When You're Latino & You Suck At Spanish

"You need to work on your accent a little bit."
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[@mayalztt]

does anyone else know the struggle of knowing spanish but getting nervous when you speak it so everything comes out messy and it sounds like you dont know it???

[@mmmkayari]

CARAT happens to me all the time (´ ͡༎ຶ ͜ʖ ͡༎ຶ `)

[@karinaherrera5833]

yesss. and my friends speak so much better than me so that makes me even more nervous cuz they'll laugh at me

[@CelesteSinger1]

CARAT JFC this is me. Omg I've said some incorrect shit in front of natives and I KNEW what I said was wrong but it just slipped

[@isandrea6798]

CARAT OML your a carat

[@Gigi.vlogs.fitness]

Omg yes your a carat also!!! Finally someone who understands the struggle and is also a carat!!! @CARAT

[@gyuvie3071]

*"Come, little white boy"* I FREAKING CHOKED

[@atlaswintaavr7976]

seokjesus sameeee

[@ahtzirireynosi3543]

Army!

[@theresedee4422]

of course i had to be drinking water when i heard that😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

@@Toaderies yo soy una pinche gringa

[@Toaderies]

@@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840 pero solo lo estaba traduciendo...

[@realqueen3078]

When your whole family is Latino but no one taught you Spanish.

[@ineedsomesleep1761]

Duolingo exists

[@jasimoonlight2364]

Kill Joy not everyone has the privilege of time to learn a new whole language.

[@Meli-mn2dc]

Hey honestly that’s a good one right there

[@marii3848]

OMG YES.

[@randomuser8666]

What the hell? My mom taught me Spanish first she hates when I speak English

[@bombee8824]

"come on little white boy" I just chOKED

[@giomyv685]

bellabee lol

[@fiona8320]

babyrose LMAOOOO

[@alexishernandez8931]

babyrose 😂😂😂

[@beckbennett1461]

littlerose same lmao

[@nairnamor1268]

Gringuito

[@IzFab]

2nd cousin: how do you communicate with your abuela? me: mostly charades

[@RaijinGod-Indra]

You have no idea how relatable this is I just died of laughter LOL

[@gabbyv7921]

Ikr me too

[@Magendanoir]

YESSSSSSSSSSSS O MY GODDDDD my abuela can only speak Spanish and I’m not that good so it’s LiKe English so Spanish combo plus charades

[@romancici41]

I have never read something so accurate

[@deadroses7500]

Omg me when I can’t remember a certain word

[@karlr2908]

When the little white boy whipped out his Duolingo Spanish I died🤣

[@jasamkojajesam6108]

Yea no shit but spanish was invented by white europeans.

[@groggle_noggle3348]

Malu Trevejo Lives Finally, an educated individual.

[@Danny883YT]

@@jasamkojajesam6108 true

[@hidankakuzu6052]

Yeah I laughed more than I should. There is so much confidence in him that made it even funnier.

[@brunoh8510]

@@jasamkojajesam6108 And what?, is hispanic and latino american culture.

[@skye7609]

"Come little white boy, I need your help."

[@giomyv685]

s k y e lol

[@briightbluesky5873]

I laughed sm omg

[@Xxx-bx5bn]

s k y e i loved that part it was amazing

[@angie_vargas1017]

s k y e oof Geah

[@brianapineda6787]

I just came back from a family reunion... I really needed this

[@weenyv]

Briana Pineda I like how you have almost 200 likes but no replies, but me 😂😂😂

[@liagiannotti5167]

Briana Pineda 🤣🤣

[@Azulblueone]

yo, you have my last name xD are we related? :p

[@remhenshaw4313]

No none wants to see your trashy comments

[@brianapineda6787]

Walburt LeMatus don't be such a fragile little broflake, dude 😂😂 petty and bitterness are not very flattering colors 😂

[@canuck3703]

Person: oh your Hispanic? Me: yeah, half Person: do u speak Spanish? Me: uh, not much but- Person: SAY SOMETHING Me in my head: _Jesus Christ my Spanish isn't that good I'm gonna sound weird_ Me: *_HoLa, sOy DoRa_*

[@prettysavage5312]

Morganized Morganizer you just made my day😂😂😂😂

[@jacobarras2102]

Lmaooooooooo

[@voxxandy6136]

best comment lmaooo

[@diminiegohomeyouredrunk545]

taegukcci hi,ARMY

[@ratondeturatonera8366]

ok but why is this me

[@jamilet8769]

when curly was talking in Spanish as the old lady 😂

[@errhka]

Jami Velador lol "vente gringrito" I died

[@samrodwest5483]

Jami Velador jajjaja one of the best parts! "vayunca con sueter de gato" xD

[@arizonasmiles4284]

Errhka same

[@arizonasmiles4284]

Jami Velador yup 😂

[@katherinpascacio2954]

that salvadoran slang and accent tho 😂😂😂😂😂😍

[@gabrielrobleto2163]

"I didn't understand that because that was super Dominican", 😂 😂 😂

[@qlvinc]

Gabriel Robleto I really didn't lol

[@brandoncooper4680]

Seriously. I worked in Florida with Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Colombians, Peruvians, Panamanians, and even a dude from Spain. Being the only Spanish speaking gringo, we all got along fine. The one Dominican girl always sat by herself at lunch watching Dominican League Baseball on her phone, because no one ever understood wtf she was saying.

[@yktv5000]

Brandon Cooper lmao 😂 I am learning Dominican Spanish(it’s been a year) that’s true the slangs different words like naranja 🍊 and china 🍊 pero creo que es una vaina bacana manin porque se entienden perfectamente

[@pccultureruinedeverything9491]

That’s literally all Latinos when someone from another country starts using their slang . I live in in LA so a lot of Mexicans here . When Mexicans start speaking Spanish with a ton of slang I’m like woah idk what they’re saying cus it’s super Mexican slang . You’re just trying to assume what it means based on the context of the rest of the sentence lol.

[@silviataveras5374]

1:29 is SOOOO true if you have curly hair, trust me, it’s a struggle😆

[@nekonekonee6702]

Gamer T YES

[@yusrahasan2488]

What did she say?

[@jazihorne4128]

Yesss

[@yusrahasan2488]

@@larisarosales6746 ohh

[@eeeeeee9564]

Giana and Monica 84 same omg 😂

[@gabbyc6569]

i speak spanish but there are just things i dont know how to say or dont know the word in Spanish

[@danielaesquivel2237]

Gabriela Carranza lol same

[@mga1012]

Gabriela Carranza i can relate i can read/someone what speak spanish but somewords i don’t know. like i can understand when a person is talking to me in spanish but i just have problems with some words that i don’t know.

[@btsarmyfangirl123]

Gabriela Carranza Lolz Same

[@Vicky-fi3yr]

samee

[@melanigonzalez5950]

Gabriela Carranza saaame😂😂😂

[@JustLifeLikeItIs]

Finally a video that understands my struggles.

[@jordandixon5424]

Maritza me to

[@yamilethurtado4747]

Yep..

[@Alex-jj5pl]

Maritza I agree with that I'm first generation and I can't roll my Rs and some kids at my school can but can they whistle no but I can ha!!

[@zeneidafuentes8582]

Maritza I'm Hispanic but my family knows Spanish but they didn't teach me Spanish but I'm learning but I have trouble some times and I kinda get embaresed that people will think of a burden to my Mexicans

[@anonymous_5848]

Maritza same

[@zc2361]

I find it extremely disappointing when Hispanic parents don't teach their kids Spanish. It's a loss of culture.

[@han_vas1527]

Zayra Chavez Honestly idk how this happened to me bc my parents were never taught by anyone but all of their family spoke Spanish including their parents but bc of them know so little me and my sister never learned. We had an opportunity to lean in high school but we both took French

[@czr4752]

My mother is mexican, and I strongly identify and feel connected to my mexican half. But she didn’t want to teach me spanish, and I really wish she had.

[@moisesibarra]

Faded Dreams my parents spoke Spanish to me and my siblings growing up so that’s how I understand but I don’t have an acc so I’m not able to speak..

[@Pokarface7]

Why? It's not even a native language of North/South America. Don't you fell disappointed your ancestors stopped speaking Quechua, Nahuatl, etc? And you lost the Aztec, Mayan, or other culture?

[@han_vas1527]

Nerdatron twentytwentyfive I learned that my dad didn’t learn Spanish bc his mom also didn’t teach him but her reason was that they were living in America so she wanted them to only speak English. Which makes sense cuz I bet it was a struggle for my grandma when she moved to America.

[@JudithVarela4Ever]

"It was super Dominican" 😂😂😂. It really was. Que cura

[@lilia8545]

Yep. Like im mexican and didnt understand a bit of it.

[@lilia8545]

I only understood that they like her like she is?...

[@kokoririg]

I have a coworker is dominican but her accent doesnt sound like Gadiel's. After watching a few of pero likes videos i noticed dominican men and women have different accents.

[@smolboywithluv6669]

EXACTLY lmao

[@lil_raccoon]

I'm not Dominican for from what I understand he's telling her that they accept her as she is, that they'll always have her back and that she doesn't need to worry about it (by the way, I'm from Ecuador and we also use the frase "deja esa vaina")

[@goldengirljay4478]

I would honestly give anything in the world to have my Spanish be better, or to be 100% fluent

[@jacquedez]

Golden Girl Jay Yes

[@franciscomendez8314]

OK EVERYONE WERE MOVING TO LATIN AMERICA!!! THEY HAVE BETTER FOOD THEN THE US ANYWAYS!!!

[@threelittlewordsstudios1258]

Uhhhh, you sure of that?

[@goldengirljay4478]

Three Little Words Studios yes. What's the problem?

[@atlasprdx]

I'm fluent in Spanish but not a 100% fluent in English , we can exchange (?)

[@MariaSantos-vr9vj]

brazilians be like: we are latinos, but we don’t speak spanish, this makes we feel like we are excluded by latino community hahaha

[@rociopaoloni5080]

I think USA has a very skewed view of the term "latino". It seems more of a stereotypical image of a man or woman with tan skin that speaks Spanish.

[@Pokarface7]

@@swagncries1487 Puerto Ricans are American (U.S. Citizens) X-D

[@Pokarface7]

@@swagncries1487 You said every teacher thought you were 'American'. They were right.

[@kj6597]

@@rociopaoloni5080 I think the country hat comes to their minds when they hear someone speaking Spanish is Mexico

[@jsphat81]

@Maria Santos Well many of you guys don't consider yourselves Latinos, plus you understand us almost perfectly but most of us don't understand you so that could explain the exclusion of Brazilians from our group.

[@keeylaa3562]

She's so adorable 😊 I love pero like ❤️

[@okpela]

Keeylaa ii

[@bricecreel4252]

Keeylaa ikkkkkkkkkki

[@keylahernandez52]

Ayeee our names are spelt the same way! I've never seen another person with the same spelling 😮

[@gdelaney]

"Come, little white boy" I'm crying 😂 gringito

[@rofersolozabal7697]

Es "gringuito".

[@andrea-pv6xq]

“Vente niño gringito ayudame” I died 🤣💀

[@sashanunez1766]

Does anyone else get hot sweats when you're around latinos and you suddenly forget your spanish? Like you've never learned anything at all, all your words jumble, a bunch of jibberish? I'm Dominican and Jamaican and my father was deported when I was a kid so I never really learned Spanish. I only learned when my mom started sending me to my abuela in Miami. I remember I used to sweat and stutter like a mad person. I wonder if that's the same for anyone who's learning a new language?

[@giomyv685]

Sasha N. Santos that's sad... your dad got deported... I would've been dos sad, im sorry

[@failingleader7519]

Sasha Ramirez OMG I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING I FEEL YOUR PAIN

[@gurshaan237]

i get that too - i'm learning spanish and my understanding is pretty near perfect most of the time but when i speak i stutter and pause and usually spend 90% of the conversation staring into thin air trying to magic up a simple phrase like 'yes, i have (x) class now' lmao i sound absolutely clueless most of the time hoping with time and practise it'll come naturally

[@simonegrant1153]

Me

[@avrilmadueno1804]

Sasha Núñez bitch when I’m alone everything is fine the words are perfect then when my grandparents I sound like I’m a newborn saying it’s first words

[@EricaGarcia2000]

Oh my gosh. This has been my entire life experience. 😫 People used to pick on me so badly as a kid for not knowing Spanish.

[@franchoprada9171]

GaRrrrrcía

[@cutecutexox]

its so sad im not allowed in the spanish speaking squads cause i cant speak it but i know what they are saying 😂😭

[@stephaniemendoza5611]

Same!

[@r34lest.rod05]

Erica Garcia same

[@Magendanoir]

EXACTLYYYYY

[@ARedVelvetBunnie]

I was raised in Canada yet Spanish was my first language and I only learn English when I started school, although it was a struggle in really proud of being bilingual!

[@vicelliapatricia]

Same I learn my native language first but only learn English starting school.

[@kelleytorres3532]

Ok but why is this me. I'm mixed (Mexican and Caucasian) and I get so nervous and anxious when I speak Spanish. My dad never really taught me. This video is just what I needed omg, I love Pero Like.

[@hilarybowman2984]

Same! My mom is mexican and dad is Caucasian and I grew up in the Midwest and my dad didn't allow my mom to teach me and my siblings Spanish. When I'm around other hispanic people I will not speak any Spanish (I took Spanish in school but I'm horrible) I've been told my accent is good but still been made fun of and get super anxious.

[@nothanks2585]

Keckle K I relate 100%

[@DOFT.mp4]

damn, thats horrible. My spanish sucks too :(, but only because there was no one in the house to teach me, as my mom was always working,

[@kirstengarcia3846]

DOFT my mom and her siblings wanted my grandparents to learn English. so they spoke to me and my baby brother and cousins in English. it helped my grandparents. but it didn't benefit me and my brother and cousins.

[@alejandroabello2481]

Keckle K I lived all my life in Colombia, so my Spanish is pretty good, I'm 21

[@yes-pt6oe]

I speak Spanish but I'm very self concious of my accent when I'm speaking with relatives.

[@JG-my9mj]

Isa M. Yeah me too, I understand everything people say its just when I speak my accents a bit off and I forget a couple of words 😭 and Spanish was my first language

[@user-fq2bz4tm7h]

Jhonmarcos Garcia omg sameee😭

[@WinterStones]

Jhonmarcos Garcia ME TOO

[@chickyboodiva]

I'm sure people look at us pretty weird. The family speaks in Spanish, and I responded in English. Everyone understands everyone.

[@valerieflores2290]

same. my relatives make fun of me bc sometimes i can't roll my Rs :/

[@darthbane513]

Well I'm Latino and I suck at spanish D'you know why? BECAUSE I'M BRAZILIAN AND BRAZIL'S BEING LEFT OUT IN THIS WHOLE LATINO THING #PrayForBrazil

[@sleepingbun5474]

Same as Haiti.

[@akromajones3385]

nao falo portuggggggguuuuuu

[@nickimartins2469]

Nééé

[@darkchqrry1802]

And Argentina

[@miladuraes5768]

I was going to comment this 😂😂😂😂 We are being left out for all our life

[@angelcastanon7340]

saw the title and it was already relatable

[@rio-wx8mc]

It's so awkward when people walk up to me and I'm just like "Smile and Nod"

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

It’s weird, my parents speak Spanish almost exclusively, and my sister and I speak it fluently along with English. My brother can understand it but has problems with some words. My youngest brother though doesn’t speak it at all. Yet he understands every single word he hears. That’s weird af

[@nessie4215]

Growing up, everyone around us spoke Spanish but to us would speak English. Don't even think it was a conscious choice, just happened. Anyway, I can fully understand but don't speak (especially after Italian, the Spanish just left). My younger cousins though, can't even understand. Funny how it works.

[@JessicaFlores-qd7jq]

You probably know it better because your parents spoke it exclusively. You and your sister probably had spanish as your first language before you started school, possibly. However, your younger siblings probably don't know as much because you and your sister probably communicated with the younger ones in english and maybe sometimes in spanish. I believe it comes down to what is the children being exposed to most often and learning, its the same for my sister and younger family members. This is just what I concluded with my own family and it just sounds based on what you said that it can apply to yours as well.

[@cielosarabia1397]

It's the same thing with me when I was younger xD I didn't speak Spanish at all but I could understand everything in Spanish. But now I can hold a conversation in Spanish a little bit with my mom so I guess it takes time

[@cynthiasalas7651]

I have the same thing in mine. My mother only spoke Spanish around my sister and I growing up so we naturally picked up the language ( our first language although when we speak it it may not sound like it! Lol) however our brother doesn't know a lick of Spanish at all. He can understand some words and form basic sentences but when we're all engaging in Spanish conversations, he's lost. Lmfao it has to do with the fact that my sister and I were exclusively communicating in Spanish with our parents and relatives but we spoke in English to our brother. Ironically enough, hes taking Italian in school instead of Spanish 😂

[@chin_chilin_1019]

Thats so me

[@camille0826]

im half Latina and i get it lmaooo my Spanish sucks i can understand Spanish more than i can speak it.... slowly learnig

[@solasista5661]

Same here! I watch Spanish channels to keep up, and I actually understand most of what's going on.

[@selvaggiaaguillon925]

Half latina isn’t a thing. Latina isn’t a race.

[@vipforever814]

Me with Arabic 😭 (and Spanish) the thing is I can pronounce it clearly in my head, can speak with myself- but in front of ppl I become stiff and stammer with bad pronunciation to the point where they believe that I can't speak the language! STRUGGLE

[@Beautyfreax1]

VIP Forever if this isn't me in a nutshell 😭🔥

[@hanim1001]

VIP Forever i can relate so much i Never Really learned how to speak arabic since i grew up in Germany speaking German and learning english in school. But i can pronounce every word in arabic that i know just fine in my head (i have a very decent Vocabulary) but the Second i talk to my arabic relatives or Friends it just comes out all wrong and i am ashamed of speaking english better than my mother tongue

[@HJ-hy2py]

VIP Forever All my sympathies, Pronouncing Arabic is not piece of cake 😂😂😂

[@franciscomendez8314]

Huh that funny. Spanish happens to have Arabic roots along with Latin

[@hanim1001]

Francisco Mendez Yes thats true! I learn spanish in school and arabic and spanish Share a lot of words! For example chaquetta (=jacket) and (a)zeytuna (=olive). My spanish teacher ( who has Bern teaching spanish for a very long time) even says that Students that speak arabic or turkish tend to have a better pronaunciation than those who speak only German or Another Language like Russian , english or Polish

[@valuecalc]

The ones who don't speak it are often very nice people, so I wouldn't say or do anything to make them feel poorly about it. Let people learn languages if they want to...

[@han_vas1527]

sandinyourshoes I felt bad for taking French instead of Spanish in middle school but now I don’t regret it. I loved my teacher and the culture is amazing. I stopped taking after freshman year though bc the French teacher at my high school was.......lazy I guess. Didn’t not learn anything in that class

[@evelynf5256]

I know what people are saying in Spanish, I just can't pronounce things correctly

[@crispi810]

Evelyn F Same, (but) with english haha

[@kerenacosta7966]

Same

[@sahyrarabael7904]

ME

[@AzuReGravity]

I wish I could understand more

[@ceve]

Me but with English

[@mayamoonheart]

Omg you don’t even know how much I relate to this video wtf first of all, my name is also Maya, second of all, I am Latina, third of all I suck at Spanish

[@RexTheDinosaur1]

I'm 5th generation Spanish-American my father's mother's side and I don't speak any Spanish at all. However I can roll my RS but I just can't speak the language. But of course my great-grandmother she came over here during the Spanish-American War which could have had a huge part of why she didn't teach my grandmother how to speak Spanish.

[@urmum9838]

Maya if you suck at rolling your rrr’s there’s this video this Italian girl made on yt and it helps so many of my peers! They were all tryna do “okurrt” but now they’re able to lmao

[@maiaa-s7986]

lol literally me too!

[@karaokekid9025]

SOPHIA IBARRA ikr like in the word mierda i can’t even say that word and so many others 😭😂

[@starscars47]

Sammeee when i tell people i cant speak spanish they dont consider me mexican!😣😭

[@gisellecastillo8747]

“Vente gringito” bruhhh im dead 😂🇸🇻

[@AmandaGomes-ow9sp]

WE SUFFER, OKAY?

[@preciousflores8718]

Amanda Gomes yes

[@JoseAngelFdz]

It feels so good seeing my Dominican culture being displayed and shown on such a platform like this channel

[@lailahernandez1659]

José Angel Acosta 🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@mixtapemania6769]

love for yall from a 🇭🇹

[@izzymm1182]

Person: I’m learning Spanish on duolingo Duolingo: TOU DIDENT DO YOUR SPANISH LESSON TODAY

[@abbyf.9882]

Does anyone else wish Dominican was on google translate?

[@Itsrainingcatsyall]

Yaaaaaas

[@felixxdenolo6793]

Or Chilean lol

[@jsphat81]

Google: Spanish to Dominican Spanish - Yo te llamo más tarde, amigo, de acuerdo? Dominican - Yo te tiro ahorita, manin, ya tu sabe!

[@gigi9467]

jsphat81 lol

[@smolboywithluv6669]

Yes haha

[@angelam3708]

everyone on my moms side of the family spoke Spanish as their first language. I grew up speaking both Spanish and English until my parents got divorced so I kind of ..'forgot' the language. luckily, I still had the accent, the basics, and my dad remarried. my step mom was born in Argentina and spoke Spanish as her first language as well, so I was lucky enough to continue speaking it, since it's a super important part of me. (:

[@failingleader7519]

I’m learning Spanish on duolingo!!!

[@bellbears]

TheLegend OfHyrule :v hope you learn the language someday, i'm a native spanish speaker :3

[@failingleader7519]

Kookie Corn thanks so much 😊😀 I appreciate you!

[@BlazertronGames]

¡Yo aprendo español demasiado! That was probably grammatically incorrect, lol. I've only been learning for 2 weeks.

[@woodyrousseau7617]

Blazertron I’m struggling

[@mixtapemania6769]

Yo tambien, pero no estoy usando duolingo

[@Beautyfreax1]

I'm a 1st generation and I can understand Spanish almost to the point of fluency, but I can't speak it for the life of me. I can phrase it in my head, but when I actually attempt to say it, it just comes out as mush:((

[@corvividart4745]

Same with me and Faroese (Faroese is pretty much Icelandic)

[@alejandracervantes7837]

.........me all the time. 😑 but I don't care, i can knit pick words and understand little... doesn't mean I'm not trying. 😺

[@lemon8766]

"Bayunca" that's a word a haven't heard in a while SALVIDOREÑOS WHERE YOU AT

[@lilplayfulfandomgirl6193]

Layla the anime lover HEREEEEE

[@jdhabdsudcbld]

there's a town close to Cartagena (Colombia), that's called Bayunca.

[@Ivan-nd6qy]

Bien chivo

[@AseraphsephirothZ]

As a third generation Mexican-American I'm honestly surprised by the racism by other Latinos in the comments. Would you expect an Irishman to speak Gaelic, or a person of Italian descent to speak Italian?... French? Polish? This kind of gatekeeping is literally ridiculous.

[@ky7300]

AseraphsephirothZ if youre the 3rd and on going generation of your family that is understandable to not speak native language.

[@galaxyblaster7467]

AseraphsephirothZ I think we should speak every language. Think of how easy things would be.

[@Preppycompetition921]

but you're third generation there isnt much seperation between you and your grandparents who know spanish.

[@rfiscal1538]

The thing I don't understand, why people don't call themselves just "american" instead of "mexican-american"? I don't think there's something wrong about it, I just want to understand why, in Mexico if your family (maybe your grandparents) have a different nationality but all of you have lived in Mexico for a lot of time, then they call themselved just mexicans, not russian-mexicans or spaniard-mexicans or something like that, as in the case of Belinda, Elena Poniatovska(sorry if the spelling is wrong) or even Chavela Vargas. I mean people can explain latter they have a different background but it's not part of the presentation. If an "italian" is presenting himself as a mexican and not as an italian-mexican of course I don't expect him to speak italian, but if he says he is italian or italian-mexican of course I think he speaks italian. My question is why the context in USA is so different? Maybe is that they don't feel that they're completely welcome in USA? I certainly don't know but I'm curious.

[@cerberus3721]

If they call themself's italian or irish: YES! If you just a descendent and dont speak a romance language or is involved in the culture you not latino.

[@fangirl00x]

well i am peruvian , i mean i born and live and still live in Perú , my mothern language is spanish so.. i can't relate to this vid but i know that a lot of latino parents don't teach their kids our language . Like i have an uncle that is peruvian but their kids doesn't speak spanish and i think that are a lot of cases like that. Especially when is an international couple, they usually taught the kid the language of the country they are living in, and i think is because they don't want their kids to get confused, but in the other hand the kids whos both parents are latinos, and live in other country ,usually learn both languages . I think american latinos don't need to feel disappointed for not knowing spanish, i mean you all born in usa , you are americans after all, your mothern language is english, be proud of that and obviously respect the culture of your parents but in my opinion is not your obligation to learn spanish .

[@KCM1]

fangirl00x I agree. I’m Peruvian American, my mother is from Peru and although my parents have tried enforcing Spanish in our house but we honestly just speak English and when I’ve gone to Peru to visit relatives I find it difficult to speak to them and have a full on conversation with them.

[@originallilmisstex]

Your post actually made me feel better. Thank you. I did not teach my sons Spanish. Their other parent was non-hispanic, non-latino. My daughter is bilingual. Her other parent is Hispanic and we've always all been in the U.S., you're right. My boys DO wish I had taught them though.

[@Yeniiip]

I don’t think kids will confuse languages, childhood is the best period to learn fast a language. You just need to teach them naturally and expose them to the language (not forcing tho). I was raised learning both Spanish and portuguese, I don’t confuse them.

[@kentlargo7940]

I'm glad I'm fluent in both Credits go to: English: Born and raised in the states Spanish:Hispanic parents, and lived in Mexico 5 years and present👍

[@Pokarface7]

When you come back, please open a Mexican restaurant. NO Tex-Mex or avocado toasts they do in California

[@JA-zo3wr]

I'm not this bad at Spanish but as soon as I mistake something or say a word in Spanish like "flip" instead of "turn" everyone's so quick to judge

[@jeanine2127]

Jaycee A I know me too I make tiny mistakes like instead of chiquito I say chiquita or reverse and they would laugh and Jude and be like oh my god your so funny and cute that’s not how you say it

[@patozara9638]

WHITE BOI KNOWS SO MUCH SPANISH BECAUSE HE USES DUOLINGO

[@nicoalias3224]

Duolingo really don’t teaches nothing

[@nicoalias3224]

I prefer spanish public education than a trash app

[@nicoalias3224]

And my spanish is good

[@nicoalias3224]

Asi que mi hijito use solo español de la academia que apps basura no sirven para eso

[@mixtapemania6769]

yo puedough ayudartay, que necesitoes

[@melissavanhoek6832]

I’m relating so much I’m not Latina or anything but I’m half Kenyan and my dad can speak Swahili a little and my mother can speak it fluent and I’m just sitting here only knowing words like magi, hakuna matata, hapana and jambo🙄😂

[@nyawiragithae]

I'm learning Kikuyu in my 30s!

[@nyawiragithae]

It's maji. G in Kiswahili sounds like how you pronounce G in God. J sounds like how you pronounce G in magic.

[@polypolycarpo]

I suck at spanish bc i am brazilian, so i speak portuguese, maybe u should use "hispanic", not latin ^.^

[@crisisphlo]

paolla victória Latin is a old language spoken in Europe. Latino/a* Also, Latina/o is used for people who came from Latin America. Whereas Hispanic is commonly used for Argentineans, Spaniards, etc.

[@celinaandrade9918]

paolla victória eu sou brasileira tamben

[@user-jx1ez1uk6q]

You aren’t Latino then???

[@urmum9838]

paolla victória but you are Latino/a. This includes Haiti as well

[@user-yw3pp4ne5f]

@@crisisphlo All people who talk a romance lenguage (languages ​​that come from Latin) are latinos :/. Spanish people like me are latinos too, and french, portuguese, italian and brazilian people too, not only hispanic americans (latinamerica people). :/

[@haiden5272]

When you're 3rd generation Mexican so you can relate

[@vaneandaa.7678]

Michelle Andrews IKR

[@TheShady124]

3rd generation is no longer Mexican...

[@AlliesBeautyTips]

genetically they'll always be mexican, culturally...not so much i guess

[@RoxiriOrSokai]

Alessandra Santamaría well no, Mexican is a nationality. They can still be of latino origin.

[@TheShady124]

Alejandra Elizondo that's right, i don't go around saying I'm 4th generation French, I'm just Mexican even if I look Jewish (beard, big nose, receding hairline at 21)

[@supmaidoods8753]

Hispanic is more fitting than Latino but good video

[@RamiroEloy1997]

Being Latino doesn't mean you should have to speak Spanish. There are latinos that speak A native language, French, Portuguese and English.

[@giomyv685]

worldofhippos umm, yes the hell you still are. You do realize there is a difference between ethnicity and nationality right?

[@dianaval6082]

I think they meant latin American

[@ceve]

ALoHechoPecho 789 In Latinoamérica we only use 'Latino/Latinoamericano' referring to being born in Latinoamérica. Your 'Latino' is our 'Mestizo': Native+Other (usually white) background. That's where confusion begins.

[@selenagomezacapella]

worldofhippos - People from Belize aren't Latino, they were colonized by the British. Also to Ramiro, I wouldn't consider indigenous people Latino as their cultures, languages and identity is different and has existed thousands of years before there ever was a Latin America.

[@lala-cp5ct]

@@worldofhippos3737 Yet the definition for latino is "Latino- a person of Latin American origin or DESCENT"

[@jiminsmcthighs3620]

that dog was adorable I'll get going now

[@churrochurro9418]

Jimins Mcthighs ur username im dead

[@_lezley_3772]

Off topic: The dog at the end was literally the most gorgeous dog I have ever seen 😍😍😭😭

[@MiVidaBellisima]

im mixed black/boricua, grew up with my black mom, and was still determined to learn Spanish (i speak it fluently now). even though people are always shocked that i know it, i wonder how ppl go their entire life without learning that critical piece of their culture. i still get nervous speaking in spanish sometimes i cant lie. but i just tell myself its ok, until this moment they thought you were just black anyway lol

[@elizabethclarence3817]

"come on little white boy" 😂

[@doubleutee8867]

It's because here in America, once upon a time when the Hispanic population was smaller parents wanted you to learn English to succeed, but now that it has grown things have switched around, and people want you to know Spanish to be able to communicate with a larger Spanish speaking population in America. Back in the 50's, and 60's-80's there were only two dominant Latino groups: Puerto Ricans and Chicanos. Things have definitely changed.

[@ItsMelissaLol]

I'm 1st gen American but I don't know Spanish due to my mom learning English in her country and the school telling her not to speak it to us in the household 😭

[@Monkeywe]

Melissa Florez that's a pretty lazy school, my older brother's first language was Spanish and once he started school that school had programmes for foreign kids to teach them English, he speaks both languages but ever since he's been on his own he's completely lost his accent, similar thing happened to me but with Spanish since English was my first language but I hardly ever get to speak it in Mexico.

[@iigemini4337]

Im Latina and I suck at speaking spanish I’m a shame ._.

[@marii3848]

I feel you.

[@PinaCarlotta]

You not alone

[@yasminnn3]

Me too

[@honalulu123ghrt]

Spanish is the language of Latinx peoples colonizers, Spaniards. No reason to be ashamed

[@Aisakdik69]

jasznia jackson pero tu eres tonta o que

[@mrfrogz1]

I can't even fully relate to the video because I don't even understand Spainish at all! I mean I know Hola but everyone knows that.....And I'm Mexican and Portuguese (yes I know Portuguese is a different language)

[@xinibeats]

i don't really care about latinos who suck at spanish, like, being latina doesn't mean that by law you need to speak spanish, you can be called latina just by having latinos descendants, they're aren't ashamed of our culture, they just suck at spanish just because they were born and raised in the us, where yes, the second most speaked language is spanish, but, all the schools you go that are in the they speak english, so, being latina and not knowing how to speak english it's not a big deal.

[@gabriellapina5160]

my melody I really stink at spanish. My mom and aunt speak it fluently and sometimes i feel like like I’m not a real Hispanic cause I can’t speak it and my Spanish accent is terrible

[@Ilovedallthepeople]

Glad to know that in the United states being latino is something completely different from latinoamerica. Because here, in my latinoamerican country, you wouldnt be latina, you would just be northamerican.

[@LucyGOREMariko]

@@Ilovedallthepeople that's because you are latina if you live in latinamerica. The people who were born in USA are just Americans.

[@Ilovedallthepeople]

@@LucyGOREMariko Yes! Thats exactly my point. Although we dont use the word latina, we just call ourselves by our nationality,so I would be chilean. I have never heard a non-northamerican person use the word latino.

[@valeriacervantes5504]

@@gabriellapina5160 Well if you don't speak spanish you are actually not hispanic by definition, you're just from latino ascendence

[@usus9us]

Like she said she's 3rd or 4th generation. But if your parents are straight outta Mexico, El Salvador, DR, etc. and you don't know Spanish.... that's when it's looked down upon.

[@naniv691]

Andy McCoy true, my parents were both born and raised in Mexico but I was born in the US, I don't really speak Spanish unless I'm forced to but I sure can do better than her

[@usus9us]

I was also born and raised in the U.S. but I still speak fluent Spanish. And my dad speaks fluent English but it feels weird speaking to him in English.

[@alexandramartinez9463]

There's also just some parents who didn't speak Spanish to their kids because they didn't want them to be looked down upon for not speaking English well or having an accent. I don't ever really see why people look down on the kids because it's often not their fault

[@nataliemartinez6214]

Andy McCoy sameee I relate

[@dominicanbeauty34]

My mom is straight out of Dominican Republic, Spanish was her first language. She taught my two older brothers Spanish but didn't bother teaching me it for whatever reason :/

[@tuisuki]

this is me as a Filipino that sucks at speaking Tagalog lol but I do speak another dialect called Hiligaynon or Ilonggo which is in the Philippines but mostly spoken in the part of Western Visayas

[@i.5502]

I’m Filipino American and I can’t speak Tagalog but I can understand it. When I try to speak it sounds broken.

[@Hyperkid611kulit]

SAAMEE I'm half British and half Filipino My mum never fully taught me it apart from the basics ::(((

[@Pokarface7]

There's too many languages in Philippines and people actually speak them daily. My girlfriend speaks Visayan

[@aleeketch]

when you are first generation so you can't relate

[@39913]

starryeyedprincess i'm first gen korean but native in spanish loool 10/10 can relate

[@btsarmyfangirl123]

Aleja Trochez Yup

[@Itsanna.94]

Aleja Trochez Sammeeee!!

[@ItsMelissaLol]

I'm first gen and I can't speak that much Spanish (due to my mom learning English in Peru and my brothers learning deficiencies)

[@quitedankly3342]

Aleja Trochez sameee

[@ofunnemordi]

Tip: Rosetta Stone is crap. Duolingo is okay. Find a native speaker or change your phone language to whatever language you want. Mine is in French, because I'm taking it for GCSE.

Duolingo isn't bad at all! I wish they hadn`t made the guy at 0:54 so condescending.

[@Itsrainingcatsyall]

@ but they always sound condescending 😂 the pity and this idea that they think you don't know about what's on the Internet is condescending!!

[@xandersilver228]

I accidentally said mierdas in front of my abulea because I didn't know how to say medias

[@mixtapemania6769]

yo puedoe ayudartay, que necesitoes

[@brandoncooper4680]

@@mixtapemania6769 "Puedo ayudarte, si necesitas"

[@katrecarey3031]

"Un día, no te preocupe." Aay Gadiel😂😂😂😂

[@akumaisdeadinside8053]

it's kind of upsetting when parents don't teach their kids Spanish in my opinion

[@TheRaquelephant]

It can be very hard. Some families are scared their kids won't pick up English (kids are like language sponges, but people don't always know that). Other teach their kids, but once they go to school and speak full time in English there, it's easy for them to slip into English at home and after a while, frustrating to speak Spanish. Parents just go with it, because it's hard to constantly force your kid to practice. Plus, some parents value practicing English with their kids so they can improve their English. It's sad when languages are not passed down, but there's many things that can make it difficult.

[@all.of.kpop.ismybiaslolol8474]

Raquel E My mom has the time, she just doesn't want to. I said "Mami, por favor teach me Spanish." She responded with if you want to learn go learn on the internet.

[@marsthulite]

Akuma Is Dead Inside My mom couldn't because I was deaf and my deaf school told her not to because it might affect my English speech

[@amandaescalante6013]

I agree! It upsets me when I know someone is Hispanic but he or she don't know how to Speak it :/

[@amandaescalante6013]

I agree! It upsets me when I know someone is Hispanic but he or she don't know how to Speak it :/

[@mariagaluteau3841]

“Tu bañunca con tu suéter de gato!” Every Salvadorian know that XD

[@roseangeliefigueroa3023]

I can't relate.Spanish is my first language(I'm puertorican btw)😂😂😂 oh and also the"tengo hombre"part was so funny😂

[@damiancardenas450]

Roseangelie Figueroa I know right, el "no se te pega un mosquito me mato" btw puertorican here ✌

[@meh_66]

Roseangelie Figueroa same but I live with my mom who doesn't speak Spanish so I only speak English. I'm half Puerto Rican

[@diegop622]

Roseangelie Figueroa same I can't relate mi primera lengua fue Español

[@888Ontario]

My family: *speaks entirely in Portuguese* Me: *doesn't comprehend and nods head* The golden cousin: They asked you how school was going. 😒😒😒 did I ask you though

[@davinadex]

Angela Demaral well it seems like they're just trying to help you out, so you don't sit around blankly staring and smiling into space whilst not comprehending anything

[@dancewarrior1444]

Angela Demaral OMG same

[@mixtapemania6769]

anyone: *speaks to me in portugese* me: *starts singing na boca do sol*

[@anarchist_parable]

"Yo puedo ayudarte. ¿Qué necesitas?" 😂😂😂

[@jadecaldwell9489]

who else uses duolingo!?

[@spectrumatic1]

hey thank you for this comment. I know it was a question, but it piqued my interest so I googled it and I've been using it for the past hour now hahaha. It's really useful, so thanks so much!!

[@jadecaldwell9489]

seungminaxi omg your welcome! you can follow me on there too! my duolingo name is: DJadeParty

[@angelinavasquez5052]

I use it and it definitely helps

[@jacquedez]

Princess Lavadiamond me and I know how to say it's my dad's fault and a little. All I need when someone says why don't you

[@UnderTimothy]

Ciel Phantomhive Oh my god! Don't give up!!!! I finished all of the lessons few weeks ago! And i'm learning spanish by my french right now! You need to (for god sake) watch a lot of french cartoon or listen to their music, write your own phrases, and even think in french now since finishing all the lessons won't make you instantly speak the language. Do a lot of research and always look for another source. If you kind of lazy or bored sometimes, watch polyglots video to keep you pumped and motivated. Bonne chance!!!

[@christian123qwe]

you hit me right in the heart, aunts and uncles just say "what your parents didn't teach you right"😢😖😂

[@stephaniehernandez6888]

“Tu, bayunca con tu sweter de gato.” I dieddddd!!! Love my Salvadoran culture!

[@ultramarinewaters9325]

Maya I feel your struggle

[@Aly-ls1kv]

lol true. salvadoreña here.

[@elmored658]

Aly 3202 same girl same..

[@dinkysinky7714]

Aly 3202 me too!

[@Aly-ls1kv]

necesitamos un video de solo salvadoreños

[@btsarmyfangirl123]

Aly 3202 AYYYYYYY🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮

[@karlacoto3242]

same!

[@emystarxx]

No one: Not a single soul: Not an atom: Every brazilian: -this video-

[@mrs.nitroglicerina]

Curly as an old lady minute 1:08 is my favorite "y se está surrando mija" 😂😂😂😂😂 I can't

[@luna4233]

Spanish being my first language... and still being raised in a Spanish speaking household, when I entered school I juts started speaking English more and didn't speak Spanish anymore even tho my parents told me to. And now my accent is pretty bad, I can't understand it half the time, there's a few words I get confused with. And I'm scared of meeting my boyfriend's family considering his parents don't understand English. So yay for me...

[@ghost_vivs4385]

Elizabeth Luna That happened to a friend. She spoke Spanish as a kid, but she stopped because of school. She's learning again though.

[@NOLOAF-AR]

Elizabeth Luna same happened to me. and im first generation ;-;

[@TheRaquelephant]

This is more common than you'd think. Don't beat yourself up on it. It happens all the time, exactly like this.

[@juliatremayne483]

I understand this! For school, work and with my husband (who was born in the UK and is English speaking) and his family I use English primarily. My parents (first generation Cuban immigrants) both passed away a few years ago and my brothers are both in the military so I don't get to speak to them much. My youngest sister lives with me but because she has some special needs and goes to an English speaking school she mostly uses english as well. Sometimes I feel like I'm losing my touch with my mother tongue! I find myself reaching for the right words in Spanish, even though it's my first language. I keep trying to converse with my other relatives as often as I can so I don't completely lose it and I keep trying to teach my daughters so they can speak it as well. So don't feel bad, I don't think your brain ever fully forgets.

[@Luisa_Garcia164]

This actually relates to me and there have been times where I just wanted to cry for how pathetic I felt for not being able to speak it well. My family either talks too fast and low for me to understand or they speak too loud but to fast. There’s no in between and it makes me worse when they start laughing at me even if it is in a joking tone.

[@madeleinefranco2762]

It was so comforting to find this video. I always feel like a fake Latina because my dad never taught my siblings and I Spanish. I’m half Puerto Rican but am a redhead so that doesn’t help either😅 I make great arroz con pollo and tostones though so I hope to pass that aspect of my culture down to my own kids someday😊

[@bigboi7607]

The last scene is so precious 😂😂😂 And also that white boy with duolingo skill 😂😂😂

[@KathleenFeliciano]

Me, but I actually live in a Spanish speaking country...It's cuz I've only gone to English speaking schools my whole life, so I don't really care to learn it better

[@stephaniemendoza5611]

I can't roll my R's. So I just decided not to speak it

[@scubed4328]

not all spanish speakers can roll their r’s. either way the language isnt just all r’s

[@TheMaru666]

My very Spanish younger son , can't roll his r. I knew people who only can do a french r , even being native Spanish speakers, and some British who are fluen in Spanish , but without rolling their r .

[@urmum9838]

This Italian girl made a video on how to roll them all the comments are basically “I came here to learn OKURRT” it’s so funny. But it’s helpful

[@rfiscal1538]

Puertoricans pronounce r's as l's so it really doesn't matter as long as you're willing to learn, no one should make fun of you.

[@TheMaru666]

Not all Spanish speakers can roll their rs . My younger boy can 't , and if you hear " Las hijas del Sol " who are from Guinea Ecuatorial , and are native Spanish speakers , thay barely roll them . ¿ Have you heard Joan Baez singing in Spanish ? She has an accent and her rrs are mostly not rolled , and she sounds just fine . Janett , a Anglo- Spanish singer from the Seventies couldn 't roll her rr... I will put the links kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2Wkd3ijrKilj9E kzbin.info/www/bejne/hITPY6aiYrKigKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX3bo6V7a9x2a6s

[@marilusr96]

"...se quedo mi perrito adentro del carro y se esta surrando..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 mori de risa!!! jajaja

[@kirstengarcia3846]

just stop judging those who do not know Spanish. who are you to judge. this is me. but guess what I'm still learning.

[@RemButQuieter]

B.B Port you are right. I have to admit that I have judged people for this, but everyone has different circumstances that I'm not aware of, so it's really none of my business and I shouldn't judge them. I encourage you to keep trying to learn spanish, you can do it. c: And don't sweat it, we are all humans in the end. Good luck and pura vida! ✨

[@kirstengarcia3846]

I'm Always Sleepy gracias! yeah, at my first job I was bullied for this. but they teached me a little more. so the abuse helped lol. still learning because I want to be able to say I can speak two languages.

[@RemButQuieter]

B.B Port that's a great goal. I believe you can make it, just practice as much as you can. And con muchísimo gusto!

[@roycain6848]

She said : cuándo yo me HAGO EL PELO, when actually it's: cuándo yo me PEINO. 😶😅

[@elocinaqui24]

it happens, she’s literally translating “when I do my hair.” in English I say “pass vacuum” instead of “vacuuming” because se dice “pasar la aspiradora” en Español

[@roycain6848]

@@elocinaqui24 I get that. I sometimes do the same.

[@roycain6848]

Hay veces en que un amig@ me pide una traducción y en español no tiene el mismo sentido.

[@goldengirljay4478]

LMAO when she stood up and said hey and the dog turned too I died 😂😂😂

[@tringisek399]

1:03 was the funniest part for me 😂😂

[@stone_the_jojo_fan9749]

Being an afro Latina my mom never wanted to teach me Spanish although my dad and abuela pushed her to. It makes me so happy to see more people like this

[@boohoo5123]

1:19 Me talking about half the dudes in my class; *"Come,little white boy"*

[@VigilFiend]

When Curly is the old lady and is talking to Maya...... HE SAID “SURRANDO” 🤣🤣 🇸🇻 SUPER SALVI!!

[@lilplayfulfandomgirl6193]

VigilFiend NO LIEEE OMFG I CHOKEDDD

[@elpasao8780]

What is Salvi? Like Salvidoran? But that doesn’t make any sense if it’s spelled Salvadoran 🤔 it makes more sense if it’s Méxi like Mexican or Domi like Dominican, or even Bori like Boricua 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@HidanoKyoku]

Honestly vids like this are super validating thank you.

[@brendaitzelserrano]

"Can't tell if you're acting or not" 😂

[@sofiaescobar5834]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA "deja esa vaina" he killed it

[@SpanishAcademyTV]

I love how relatable your videos are! There is always room for improvement, if you let us, we would love to partner with you! Wouldn't it be great to see a before and after of taking live Spanish classes?

[@gerardopena5891]

I love the part where curly. Says He can talk more, come over here white boy