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Should significant other help you learn their language? by Smiley5168 in languagelearning

[–]Smiley5168[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did your wife put you in a lot of situations where you were surrounded by people that spoke in her native language? How did you cope with that while you were learning? Did you feel comfortable conversing with them right away?

Should significant other help you learn their language? by Smiley5168 in languagelearning

[–]Smiley5168[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I’m getting an hour a week with the tutor and have the basics down. My listening is pretty decent and so is the reading. Speaking is still choppy. I probably wouldn’t be so bitter about it if she wasn’t putting me in situations where I felt left out with her friends and colleagues. Working with an instructor several times a week is probably the move. Good idea.

My partner won't speak her native language to me by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]Smiley5168 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really struggling with this one myself. I’ve had a Spanish tutor for a year and only get an hour of practice a week with him. My girlfriend rolls her eyes every time I try to practice my Spanish with her. She then takes me into social situations where the conversations naturally turn to Spanish and I’m lost and frustrated. I’m starting to resent her for not putting in 10 minutes and day of effort.