What word/phrase/ concept has been
the hardest for you to “get” in your new Spanish language training?
DIANE -
Spanish
in general has been my greatest struggle. When we are there I realize how much
better it would be if I could speak and understand, but the words just do not
stick in my head. I am plugging on with my Pimsler discs and praying that some
of it will stick. Sometimes I think maybe I am just supposed to hug everyone! I
can do that really well. I guess one really hard thing for me is the word
order. In an adjective modifying a noun. It is reversed of what is is in
English. The adjective is after the noun instead of before. But really that is just a
small part of my difficulty. I am just trusting the Lord that He will help me
with this.
GARY -
I am
continuing to struggle with the tenses of the verbs. I find that I am
really speaking like Tonto did in the old Lone Ranger TV series. "I
go yesterday to the church." or "Tomorrow, I write a letter,
yes?" Always speaking in the present tense. It is simply that we all speak
in the varying tenses in English without even thinking of it. But despite these
shortcomings, I have found that with each visit I am able to communicate a
little more effectively and hopefully more fluently. I also remember that
in Spanish, Tonto means "stupid" which doesn't give me much comfort.
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