That is what my in-laws said when they learned I didn’t really speak any Spanish at all. “No Spanish, nada?” That’s right not even a word! My Spanish is still less than good. I try very hard but it just is really hard for me and then you add in the southern accent and you get one messed up language!
It’s funny though because I love to hear Edgar speak Spanish. I really excites me for whatever reason. I think it just sounds so romantic. Sometimes I have him talk to me even though I don’t know what he’s saying at all.
That is all a part if this bicultural life we live!
![\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\"](\\\\\\\"https://d5nxst8fruw4z.cloudfront.net/atrk.gif?account=r2cEh1aAod000d\\\\\\\")
I love the Italian language and took two quarters of Italian at university. My ex is half Italian and spoke a little. His mom thankfully could speak English. I want to learn Spanish and it’s hard for me too. I need to regularly practice and that is key for me.
I know exactly what you mean. I don’t speak much Spanish and you are right, what little I speak sounds ridiculous with my southern accent. Wish I did speak it fluently so I knew what my in-laws were saying!
I call it Ritaish! I will say a word a hundred times, know I am saying it right and they will still swear it is wrong.
I only know a little bit of Spanish. Living in So Cal it would be hard to not know any.
I imagine you probably hear more than I do.
I don’t no very Spanish at all. I try to say some sentences and I practice vocab words with my daughter. I think it is a little difficult to learn when you are older.
I think that it is as well.
I took Spanish and French in college and only wish I had paid better attention. I’ve always worked in schools and social service agencies and I would be able to help more people if I was bilingual.
I speak French fluently as it was the second language spoken in my home growing up. If I could master Spanish we would have it made.
From some of your posts about bi-cultural life, I never would have guessed that you don’t speak Spanish very well. I can image the southern accent coming into play and I laughed out loud when I read that. The part I find challenging with Spanish is the conjugations of the different verbs. It seems like there are a lot of tenses to remember.
My daughter had a Spanish class all the way through school starting early in elementary school. This would be great but she was never really taught much. She only knows a few phrases. I wish she knew more.
You might try “immersion” weekends or days where you have Edgar and the older kids speak only Spanish. It would be frustrating at first, but they say it is the best way to learn to speak a foreign language. I have done a limited amount of immersion instruction with some language CDs and it really does work if you keep at it!