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By me - 24/04/2014 15:32 - United States - Paris

Today, my Spanish teacher imitated the sound of a coffee grinder, and then said in Spanish, "OK, all of you do it." I did it, thinking everyone else would too. I was the only one in the class who'd understood the Spanish part. FML

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By macaroni17 - 10/04/2014 02:33 - United States - New Oxford

Today, we had a speaking assessment in Spanish class. When it was my turn, I yawned in the middle of a sentence, said "excuse me" and finished my sentence. She took points off because I hesitated and I spoke in English, not Spanish. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/12/2014 18:46 - United States

Today, I took my Spanish exam. One of the questions was to translate "Mark is lazy and antisocial." My name is Mark. Everyone kept giving me weird looks the whole test. FML

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Field recordings

By Stress - 06/02/2020 14:00 - Hong Kong - Central District

Today, after our teacher had said this class would be very important and that we should take notes, instead of writing notes, I brought a recorder to class. After class, I listened to the recording, and all I could hear was muffled voices. FML

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It's close enough

By Jaymail - 17/08/2020 08:01

Today, after many hours studying a complete course of Spanish, I felt really good. I had accomplished something, something I could really use next week when I fly to Mexico on vacation. Then I found out what I had learned was Spanish as they speak it in Spain, not how they speak it in Latin America. FML

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By MrsFart - 18/08/2018 01:30

Today, I thought I was all alone in the class, so I lifted up my leg and ripped a huge fart. One of my students was still in there. He told everybody. FML

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By SpanishInFrenchClass - 06/12/2012 05:35 - United States

Today, I had a presentation in French class. I was so nervous, the first thing I said when I got up there was, "Hola." FML

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C'est la langue de l'amour!

By Anonymous - 19/10/2017 05:00

Today, my French teacher set up a role-play scenario to act out in front of the class. During one of my lines, I mispronounced a phrase and called my teacher sexy. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/03/2012 05:13 - United States - Federal Way

Today, I had to re-grade a student's assignments because neither he, nor his parents can read "Spanish." I'd written in cursive. FML

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Everyday racism

By Anonymous - 12/09/2014 20:47 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my college did a fire drill, and instructions were given by intercom in English and Spanish. The guy beside me mused, "If they say it in English and Mexican, why not say it in Black too?" That guy is my idiot brother, and he was dead serious. Sometimes I think our parents are related. FML

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By sickdisney - 21/05/2012 18:42 - United States - Riverside

Today, I watched a movie with my little sister. I couldn't understand a word that was said during one scene, but I figured it was in some kind of made-up language. When I commented on it later, she called me a moron and said it was Spanish. FML

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LCPLStewie 23

Thursday 24 April 2014 18:49

Why are you worried about it? The teacher will recognize you for this if any thing!

upallnight11 19

Thursday 24 April 2014 18:50

Or maybe they knew but they didn't want to sound stupid

Comments

cumberbunny 17

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:00

Why did she want you to make a coffee grinder noise anyway? 0_o

hippo1234 19

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:28

Rolled R sound

Bondhi 0

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:35

The teacher did that to test and see who understood her Spanish instruction. Who knows why she picked a coffee grinder noise though!

Faff 20

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:41

#26 is right, it helps with the Spanish r

cakefete2 30

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:46

#26 anyone who thumbed you down either doesn't understand the importance of the rolled R sound in Spanish or is just being a burro.

gshocker20 21

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:00

This isn't really that bad of an FML, your teacher will appreciate it.

Attacksloth 33

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:00

Bonus marks. Always good to score brownie points and differentiate yourself from the class. That's how A's are made.

Nimmrodel 11

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:02

At least you understood what was said, may have been embarrassing but at least your paying attention and learning.

HilarityOfLife 8

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:06

Nothing to worry about! Good on you for knowing the class material! :)

pratikp03 22

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:09

Whroom whroom...oops

laden_swallow09 34

Thursday 24 April 2014 19:15

Understanding another language, quick enough to understand and carry out instructions, getting noticed by the teacher in a positive light? I fail to see the problem, here.