It's been three weeks of Spanish class and although I like it, there's definitely no chance that I picked the wrong language - Italian is just better (sorry Spanish speakers). However, there are some things I've discovered this week.
1. Spanish feels like a "lazy" language. It's not a bad thing of course, but it feels like a beach language. Now, you must keep in mind that this is coming from someone who spends months on end in Southern Italy and Sicily, but I feel like I should be reclined on a beach chair with a cocktail in my hand when I speak Spanish a la the Corona ads on TV.
2. Spanish is like Italian light. Yes the rules are the same, but there's less of everything (easier for most people harder for me). Why are there only four definite articles? Why don't you combine prepositions with definite articles? Why aren't there changes in prepositions when used with definite articles? Why are there only two forms of the partitive article? Weird.
3. Italian is all about learning the 1000 rules and the 100,000 exceptions to those rules to pronunciation. Spanish just throws an accent in and you never have to really memorize any rules.
4. If you don't pronounce a 'v' like a 'v' why do you have 'v'?! If it sounds like 'b', then just use the 'b'. Annoying.
5. Spanish sounds twangy to me. I don't like all those 'q's and 'n's with tildas. I feel like I have some weird midwestern accent.
6. My teacher is teaching Mexican Spanish. She often includes information on how one might use the grammar in Central and South America. Well....I want to get the hang of Spain Spanish.....but if we use the particulars to Spain we get marked wrong on our work. I don't like that.
So the moral of the story is that everyone should learn to speak Italian. It's just better all the way around - and that's coming from someone who's not biased at all.
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