# Any Spanish speaking dopers out there? I need translation help, quick

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 5, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-spanish-speaking-dopers-out-there-i-need-translation-help-quick/199830 "2003-09-05T22:28:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-spanish-speaking-dopers-out-there-i-need-translation-help-quick/199830/1 "2003-09-05T22:28:05Z")

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I have an appointment at 8 this evening with a client who asked me to call before I came over because his work schedule is unpredictable so I should make sure he’s going to be there. Now, he speaks English, which is no problem, but the rest of his family speaks only Spanish ( Latin American version ). What I would like to do, if I can find someone who will help me out, is have you email me your phone number. At about 7:15, I’ll call you and then 3-way call the clients house. If he’s there, great, no problem, I won’t need you for anything, but if he’s not, I’d like you to ask the person who answers the phone if they expect him home by 8:00. My pidgin Spanish from high school twenty years ago just isn’t cutting it. My email is weirddave0 ( that’s the numeral zero ) at hotmail dot com. Can anyone help?

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**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-spanish-speaking-dopers-out-there-i-need-translation-help-quick/199830/2 "2003-09-05T22:36:27Z")

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If you’ll have access to a computer [this could help.](http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html)

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**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-spanish-speaking-dopers-out-there-i-need-translation-help-quick/199830/3 "2003-09-05T22:43:03Z")

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[http://www.freetranslation.com/](http://www.freetranslation.com/) can also be of help.

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**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-spanish-speaking-dopers-out-there-i-need-translation-help-quick/199830/4 "2003-09-06T02:51:31Z")

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If you’re willing to try it yourself you could say:

_¿A qué hora llegará a casa señor …?_ - What time will Mr. … return home?

And they would answer: _a las siete; a las ocho; a las nueve_ - at seven 'o clock, eight, nine… etc.