1. Google translate vs. wordreference

2. Introducción:
¿Adonde vas para encontrar la traduccion de una palabra? (Where do you go to find the translation of a word?)
¿Google translate????? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

3. ¿Que pasa si usas google translate?
Frase original: The dog’s back hurts.
-Google translate dice (says): La espalda del perro duele
INCORRECTO

4. Vamos a usar wordreference.com
This site is the best WORD (meaning not phrases) translator ever. The following slides teach you how to use it in 4 steps or ‘pasos’

5. Paso 1: Vaya a wordreference.com

6. Paso 2: Escribe una palabra en ingles

7. Paso 3: Look to see what kind of word it is (part of speech)

8. Parts of Speech: Ingles Definición Español Noun
Person, Place, or Thing
Sustantivo
Verb
Action
Verbo
Adjective
A word that describes a noun
Adjetivo
Adverb
A word that describes a verb
Adverbio

9. Hay diferentes usos del ‘back’.
My back hurts (human back)
My dog likes when you scratch its back.
I need to back up my car.
Don’t talk back to me.
I’ll call you back
The boy in the back of the room
I’m going back home
*All of this ‘backs’ are different in Spanish

10. Paso 4: Choose the best definition Correct word for back: in this case, the animal’s back is: lomo, NOT espalda (a human’s back)

11. ¿Que representa el simbolo ~????
Sometimes when you look for a word, you’ll see ~ in their definitions.
The ~ symbol takes place of the actual word.
Por ejemplo: back
“My dog’s ~ means: My dog’s back.