She Tried To Learn Spanish In 60 Days
According to the older generation, in the Spanish community you can not claim to be Latino if you do not speak your language.
My friend who we will call Domi for privacy sakes is Dominican and through him I have been able to learn a lot about the Latino community. He also taught me how to speak his language but I will never be as fluent as he considering it's not my native tongue. Spanish classes I took many years ago in high school helped also.
Domi invited me to his church a few times and I felt like the outcast but knowing a little bit of spanish got me in his circle a bit faster than I thought. The one thing I always remembered him saying was that he did not consider people who didn't speak their native tongue a true Latino/a because in order to fully claim that title you have to read, write, and speak the language. I thought it was a bit unfair, but since I am not part of that culture I can't really speak on it. All I could do was try to understand.
We have many mutual friends who are Latinos but didn't speak the language and the interaction was always a bit off. I realized this when he drove this idea of not being able to claim it fully because of the lack of language. Our friends that didn't speak it always felt out of place as well.
In video clip from a site called Remezcla there were interviews given to speaking Spanish members and non speaking Spanish members from different Latin communities. All of the individuals that didn't speak the language said they didn't fully feel part of the culture because they lack the ability to speak the language.
What tickled my mind the most was one individual who said that even though English is the language of America, being able to speak the language of your culture ties you to your peoples history and traditions. A solid bond to your community.
In the youtube video below you get to see the struggles of not being able to communicate with your people and how dedicated she was to get back what she had lost in the years from not speaking the language at home and in her everyday life.
Great share. There's an app called "Duolingo" that is great and helpful with learning new languages. It starts with the basics at about 5 minutes a day and gradually gets up to complex sentences. I've used it to learn Italian and Spanish and next I'd like to move on to French!
Wow this is very inspirational! i would love to learn spanish in such a short time... very cool video thank you for sharing :)
Te voy a hablar en español. pues soy latino, indudablemente que para sentir la cultura de un país hay que conocer el idioma, yo sin hablar ingles me sería muy difícil interpretar la idiosincrasia del estadounidense, me puedo comunicar contigo pero con muchas limitaciones
Es muy difícil nuestro idioma, dudo mucho que alguien lo logre ☺️
Whatever you put your heart to. You will achieve, that is the power of believe
This is amazing, what one is determined to do and achieve will be possible, that's why she could speak Spanish in 60days
I don't agree with everything here... don't get me wrong the article is good indeed but let me give you an example. I'm originally born Croatian and proud of my home country, grew up in Germany and spent almost all my life there so I speak both languages fluently but still don't feel accepted or as part of the culture in Germany. As I moved to Australia about a year and a half ago I also learned English (so I'm not a native speaker), but felt at home there straight away. Why? I guess that I saw parallels between the ozzy lifestyle and my personal interests such as hobbies for example.
To cut a long story short: In my opinion it's very important to learn the common language of the country you're living in, but it's not a barrier to be part of the culture if you're not a native speaker.
Your expression is so awesome and you are so beautiful.I am enjoying your video
Ojalá les funcione, como hispanohablante creo que mi idioma es difícil de aprender. Buena suerte.
I have never jived with the idea of solidarity through exclusion. Spanish is a lovely and expressive language that anyone would be lucky to learn but not everyone is presented with the opportunity to do so. Wouldn't it be nice if love could be our dominant culture?
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