Mi primera vez

Question

Hola a todos.

I´m trying to find a way, or actually, several similar ways, to explain to folks that have been asking me, that this is my first trip to a Spanish speaking country since I´ve been able to speak a bit of Spanish. I had a couple ideas on how to properly say it, but wanted to bounce them off of the site´s collective wisdom and see what was and wasn´t right, and what needs improvement.

So,

1) Va a ser mi primera vez en México desde que empecé a aprender español.

2) Es mi primer viaje a México desde que hablar un poco español.

3) Es mi primera vez viajar a México desde que he podido hablar español.

If even one is right, I could get by that way, but I like to be able to vary my story a bit, so my poor hosts don´t have to listen to me regurgitate the exact same thing over and over.

Thanks for any help.

Roger

Answer 1

Es mi primer viaje a México...

...desde que empecé a aprender español.

...después de haber aprendido un poquito de español

...con la habilidad para hablar con la gente en su proprio idioma, ya que he empezado a aprender español!

Ahora que he empezado a aprender español...

...tengo ganas de viajar a México!

...me alegro mucho a utilizar mis habilidades nuevas en México.

...estoy muy ilusionado con la oportunidad de viajar a México!

Really great suggestions! - bandit51jd, Feb 22, 2013

Thanks. I have a lot of memorizing to do. Ilusionado especially,is new to me.. Muchas gracias. - rogspax, Feb 22, 2013

después de haber aprendido/después de aprender - mcl020, Feb 23, 2013

Wow, that is good stuff! Makes me feel like a novice again! - Ricardonuevo, Feb 23, 2013

thanks, mcl020. - MyHeadAboveWater, Feb 23, 2013

Answer 2

I see several likes, but no real comments, so... The second one sounds a bit funny to me, what-with the "hablar," but the others sound good. I'm a little rusty with what tense is needed after "desde que," (preterite vs perfect in 1 and 3) so further input would be good.

thanks for the input Mike. - rogspax, Feb 22, 2013