No, they don't I know because I sometimes ask my students what the writing on their clothing means, and they don't always know. "My mother bought it. But she doesn't speak English very good. She likes the color."
I was once at a concert for an English-language group, and everyone was singing along with the chorus of a song. Then, when it was done, one of the Spaniards behind me asked his friends, "Dime otra vez, ¿qué significan las palabras?" "Tell me again, what do the words mean?" He'd only memorized the sounds of the words.
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Date: 2012-11-01 08:59 am (UTC)I was once at a concert for an English-language group, and everyone was singing along with the chorus of a song. Then, when it was done, one of the Spaniards behind me asked his friends, "Dime otra vez, ¿qué significan las palabras?" "Tell me again, what do the words mean?" He'd only memorized the sounds of the words.