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LOL...hablo espanol un poquito...as they say. I understand it much better than speak it these days.
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Spanish is #4 for me, it can be ok on a good day. I understand much more than I speak, but with all of the apps available, I can get by. I have never taken a formal class, just picked it up from travelling. I have been to about half a dozen Spanish speaking countries. The different accents and dialects are something that I can pick up on. After the pandemic, I plan to go to a couple of South American countries for a couple of months and might take a course or two while there.
You reaction was priceless. I had a few guys work on my roof after the most recent storm. They were impressed that I was able to understand about 75-80% of what they were saying and that I was able to make myself somewhat understood in Spanish. One guy spoke better English than my Spanish though. When two people have OK speaking abilities, but better comprehension, I find it is easier to communicate if each person speaks in their native language and the other person listens.
I probably would have responded in English, nah man, I will cut your keys.
when i was on tour we were mostly in Romance countries (mostly italian, then spain and a smattering of france) -basically i found that you could mostly get by with a 'romance pidgin' and the correct accent (except Madrid, couldn't understand or express caca there)My mom says when she was growing up, her mom spoke fluent Spanish (obviously since she was from Puerto Rico), and she said her mom could understand most Italian. She said so many of the words are close enough that she could get the jest of a conversation in Italian. Not that i don't believe her, but is this true?
Yeah, but can you Jameson in French?i can count in french
'Una mas cerveza, por favor'I know " uno mas cervesa, por favor"
actually yes. jameson.Yeah, but can you Jameson in French?
when i moved to college station, thanks katrina, i remember being culture shocked by how much spanish is in texas.
today, i am not surprised by why. what P'Oed me off, was talking with a woman whom started talking to me in spanish. i told her i don't understand.
in english, she berated me for not knowing spanish living in texas, because according to her (paraphrasing), "living in texas, you should know spanish." . i'm sure it was a one-off, but it did leave a sour feeling. fork spanish. i have refused to learn it after that.
Spanish and Italian do share some similar sounding words. Now, Puerto Rican Spanish is its own animal in itself, it's as close to 'Spanglish' as you can get with, i.e. 'Tienes un highlighter que me puedes prestar?' (Do you have a highlighter that I can borrow?).My mom says when she was growing up, her mom spoke fluent Spanish (obviously since she was from Puerto Rico), and she said her mom could understand most Italian. She said so many of the words are close enough that she could get the jest of a conversation in Italian. Not that i don't believe her, but is this true?
I know " uno mas cervesa, por favor"