I used to know more Spanish
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
January 8, 2020 7:58am CST
In my late teens and early 20's I knew a lot of Spanish. I wouldn't say that I was fluent, but I was decent with it. Then I stopped being exposed to the language when I moved to another county where there were a few latinos, but most of them kept to themselves.
When I did move back to my home county, well I tried to stick with Spanish again but eventually stopped. A friend of mine was talking to me in Spanish not too long ago and I told her I sort of understood, but that I couldn't respond to her. She suggested I learn the language again.
I had to wonder if that was because of two dreams I had told her about where I was married to a Latino man. 
Anyway, it's something I am considering doing again. Out of all the languages I've tried to learn, Spanish is the one that was the easiest, probably because I am exposed to the accent if not the language, on a regular basis.
Plus, it's good to be bilingual.
How many languages do you speak?
Anyway, it's something I am considering doing again. Out of all the languages I've tried to learn, Spanish is the one that was the easiest, probably because I am exposed to the accent if not the language, on a regular basis.
Plus, it's good to be bilingual.
How many languages do you speak?13 people like this
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
8 Jan 20
Spanish is my nativa language. I would encourage you to give it a try. I read and write in several languages but mostly in English and French.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
8 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum There are good places to learn Spanish in the US as you have a big Spanish community.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
I think it will be easy for me to pick it back up. Even if I don't become fluent, I'd like to get to the level that I was at before.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
@marguicha Oh yes, I know that I could probably take classes at the community college or find a community center that offers them as well.
@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
8 Jan 20
I was reasonably good at Spanish about 15 years ago but I've never really been exposed regularly to the language so have become extremely rusty. It's one of the things I want to pick up again now I'm retired. Along with learning Greek, which will come in useful for our trips to Cyprus.
I also have a smattering of French which extends as far as being able to get the gist of what someone is saying but I couldn't begin to construct a coherent sentence longer than a few words.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
I tried learning some Greek at one time as well. We have a bit of a Greek community here in our city.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
@WorDazza Do you use omniglot.com for that purpose?
I like that site because it gives me sources to learn the languages I want to learn as well.
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@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
8 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I'm trying to learn the Greek alphabet too which adds to the fun.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
Yes, my french isn't even at conversation level. I want to learn more of a foreign language, I don't know all of Spanish. I need to practice.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jan 20
I learned Spanish in 3rd grade, and then again in 7th/8th . . . living where I do, I hear Spanish often. I don't necessarily speak well now, but I remember key things. I understand, read and write Japanese better than I can speak it. I took Mandarin Chinese in college and remember a few things, but I speak it better than I "ear" it. Work gave me Persian/Iranian influences, so I know a few things in Farsi.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum We live in a very diverse place - lots of chances to pick up a bunch of languages - particularly Spanish for sure. Yah, I have dabbled in various languages too - but I am master of none 
. I don't know why we were able to study Spanish in 3rd grade - we had workbooks and tapes at school. My kids didn't have any of that at their schools.
. I don't know why we were able to study Spanish in 3rd grade - we had workbooks and tapes at school. My kids didn't have any of that at their schools.@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 Jan 20
Oh wow, so you know a little of a lot then. 
That's how I am. I've self studied several things, but didn't necessarily retain enough of any.
When I was in school we learned in elementary, I can't recall which grades. I also took it in 6th grade. I think that was the last time I took the language.
That's how I am. I've self studied several things, but didn't necessarily retain enough of any.
When I was in school we learned in elementary, I can't recall which grades. I also took it in 6th grade. I think that was the last time I took the language.1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (222712)
• United States
8 Jan 20
I just speak English. Spanish is an easy language to learn.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 Jan 20
@LindaOHio I would say it's easier, but I'm not so sure it's the easiest. I think you can learn faster because there are so many words that are similar to English. I think the grammar can be hard.
Back in school, I had a friend that took Spanish as she thought it would be easy. She failed it because of the grammar, she was from Mexico.
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@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Jan 20
@michaelgab I have no idea what Sanskrit is.
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@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
8 Jan 20
I wouldn't say it's easy but easier than French or Russian.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 Jan 20
Did you learn enough to better understand some things that were said?
People are always looking for translators. If I did learn the language I could also become a notary of the public and get some side cash. That's not something I want to do though.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 Jan 20
@CarolDM it sounds like it was a good fit for you.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I did learn a few things that helped out. He would call me in the exam room and I helped out. Those were good days. I enjoy that environment.
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@snowy22315 (209086)
• United States
8 Jan 20
None, although I do understand some Spanish. I took French for 3 years total, two in HS and one in college, but I never hear it..so I am basically lost especially if people are talking quickly. I tried listening to a French movie on Netflix. I didn't understand a word they were saying..sigh! I can sometimes communicate in some basic phrases though if I have to.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
I know the basic phrases that most people know in French. I did take a college course, but that was just one day of it. I was wanting to visit France, and the course I went into was more advanced than the description let on so I just quit it.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Jan 20
I only speak my mother tongue and just a little bit of French that I learned at school. Wouldn't the language come back to you naturally if you started to use it again?
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Wow you little brainbox! Pete my partner speaks languages. He speaks French, German and Russian fluently and a little Spanish, enough to carry on a simple conversation. Some people pick them up easily but I'm not like that.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Jan 20
@sprite1950 I don't speak any of the fluently, I'd be closer to speaking Spanish fluently.
I just took the duolingo test to see if I could advance (not do a few course) and it allowed me to skip five of them. I guess I remember more than I thought, I just struggle with the placement in a sentence with some.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
10 Jan 20
I think that the language would come back to me naturally, atleast more naturally than all the others I've tried to learn over the years.
I love languages, but I lack the discipline to keep at it. I think Spanish is something I could keep at better because I have a friend who I can talk to in Spanish, I think she'd appreciate having someone she could talk to in Spanish too since she relies on speaking it at work only.
I've tried learning Dutch, Welsh, French and Greek.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
8 Jan 20
My Father told me when I was a child to learn computers and Spanish.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
Smart man. Computers are a secure future for sure. Spanish is becoming a more worldwide language if it isn't already.
@lovebuglena (52199)
• Staten Island, New York
8 Jan 20
I took Spanish as a foreign language back in high school. I remember some words here and there and can say a few sentences but I can't really speak it or understand it well.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
I feel like I can understand it more than I can speak it, but not by much.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
Spanish is a language that I love too, and I like a lot of the music too. One of my favorite songs is when Prince Royce did his own version of Stand By Me.
What languages do you speak?
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@Janet357 (75638)
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8 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Wait, you meant, there is a spanish version of that song?
I speak English and Filipino. and the other regional dialects we have here.
I speak few lines of Spanish and German but I don't spend time on such because there is no practical use.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
@Janet357 I will share the link here, I hope you will be able to watch it. It is both in English and in Spanish.
To purchase on itunes, please visit http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stand-by-me-single/id349527210 You've waited long enough! Here is the video for Prince R...
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
You speak Serbian, but you also understand English, even if you don't have occasion to speak it at home.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
@Nevena83 Your English is very good, atleast from what I see.
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
8 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, I understand, not too much, but I understand.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Jan 20
@Butterfingers Duoling is an application that you can download to learn languages. They offer people the ability to learn languages from their native language or from another language they are fluent in. For instance, you could learn Spanish from English if you wanted to.
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