite the passing of time, Spanish is today a considerably active language in Israel. According to the Jewish Agency, the country presents a 2.7% of Spanish-speaking population and around 100.000 Israelis speak ladino.
I think you know that in English to write numbers we either leave a space or use a comma, e.g. 100 000 or 100,000.
It is quite usual to find someone who speaks Spanish at stores or restaurants. Many people can speak some “broken” Spanish and almost everyone is able to name Real Madrid’s or Barcelona’s football lineups. The English and Russian languages obviously have a notorious presence in Israel too, even though Spanish has some unique features that allow us to understand why it has become an up-and-coming language.
Spanish has emerged in the Middle East since the establishment of the state of Israel. Before that, a great community of Spanish speakers from South America (mainly from Argentina) and to a lesser extent from Spain (mainly from the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco) had a visible presence.
The Spanish language was introduced as an optional language in high schools in 1983. Today, Hebrew and English are compulsory. Students have to choose a third language and the demand of Spanish keeps growing steadily. Between 1998 and 2006, the number of schools where Spanish was offered has quadrupled (better in past tense because 1998 to 2006 is a completed time period in the past) and the language is currently taught in all universities in Israel. The number of Spanish teachers has (the number of is a singular expression, so use the third person singular) consequently triplequad (loving the new word...do you mean tripled or quadrupled?) according to data (data is fine here, but statistics would be the more usual word).
Spanish is also in good shape in cultural and artistic spheres in Israel. There is a significant number of Spanish newspapers (founded in 1963) and online publications. Spanish has also has an important presence in radio and television (soap operas for instance) whereas some magazines promote the use of Ladino and Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish) culture. Yasmine Levy, a famous singer from Israel, fuses traditional Spanish flamenco and Ladino for instance. Spanish literature and music are very popular among the Israeli population and Spanish speakers in Israel have crammed into Maccabi Tel Aviv stadium over the years to attend Spanish singers' and groups' concerts. (the concerts of Spanish singers and groups = singers' and groups' concerts).
Sobresaliente :P
Leigh
The Use of Spanish Language Around the World (I) - Israel
- - - - This is an attempt to sum up and translate a Spanish article talking about the use of the Spanish language in Israel - - - -
The Spanish language has had a visible presence in Israel since the 16th century, when the Jews were expelled from the Iberian Peninsula. They brought the Ladino, otherwise known as Judeo-Spanish, the spoken and written language of Jews of Spanish origin.
Despite the passage of time, Spanish is today a considerably active language in Israel. According to the Jewish Agency, 2.7% of the population speak Spanish, and around 100.000 Israelis speak ladino. It is quite usual to find someone who speaks Spanish at stores or restaurants. Many people can speak some “broken” Spanish and almost everyone is able to name Real Madrid’s or Barcelona’s football lineups. The English and Russian language have obviously a notorious presence in Israel too even though Spanish has some unique features that allow us to understand why Spanish has become an up-and-coming language.
Spanish has emerged in the Middle East since the establishment of the state of Israel. Before that, a great community of Spanish speakers from South America (mainly from Argentina) and to a lesser extent from Spain (mainly from the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco) had a visible presence.
The Spanish language was introduced as an optional language in high schools in 1983. Today, Hebrew and English are compulsory. Students have to choose a third language and the demand of Spanish keeps growing steadily. Between 1998 and 2006, the number of schools where Spanish is offered has quadrupled, and the language is currently taught in all universities in Israel. The number of Spanish teachers have consequently tripled according to data.
Spanish is also in good shape in cultural and artistic spheres in Israel. There is a significant number of Spanish newspapers (founded in 1963) and online publications. Spanish has also an important presence in radio and television (soap operas for instance) whereas some magazines promote the use of Ladino and Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish) culture. Yasmine Levy, a famous singer from Israel, fuses traditional Spanish flamenco and Ladino for instance. Spanish literature and music is very popular among Israeli population and Spanish speakers in Israel have crammed into Maccabi Tel Aviv stadium over the years to attend Spanish singers and groups concerts.
