What writers think bilingual people do:
Quieres salir conmigo- oops, sorry! I just slip into Spanish without realizing it sometimes, haha. Do you want to hang out at the amusement park on Tuesday?
What actual bilingual people do: *thinks what I want to say in English and then translates it to Spanish mentally as I'm saying it out loud* Quieres salir conmigo a... eh.... what's the word? Uh.... *makes wave sort of motion with hand to convey a rollercoaster* Quires salir conmigo a la parque de cosas divertidas el martes? *hopes what I said made enough sense because I forget uncommon nouns a lot*
[[Translation: "Do you want to come with me-" & "Do you want to come with me to... eh..." "Do you want to come with me to the park of fun things on Tuesday?"]]
What actual bilingual people do: *thinks what I want to say in English and then translates it to Spanish mentally as I'm saying it out loud* Quieres salir conmigo a... eh.... what's the word? Uh.... *makes wave sort of motion with hand to convey a rollercoaster* Quires salir conmigo a la parque de cosas divertidas el martes? *hopes what I said made enough sense because I forget uncommon nouns a lot*
[[Translation: "Do you want to come with me-" & "Do you want to come with me to... eh..." "Do you want to come with me to the park of fun things on Tuesday?"]]
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