Fonetica

Greta le agrega grandes grosellas al postre.

Today in my Fonetica class I think we repeated this sentence about 15 times. The main point of this class is to learn all the sounds of the Spanish language and be able to say them correctly. That doesn't sound too hard, but there is actually kind of a lot to it.

Not only do we have to say the sounds correctly, but we have to put the accent on the correct syllable and run the words together in the right spots (Yes, there are rules for that). We do this so that we can speak and read and actually sound similar to a person who speaks Spanish as their first language.

While we will never be perfect at this, we can try and put the time and energy into learning the language well enough not just to get around but to be able to have deep conversations with people and not have them cringe at every other word.

We know that God can use us even if we mess up words and put the emphasis on the wrong syllable, but we also feel that one way we can show the people of Honduras that we love them (and God loves them) is to put the time into learning their true, heart language.

By the way, that sentence at the beginning means:  Greta adds big berries to the dessert.