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[*] posted on 10-27-2007 at 07:07 AM


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Ouch:lol:

Ohhhhhh me.....Did I say that? Sorry Bruce.
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[*] posted on 10-27-2007 at 09:46 AM


This is a really interesting topic. I myself only know a few words that I remember. However when I go to Baja I learn more using my dictionary, spanish books and listen to spanish learning CDs and communicating with the people. I think if I spent everal months continuous I'd get more fluent with the language. While in the states I'm too lazy to keep learning and lose what I had gained.

Many times I've been in a resturant and ordered something on the menu by pointing to it not knowing exactly what it was. I'm not a picky eater and surprise I've never had a bad meal.
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[*] posted on 10-27-2007 at 10:53 AM


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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
Ouch:lol:

Ohhhhhh me.....Did I say that? Sorry Bruce.


apology accepted:yes:, we all have bad days.
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have a good day:tumble:




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[*] posted on 10-27-2007 at 11:28 AM


TW
Yes this is an interesting subject and I regret getting sidetracked by an offhand remark. BUT I still say if you are going to school, do so in Baja. Por ejemplo....I would have never known that La Paz is pronounced La Pa....people in La Paz drop the s's and z's on the end of words. They do it here sometimes too.
Getting out and speaking with your neighbors is a great way to practice what you have learned. A little knowledge of verbs and tenses makes things smoother. However, learn the words for today, yesterday and tomorrow and you can start any sentence with that and then use the present tense and probably will be understood.
I have to write things down before they stick so school exercises really helped me. I lived with a family and we only spoke Spanish.
Otherwise if you dont have time or money for school, point and grunt works too. Just make sure that once the person understands what you are pointing at, that you ask them how to say it in spanish....como se dice en Espanol?
I learn something everyday in my conversations in Spanish, if I ask enough questions.
Good luck to us all with slightly frayed around the edges brains who are trying to learn a new language late in life.
Suerte a todo.




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