Chaos... to be continued

[MsNatalie99]

so glad your abuela (that means grandma right?) is

Me too and yes it does. I use spanish for my PR Elders Abuela, abuelo, tia, tio

 

[Strixaluco]

That's cool that you can pick it up so quickly again!

I suspect it would take me more much than a week to pick up French...

 

[MsNatalie99]

That's cool that you can pick it up so quickly again!

Like I can mostly understand it. I just struggle speaking both. Eng than Span, and back again.

 

[MsNatalie99]

I suspect it would take me more much than a week to pick up French...

Oh yeah. I'd struggle for sure

 

[pumaman23]

Yeah they did, but I'm just goofin

If you find out who "they" are, you should give them a stern talking too.

Yeah everyone else just keeps it warm for them

Hmmm....

 

[Strixaluco]

Like I can mostly understand it. I just struggle speaking both. Eng than Span, and back again.

Juggling between languages IS hard. In France I ended up loosing my Swedish for as long as I was there It was really weird.

 

[MsNatalie99]

Juggling between languages IS hard. In France I ended up loosing my Swedish for as long as I was there It was really weird.

I have a lot of verbal problems from my head injury. No need to be sad. I survived, and I'm happy

 

[cheekygirl75]

Like I can mostly understand it. I just struggle speaking both. Eng than Span, and back again.

Yeah, people who can go back and forth from one to the other language without pausing totally fascinate me. How long will you be there?

 

[MsNatalie99]

A colleague just came back from PR and she was telling me all about it! Made me want to go back!

My brother told me it was a little beat up, but it's beauty remains. I actually got the ticket from him as a B-Day present

 

[MsNatalie99]

Yeah, people who can go back and forth from one to the other language without pausing totally fascinate me. How long will you be there?

From the 16th to the 25th

 

[MsNatalie99]

Hmmm....

What's on your mind Puma? Hmm lemme guess

 

[Diosax]

Yeah, people who can go back and forth from one to the other language without pausing totally fascinate me. How long will you be there?

I can do this. It's called translanguaging***. It is super fascinating. I've seen a lot of tiktoks talking about the subject. Sometimes people criticize people who can do that implying that person doesn't know either language fluently but its the opposite and it's more complicated and fascinating than that.

My 9yo niece started doing it too and I was like

My brother told me it was a little beat up, but it's beauty remains. I actually got the ticket from him as a B-Day present

Ohhh that's such a lovely gift.

 

[Strixaluco]

I have a lot of verbal problems from my head injury. No need to be sad. I survived, and I'm happy

I don't even have head injury, I am talented with languages, and I STILL feel juggling languages takes extra effort. So I would assume it is so for almost anyone.

 

[MsNatalie99]

I can do this. It's called code switching. It is super fascinating. I've seen a lot of tiktoks talking about the subject. Sometimes people criticize people who can code switch implying that person doesn't know either language fluently but its the opposite and it's more complicated and fascinating than that.

My Brother can. Not me so much.

My 9yo niece started code switching too and I was like

That's amazing

Ohhh that's such a lovely gift.

It blew my mind

 

[Strixaluco]

Yeah, people who can go back and forth from one to the other language without pausing totally fascinate me.

Being able to do that (at least between some languages) doesn't mean it doesn't take extra effort.

 

[cheekygirl75]

https://www.dw.com/en/denglish-how-to-use-english-to-sound-like-a-true-german/a-52993280

I love gescreenshotet Thanks for this!

 

[MsNatalie99]

https://www.dw.com/en/denglish-how-to-use-english-to-sound-like-a-true-german/a-52993280

I'm gonna read this

 

[cheekygirl75]

I can do this. It's called code switching. It is super fascinating. I've seen a lot of tiktoks talking about the subject. Sometimes people criticize people who can code switch implying that person doesn't know either language fluently but its the opposite and it's more complicated and fascinating than that.

My 9yo niece started code switching too and I was like

Ohhh that's such a lovely gift.

Oh, interesting... I always thought of code switching as changing demeanor to fit in to a different cultural environment. Like a lot of people of color in the U.S. are forced to speak more "white" to fit into a lot of jobs. Or even my best friend who speaks English to her mother & sisters, but in a totally different accent than she speaks to anyone else (she's Indian but grew up in Singapore, so her accent is more British, except when she talks to them & sounds Indian).

Being able to do that (at least between some languages) doesn't mean it doesn't take extra effort.

Oh, I'm sure! Just thinking about it makes my brain tired

 

[MsNatalie99]

I can do this. It's called code switching. It is super fascinating. I've seen a lot of tiktoks talking about the subject. Sometimes people criticize people who can code switch implying that person doesn't know either language fluently but its the opposite and it's more complicated and fascinating than that.

Do you think maybe you can do this because of your career? My brother works with Latinos who are primarily spanish speaking.

 

[Diosax]

I can do this. It's called translanguaging***. It is super fascinating. I've seen a lot of tiktoks talking about the subject. Sometimes people criticize people who can do that implying that person doesn't know either language fluently but its the opposite and it's more complicated and fascinating than that.

My 9yo niece started doing it too and I was like

Ohhh that's such a lovely gift.

My bad is called translaguaging! I got confused between the two

My Brother can. Not me so much.

That's amazing

It blew my mind

Here's my fav tiktoker on the subject. He has a phd and does research on language (if you're interested)

This one he switches to Spanish but says almost the same in English so you'll understand
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR1BU4Vk/?k=1

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR1B5Wqg/?k=1

 

[MsNatalie99]

My bad is called translaguaging! I got confused between the two



Here's my fav tiktoker on the subject. He has a phd and does research on language (if you're interested)

This one he switches to Spanish but says almost the same in English so you'll understand
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR1BU4Vk/?k=1

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR1B5Wqg/?k=1

Thank you

 

[Diosax]

Oh, interesting... I always thought of code switching as changing demeanor to fit in to a different cultural environment. Like a lot of people of color in the U.S. are forced to speak more "white" to fit into a lot of jobs. Or even my best friend who speaks English to her mother & sisters, but in a totally different accent than she speaks to anyone else (she's Indian but grew up in Singapore, so her accent is more British, except when she talks to them & sounds Indian).

Oh, I'm sure! Just thinking about it makes my brain tired

That's def code switching. It seems like its related. (I edited my original quote bc I got it wrong the first time)

Do you think maybe you can do this because of your career? My brother works with Latinos who are primarily spanish speaking.

Hmm I'm sure it's helped. I've been doing community work since I was 17 and I only spoke Spanish at home until my niece learned English then I speak in both languages with her.

Also my friends are mostly bilingual so we all switch between languages back and forth. So basically I have never stopped using my first language. But then school and work (maybe 70%) is all English.

I'd say the people I work with maybe 3 or 4 out of 5 are primarily Spanish speakers. But it depends. Sometimes they all speak English.

 

[Strixaluco]

Oh, interesting... I always thought of code switching as changing demeanor to fit in to a different cultural environment. Like a lot of people of color in the U.S. are forced to speak more "white" to fit into a lot of jobs. Or even my best friend who speaks English to her mother & sisters, but in a totally different accent than she speaks to anyone else (she's Indian but grew up in Singapore, so her accent is more British, except when she talks to them & sounds Indian).

I grew up in a bilingual area, and belonged to a Swedish-speaking orienteering club. Went to take an IB diploma instead of ordinary Finnish high school, our class was half Finnish, half Swedish, and the teaching language was English!

So I have been juggling since I was around... Hmmm... 12 years old. Sometimes even within one sentence.

Oh, I'm sure! Just thinking about it makes my brain tired

I was exhausted after the 1st week in high school, using several language took its toll although I could manage pretty well.

 

[cheekygirl75]

My bad is called translaguaging! I got confused between the two



Here's my fav tiktoker on the subject. He has a phd and does research on language (if you're interested)

This one he switches to Spanish but says almost the same in English so you'll understand
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR1BU4Vk/?k=1

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR1B5Wqg/?k=1

Oh, those were cool, thanks! I'm always interested in anything to do with language - total language geek!

 

[cheekygirl75]

Oh, that's so funny! I have to bookmark that to listen to again when I'm a little more advanced with German. With all the English in there, I can sort of understand, but the German parts are still a little fast for me.

That's def code switching. It seems like its related. (I edited my original quote bc I got it wrong the first time)

Hmm I'm sure it's helped. I've been doing community work since I was 17 and I only spoke Spanish at home until my niece learned English then I speak in both languages with her.

Also my friends are mostly bilingual so we all switch between languages back and forth. So basically I have never stopped using my first language. But then school and work (maybe 70%) is all English.

I'd say the people I work with maybe 3 or 4 out of 5 are primarily Spanish speakers. But it depends. Sometimes they all speak English.

Well, like the professor said in the 1st TikTok, I'm definitely envious