One of my colleagues speaks Spanish, Korean, English and Japanese very fluently.
But it seemed he got tired because it was already past 8 o’clock and he didn’t speak well at all. He was speaking like this. Tu… estudiar… español... No, estudiarás... Ummm, what do you call “today” in English? I was quite surprised because he was a kind of chatterbox person, so it was rare for him to mumble. I hesitated to reply. I am a beginner of learning Spanish, so I felt that it is like showing off my knowledge. I replied “I suppose the word “today” is “hoy” in Spanish” in a sheepish voice. He mumbled the word “hoy” several times, and he said it wasn’t the right answer.
I didn’t understand the word he was thinking at that time, however I encountered it after we left. The word he was trying to say was “hay”. Anyway, I was right!!!
By the way, my reply to his question was “No, no estudiaré español hoy, porque no tendré mucho tiempo para estudiar!” (No, I won’t study Spanish because I won’t have much time to study!)
I spoke this phrase very easily. I wonder why I could speak this phrase very easily. And I noticed that I use this phrase very often!!! You must use the language if you want to master it as soon as possible!?