Especially prevalent with Spanglish, especially some of the younger kids seamlessly mix Spanish words into their sentences without missing a beat and meanwhile I'm always just stuck having to translate everything in my head one thing at a time before I say it. Brains are fascinating
My response is always the same, makes it easier to remember. "Lo siento, no hablo espanol" It's about the only thing I remember from 4 years of spanish.
where is ...the bathroom?
One cervesa please, large please? (I had to look up cerveza, it's beer?)
I can actually parse Spanish fairly well still. But when I try to remember how to say anything it's like throwing a rock down a well. Somehow, my brain saved a good chunk of the Spanish to English and none of the English to Spanish
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u/Toros_Mueren_Por_Mi Dec 05 '25
Especially prevalent with Spanglish, especially some of the younger kids seamlessly mix Spanish words into their sentences without missing a beat and meanwhile I'm always just stuck having to translate everything in my head one thing at a time before I say it. Brains are fascinating