Uno de los trabalenguas más famoso en español para trabajar la pronunciación de nuestra "r" (erre) es: Erre con erre cigarro, erre con erre carril, rápido corren los carros, por los rieles del ferrocarril.

I definitely believe that if a language is dying it must be protected at all costs. Languages are a really valuable aspect in each society. I'll talk a bit about Peru's situation. As most of us know, our official language is Spanish. But it's not the only one, we also have Quechua and Aymara that are the two most spoken indigenous languages out of 40+! Quechua is also spoken in other Latin American countries, it is even taught here on Italki! The problem is that neither of our indigenous languages is taught at schools. We have put English or other romance languages above our own :( The people that speak them have grown with that language, in other words, it's their mother tongue. You don't know how much I want Quechua, Aymara, Ashaninka (an indigenous language from the Ashaninka community in the jungle) or any other indigenous language to be taught at schools. I hope future Peruvian generations can learn OUR language and culture first hand. I don't know if you have realized, but learning Quechua is learning the language that the Incas, our most recent ancestors before the Spaniards came, spoke. It must have had some changes, but still. Why learning from a textbook their way of thinking and traditions if their language expresses vividly that! Originally, we had much more indigenous languages, much more tribes in the jungle. But they have disappeared. I'm happy, though, that our Ministry of Culture is working hard on standardizing small languages. It's very useful for us and for them, they are also Peruvians. These are their rights. Hope you liked this thoughts, and thank you Italki for opening topic conversations like this ones!

When I traveled to France, I was so surprised that people gave each other two kisses on the cheek when they met. Here in Peru, we give only one. Two kisses seem like too much haha. I think I never got used to the greetings because I stopped at one kiss and people stared like saying "why isn't she giving two kisses?". Also, as a 'latina', I noticed the coldness between people. Young people didn't spend much time with their families, they just went out with their friends. I think here family time is more valuable and teens get out of their house later in age. Just to point out this is not a generalization, there are probably families that aren't like that. I of course would go back to France, I love discovering cultural differences because that shows me how rich this world is!

Hi there to all Italki students! I am a native Spanish speaker from Lima, Peru specializing in conversation practice and getting immersed in culture too. Don't worry, I also know Spanish grammar, so you can ask me grammar type questions :) With experience learning English and French (here in Italki), I've passed through several kinds of teachers. I've taken their best ideas and added others of mine that I think were missing so that the teaching is optimal. I not only offer conversation classes, but also cultural classes. If you've heard about the Inca culture or the famous Machu Picchu, but still are curious about what else is in Peru, you're in the right place! This is one of my favorite things about my language learning experience: discovering new cultures and people. I'm relatively new to this, but I'm always open to receiving feedback for improving our classes together. I'm really enjoying being a tutor here! Visit my profile or contact me to check out for more details. See you soon! 😄

This Winter Olympics are being so special! Specially ice skating! As a Latina watching 22 year-old Donovan Carrillo (the first Mexican ice skater on 30 years in the Olympics!) was so inspiring and so latino! Ice skating is not so popular in our region so we never really see the Winter Olympics, we know the Summer Olympics as the only Olympics. I told my mother that the Winter Olympics had started last week and she didn't know about them. It's not on the TV nor the radio, only on YouTube. Watching Donovan's story as how he was formed as an Olympian ice skater in a country whose most popular sport is soccer and there almost none ice rinks for practicing was so mind-blowing. Imagine he trains on ice rinks that were on malls! He trains while other people are enjoying of the ice. How difficult is it to train with other people there and not having the space enough to do his performance? I'm sure that he will receive a lot of support after his participation on this Winter Olympics. So excited to see what the future holds for him! (And also hope to see someday a Peruvian ice skater there!)