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My DD1 spoke in catalan to me!

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CeciC · 22/08/2007 21:12

I know it may sound not a big deal for some people, but my DDs are spending the summer in Catalonia (Spain) with my family as they have been doing for some years now while I have to work back in England.
We speak everyday on the phone, and today it was the first day, that my eldest who is 6, has spoken to me in catalan for almost all the conversation. And that is why I am so happy, because after 6 years of constantyly speaking in catalan to her, and her answering back in english, and sometime I wanted to give up. But now I know is worth persevere with it.

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CeciC · 22/08/2007 21:14

I forgot to say, we live in England, and my DDs are in Spain just for the summer. 9 Days and we are travelling to "rescue" them.
But I am very very proud of my eldest progress!!!!

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tribpot · 22/08/2007 21:16

That's brilliant! I spent about five months in Barcelona being told off for not learning Catalan (I was 20, not 6!) and came out of the experience with some key phrases. But one of my friends worked in a tourist resort and when people phoned up screaming at her in English (she was English) she would say "retire els diners sisplau" and hang up

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Othersideofthechannel · 23/08/2007 06:03

Lovely news

slim22 · 23/08/2007 06:16

fantastic! this is music to my ears.....

Wicksy · 19/09/2007 22:28

Enhorabona, CeciC. Parlar moltes llengues es un don.

I just wish my daughter, who goes to school in Catalonia and speaks fluent Catalan, had the opportunity to learn Spanish.

moondog · 20/09/2007 23:22

Cecic,that is FANTASTIC.
What a gift you are giving her.
Good for you for persevering.
I grew up with a father who always spoke his native tongue with us (although we lived 10, 00 miles away from his country) and i am a fluent speaker now and use it most of the time.

I thank him for it every day.

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CeciC · 22/09/2007 19:42

Hi everyone,
Thanks for the massages, although now that we are back in England my DD1 doesn't speak catalan all the time, but she does some times. My DD2, 3 in January, speaks everything, she repeats everything we say. My eldest, when she was this age, never repeated anything, I think that is why it has been a little more difficult.
Wicksy, where do you live in Catalonia? I am from a small town in LLeida, Tarrega is the name of my town.And your DD should learn spanish with TV, books etc..., and in the school. I don't know how old is she, but she will learn castellano, as I did, and all my friends, and my nieces and nephews that live in Spain. I don't know if there are schools that teach castellano/spanish to children. But even thought I want my DDs to speak catalan, I really want for them to learn castellano as it will be more useful in the future, but for me is very difficult to speak to them in castellano as it is not my first language.

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