We were separated into different classes which works out well because we can come home and exchange notes. Two for the price of one!

We’re effectively learning South American Spanish which, apart from one notable exception, has identical grammar to Spanish Spanish. The main differences are some of the words used and the accent, very similar to the differences between British English and US English.

Roll on Spring!

Annie & Safe

P.S. For you linguists out there, the main differences between Spanish Spanish and South American Spanish can be summarised as follows:

Grammar: The informal 2nd person plural (i.e. “you” referring to more than one person) exists in Spanish Spanish but not in South American Spanish. South Americans just revert to the formal 2nd person plural which is more like “they”!

Words: Just like the British will join a “queue” in the bank and the Americans a “line”, the Spanish will join a “cola” and the South Americans a “fila”.

Accent: The South Americans make fun of the Spanish lisp! No “th” sound here!