And their tenses.
Is there anything worse, when learning another language, than verb tenses?
No. Emphatically, No!
It is horrible, trying to figure out how to pronounce the future tenses of “I want to”…… No less important is the past of “I wanted to”….
These are the bumps in my road, every day. Fortunately, I have Liz, who helps steer me in the right configuration of sentences that I think are correct, but, alas, they are not. She understand me, thanks to God, and I understand her. She corrects me, and vice versa.
We speak in a language, sometimes in Spanish, sometimes English. I learn from her Spanish, and try to teach her our English.
Gabi, however, is an entirely different child. We bought him thirty 6 sided wooden blocks for his recent birthday, and he was ecstatic. We, and his parents, showed him the different sides of the blocks; the alphabet, in both English, and Spanish, both lower, and upper case; numbers; shapes; veggies, and objects.
The alphabet, in Spanish, has a few more letters than in English; ch, ll, ñ, rr. These are all on the blocks of wood that he has to play with, and from which to learn.
The 3 of them were so excited to have these blocks, they played with them for over an hour. Really, we can all learn from these simple blocks. They are bilingual, and very helpful for Gabi, and me.
Actually, Jesús, Liz, and Ivan can learn from them as well.
Until we can all learn Spanish, and English, stay,healthy, and safe. Wash your hands, cover your mouth, and protect your loved ones, and yourselves.
Post script: these blocks are manufactured by a company called Kids Korner. They have lots of educational items for kids. Enjoy.