07/22/2025
Are you headed to Jaialdi 2025 ? Learn some Euskara with Esther! Ikusi arte!!!
I know it’s easier said than done to let go of worries about sounding “wrong” when you speak Basque.
Believe me, it used to bother me and then I remembered something. How much I loved my parents’ accent when they spoke English.
And from there I started embracing my accent when speaking Basque, Spanish (which is my first language and still have an accent) and French.
My accent let’s people know the effort I’ve put in to learn a new language like Basque.
Learning a language is hard and rewarding!
So focus your energy on progress rather than perfection. It will save you from an unnecessary source of stress.
Speaking pays off WAY more in terms of confidence and connection than wasting time agonizing over one awkward sentence. Or forgetting to add the correct form of izan or ukan.
And if you don’t want to worry about it at all and be ready for Basque events...
Comment “JAIALDI” and I will DM you more information about my free Speak Basque in 7 Days for the Festival email course.
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