Whether you live full-time, part-time or visit the DR how would you rate your Spanish-speaking skills? This includes your accent, fluency, grammar control, ability to read newspapers or just your basic communication skills?
I hear so many people talk about wanting to sound Dominican or xxx depending on what country they are visiting and they may be going to the DR on vacation for just a week. Wow! You want to sound like a local in a week and don’t speak the language? That is asking a lot of yourself. Just enjoy your vacation. If you learn some local words-great! Someone asked me for help in Spanish for an upcoming vacation in Punta Cana the first week in January. I thought I am just going to look for some links that cater to tourist Spanish. I think that’s logical.
Learning a language is not easy depending on so many factors like your age, exposure to the new language, learning ability (learning a language is easier for some and more difficult for others), informal vs formal learning, exposure to the new language etc. Are your Spanish skills at the level you want them to be? Has being in Spanish-speaking environment like the DR helped your language skills and fluency? Do you speak Spanish in general or when in other Spanish-speaking countries or in the USA. The USA has 50 million approx. Spanish speakers. If you want to learn Spanish there is no shortage of opportunity in certain states and cities.
You can reply in English or Spanish.
-MP.
I hear so many people talk about wanting to sound Dominican or xxx depending on what country they are visiting and they may be going to the DR on vacation for just a week. Wow! You want to sound like a local in a week and don’t speak the language? That is asking a lot of yourself. Just enjoy your vacation. If you learn some local words-great! Someone asked me for help in Spanish for an upcoming vacation in Punta Cana the first week in January. I thought I am just going to look for some links that cater to tourist Spanish. I think that’s logical.
Learning a language is not easy depending on so many factors like your age, exposure to the new language, learning ability (learning a language is easier for some and more difficult for others), informal vs formal learning, exposure to the new language etc. Are your Spanish skills at the level you want them to be? Has being in Spanish-speaking environment like the DR helped your language skills and fluency? Do you speak Spanish in general or when in other Spanish-speaking countries or in the USA. The USA has 50 million approx. Spanish speakers. If you want to learn Spanish there is no shortage of opportunity in certain states and cities.
You can reply in English or Spanish.
-MP.