Let's Take the Bad Bunny Language Challenge Togethe! in 4 Steps

Bad Bunny told us we have 4 months to learn Spanish! Let's do it!

Let's learn a language. I'll share some of the steps we can take together to get our Spanish A-game on point and poppin' (I know I mixed some lingo there) 

Step 1: Pimaleur 

Track down Pimaleur Spanish and listen to one lesson per day. Here is a possible You Tube playlist 

Step 2: Basic Vocabulary 

Omniglot list 

Easy Spanish and Spanish Pod 101 have great lists as well

Step 3:

Read, write, and listen

Step 4:

If you feel like you learn well using a workbook or book, choose one and master it. You can also rent from the library or choose a lesson plan online. You Tube does have some great resources.

I will try to track down a few more.

Duolingo is great for grammar and has it's place but I would not consider it the first step. Feel free to add it in 

*For total transparency I will likely not be focused on Spanish but will be doing some refreshing*

I am debating on whether to do a bit more Spanish. My Spanish is pretty bad but this would be a good time to go for it. But also, Portuguese and Hindi are more important to me. Also, I'm beginning and dabbling in Latin currently 

Spring 2025 update

I definitely have taken a Duolingo break but we are back!! 

I'm not sticking to one language at the moment and am struggling to focus and buckle down but I'm rebuilding the language learning habit.

Portuguese 

I completed the Portuguese tree years ago so I'm doing that review. I'm also doing Spanish through Portuguese. And Portuguese through English. 

Outside of Duolingo, I'm sad to say my Portuguese is getting pretty rough. Listening and speaking are not working these days

Italian 

Italian I'm working on it. I did not meet my Italian goals for this Italy trip and actually did HORRIBLY with it on the trip. This happens. 

Hindi 

Hindi lessons are really hard right now and have taken 15 min to get through sometimes. 

I'm progressing for sure. I used it out of actual necessity in Italy a bit and at a hotel in San Francisco. But overall I'm pretty shy practicing these days. 

Latin 

I'm starting Latin... That's my current obsession. Not sure how long it will last but it's been fascinating to see how close it is to Italian and then Spanish especially. 

The classical education model is convincing a bit that Latin ought to be taught after phonics in the Kindergarten-ish or in the Kinderlaben years. 

Alphabets

I'm also working on the Arabic script for Urdu/Hindi and reviewing the Hindi script though the Hindi course on Duolingo is not the best... 

The Greek alphabet has been good to relearn. I'm not interested in learning modern Greek, but if they every create a Bíblical Greek, maybe 

Chinese 

Of course I dabble in Chinese and Chinese characters. I'm not sure I will ever go beyond just far enough to make telemarketers mad... But it's fun and aesthetically pleasing.

Music

I'm dabbling in the music course on Duolingo as well, but I find it really difficult. I can't feel the beat with my phone so it's difficult for tasks I should know. It definitely feels too easy but too hard to test out. I feel that with Italian rn too. 

Math

I'm actually going through the math. It's been really good for learning how to use manipulatives with my pre-schooler. 

As I'm learning about math acquisition I'm leaning towards aquiring some abacus skills so I'm playing around there as well. It's not a language but feels like Morse Code, which I did learn over Covid - and have since forgotten most.