Pero igual...

Question

Okay, I was chatting with a friend from México, and he wrote the following:

"yo entiendo el ingles...

pero igual me cuesta trabajo hablarlo."

Now, I am just trying to figure out the meaning of "igual" there. I really don't know how to translate that, but the best I can come up with is " I understand English, but at the same time it is hard for me to speak it." OR "Even though I understand English, it is hard for me to speak it." I know these are not direct, but I just want to get an idea...

Can anybody else give a better / correct translation please? I have a few people giving me different meanings / explanations. >.<

Thanks!

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EDIT-- Another friend finally explained it to me. She said it meant something along the lines of "I understand English, but anyway it is hard for me to speak it" or like '' de cualquier forma''. =)

Answer 1

pero igual - but all the same.

Thanks =) - NikkiLR, Oct 13, 2011

Answer 2

just the same way, just like.