How did you learn your SO's language, and in how much time?

[Nessa 23]

We didn't. We communicate by pointing at our privates and we know what to do.

Y'know...in light of this, I think communication is vastly overrated as a marital tool. We'd all be much better off if we just stopped talking and pointed to our privates.

sure sure

[isleta521 5]

We mostly speak in Portuguese. Val has been stubborn in that respect but she is learning slowly. She also has a lot of Brasilian friends here that makes it hard for her to learn english. I talk to our sons in English because they picked up English like in weeks since they had to swim or drown in English in school. Val has started working outside of the house so that will help. She was babysitting and that didnt help.

Sometimes at work, especially on a Mondays, I feel like talking in Portuguese and that is weird.

[ELW 5]

It took me 2 years to get fluent in Telugu, while living in India taking care of the elderly (who knew no English). I read childnren's books and asked people to translate sentence by sentence, then studied it until I could read and understand on my own. Plus talking all day in Telugu with people helped the most!

Hubby has been struggling taking English classes for years, but only since arriving in USA (nearly 10 months ago) has he had practice in speaking. He's getting better and better. Right now he's at that middle stage - where he knows tons of words and grammar, but still has to ask me to repeat things twice, and people do the same when he talks. We still talk over 70% in Telugu at home, but are really trying to speak more English.

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

When Darren talks too fast, sometimes I have to stop him and ask for him to repeat himself...then he talks really slow...

But I have to do that too...me and my southern accent....

And, yes, I think his accent and vocabulary are dead sexy....

Edited March 10, 2008 by greeneyedgirlfl

[tonytiez 0]

Perdoneme pero estoy aprendiendo espanol. siempre aprendiendo.....

Hola, he estudiado aproximadamente un ano pero puedo decirte, todavia estoy perdido especialmente cuando hablando dominicanos, cubanos y puerta ricans. Tengo un amigo de venezuela que vive no lejos de mi en mi ciudad en Michigan. Estudiando con alguien es muy importante y tambien leyendo, escribiendo y hablando espanol todo los dias puedes hacer un grande diferencia..

Saludos,

Tony

si hay una persona que ha tenido experiencia con una visa K1 o Ds 156 en la republica dominican contactarme por favor.

[panamania79 2]

We didn't. We communicate by pointing at our privates and we know what to do.

[nra19 0]

Perdoneme pero estoy aprendiendo espanol. siempre aprendiendo.....

Hola, he estudiado aproximadamente un ano pero puedo decirte, todavia estoy perdido especialmente cuando hablando dominicanos, cubanos y puerta ricans. Tengo un amigo de venezuela que vive no lejos de mi en mi ciudad en Michigan. Estudiando con alguien es muy importante y tambien leyendo, escribiendo y hablando espanol todo los dias puedes hacer un grande diferencia..

Saludos,

Tony

si hay una persona que ha tenido experiencia con una visa K1 o Ds 156 en la republica dominican contactarme por favor.

Estoy en el proceso de K1 ahora mismo. Ya mandaste los formularios?? La entrevista de mi novio es el 27 de este mes. Voy palla el 25 pa ir a la entrevista con el.

[garya505 2]

I wish my wife could speak Espanol. As it is, it will take me 100 years to learn Bisaya.