Just trying to watch Blue Bloods in Spanish wasn’t satisfying. The words went by too fast. So I took one segment, pausing when necessary, and wrote down all the Spanish dialogue. Then I kept rewatching the clip until I could read, hear, and understand the words.
That’s a slow process! I’ll probably do a bit more, but it’s not on the top of my list of things to do.
Instead I decided to take a couple of paragraphs from an article I was reading in English,
Throughout the course of a single day, chances are you’ll experience a range of emotions—joy, frustration, contentment, sadness, anxiety—depending on how that particular day unfolds. As with other human traits, how you experience and express emotions is a result of both nature and nurture: your genetic legacy and the myriad experiences you live through, starting from the moment of your birth.
Maybe you’re the type of person who expresses emotions openly. Or perhaps you tend to keep them to yourself. Either way, your emotions have a major effect on your behavior. And your behavior—your words, actions, and facial expressions—affects how well you navigate your day-to-day life.
and use Google Translate to translate it into Spanish,
A lo largo de un solo día, es probable que experimente una variedad de emociones (alegría, frustración, satisfacción, tristeza, ansiedad) dependiendo de cómo se desarrolle ese día en particular. Al igual que con otros rasgos humanos, la forma en que experimentas y expresas las emociones es el resultado tanto de la naturaleza como de la crianza: tu legado genético y las innumerables experiencias que vives, desde el momento de tu nacimiento.
Quizás seas el tipo de persona que expresa sus emociones abiertamente. O tal vez tiendes a guardártelos para ti. De cualquier manera, tus emociones tienen un efecto importante en tu comportamiento. Y su comportamiento (sus palabras, acciones y expresiones faciales) afecta qué tan bien navega en su vida diaria.
and record Google Translate’s reading of the Spanish.
I love it! I can practice reading the Spanish aloud, trying to say all those words at a reasonable speed, and I can close my eyes and listen to the audio to see how much I understand and what parts I need to work on. It’s on my iPad so it’s easy to practice a little bit at a time, giving my brain plenty of breaks to let things sink in. There’s no hurry, no tests, it’s just fun.
There are a lot of things going on in the world that I don’t like, but the little kid in me is in hog heaven with all the toys I have to play with now. I’m making the most of them.
October 7, 2023
TOYS ROCK! as long as the internet stays up and around to use it, I will never be bored. I spent 5 minutes talking to a stranger woman in Walmart today about the Walmart App. I am now about to download it in my phone. she showed me all the things it can do and I am impressed. plus she talked to it. so easy to find bandaids, just say the word bandaids and it gives the location. this is imporant because they are remodeling and moving things every week. also she uses it to get on line prices for items. she bought a tv priced at 358, she checked the app and online price was 258, that is what she paid in the store. I consider the app playtime. like you love learning spanish, i love apps. great idea to use the ipad to practice slowly, read, listen, speak. love it
Yes! It doesn’t matter what toys we pick as long as we have fun and keep learning new things. 🙂
You are so creative! I’m impressed by your commitment to finding multiple ways to learn Spanish.
That’s the fun part. 🙂
I can’t imagine Blue Bloods in Spanish, it was probably pretty entertaining, especiially Danny. Thank you for the well wishes for our sweet Brian.
I’m sorry he isn’t feeling better yet, but I’m glad he has a good vet. I’ll keep watching your posts for updates.
I love the term, “Hog Heaven”, but haven’t used it in a long time. So glad you’re finding creative avenues and sharing them here.
Thanks. 🙂
I love how you’re learning this. I honestly don’t know if I would have the patience at my age to learn a new language.
For some reason I suddenly wanted to do it. The most important part of learning a new language is to figure out how to keep motivated. Assuming one decides to keep doing it. No sense spending all that time if it’s not fun.
Indeed you are. and you are so open to learning new things! That is what keeps us young. I think you must be the opposite of an old fuddy duddy.
I love learning new things. 🙂
well most of my gadgets are “tools and supplies” – right now I’m in the mode of “what could I do with this” – usually referencing a paper.
at the end of this week, my usual “out of house” commitments are on hold, as I plan to get ready to go away. The only thing I will do out of house is a daily local walk.
But on my “work table” is a couple of new ideas waiting for me to use some paper in a sightly different way…
Hurray for projects when we can’t go out!