I was a Spanish teacher for 15 years and I usually cringe at the terrible Spanish that the Americans attempt to speak on the show. Don’t get me wrong: they are still understandable, but the sig other is listening to some of the worst grammar… (imagine a 4 year old speaking English)
Clayton, however, has this one impressed. He has made few grammatical errors and has really good oral proficiency and clear oral comprehension. He is great at spontaneous conversation.
I need to know what language learning app he used! I want to work on my French and German.
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Clayton is the only one who correctly conjugates
I think he was just highly motivated by wanting to be with Anali and good for him! That’s the most important element in language learning.
Anyone that makes fun of someone trying to learn a foreign language is probably just a jealous hater or mean. I agree OP! I wanted to be a Spanish teacher. Clayton is doing excellent and Ashley is really able to communicate as well. Props to them!
I was also super impressed by Clayton. I told my husband he might be the best non-native Spanish speaker on this show I’ve seen so far.
This post makes me think of Chantel, who after being married to a Dominican for 7 years is still making basic level mistakes like pronouncing the “h” in “hacer” 🤨
Didn’t Chantel meet Pedro because he was supposed to teach her Spanish?
Do you not like Ashley’s Spanish? It is very impressive as well.
She conjugates everything in the present tense and her accent makes me laugh out loud. But she speaks so confidently while she’s clearly still learning which is admirable. So short answer: no, but I feel badly saying that.
I don’t get accent criticism. It was a disconnect I had in school with teachers who said we needed to speak with their accent. I’ve got a goofy ass Baltimore accent but when I speak Spanish to my in laws they know what I’m saying - just like how when they’re speaking English I can work with their accent.
Yes, I LOVE her confidence with it!! Seriously, cannot emphasize enough that is half of the problem with most people learning another language… But hearing her use every verb in present tense or merely the infinitive is driving me crazy!!
She doesn’t conjugate her verbs. She sounds confident but the grammar and phonics are really bad.
That’s probably why I understand her Spanish and not Manuel’s Spanish lol it sounds like Spanglish.
I taught high school Spanish, and imo Ashley has the skills of someone who has taken 4 years of Spanish. In a spontaneous conversation, she can get her point across but as others have stated on this thread, she doesn’t always use the right tense all the time. She avoids most complex verb phrasing. It is normal for someone who someone who didn’t take Spanish courses in college and for most people who use an app to learn the language. Apps don’t cover everything, of course. All of that considered, I do admire her fluency and confidence for sure.
If you find out what app he used, share it here, because I’d like to use it to work on Spanish and Greek.
He used Tandem to communicate with the girl (Anali sp?)
I can do without the constant ‘chiqui, chiqui’
It’s Kara all over again.
And then that weird laugh he does
I too would like to know what app he used! I’ve learned a lot of Spanish from Duolingo, but I’m not nearly as skilled as he is. My Spanish-speaking future MIL is coming to visit for a month soon and I’m nervous about being able to communicate!
I AM really impressed by people speaking Spanish this season. Too often we get people talking through an app. It’s nice to see the American put in the effort to learn a whole other language to the point where they can speak casually.
I have been trying to pick up more Spanish so I can talk with my new Hispanic neighbors and I’m still too intimidated to put a whole sentence together!
Self Monitor Hypothesis is real.
Your neighbors likely won’t care if your Spanish isn’t perfect. They may smile and giggle a bit but likely truly appreciate your attempt at speaking their language.
I do not speak Spanish fluently, but I have taken enough Spanish to be very impressed with Clayton. I’m impressed when any American can communicate with their non English speaking partner, but Clayton has jokes!
Yeah, that’s the one thing he’s got going for him.
If he has to learn a language for his partner, seems like he’ll do it and is good at it. But yeah, no amount of hola’s is ganna fix the fact everything else makes his woman dry up.
Yeah, too bad his efforts to learn Spanish is not sexy enough 🤣🤣🤣.
I’m assuming it’s HelloTalk :o
Take that with a grain of salt. I have a minor in Spanish and can read and write fluently, understand it spoken, but when it comes to conversation or speaking I struggle.
Speaking is the last thing to master for sure.
I agree Clayton is impressive with his acumen of Spanish