Languages …

I only fluently know one language … obviously English.

I took Spanish in high school, but it’s been awhile and I just don’t use it. I can hear Spanish and sometimes pick out words here and there – if they speak slowly …

But I really truly only know one language.

As a really little girl – I had a great grandmother who only spoke Lithuanian… I could understand her and speak it a little … words like “I love you” or “hello how are you”

After she died, my grandmother stopped speaking Lithuanian all together … and now I don’t remember at all. I was only 5 when my great grandmother died. (She was my first experience with death – I have stories from that for later) but anyway…

I am Catholic – we would attend Roman Catholic Churches… I remember the Masses being in Latin… I never ever understood what was going on lol… never learned that language. Latin is very difficult to me. I would just follow along what everyone else was doing and when you are catholic you kind of know the traditions and what to do.

I am always impressed by people who know many languages – and other countries who teach it in their schools – I think that’s amazing!! I wish we did that more here as part of regular curriculum starting very young. It really aids you being able to communicate!! Not be divided by language

I think the older you get the harder it is to absorb – but I try. I am not always exposed to other languages other than English and Spanish …

When someone writes something in another language … I quickly copy and paste in google translate lol … cause I want to understand and know. I am definitely curious and interested!

I wish I understood more… but for now I rely on Google Translate for help. Sometimes technology is actually helpful.

Also… when translating sometimes it does not always translate to English correctly – so that sometimes is hard. But I do love learning!! So I can at least see pronunciation and get an idea of what is said.

My kids know English, Spanish, and can understand Japanese and Korean… they learned Korean and Japanese because they are into anime… so they would watch the anime’s and keep the captions on – after doing that so often – they can now understand the languages. Only my oldest really knows Japanese. We are not Japanese at all – but he is obsessed with their culture. He would love to live or visit Japan someday!

I would like to learn Lithuanian and Gaelic… a lot of my family is from Ireland 🇮🇪… with one section from Lithuania 🇱🇹… all of them came over to America around the turn of the century (1900-1920) … someday I hope to pick it up. I have never left the United States 🇺🇸

Ok well anyway. Just rambling

Have to go! Bye for now