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Translation:

Cat: Do you have cat?

Girl: No

Cat: Now you have one!

Girl: And that’s how I got a cat.

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[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I've only really learned the Spanish I've picked up by osmosis, living in areas with large Spanish speaking populations. I'm actually genuinely proud of myself for being able to read this simple comic. Lmao

Edit:

My favorite Spanish sentence, and the only one I can say with any real confidence: Lo siento, mi español es muy malo.

Apparently, I say it with a near flawless accent, though, because whenever I say it people machine-gun Spanish back to me and tell me "no, no, it's very good!"

[–] tal@lemmy.today 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I had a Spanish teacher who required students to use only Spanish in class, including when called upon. However, she was okay with the response no se ("I don't know.") After hearing several other students say that a zillion times as a universally-acceptable response, I will never, ever forget that sentence.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ooh, I like that! I tend to say "no entiendo" but I'm not sure if that's actually correct. No se is a lot easier haha

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's correct! But it wouldn't fly in my class with me as the teacher. >:)

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How would you allow a student to express that they do not understand?

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I guess it depends on the context, but they'd know how to say "cómo se dice...?" and "qué significa...?" to jog their memory and get more context clues. I'd also allow them to translate what they think I'm saying.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 6 points 4 days ago

I tend to say "Hablo un poquito", then use a lot of hand gestures.