Do you know why you’re not learning Spanish while others already feel like Dominicans?
Look, let me tell you!
I often see cases of frustrated people because they don’t understand Dominicans. They try to communicate and relate to their family, friends, or Dominican neighbors, and they can’t because all they know is “Si,” “Gracias,” and “¿Cómo estás?” “Buenos días”… Who builds relationships like that?
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- “Dominican Spanish is very difficult to learn.”
- “They speak too fast.”
- “I can’t find their words in the dictionary.”
- They say a whole sentence and I only hear one word.”
- “I’ll never be able to learn.”
They’re not entirely wrong, it’s true what they say.
However, if Dominicans speak very fast, we cut words, we have a lot of slang, we invent terms, blah blah blah, why have others been able to? How do some even manage to haggle with intelligent Dominican vendors? Can you imagine yourself acquiring a product at a local price because you know that as soon as they hear your accent, they see extra money in your face, “This one’s a tourist.” Or can you imagine sharing with your family and friends in their native language? Being part of their culture? Feeling more connected?
Yes, I know you can imagine it!
But let me explain something, as we Dominicans say, “No es un Ketchup”, meaning it’s not easy, and I’m not here to sell you dreams. My students, who have had results, you know why they have had them? Because they are focused people and they know what they want. They work for it every day and see limitations as new opportunities.
They don’t waste time taking online courses with teachers who are not Dominican, with apps that only teach you generic vocabulary, or trying to decipher Romeo’s bachata songs. And I’m not saying that all these tools are bad, they’re not. But it would help if you had more than that because when a Dominican tells you, “Tú ta en Belén con lo pastores,” you’re left in the air, confirming what he’s telling you. What will happen? You’ll go back to excuses and you’ll stay in that vicious cycle of complaining and not seeking the solution that suits you best.
If you want magic overnight, this is not the right place for you.
But if you’re a person committed to your learning and it’s clear to you that this is a process that requires a lot of discipline and, above all, my support, so you can make new friends, get along with your mother-in-law, communicate with your Dominican grandfather, haggle in stores, and who knows, maybe even get a job. This is the right place for you. If so, “Tú la pegaste”.
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