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¿Por qué quieres aprender español?

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Me gustaria saber por qué quieres aprender español.

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Saludos para todos !!

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updated NOV 16, 2014
posted by Alba
Interesting. 49 people have answered your question when I wrote this, but none have voted you up for asking a good question!! - 0074b507, AGO 21, 2010
Voting for this question. - sanlee, AGO 21, 2010
I just voted too, and added my story. - Echoline, AGO 21, 2010
I did't see it before. You've got my vote. I'll share some of the answers with my students. - Daniela2041, NOV 16, 2014

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I began learning Spanish about 13 years ago because I had a job as a compliance officer at a hospital (person in charge of making sure that there are no fraudulent practices in either the medical side or the financial side of the hospital) and the hospital was located in an area of Chicago where Spanish was the only language spoken by many of the patients. I thought that learning Spanish would allow me to have direct communication with part of the patient population instead of having to rely on a translator.

But then, 12 years ago, I was in a catastrophic motor vehicle accident and sustained a large number of injuries, the most significant one to my brain. I had to start my life over almost from scratch, and that included learning to read again, speak, etc. One of the many things "lost" was my fledgeling knowlege of Spanish. I have been trying for these past 12 years to recover it. I was almost back to baseline in Spanish when I found SpanishDict in July. With the help of the Forum members I am beginning to be able to tackle new areas of the language that until now had not been available to me.

After the accident, I wanted to study Spanish again because I wanted to get as much "me" back as possible. Now I study it because I love the language, and I love the role that learning it plays in my life.

I also want to become fluent because we hope to live at least part of the year in Costa Rica, where the weather in the Central Valley will be much better for my health than the extremes that we have here in Chicago.

The learning process is slow going for me because I still have a significent problem with short-term memory. Much of what I learn the day before is gone by the next day. But that does not make things impossible...it just means that I have to work harder and wait longer.

Thanks to all of you, my new friends at SpanishDict, especailly Gekkosan, Marianne, Heidita, Lazarus, Izanoni and others who have shared their knowlege, their insights and their time.

One day I will be able to write this entire note in Spanish....but not quite yet.

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by Echoline
What an inspiring story! Keep on persevering! - sagiia, AGO 21, 2010
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I am learning Spanish because I have always loved the language since I studied in high school many years ago. Since I am not working due to the economic situation, I might as well spend my time doing something constructive. I am finding that it is a challenge, but it does help your memory skills. I am hoping to use it to help set up a training program for South American cytology students, so I am working on some translations in that field.

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by sanlee
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Hola Alba,

Yo quiero aprender espanol porque yo naci en Caracas, y vivia en Venezuela por catorce anos. Yo quiero aprender hablar y escribir espanol mejor, y quiero practicarlo mas. Yo vivo en San Luis, Missouri, y ya tenemos muchos hispanicos aqui, y los encuentro durante mi trabajo. Yo quiero comunicar con ellos mejor.

Jennifer

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by Jennifer-R
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Es un reto gozable y nunca se alcanza perfección completa!

It is an enjoyable goal, and you never achieve complete perfection.

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updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by 002262dd
Pero seguimos a alcanzarlo. - sagiia, AGO 21, 2010
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Vivo en Florida del sur, Hay mucha gente que habla español aquí. Tengo vecinos de Mexico y amigos de Cuba.
Estoy retirado y disfruto las clases de español. .Espero ir a Mexico para español inmersión por un mes.

Por favor, corrige los errores, acentos, tiempo y agramaticales.

updated NOV 16, 2014
posted by motley
Hi, the only thing I see is, I would use the word "jubilado" instead of retirado. Check your dictionary you'll see why. We even have a member on this site whose user name is "Jubilado," Check him out, he's muy amigo mío. I don't know about "agramaticales" - Daniela2041, NOV 16, 2014
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me encanta espanol! Es una idioma bonita y divertida. Tengo muchos amigos de Peru, porque vivi en Peru por una programa de intercambio, aprendi mucho y ahora quiero aprender mas! Necicito conversar con y entender mis amigos nuevos de alla!

if i made any mistakes, let me know!

updated NOV 16, 2014
posted by Jen
Ok, a little help Idioma is masculine. If your friends are still in Peru, use "en" . After "entender: use the personal "a" "entender a mis amigos -----" And by "alla" are you referring to Peru or here. It sounds like you're still talking about them. - Daniela2041, NOV 16, 2014
If you are referring to "mis amigos nuevos" on this site, use "aquí." I make a lot of mistakes on my previous comment I should have put a period after "a little help" - Daniela2041, NOV 16, 2014
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¿Por qué quiero aprender español? Para mí la historia empieza cuando estaba una chiquidita.

Tenía sólo cuatro años cuando ví un dibujo de una niña peculiar en mi libro para colorear. Hubo algo sobre de la niña que me susurraba de una memoria a mi alma. Le pregunté a mi madre ¿quién será? Y me explicó que era una mexicana y ella habla español. Desde aquel mismo día, siempre quería aprender a hablar español. Cuando estaba en el primer grado, me registré un libro español de la biblioteca para mí enseñarme. En el quinto grado, no comía el almuerzo durante cinco meses porque quería guardar el dinero con el fin de tomar una clase de español después de la escuela. En la secundaria estudiaba español durante tres años, pero el área donde me creaba no había nadie con quien podía platicar en español. Se puede ver que desde una edad muy temprana, he tenido una pasión por el español.

Hacía muchos años como un adulto que he vivido en un barrio hispano de Milwaukee. Muchos de mis vecinos y buenos amigos no hablan inglés. Así que les ayudo a aprender inglés y practico mi español con ellos. Muchas tardes mi mesa de la cocina está llena de niños que necesitan ayuda con sus tareas escolares pero sus padres no pueden ayudarles porque no saben inglés. El año pasado empecé a trabajar como profesora asistente en un salón de clase para niños que tienen tres y cuatro años. La mitad de los cuales sólo hablan español y la otra mitad inglés solamente. A menudo, mis vecinos y amigos me piden que les acompañe a sus citas con los maestros, abogados o médicos, etc., o traduce cartas o documentos importantes. Deseo ser provechoso, pero no me siento que no soy totalmente capaz de hacer estos sin quizás hacer algún error grave. Por estas razones quiero alcanzar fluidez verdadera.

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*Why do I want to learn Spanish? For me this story begins when I was just a little girl.

I was only four years old, when I saw a picture of a peculiar girl in my coloring book. There was something about the little girl that whispered of a memory to my soul. I asked my mom who she was and she explained to me that she was a little girl from Mexico and that she spoke Spanish. Ever since that day I have always wanted to speak Spanish. When I was in first grade I checked a book out from the library to teach myself. When I was in fifth grade I did not eat lunch for five months because I wanted to save the money so I could take a Spanish class after school. In high school I studied Spanish for three years, but in the area where I grew up there was not anybody with whom I could talk in Spanish. So you can see that since a very early age I have had a passion for Spanish.

For many years as an adult I have lived in a hispanic neighborhood of Milwaukee. Many of my neighbors and good friends do not speak English. So I help them to learn English and practice my Spanish with them. Many afternoons my kitchen table is full of children who need help with their schoolwork but their parents cannot help them because they do not speak English. This past year I began working as an assistant teacher in a classroom for 3 and 4 year olds. Half of them only speak Spanish and the other half only speak English. Often my neighbors and friends ask me to accompany them to appointments with teachers, lawyers, or doctors, etc. or to translate important letters or documents. I want to be helpful, but I feel that I am not completely capable to do these things without perhaps making some serious error. For these reasons I want to obtain true fluency.*

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by sagiia
Gracias Sagiia por compartir que nosostros. - margaretbl, AGO 21, 2010
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Yo quiro hablar espanol con mi esposa, mi familia y mi amigos. Mi esposa puede hablar muy bien.
Plus I'm tired of people asking me "what kind of Mexican are you that can't speak Spanish".

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by john14
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Mis abuelos viven en Espana, y a les visito a menudo. Mi Esposa y yo quisieramos vivir y trabajar en Espana en el futuro. Pero actualmente, estoy feliz solo hablar Espanol para diversion y estudiar tan mucho como posible.

(please correct any errors smile )

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by elguapo
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Estoy aprendiendo el espanol porque me encanta la vida latino. La comida, la musica, la familia, ....las latinas (quel rica!!) Soy un gringo, verdad, pero espero que yo podre hablar espanol perfectamente uno dias.

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by roger2
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Deseo aprender español porque me fascina el idioma y la cultura. No sé porque pero todo suena mejor en español. Además soy enfermera y tenemos muchas pacientes hispanohablantes.

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by 003487d6
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I'm learning Spanish because I've recently become friends with several people whose primary language is Spanish, and although they know quite a bit of English, it would be alot easier if I knew some Spanish, too.

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by zebracakefreak
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Mi esposa habla español, tan quiero hablar español con ella.

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by Tom-L
¡Que romántico! Español es la lengua de amor. - sagiia, AGO 21, 2010
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Quiero aprender espanol para dominarlo. Tambien, quiero viajar a Espana.

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by manutd
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Estoy de acuerdo con vosotros. Me encanta el sonido del español. Para mi ¡es el idioma más bonito del mundo! También aprender español es buena manera de conocer gente muy maja como vosotros. smile

updated AGO 21, 2010
posted by Voces
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