Hey guys, I hope you are doing well! I am attaching my first paragraph in Spanish to this blog. I was asked by Jonathan Hanegan to write a paragraph so he could check my Spanish. I also sent it to my friend Jonathan Teel, who grew up in Buenos Aires. Here is the paragraph I wrote, and then there will be an edited paragraph below it.
Hola, mi amigo! Como esta usted? (Sorry, I only know the formal side of Spanish to this point.) Estamos bien; cansado, pero bien. Estamos entusiasmados llegar en Buenos Aires. Vamos a salir en el ocho de augosto, y vamos a llegar en el nueve. Llegamos en sesenta y seis dias! Esperamos que ustedes estan bien, y que Dios esta bendiciendo ustedes en muchas cosas. (Cuando llegamos queremos a ir a un asado!)
Sorry there are no accents, but this computer isn't set up with a Spanish language option. (Using the work computer.) Here is the edited version:
Hola, mi amigo! Como esta usted? Estamos bien; cansados, pero bien. Estamos entusiasmados para llegar a Buenos Aires. Vamos a salir en el ocho de augosto, y vamos a llegar en el nueve. Llegamos en sesenta y seis dias! Esperamos que ustedes estan bien, y que Dios esta bendiciendo ustedes en muchas cosas. (Cuando llegamos queremos ir a un asado!)
I feel this is a huge milestone for me. Granted, I've been able to do this in two other languages previously (Latin and Greek), but for me this seems like a huge step. I love learning Spanish, and I am excited to be able to use it and be surrounded with it when we arrive in Argentina.
Keep our language learning in your prayers. We want to be able to communicate in the "heart language" of the people of Argentina, and we believe that God will reward our efforts. Pray that we won't grow too frustrated and that we can make the right linguistic connections.
God bless you guys! Thanks for your prayers!
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