# Moments by Luis **@Sr_luis5** ## التنقل السريع - [Find Partners](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/partners.md): اكتشف شركاء تبادل اللغة حول العالم - [Language Exchange](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/partners/exchange.md): تمرن مع متحدثين أصليين حول العالم - [Moments](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments.md): شارك رحلة تعلم اللغة الخاصة بك - [Topics](https://www.hellotalk.com/topics.md): استكشف المواضيع والمناقشات الرائجة - [Chat & Messaging](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/features/chat.md): محادثات نصية وصوتية ومرئية - [Voice Rooms](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/features/voiceroom.md): انضم إلى محادثات صوتية مباشرة - [Live Streaming](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/features/live-streaming.md): دروس تفاعلية وجلسات لغوية - [Certified Teachers](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/features/certified-teachers.md): تعلم من مدرسين محترفين - [Immersive Learning](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/features/immersive-learning.md): تعلم في أي مكان مع ترجمات فورية - [Translation Tools](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/features/translation.md): ترجمة فورية بين أي لغات - [AI-Powered Apps](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/aiapps.md): الوصول إلى أدوات تعليمية متخصصة - [Language AI Apps](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/aiapps.md): اكتشف تطبيقاتنا لتعلم اللغات المدعومة بالذكاء الاصطناعي - [All Features](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/features.md): استكشف جميع ميزات وأدوات التعلم - [Download](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/download.md): احصل على HelloTalk على iOS و Android Showing 6 of 6 moments --- ## 1. 8/22/2025 What are y’alls pet peeve ? And is this word actually used in Russian? I got one too many pet peeves but y’all can tell me some of yours **Language**: English *7 likes · 10 comments · 412 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/RyLEvDBSTUXNHD.md) --- ## 2. 8/15/2025 Part 4 Kevin came from a culture that was more direct and assertive; some could even call it aggressive. Mia’s background was more conservative, reserved, and calm. Their family circle was relatively similar; both came from broken homes. While he grew up constantly witnessing his family in turmoil, she was suffering from the lack of attention she wasn’t getting during her parents’ divorce. While he was learning to push and not be pushed around in life, she didn’t have anyone to protect her from the bullies at school. Maybe that’s why he was too vicious and she was too frightened, but at this point, they didn’t know this yet. At first, their differences were exciting. He fell in love with her attentiveness, beauty, and creativeness. She fell in love with him for his charisma, cleverness, and joy for life, and that rebel attitude he had. They went and had fun exploring the first two layers—their culture, their food, their idioms, the romanticism in each other’s language. **Language**: English *6 likes · 405 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/IPOmZbPDO2qjHD.md) --- ## 3. 8/15/2025 Part 3 The next student was a lady, and she chose a piece of paper that read “exciting.” So the student looks at the teacher, laughs, blushes, and she says: “Oh my God, teacher, I can't do this right now.” The teacher stopped, chuckled, and explained: You see, “exciting” is a false cognate, a word that sounds like something in a language but actually means something else. In this case, the false cognate with Spanish is “excitada,” which means horny or turned on. They had a good laugh. The teacher already knew what was happening, and she was able to anticipate why the student reacted that way. This is another perfect example of how the culture layer of language learning is essential to fully understand and could be used to read into a situation; in this case, the teacher was able to resolve the situation with ease by being aware of the matter. The last great example I would like to bring to your attention would be of a friend of mine, Kevin. He met a girl named Mia from the other side of the world. He was very much from the West, and she had a lot from the East. Their personalities clicked at first—opposites attract, after all—but over time, their communication styles would clash. **Language**: English *7 likes · 379 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/DNSWzMyDyzqjHD.md) --- ## 4. 8/15/2025 Part 2 He was upset enough to want to report it, maybe he was kidding, maybe he wasn’t. I was shocked, apologized, the kid left, and didn’t think much of it, but I was left wondering what had just happened. Years later, I learned that “boy” can be deeply offensive to African-Americans because it was used during slavery times as a way to talk down to Black men. I know… pretty awful, right? But how was I supposed to know? My intention had been innocent, but the historical weight of that one word completely changed the tone of the interaction. This was an example of how, if I had been aware of the usage of the word within the culture layer, I might have had a new friend, but I guess we will never know now. The next example I want to talk about happened to a colleague of mine. She worked at a language center; she was presenting a drill in class. The drill was as follows: —“You’re going to pick up a piece of paper, and it has an adjective. You will now say what you do when you feel this way, described by this adjective.” The first student got a relatively easy one: “thirsty,” so the guy goes on and says, “I drink water when I feel this way,” and everybody gets it straight away, and the students shout, “thirsty!” **Language**: English *6 likes · 1 comments · 380 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/FNIaAwSRuzqjHD.md) --- ## 5. 8/15/2025 Part 1 I’m a strong believer that people helping people is the greatest power there is on earth. Having said this, I hope this reaches the people who need it. When it comes to language learning and communication, the concept of culture shock is mentioned so often that its meaning has almost been lost in translation. We sometimes forget the depth behind the phrases, words, and expressions that make up communication—this is only the tip of the iceberg. Anyone who has spent enough time learning a new language knows that to truly communicate—without offending or giving the wrong impression and achieve our goals—we must immerse ourselves in the culture. It’s easy to assume that forming a friendship or relationship is simple, but in reality, we must also understand the manner of speaking with someone from a different background. When I was in middle school, I was still new to the language, the culture, and the community. I had picked up a lot of pop culture, and one word I often heard in movies and music was “boy.” It slipped into my vocabulary without much thought—I was just a 13-year-old punk repeating what I was hearing. One afternoon after school, I was playing tag with an African-American classmate. In the middle of our horsing around, I called him “boy.” I didn’t mean anything by it, but his reaction was immediate—he got angry and asked me what I had just called him. **Language**: English *10 likes · 472 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/tVtmzINlqzqjHD.md) --- ## 6. 7/2/2025 Book for a though. I’ve been tutoring a kid from Spain for quite sometime now and we got to the point where we’re going to read a book. I chose “Of mice and men” just because it was a classic and it’s something teenagers should be reading at their age. However now that I’m older I think about this book and I say to myself “как грустно»😓Have you ever had a goal and you’re about to reach it and then boom 💥 something happens and changes the direction of your goal and destiny? This book talks about that… with a southern accent🤠 **Language**: English *9 likes · 517 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/RlTTZIqcxcENHD.md) --- [View all moments on HelloTalk](https://www.hellotalk.com/partners/Sr_luis5/moments.md) [Back to Luis 's profile](https://www.hellotalk.com/partners/Sr_luis5.md) --- ## Language Exchange Partners - [English Exchange Partners](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/partners/exchange/english.md): Connect with native English speakers - [Spanish Exchange Partners](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/partners/exchange/spanish.md): Connect with native Spanish speakers - [French Exchange Partners](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/partners/exchange/french.md): Connect with native French speakers - [Japanese Exchange Partners](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/partners/exchange/japanese.md): Connect with native Japanese speakers - [German Exchange Partners](https://www.hellotalk.com/ar/partners/exchange/german.md): Connect with native German speakers - 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