A couple of sentences I need translated...

[Ronin4hire]

I stupidly decided to write about the history of Canada for my Japanese essay which has to be about an interesting place I've visited, which is due tomorrow. There are a couple of things I want to say but have a hard time translating.

実はたくさんQuebecに住んでいる人あまり英語を話せませ ん。
(In fact, many people that live in Quebec can't speak much English)

Montrealは最初の英語をあまり話さない人にいる所に一人� ��行ったことがあるから、少し緊張しました。
(Because Montreal was the first place I'd ever been to by myself where many people didn't speak much English, I was a little nervous.)

Does it sound right? Please help me somebody

[Ronin4hire]

Those question marks should read

"一人で"

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

実はたくさんQuebecに住んでいる人あまり英語を話せません。
(In fact, many people that live in Quebec can't speak much English)

Montrealは最初の英語をあまり話さない人にいる所に一人で行った ことがあるから、少し緊張しました。
(Because Montreal was the first place I'd ever been to by myself where many people didn't speak much English, I was a little nervous.)

Does it sound right?

The first sentence was done much better than the second.　I would write them as follows:

実はケベックに住んでいる人の多くがあまり日本語を話 せません。

モントリオールは初めてひとりで行った英語のあまり通 じない場所だったので少し緊張しました。

I would use 通じる/通じない in the second sentence as that sounds much more natural.

「英語のあまり通じない場所」 = "a place where English is not used much "

But if you must use the verb 話す in the second sentence, you may change it to :

「モントリオールは初めて行った英語があまり話されな い場所だったので少し緊張しました。」

But that sounds very much 'translated'.

I'll be online for at least one more hour if you need anything.

[Paul11]

Canadian history? O.K. smarty pants, in what year did Canada become America's hat?

[Ronin4hire]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

The first sentence was done much better than the second.　I would write them as follows:

実はケベックに住んでいる人の多くがあまり日本語を話 せません。

モントリオールは初めてひとりで行った英語のあまり通 じない場所だったので少し緊張しました。

I would use 通じる/通じない in the second sentence as that sounds much more natural.

「英語のあまり通じない場所」 = "a place where English is not used much "

But if you must use the verb 話す in the second sentence, you may change it to :

「モントリオールは初めて行った英語があまり話されな い場所だったので少し緊張しました。」

But that sounds very much 'translated'.

I'll be online for at least one more hour if you need anything.

Thanks for your help Nagoyankee!

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by Paul11

Canadian history? O.K. smarty pants, in what year did Canada become America's hat?

The same year America became Canada's underwear.

[Ronin4hire]

Originally Posted by Paul11

Canadian history? O.K. smarty pants, in what year did Canada become America's hat?

Haha... what do you mean? Is the answer after the American revolution? I don't have dates handy just a chronological order of a few main events which I learnt about during my time in Quebec mostly so it's a very Francocentric perspective on Canadian history too. (which I thought I would be able to sufficiently express using my Japanese however it is now evident that I'm trying to "punch above my weight class"... I hope my teacher appreciates my ambitious effort and doesn't penalise me too much for it )

[Paul11]

Originally Posted by Nathan

The same year America became Canada's underwear.

lol boxers or briefs