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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
are you hispanic, or do you just know Spanish?
I'm hispanic -- well, 50%. I can speak some Spanish, but mine is awful. lol. I have the inflections down and all that, so my pronunciation is usually fine, but I don't know enough vocabulary to speak it fluently. I can understand it quite well, though, as I can piece together words. My grandma spoke 100% Spanish all the time, as her dementia affected her with her English.
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I lived in Spain for two years. I was in Valencia so I have some words and phrases of Valenciano that get mixed up now and then. It's fun for me and funny when I notice the confusion on the faces of the people I'm talking to. Most of the time I know the Spanish phrase and can correct myself, but sometimes it takes some serious searching. It's all good. I love languages. I wanted to emphasize linguistics within my Anthropology degree, but the uni I attended for undergrad work didn't offer it beyond basic classes. I still get to bring it into life, though as my wife is Puerto Rican and has Portuguese family. I enjoy speaking Spanish, but Portuguese is the most beautiful language I "know." (I put it in quotes because after ECT I can hardly communicate in Portuguese. Of course, I only have access to Brazilians now, so that's a factor.)