Today was my first day with my Spanish language tutor Minerva. Yun ran an ad in the paper a week ago to see if we could find someone. We received three applicants. Minerva was the only one that spoke English.
We met at Caffenio for an hour from 2-3pm at discussed what I want the meetings to look like. I want to spend time reading out loud, listening for comprehension, and writing. She will construct daily homework each day for review the following day. I will also have weekly tests to evaluate my progress.
We also had opportunity to explore how little I speak and understand. We went over basic verb conjugation (which I thought I knew better than I demonstrated), greetings, and basic conversation.
Here are some things I learned:
Sonorans and Chihuahuans tend to say ‘sh’ for ‘ch’. So musho instead of mucho.
Potencial Simple (conditional form verb conjugation)
I would like / me gustaria
I would have / tendría
I would be (estar) / estaría
I would be (ser) / sería
I would study / estudiaría