Want to Learn Gymnastics in Spanish? Here is Your First Lesson

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So, I’ve been trying to pick up some Spanish lately, and you know how it is, you gotta immerse yourself, right? I figured, why not combine it with something I’m into – gymnastics. So I started with the basics, like, how do you even say “gymnastics” in Spanish?

Want to Learn Gymnastics in Spanish?  Here is Your First Lesson

First things first, I grabbed my phone and opened up my favorite translator app. I typed in “gymnastics” and hit the translate button. Boom, there it was – “gimnasia.” Sounds kinda like the English word, so that’s easy enough to remember.

But I didn’t want to stop there. I wanted to see it in a sentence, get a feel for how it’s actually used. I jumped over to a few different websites. There, I found articles and discussions about gymnastics, all in Spanish. I started reading through them, slowly but surely.

I even found some videos of Spanish-speaking gymnasts. I watched the videos, paying attention to the commentary. They used “gimnasia” a bunch, along with other words I was trying to pick up. It was super helpful to hear it in context like that, you know?

I also decided to write down a few sentences using “gimnasia” myself.

  • “Me gusta la gimnasia.” (I like gymnastics.)
  • “Ella practica gimnasia todos los días.” (She practices gymnastics every day.)
  • “La gimnasia es un deporte difícil.” (Gymnastics is a difficult sport.)

I practiced saying those sentences out loud. It felt a little weird at first, but the more I repeated them, the more natural it felt.

Want to Learn Gymnastics in Spanish?  Here is Your First Lesson

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Then I got a bit more adventurous. I searched for some Spanish-language gymnastics forums online. I joined a couple of them and even posted a few questions using my limited Spanish. People were super friendly and helpful, correcting my grammar and teaching me new phrases.

It’s been a fun little project, combining my love for gymnastics with my language learning journey. I’m still a beginner, of course, but I feel like I’m making progress. Every time I hear or use the word “gimnasia” now, it feels a little less foreign. And that’s a pretty cool feeling.

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