Help on translating a Letter

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Anonymous

#21572 Fri, 15 Feb 08 04:31 PM

I'm writing a letter to my cousin in El Salvador, and dont know how to translate the word "degree", as in "college degree". Please help (thanks).

Here is my sentence:

I'm very happy to hear that you want to get a degree.

Oh and how do you say "high school"? I think its "bachiyerato" or something like that, right?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Anonymous

translation, letter Writing, English to Spanish

Nico1990

#21584 Sat, 16 Feb 08 06:56 AM

I can help you translate a part of the text:

Estoy muy feliz oir que quieres un degree (I don't know the word for degree, sorry.)

Nico1990

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heidita

#21590 Sat, 16 Feb 08 01:51 PM

Estoy muy contento/feliz de que quieras terminar tus estudios.

Nico, subjunctive is required in this sentence.

Degree: licenciatura, but only if we are talking a bout university studies.

High School: bachillerato

heidita

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Philosophy of life At the begining of married life, every gal treats her husband as GOD, later on somehow the alphabets got reversed..!

Pucca

#21605 Sat, 16 Feb 08 03:58 PM

Anonymous

I'm very happy to hear that you want to get a degree. "want to get a degree" - What does it mean? That your cousin wants to go to university? In that case, I would say "Me alegra mucho que quieras ir a la universidad".
Oh and how do you say "high school"? I think its "bachiyerato" or something like that, right? Something like that, yes, it's "bachillerato" as they have said before.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Pucca

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