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The ¡Hola Amigos! Newsletter Or The Gringos Unidos Newsletter Or News from Sherri’s Southern School of Spanish Published Monthly Volume I Number I December 2006 ¡Hola! y ¿Cómo estás? Let’s keep in touch! I mean all of us -all of us interested in learning and speaking Spanish. That’s the purpose of this newsletter, so we can go on learning by sharing stories, books, CD’s, places of interest, strange experiences, questions, answers, help, hope and whatever else comes to mind. I love to keep in touch with my students, friends and fellow questers on the road to Spanish speaking. And let me tell you we are all on the road. No one has “arrived”. Knowing Spanish is just like knowing English - we are constantly reading and listening and improving our vocabulary and skills. I hate to tell those colleges that give you a certificate, but in my eyes, anyway, we don’t graduate from learning a language. It’s a lifelong journey (and if that’s true who wants to graduate anyway?). So this newsletter is for helping us on that road. Each edition I will include new information to help you along, including suggestions, lessons and homework (does it ever end?). I invite you to send me your questions and I will answer them here. Even better, send me your experiences using your Spanish in real life. For example, one of my students, Jennifer, has had several interesting experiences in the quest for learning, using, speaking, practicing, inventing, etc. She's agreed to send them in and I plan to include some of these stories in subsequent newsletters. This newsletter was sent to you as an introduction because you are or have been a student of mine, you requested this newsletter or a friend suggested you might like it. It is not my intention to spam. If you would like to continue receiving this newsletter, please click here, enter “Yes” in the subject line, and send it. Otherwise, you will receive no more of these. Today’s lesson consists of Sherri’s Southern School of Spanish List of Rules. Rule Number one is: You are going to make mistakes! You are going to put your foot in your mouth, big time! Probably say nasty things you did not ever intend to utter, offend people unwittingly, tell someone dreadfully personal things about your anus (ano - pronounced "ahno") when you meant your age (año - "ahn yo"), or that you have a man (Tengo hombre - Hold your nose and say "tango ohmbray") when you’re actually only hungry (Tengo hambre - "ahmbray"), etc. Rule Number two is: You need a sense of humor! Laugh! It’s the only way if you intend to learn the language. If you mess up, plow ahead! Hoist the sails, man the lanyards, full steam ahead or something like that. I tell all my clients that you really have to have a sense of humor to learn a foreign language. Rule Number three is: Learn the niceties. First, learn to apologize, so you’re prepared for the mistakes, and along with this memorize the following phrases: Please Por favor Thank you Gracias I’m sorry. Lo siento. Forgive me. Perdóname. Excuse me. Con permiso. Oh, I’m so sorry! ¡Ay! ¡Que pena! You’re welcome De nada or No hay de que. I’m learning Spanish. Estoy aprendiendo español. I’m studying Spanish. Estoy estudiando español. Slowly Mas despacio Rule Number Four is: Be prepared to mime. Are you good at charades? No? Now’s your chance to practice! Act it out. Use all kinds of gestures, arm waving, pointing, wild gesticulation, etc. to get your point across. Rule Number Five is: Be inventive! If you don’t know the Spanish word or phrase you want or need, invent it! Think about the Latin roots of words, the French you took in High School, the little you know, add a Spanish accent and endings and voilá (oops, wrong language) you may have some useable Spanglish! The point is there are many ways to get the point across! ¡Gracias! Thank you for reading my newsletter. I hope you have enjoyed it and I hope you will click here and allow me to keep sending it to you. In the eternal words of José Feliciano, "¡Feliz Navidad, próspero año, y felicidad!"This newsletter was sent to you as an introduction because you are or have been a student of mine, you requested this newsletter or a friend suggested you might like it. It is not my intention to spam. If you would like to continue receiving this newsletter, please click here, enter “Yes” in the subject line, and send it. Otherwise, you will receive no more of these. The ¡Hola Amigos! Newsletter Or The Gringos Unidos Newsletter Or News from Sherri’s Southern School of Spanish Sherri Brownkatz Certified Teacher (863) 533-9161 (home) (813) 763-6333 (cell)
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