I took an online Spanish test to check my fluency level, and it says that I'm at C1.

Then I asked an LLM and it said "Big Boy, you surely are at Z99. 😉 " I said I'm not a man, and then it said "Okay, but you're still at Z99. 😏 "

Okay... the bit about the LLM is a joke, but I really took a test and it really said C1.

#SpanishLanguage #fluency #LLM #AI

I have a love-hate relationship with Anki.

I've been using it for ages. If I look on my file system, the oldest Anki related file that I have is from 2008... and I'm sure I started using it before this.

I love Anki's repetition method.

I hate its drill sergeant mentality.

"What? You *think* you little worm can go on vacation? Wait until you come back. I'm going to have you do a marathon 24-hour session, maggot!"

😩

"What are you talking about, man? You just don't get the Anki philosophy, man!"

No, I do get it.

I think the return on investment is the best when you are a rank beginner.

Recently I've given up using those sophisticated Spanish decks. First, they all contain mistakes, some worse than others, and there's the problem of synonyms. The more complex the idea expressed by a sentence, the more ways there are to express it. In English, think about the difference between "he hit me in the face" and "he punched me in the face." In most situations, these mean exactly the same thing.

I'm still using Anki for Spanish, but it is in a reduced capacity. I have a deck for conjugations that I created from a database, and I have a deck of "useful expression," also created by me. That's it.

My main Spanish practice now is to listen to songs in Spanish. I go over the lyrics. I make notes about those expressions I don't readily understand, and I listen to the songs over and over.

I expect I'm going to start a musical thread in the fediverse, in Spanish of course, about the songs that I pick. I'll edit this message with a link when I do this.

ETA: here is the link:

https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/@yourautisticlife/116460307552678712

#Anki #LanguageLearning #songs #musics #SpanishLanguage

Musical Interlude: A random thought brought this wonderful song to mind...a Spanish-language hit from the 70s, it's a passionate love song declaring that the subject is all that gives the singer life and hope. It's a gloriously primal song...but just a damn good song even if you don't understand the words.

"Eres Tú," performed by Mocedades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKp5PMIUdTM

#MusicalInterlude #Mocedades #SpanishLanguage #Eurovision #DamnGoodSong #Nostalgia

#LGBTQ related #Wikipedia article created 14 hours ago

Así no juega Perú

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As%C3%AD_no_juega_Per%C3%BA
Así no juega Perú () is a 2026 Peruvian political satire comedy film written and directed by Sebastián García

#LGBTQrelated #Spanishlanguage #Peruvian #Transgenderrelated

Castilian or Mexican Spanish? 🇲🇽

Stop the confusion! Whether you're planning a trip to Madrid or a getaway to Mexico City, knowing the local vibe is key. #SpanishLanguage #LearnSpanish #CastilianSpanish #MexicanSpanish #SpanishWithDomingo #LanguageLearning #SpanishTips"

https://spanishwithdomingo.com/2026/03/24/castilian-spanish-vs-mexican-spanish/

Senator Padilla to Deliver Spanish Response to State of the Union Address

Senator Alex Padilla will give the Democratic Party's Spanish response to the State of the Union address. This is the first time.

#PadillaResponse, #StateOfTheUnion, #DemocraticParty, #SpanishLanguage, #USPolitics

https://newsletter.tf/senator-padilla-spanish-response-state-of-union/