When I was traveling in South America and there were matches on TV, I found that the commentators, despite speaking fast, were easy to understand because their annunciation was very clear. It was always encouraging to understand at least axlittle bit of what they were saying.
Absolutely. The repetition and the context of following the action really helps. After a few games, you start to become more attuned to the rhythm of it. I watched Mexico v South Africa on Spanish TV last night, and it was entertaining for sure.
Love this! I remember that while watching my first World Cup in Spanish many years ago, it seemed impossible to distinguish the players' names from the rest of the commentary, and the only thing I understood was GOOOOOOOOOOOL. But you're so right about the emotion locking it in. This was an amazing Mundial, so grateful to have lived it.
This is a great read - and definitely makes me want to tune into the matches in Spanish for a bit of an extra challenge (and to take my mind off the nail-biting action when necessary!)
Will be listening in Espanol, despite being a beginner, alternating silent watching, listening, and reading subtitles with sound off . Thanks for the suggestions. Will take notes (freezing the stream even), use my dictionary, and maybe make sense of some of it afterwards by listening to podcasts.
When I was traveling in South America and there were matches on TV, I found that the commentators, despite speaking fast, were easy to understand because their annunciation was very clear. It was always encouraging to understand at least axlittle bit of what they were saying.
Absolutely. The repetition and the context of following the action really helps. After a few games, you start to become more attuned to the rhythm of it. I watched Mexico v South Africa on Spanish TV last night, and it was entertaining for sure.
Love this! I remember that while watching my first World Cup in Spanish many years ago, it seemed impossible to distinguish the players' names from the rest of the commentary, and the only thing I understood was GOOOOOOOOOOOL. But you're so right about the emotion locking it in. This was an amazing Mundial, so grateful to have lived it.
This is a great read - and definitely makes me want to tune into the matches in Spanish for a bit of an extra challenge (and to take my mind off the nail-biting action when necessary!)
Will be listening in Espanol, despite being a beginner, alternating silent watching, listening, and reading subtitles with sound off . Thanks for the suggestions. Will take notes (freezing the stream even), use my dictionary, and maybe make sense of some of it afterwards by listening to podcasts.
Brilliant! Communicating both the thrill of learning a language and the excitement of the Beautiful Game…