Spanish and French

Spanish and French are so alike but so different simultaneously. I learned bits of Spanish throughout my childhood, then I took two years of it in high school. Now in college, I'm switching over to French.

Personally, I think that Spanish is easier, if only because of word pronunciation. "Catorce," which is fourteen in Spanish, is pronounced just like it's spelled: ca-tor-say. The French word is just similar enough to confuse me in both memorization and pronunciation: "quatorze." Because I'm switched from "English" mode to "foreign language" mode when trying to read this, I immediately rebound onto Spanish rules and try to say qua-tor-zay. But no, French doesn't work that way; it's ca-torz.

Hrm, listen to me complaining. Shame on me. French really is awesome, and I'm excited to be able to speak some sentences with it. I've recently been assigned more verbs to learn, so soon I'll be able to do a lot more.

Besides, switching from Spanish to French was a choice, not something mandatory. At my church, anyone who speaks a foreign language speaks French; and I'm pretty sure that most if not all of them learned French first, English second. I switched so that I could communicate with them in their native tongue, and I don't regret my choice at all. (And it doesn't hurt that I get to practice on them, either.)

Well, that's about it for today, I guess. Bottom line: French is awesome.

A demain! (See you tomorrow!)