Spanish Word for Each Day

Many of my friends are aging like fine wine and me and the idea of learning a new language is a bit overwhelming. We started before we left the US and tried some night classes at the high school. Although they helped, not as much as I had hoped. I thought all those months of Spanish I took to graduate college might finally kick in and have some actual use at last.  Since it really didn’t magically happen like that; after all many years have passed since then (it just seems like yesterday) I take all the help I can get. Here is a great link to a site that will send you for free a word a day and they pronounce it for you to make it easier. Sign up for the feed and it will come to you automatically each day.

Remember you will need Spanish here and as I tell the polite clerks in the store who apologize for not speaking Spanish: No problemema . Es no importante  usted habla Englais, esta Panama, es mi problema por habla Espanol y estudio todo los dias por entender.  Gracias por ayuda.

Just goes to show that anyone can learn it just takes a little longer for me than it used to. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just understood. Almost every problem we have had since we moved to Panama could have been prevented with a better command of the language. Most of us exercise our bodies; think of this as exercise for the brain – it’s good for keeping us young and you will use it somewhere if not here.

For today’s extra word and just so I know you are out there please look up the meaning of apprender and drop me a line with it used in a sentence. Give it a try!

Hasta Luego

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