Latina Girls: Do you care if a guy doesn't speak Spanish?

[Anonymous]

To all the lovely Latina girls of gag, I'm wondering, do you care if a potential boyfriend speaks Spanish or not? I see a lot of beautiful Latina girls, but often see them with latin men. I was wondering as a white guy who likes Latina women whether or not a guy speaking Spanish or not is a big thing to you? Would it be a big thing to your family? Do you care a little or a lot, or not at all? Would you be willing to teach a little Spanish to a boyfriend who thought it was a beautiful language and liked latin culture and Latina looks? Hope a white guy out here! Gracias! :D

I'm a Latina and don't think Spanish means a big deal.

I'm a Latina and think Spanish means a big deal.

I'm a Latina and don't care one way or the other.

Everybody else that's not Latina, click here/see results

[artista007]

I am a Latina (Venezuelan, to be specific) and I could care less if a guy who I was interested in spoke Spanish or not, and my immediate family would accept him simply because he would be someone I cared about, that's all. The big thing with me and guys of cultures which are not of my own is their ability to adapt and their willingness to learn about new cultures. I for one am in love with culture and take every chance I get to learn about different religions, different cultures and their mannerisms and etc. but not everyone is this way, and I prefer a guy who is like me in that aspect. Given that he was, he hypothetically then would be open to me teaching him Spanish and such and I would be so open to teaching him anything he wanted to learn! I've had bad experiences though with people who were 'offended' by my speaking Spanish around them because surely I was 'speaking badly about them' and was even told by someone that I could not 'listen to Spanish music' around them because it was 'rude and inconsiderate'. Listen, as long as someone isn't like the person I just described, then we are good to go.

[gloomy]

I will date a guy based on who he is-his personality, character traits even if he doesn't speak Spanish, my parents speak Spanish and family is very important to me so if a guy wants to take me out on a date and I accept I would tell him that he has to ask my parents permission trying to learn how to ask them in Spanish would be a nice gesture but he can ask them in English and I would just translate and yea I would be willing to teach a guy Spanish if he is willing to learn- I had a white boyfriend before this wasn't a problem

[Moloch]

Note to QA: Asking permission to ask out a Latina is not the norm.

[Asker]

Thanks for your input. I take it your parents were born outside of the U.S.? Were you born here in the U.S. or somewhere else?

[gloomy]

lol true as I said it's just personal thing

[gloomy]

I was born in California

[Asker]

Gotcha. So, how did you teach your boyfriend Spanish? Watch Spanish language tv, or just a few words here and there? Was he eventually able to converse with you in Spanish? It just seems like a really cool way to get to know a girl to have her teach you something like that. I've always thought Spanish was a beautiful language.

[gloomy]

I taught him a little we just started by certain words he was interested in learning he had other friends that spoke Spanish so he learned a little from them and yes he was able to talk pretty well-he mostly had the basics down and yes Spanish is a beautiful language but there are different variations like another person mentioned there's Spanish from Brasil then there's Spanish from Mexico and Spanish from Spain so it depends which you like or if you like all of them in general

[Asker]

Sounds like you were a cool girlfriend to you. If my next girlfriend happens to be Latina, hopefully she'll be that way too! :D

[gloomy]

lol thanks.

[LatiinaGurl7]

I'm a Latina and your in a relationship with her not the family. Learning Spanish would be nice to enjoy the family conversations if her culture is a true Hispanic. for Latina who don't speak Spanish is either because they came to this country at a really young age or born here. Hispanic parents who keep their culture keep their language. I personally don't care as much cause I can always translate,but I would teach him and make him take Spanish classes.

[Asker]

Cool, thanks for the pointers! I think that learning the language is about connecting. That's why I would hope that the folks would want to learn a little English too, in case they met my parents. :)

[sfauo]

I'm Latino. Family is important to us, so even if she doesn't care, you will definitely be a bit more accepted in the girl's family if you spoke or at least were trying to learn Spanish.

Also, they're probably going to talk about you right as you're there so there's that motivation too haha

[Asker]

Lol, that's a good point. You won't want to be left behind in the convo!

[Moloch]

I think it's a problem for Latinas that aren't fluent in English. I myself am Latino and even I have trouble overcoming that language barrier because Spanish isn't my first language.

[Asker]

So your parents didn't teach you Spanish in the home?

[Moloch]

They did, but we mainly spoke English in the house. My parents spent most of their lives here in America, and so that might have something to do with it.

[Asker]

I see, thanks for sharing.

[ObscuredBeyond]

Latinas are over-rated. Once you've gone Filipina, you can hardly ever go back. Sure, they're an ocean away. But while quirky, they're workable. Every Latina I've ever known has given me nothing but hell.

[ryanontario]

it would help if you at least knew a little Spanish , maybe a local community college offers begining Spanish lessons ? that might be an option

[Anonymous]

I'm not answering this question, just adding one information: remember that there are latin people who don't speak Spanish, brazilians speak portuguese

[Asker]

I understand that. Most of the Latinas that I've met in the U.S. though are Mexicans or from some other south American country. I've met a few from Portugal or Brazil. I wasn't the most clear, but I think you get the picture.

[Opinion Owner]

and people from portugal aren't latin, they are white /European

[Alkan]

Brazilians aren't Latin.

[LatiinaGurl7]

yes I think they should know English at least understand it, if her parents live here for a while is not like we live in mars, it's adaptation.

[Anonymous]

I would appreciate if you at least tried hahah but as I am fluent in English It wouldn't be an issue

[hewlett_packard]

espanol me encanta even girls dont care i think its better to learn. i have learned on penpaland com good language exchange website

[moviedude714]

i'd say the ghetto Latina girls would be the main ones to make a big deal out of it

[jpinka]

im sure they wouldn't