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[–] aliteral 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Don't worry. At least you tried. Met some English speaking folks who expect everyone to talk in their language... In a country of Spanish speakers. To be fsir, here in Argentina we hsve mandatpry English classes in High School. Its a subject on its own right. So we have some people who can speak English pretty well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

One of my Spanish teachers in high school was Argentinian, so I learned that the ll is pronounced a bit differently as compared to many other Central/South American forms of Spanish, not a more pure y as a consonant sound, but sort of... zhy...?

Not sure how to represent it textually, but I've found that these and other regional differences can be a fun point to banter about when getting to know native Spanish speakers.

I would love to be able to visit, or maybe even live in Patagonia someday. Similar climate to where I grew up, absolutely beautiful country.

(Obviously I would need to brush up on my Spanish a bit first... It has always astounded me that many or most Americans just expect to be understood in English no matter where they go...)

[–] aliteral 1 points 5 months ago

In Argentina we use it mostly as a "y". And sounds like an "sh".

[–] MutilationWave 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The German classes haven't been en vogue for almost 80 years right? Fucking joking de acuerdo mon ami.