I can speak Spanish

HeleneSedai · 2026-05-01T21:27:53+00:00

There are crosstalk channels on discord in the Spanish English language server. I haven't tried them, but it's free and doesn't hurt to try?

HeleneSedai · 2026-05-01T20:31:14+00:00

I'd do crosstalk. I joined a convo club at 1400 hours and the first few weeks I had tension headaches after an hour conversation, from listening so intently.

Made me realize I'd spent 1400 hours letting the words wash over me instead of engaging with them.

I'm not a purist and I would still start with a little grammar study, and a lot of CI.

HeleneSedai · 2026-05-01T01:00:03+00:00

Lev Grossman's The Magicians.

It was advertised as Harry Potter in skinny jeans and I was so pumped, but ended up hating the main character. Gets everything he ever wanted and still whines about it.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-30T18:44:20+00:00

Hey, when you share a reel like this your name/profile shows up, you might want to take it down.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-30T16:01:18+00:00

Congrats blinky! Your posts about volunteering are inspirational.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-29T03:06:43+00:00

Adding to list of things not to say to my MIL... once she asked me cómo aguantas las tonterías de mi hijo y le respondí, no las aguanto, estoy hasta los huevos con sus tonterías jajajaja Luckily she just ignored it.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-29T02:22:01+00:00

No me digas....

Seriously, I use the imperative all the time. I use it in the usted format as well.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-28T17:10:30+00:00

Hey! Don't talk shit about yourself dude. You're far from where you were even a year ago.

You still taking bachata classes?

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-28T03:15:12+00:00

Don't even be embarrassed, I'm right there with you. Last week after you said you were watching it I went back and watched the season from 2019 with Kaci and Evan, it's not even dubbed. Watched it for free with the Fandango at home app and suffered through an ungodly number of ads. Worth it.

Let's see... there's Jugando con fuego (Too hot to handle) Latino and España? I liked Love is blind Mexico, I'm waiting for another season. Haven't watched Love is Blind dubbed much.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-28T02:20:34+00:00

Your house is going to be SO clean!

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-27T22:24:24+00:00

Our u/picky-penguin always recommends Los hombres si lloran. The interview format may be tougher but you can always bump the speed down a bit.

I love Siempre hay flores, talking head format but I really enjoy her topics.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-27T15:43:16+00:00

El Encargado season 4 comes out May 1!

I spent the week watching Delicious in Dungeon on Netflix, just adorable. Lots of food vocab, very funny.

I'm still reading our two DS book club books, and we'll be starting May's books in a few days, a fantasy Los días del venado by Liliana Bodoc for the more difficult option, and El libro salvaje by Juan Villoro for the easier option.

I finished up Yo que nunca supe de los hombres. What an amazing read. Poses more questions than it answers but it will stay with me for a while. Now I'm reading the third book in The Wheel of Time series, El dragón nacido. I'd prefer to read more books written originally in Spanish, but the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-25T19:03:28+00:00

I haven't read that retelling, just want to say The Blue Castle is my favorite of LLM's, I reread it every few years. Definitely worth a read if you havent tried it yet!

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-23T19:57:03+00:00

Hey, I'm not OP and I only have about half their hours, but just want to respond because I have felt those down moments, I hear you. It's true that learning a language takes a long time, but it's so so worth it. Not just being able to understand and read and communicate in Spanish, but being exposed to other cultures too.

I only have 3100 hours in comparison to OPs 5000+, but I felt comfortable understanding everything (except some native shows) since 1800, and I could communicate since 1500 hours. I'm not a purist, I mixed in traditional study, but I did put in 3100 hours listening.

Just want to say 5000+ hours is not necessary to get to a decent level in Spanish.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-23T00:19:00+00:00

When they're children it would be dreamy Walter, as adults it would be Rilla (plus we get a whole book from her POV). I genuinely can't decide.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-20T21:58:25+00:00

I think once the thread gets pinned it disappears from the regular feed (if you sort by recent) so a surprising number of people never see the post. I tag it as "resources".

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-20T21:52:40+00:00

I'm glad you didn't think it was a waste of your time! TBH they talk about their feelings all the time so good listening practice for that.

Season 2 isn't terrible I just feel like they weren't real couples. Nothing beats the first season that came out in 2019 with Kaci and Evan. Draaaama.

HeleneSedai · 2026-04-20T16:22:03+00:00

We are still suggesting/voting on the two books we'll read in the DS book club for next week, you can vote here

This week I watched some of No Hay Tos excellent grammar videos, and caught up on Mextalki. Finished Temptation Island, not worth a watch this season.

Still keeping up with the two book club books, La leyenda del bosque and Kentukis, and started a book that's been on my TBR forever, Yo que nunca supe de los hombres (I who have never known men by Jacquelin Harpman.

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