Why are you saying it in Spanish? Why don't you just mention that the particular character is speaking Spanish. I mean, if you can't say these things, then your readers won't understand them.
My suggestion would be to just use dialogue tags and MAYBE some well known words or phrases. Like, the mother could call the kid 'mijo' without you having to worry to much about the level of understanding. However, 'Que haces, pendejo?' might be beyond most non-Spanish speakers, you know?
Plus, if you're looking for colloquialisms, well, those vary with the culture. Mexican Spanish is different from Puerto Rican Spanish and Spain Spanish is COMPLETELY different from either of those two. Your beta would have speak the same TYPE of Spanish as your character.
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My suggestion would be to just use dialogue tags and MAYBE some well known words or phrases. Like, the mother could call the kid 'mijo' without you having to worry to much about the level of understanding. However, 'Que haces, pendejo?' might be beyond most non-Spanish speakers, you know?
Plus, if you're looking for colloquialisms, well, those vary with the culture. Mexican Spanish is different from Puerto Rican Spanish and Spain Spanish is COMPLETELY different from either of those two. Your beta would have speak the same TYPE of Spanish as your character.
It all gets really complicated.