Jade wrote: Who here has grown up in Canada and feels like their Spanish skills are critisized all the time by either your elders or people that just came from their countries? Apparently I am not latin enough sometimes, I ve been called Gringa..lol ..Yes I have a slight accent and it is difficult sometimes to express myself solely in spanish..does anyone else have that problem?!!?I can speak it and understand it..but you can still tell I am not "perfect".. But I am learning...and I know for sure..my kids (when God (rgnfg) gives them) I will teach them to speak el espanol. At home with your familia what do you speak? english/spanish..spanglish? or anyother language?
That is the dilemma of the immigrant... you will be neither "canadian" nor "hispanic".
It's up to you to let it bother you or not.
I've heard the same garbage, for both languages, even though I know I speak/read/write at the highest level in both, more often than not, better than those that have lived all their lives in one language or the other.
Do the best to improve your spanish (and your english), and don't worry about the rest.
, now I just say, "Well, if everybody didn't make fun of me every time I talked, perhaps I'd speak it fluently now!!!" Jerks!!! I understand it UNLESS a Dominican or Chilean is talking cause that's just too fast for me!! My mom usually talks to me in English but when she talks to me in Spanish, I'll just talk back in English. When and if I do decide to have children, I will absolutely teach them Spanish, whether it be through school or family members. It is a beautiful language to learn and can absolutely benefit in the work field but mostly, I don't want them to suffer the shame and humiliation that I still go through.
Yeahah Dominicans hmmmmm (the men are hot!! , reminds me of my vacation to da Dominican ..ahhh whoops my bad lost track of train..train of track..hmm train of thought! ) , Its bad! I cant understand'em either sometimes! lol & to those people that critizise I just say "yeah well I dont know how to speak spanish but YOUR ARE JUST PLAIN UGLY" LOL no i dont really say that..I just stop talking altogether...
Who here has grown up in Canada and feels like their Spanish skills are critisized all the time by either your elders or people that just came from their countries? Apparently I am not latin enough sometimes, I ve been called Gringa..lol ..Yes I have a slight accent and it is difficult sometimes to express myself solely in spanish..does anyone else have that problem?!!?I can speak it and understand it..but you can still tell I am not "perfect".. But I am learning...and I know for sure..my kids (when God (rgnfg) gives them) I will teach them to speak el espanol. At home with your familia what do you speak? english/spanish..spanglish? or anyother language?
JADE!!!!!!!!! That is the story of MY LIFE!!!! Everyone that I come across constantly gives me $hit for not speaking Spanish!! "Oh what a shame that you don't speak Spanish! How come you don't speak Spanish? Your family's from Colombia! The language is so beautiful!!" YADA YADA YADA BLAH BLAH BLAH!!! When I was little I used to cry , now I just say, "Well, if everybody didn't make fun of me every time I talked, perhaps I'd speak it fluently now!!!" Jerks!!! I understand it UNLESS a Dominican or Chilean is talking cause that's just too fast for me!!
My mom usually talks to me in English but when she talks to me in Spanish, I'll just talk back in English.
When and if I do decide to have children, I will absolutely teach them Spanish, whether it be through school or family members. It is a beautiful language to learn and can absolutely benefit in the work field but mostly, I don't want them to suffer the shame and humiliation that I still go through.
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Knock people down at their own expense, they'll take it as a compliment!!!!
Why she makes up words too??I thought she was only good at saying how good of a model she is and how SHE KNOWS the modelling world yet shes in a competition..?? Dum biatch..me dont like...:ashamed: Hey yeah talknig bout americas next top model i missed it on wednesday SO DONT TELL ME WHO GOT KICKED OFF...lol I may just go Balistic...(thats not a made up word!)
She's growing on me. She's very entertaining. That's surely the only reason why she's still on. All the other biatches are a snore fest.
: LOL.... Jade, she makes up her own words as well and give the definition that goes with, it's too funny. Well Dawgooooo, doesn't really speak Spanish ! See, he think he does and we're kind enough not to say anything, we don't want to hurt his feelings. After the whole chabang Baina - M&M'...baby thing, he's still a bit fragile. But Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don't say anything I am going to get so much Sh@% for that pero ya que. Next time I will speak in Frañol a ver si me entienden.
Yeah see i dont pay to much attention to her (jadE)cuz i dont really like her..Shes very weird looking to me! lol
And talking about people speaking funny...when someone speaks to you and you dont understand a word they are saying do you just NOD AND SAY YES..AND SMILE (lol i do that sometimes) do you ask them to repeat themselves a billion and ten times..lol I had a problem here with a guayanese guy...I had to tell him many times to slow down..but I only do it with him cuz i know him if its a complete stranger and just NOD AND SAY SII SII .. N smileeeee.....LOL
Ppppsstt Julie..Dogo..is in the house..lol Hope he doesnt read the above post lol I mean for your sake and all..lol
Lahtina wrote: Jade wrote: Lahtina wrote: Julie wrote: LOL, remember our Spanish is NOT proper enough Can you imagine if she would send her kid(s) to..................Dawgoooooooooo, poor kids ! Pffffffffffft!! Yes, Dawgo should never try to speak Spanish again. Okay I ve never heard DAwgo talk...but are you referring to his ARGENTINIANESS (<--this is NOT a word...I just made it up!!) or that he really dont know how to talk in spanish? -- Edited by Jade at 10:35, 2006-04-28 What's with you and making words up? Wait, are you Jade from America's Next Top Model or is this just the sort of thing that girls named Jade do? Why she makes up words too??I thought she was only good at saying how good of a model she is and how SHE KNOWS the modelling world yet shes in a competition..?? Dum biatch..me dont like... Hey yeah talknig bout americas next top model i missed it on wednesday SO DONT TELL ME WHO GOT KICKED OFF...lol I may just go Balistic...(thats not a made up word!)
LOL.... Jade, she makes up her own words as well and give the definition that goes with, it's too funny.
Well Dawgooooo, doesn't really speak Spanish ! See, he think he does and we're kind enough not to say anything, we don't want to hurt his feelings. After the whole chabang Baina - M&M'...baby thing, he's still a bit fragile.
But Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don't say anything
I am going to get so much Sh@% for that pero ya que. Next time I will speak in Frañol a ver si me entienden.
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Jade wrote: Lahtina wrote: Julie wrote: LOL, remember our Spanish is NOT proper enough Can you imagine if she would send her kid(s) to..................Dawgoooooooooo, poor kids ! Pffffffffffft!! Yes, Dawgo should never try to speak Spanish again. Okay I ve never heard DAwgo talk...but are you referring to his ARGENTINIANESS (<--this is NOT a word...I just made it up!!) or that he really dont know how to talk in spanish? -- Edited by Jade at 10:35, 2006-04-28 What's with you and making words up? Wait, are you Jade from America's Next Top Model or is this just the sort of thing that girls named Jade do?
Why she makes up words too??I thought she was only good at saying how good of a model she is and how SHE KNOWS the modelling world yet shes in a competition..?? Dum biatch..me dont like... Hey yeah talknig bout americas next top model i missed it on wednesday SO DONT TELL ME WHO GOT KICKED OFF...lol I may just go Balistic...(thats not a made up word!)
Lahtina wrote: Julie wrote: LOL, remember our Spanish is NOT proper enough Can you imagine if she would send her kid(s) to..................Dawgoooooooooo, poor kids ! Pffffffffffft!! Yes, Dawgo should never try to speak Spanish again. Okay I ve never heard DAwgo talk...but are you referring to his ARGENTINIANESS (<--this is NOT a word...I just made it up!!) or that he really dont know how to talk in spanish? -- Edited by Jade at 10:35, 2006-04-28
What's with you and making words up? Wait, are you Jade from America's Next Top Model or is this just the sort of thing that girls named Jade do?
Julie wrote: LOL, remember our Spanish is NOT proper enough Can you imagine if she would send her kid(s) to..................Dawgoooooooooo, poor kids ! Pffffffffffft!! Yes, Dawgo should never try to speak Spanish again.
Okay I ve never heard DAwgo talk...but are you referring to his ARGENTINIANESS (<--this is NOT a word...I just made it up!!) or that he really dont know how to talk in spanish?
Jade wrote: Who here has grown up in Canada and feels like their Spanish skills are critisized all the time by either your elders or people that just came from their countries? Apparently I am not latin enough sometimes, I ve been called Gringa..lol ..Yes I have a slight accent and it is difficult sometimes to express myself solely in spanish..does anyone else have that problem?!!?I can speak it and understand it..but you can still tell I am not "perfect".. But I am learning...and I know for sure..my kids (when God (rgnfg) gives them) I will teach them to speak el espanol. At home with your familia what do you speak? english/spanish..spanglish? or anyother language? Yeah, no... send your kids over to me, I will teach them proper Spanish and not your gringa wannabe Spanish.
LOL, remember our Spanish is NOT proper enough
Can you imagine if she would send her kid(s) to..................Dawgoooooooooo, poor kids !
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Who here has grown up in Canada and feels like their Spanish skills are critisized all the time by either your elders or people that just came from their countries? Apparently I am not latin enough sometimes, I ve been called Gringa..lol ..Yes I have a slight accent and it is difficult sometimes to express myself solely in spanish..does anyone else have that problem?!!?I can speak it and understand it..but you can still tell I am not "perfect".. But I am learning...and I know for sure..my kids (when God (rgnfg) gives them) I will teach them to speak el espanol. At home with your familia what do you speak? english/spanish..spanglish? or anyother language?
Yeah, no... send your kids over to me, I will teach them proper Spanish and not your gringa wannabe Spanish.
In my house we speak spanish ( well with my mom and dad and mi lil brother) , but my sister speaks english to everyone !!! .. Most of my friends are spanish and we speak spanish , sometimes english though
Who here has grown up in Canada and feels like their Spanish skills are critisized all the time by either your elders or people that just came from their countries?
Apparently I am not latin enough sometimes, I ve been called Gringa..lol ..Yes I have a slight accent and it is difficult sometimes to express myself solely in spanish..does anyone else have that problem?!!?I can speak it and understand it..but you can still tell I am not "perfect".. But I am learning...and I know for sure..my kids (when God (rgnfg) gives them) I will teach them to speak el espanol. At home with your familia what do you speak? english/spanish..spanglish? or anyother language?
Woohoo!! Parlez-Vous Français? Bien sur! (ha! I wish) But yeah, that test was super easy - one might even call it a snore fest. I did excellent (duh! )