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Can you believe it’s already been 30 days since we started our language challenge together?

Can you believe it’s already been 30 days since we started our language challenge together?

Today, I want to share the cherry on top of my own challenge:

Today, I want to share the cherry on the top of my own challenge:

part of my first conversation with a native Spanish speaker!

part of my first conversation with a native Spanish speaker!

I'm confident this will show you just how much progress you can make

I'm confident this will show you just how much progress you can make

in your own target language using this technique, just like I did.

in your own target language using this technique, just like I did.

Overall, my Spanish challenge went really well!

Overall, my Spanish challenge went really well!

If you watched the video update I posted

If you watched the video update I posted,

you’ll know that I did miss a day around the second week

you’ll know that I did miss a day around the second week,

so, unfortunately, I broke my nice chain of smiley faces.

so unfortunately I broke my nice chain of smiley faces.

But seeing that one empty day actually motivated me even more

But seeing that one empty day actually motivated me even more

to get back to it and finish the challenge with a new streak.

to get back to it and finish the challenge with a new streak.

We’re all human, after all!

We’re all human, after all!

If you saw my video a few days after I posted it

If you saw my video a few days after I posted it

and are still in the middle of your challenge, I hope it's going well!

and are still in the middle of your challenge, I hope it is going well!

Keep up the great work and feel free to leave a comment

Keep up the great work and feel free to leave a comment

to let me know what you think of the experience so far.

to let me know what you think of the experience so far.

So I'm definitely still a beginner

So I'm definetely still a beginner,

but I've started feeling a lot more confident in my Spanish skills

but I've started feeling a lot more confident in my Spanish skills,

especially when I started incorporating dialogues for listening practice

especially when I started incorporating dialogues for listening practice,

and doing that self-talk with my script for speaking practice.

and doing that self-talk with my script for speaking practice,

Of course, having a real Spanish speaker in front of you isn’t quite the same as talking to yourself in the mirror.

Of course, having a real Spanish speaker in front of you isn’t quite the same as talking to yourself in the mirror.

But it also helped knowing that I would be having my first Spanish conversation with Mirari,

But it also helped knowing that I would be having my first Spanish conversation with Mirari,

our Spanish teacher and a polyglot who has learned several languages on her own

our Spanish teacher and a polyglot who has learned several languages on her own,

so she definitely knew how I was feeling!

so she definitely knew how I was feeling!

So now I want to show you part of my conversation with our Spanish teacher

So now I want to show you part of my conversation with our Spanish teacher,

since that is what I’ve been working toward for the past 30 days.

since that is what I’ve been working toward for the past 30 days.

¡Hola! ¿Que tal? Yo soy Mirari! (Hi! How are you doing? I'm Mirari!)

¡Hola! ¿Que tal? Yo soy Mirari! (Hi! How are you doing? I'm Mirari!)

Hola, Mirari. ¡Encantada de conocerte! (Hi, Mirari! Pleased to meet you!)

Hola, Mirari. ¡Encantada de conocerte! (Hi, Mirari! Pleased to meet you!)

Yo soy Abbe. (I'm Abbe.)

Yo soy Abbe. (I'm Abbe.)

¡Encantada, Abbe! (Nice to meet you, Abbe!)

¡Encantada, Abbe! (Nice to meet you, Abbe!)

¿Abbe es tu nombre completo? (Is Abbe your full name?)

¿Abbe es tu nombre completo? (Is Abbe actually your name?)

No. Mi nombre completo es Abigail. (No. My full name is Abigail.)

No. Mi nombre completo es Abigail. (No. My name is Abigail.)

Ahh... Vale, vale... (Ah... got it!)

Ahh... Vale, vale... (Ah... got it!)

Y dime, Abbe, ¿de dónde eres? (Tell me, Abbe, where are you from?)

Y dime, Abbe, ¿de dónde eres? (Tell me, Abbe, where are you from?)

Soy de Estados Unidos... (I'm from the US...)

Soy de Estados Unidos... (I'm from the US...)

Concretamente de Columbus, Ohio. (Specifically, from Columbus, Ohio.)

Concretamente de Columbus, Ohio. (Specifically, from Comumbus, Ohio.)

Pero en estos momentos vivo en Francia, (But for now I live in France,)

Pero en estos momentos vivo en Francia, (But for now I live in France,)

en el sur de Francia. (in the south of France.)

en el sur de Francia. (in the south of France.)

Y tú, ¿de dónde eres? (And you? Where are you from?)

Y tú, ¿de dónde eres? (And you? Where are you from?)

Yo soy de España. (I'm from Spain.)

Yo soy de España. (I'm from Spain.)

En estos momentos vivo en Andalucía, (For now I live in Andalucía,)

En estos momentos vivo en Andalucía, (For now I live in Andalucía,)

que está en el sur de España, (which is in the south of Spain,)

que está en el sur de España, (which is in the south of Spain,)

pero en realidad nací en el norte, en el País Vasco. (but I was born in the north, in Basque Country.)

pero en realidad nací en el norte, en el País Vasco. (but I was born in the north, in the Basque Country)

¿Lo conoces? (Have you heard of it?)

¿Lo conoces? (Have you heard from it?)

Un poco... un poco. Yo visité Bilbao (A bit... I visited Bilbao)

Un poco... un poco. Yo visité Bilbao (A bit... I have visited Bilbao)

hace unos años, con mi familia (years ago, with my family)

hace unos años, con mi familia (years ago, with my family)

y me gustó... Me gusta mucho el Museo Guggenheim. (and I love it... I love the Guggenheim Museum.)

y me gustó... Me gusta mucho el Museo Guggenheim. (and I love it... I love the Guggenheim Museum.)

Conozco también el País Vasco en Francia. (I've also been to Basque Country in France.)

Conozco también el País Vasco en Francia. (I've also been to the País Vasco in France.)

Sí. Bueno, en realidad, yo nací (Well, actually I was born)

Sí. Bueno, en realidad, yo nací (Well, actually I was born)

en la ciudad que está en la frontera con Francia. (in a city that's close to the French border.)

en la ciudad que está en la frontera con Francia. (in a city that's close to the French border.)

Así que yo también conozco muy bien el sur de Francia. (So I'm also pretty familiar with the south of France.)

Así que yo también conozco muy bien el sur de Francia. (So I'm also pretty familiar with the south of France.)

Sí. Y dime, Abbe, ¿cuántos años tienes? (And how old are you, Abbe?)

Sí. Y dime, Abbe, ¿cuántos años tienes? (And how old are you, Abbe?)

Tengo 27. 27 años. (I'm 27... 27 years old).

Tengo 27. 27 años. (I'm 27... 27 years old).

¿Y tú? (What about you?)

¿Y tú? (What about you?)

Pues, yo tengo 36 años. (Well, I'm 36 years old.)

Pues, yo tengo 36 años. (Well, I'm 36 years old.)

Así que soy 9 años... ¡9 años mayor que tú! (So I'm 9 years older than you.)

Así que soy 9 años... ¡9 años mayor que tú! (So I'm 9 years older than you.)

¿Y por qué has decidido estudiar español? ¿Por qué razón? (And why have you decided to study Spanish?)

¿Y por qué has decidido estudiar español? ¿Por qué razón? (And why have you decided to study Spanish?)

Me gustaría aprender español principalmente (I'd like to learn Spanish mainly)

Me gustaría aprender español principalmente (I'd like to learn Spanish mainly)

porque quiero viajar a España. (because I want to travel to Spain.)

porque quiero viajar a España. (because I want to travel to Spain,)

Es un país maravilloso. (It's a wonderful country.)

Es un país maravilloso. (It's a wonderful country.)

Y hablo muy bien francés, (And I speak French quite well,)

Y hablo muy bien francés, (And I speak French quite well,)

así que necesito un nuevo desafío. (so I need a new challenge.)

así que necesito un nuevo desafío. (so I need a new challenge.)

¡Qué guay! ¡Qué guay! Muy bien. (That's nice! Well done.)

¡Qué guay! ¡Qué guay! Muy bien. (Thats nice! Well done.)

¡Estupendo! (That's great!)

¡Estupendo! (That's great!)

¿Y tú? ¿Cuántos idiomas hablas? (How about you? How many languages do you speak?)

¿Y tú? ¿Cuántos idiomas hablas? (How about you? How many languages do you speak?)

Bueno, yo soy bilingüe de dos idiomas, español y vasco, (Well, I'm bilingual in Spanish and Basque,)

Bueno, yo soy bilingüe de dos idiomas, español y vasco, (Well, I'm bilingual in Spanish and Basque,)

que es la lengua que hablamos en el País Vasco. (which is the language we speak in Basque Country.)

que es la lengua que hablamos en el País Vasco. (which is the language we speak at the Basque Country.)

pero además hablo inglés, francés, italiano y ruso. (but I also speak English, French, Italian and Russian.)

pero además hablo inglés, francés, italiano y ruso. (but I also speak English, French, Italian and Russian.)

Sí... Sí... Un montón... (Yes... many...)

Sí... Sí... Un montón... (Yes... many...)

¿Y por qué hablas tantos idiomas? (And why do you speak so many languages?)

¿Y por qué hablas tantos idiomas? (And why do you speak so many languages?)

Pues, en realidad, a mí siempre me han gustado los idiomas. (Well, actually, I've always liked learning languages.)

Pues, en realidad, a mí siempre me han gustado los idiomas. (Well, actually, I've always liked learning languages.)

Ha sido mi pasión. (It has been a passion of mine.)

Ha sido mi pasión. (It was a passion of mine.)

Yo, en la universidad, estudié Traducción e Interpretación, (In college, I studied Translation and Interpreting,)

Yo, en la universidad, estudié Traducción e Interpretación, (At the university, I've studied Translation and Interpreting,)

y concretamente me especialicé en inglés y en ruso. (and I specialized in English and Russian.)

y concretamente me especialicé en inglés y en ruso. (and I specialized in English and Russian.)

Sí, ¿y tú que has estudiado, Abbe? (And you, what was your major, Abbe?)

Sí, ¿y tú que has estudiado, Abbe? (I see... and you, what was your major, Abbe?)

Yo también estudié Traducción y Comunicación multilingüe (I also studied Translation and Multilingual Communication,)

Yo también estudié Traducción y Comunicación multilingüe (I've also studied Translation and Multilingual Communicacion,)

en la universidad y (in college, and)

en la universidad y (at the university, and)

por cierto por eso también quiero aprender español, para mi trabajo. (that's also why I want to learn Spanish, for my work.)

por cierto por eso también quiero aprender español, para mi trabajo. (that's also why I want to learn Spanish, for my work)

¡Claro! Pues veo que nuestros gustos son muy parecidos... (Sure! Well, looks like we have very similar interests...)

¡Claro! Pues veo que nuestros gustos son muy parecidos... (Sure! Well, looks like we haver very similar tastes...)

y ¿qué haces en tu tiempo libre? (and what do you do in your free time?)

Y ¿qué haces en tu tiempo libre? (and what do you do in your free time?)

¿Cuáles son tus aficiones? (What are your hobbies?)

¿Cuáles son tus aficiones? (What are your hobbies?)

Me encanta leer novelas, ir de caminata, (I love reading novels, hiking,)

Me encanta leer novelas, ir de caminata, (I love reading novels, walking,)

ir a la playa, al aire libre... (going to the beach, being outdoors...)

ir a la playa, al aire libre... (to go to the beach, to be outdoors...)

¡Qué guay! (Neat!)

¡Qué guay! (Neat!)

¿Y tú? Cuáles son tus aficiones? (How about you? What are your hobbies?)

¿Y tú? Cuáles son tus aficiones? (How about you? What are your hobbies?)

Pues para mí, otra de mis pasiones es el deporte. (Well, another passion of mine are sports.)

Pues para mí, otra de mis pasiones es el deporte. (Well, another passion of mine are sports.)

Hago mucho deporte. (I do a lot of sports.)

Hago mucho deporte. (I do a lot of sports.)

De hecho, yo suelo ir a correr, a hacer running a menudo (I actually used to run very often)

De hecho, yo suelo ir a correr, a hacer running a menudo. (I actually use to run very often...)

y he participado en muchas carreras con mi perro. (and I took part in many races with my dog.)

y he participado en muchas carreras con mi perro. (and I took part in many races with my dog.)

Las carreras se llaman "canicross" y son muy típicas en España. (They're called "canicross," and they are very common in Spain.)

Las carreras se llaman "canicross", y son muy típicas en España. (They called "canicross", and they are quite typical in Spain.)

Ah, okay... ¡que bién! y ¿como se llama tu perro? (That's nice! And what's your dog's name?)

Ah, okay... ¡que bién! y ¿como se llama tu perro? (That's nice! And what's your dog's name?)

Mi perro se llama Bobo. (His name is Bobo.)

My perro se llama Bobo. (His name is Bobo.)

Ok! Bueno, bueno... (Ok! Well...)

¿Por qué?... Bueno, bueno... (Why?... Well...)

Mirari, ha sido un placer hablar contigo. (Mirari, it was really nice talking to you.)

Mirari, ha sido un placer hablar contigo. (Mirari, it was really nice talking to you.)

Igualmente, Abbe, un placer. (It was also a pleasure for me, Abbe.)

Igualmente, Abbe, un placer. (See you soon?)

¡Nos vemos pronto! (See you soon!)

¡Nos vemos pronto! (See you soon!)

Sí, nos vemos pronto. ¡Un beso! (Yes! See you soon!)

Sí, nos vemos pronto. ¡Un beso! (Yes, see you soon!)

¡Adiós! (Bye!)

¡Adiós! (Bye!)

As you can see, I wasn’t perfect, and my sentences are very simple

As you can see, I wasn’t perfect, and my sentences are very simple,

but nothing catastrophic happened, either!

but nothing catastrophic happened, either!

I think that getting over this hurdle will make me feel more confident

I think that getting over this hurdle will make me feel more confident

reaching out to other conversation partners on a language exchange website or app, for example.

reaching out to other conversation partners on a language exchange website or app, for example.

Thank you so much for watching, and thanks for joining my challenge!

Thank you so much for watching, and thanks for joining my challenge!

I hope this will inspire you to set a new learning goal

I hope this will inspire you to set a new learning goal,

or to start your own group challenge with your friends, family, or language partners!

or to start your own group challenge with your friends, family, or language partners!

See you next time!

See you next time!

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