When You And Your Abuela Speak In Different Languages

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When you and your grandma speak to each other in different languages but still manage to seamlessly communicate.
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Ya Yenny llego! Welcome to the official channel of Jenny Lorenzo. I'm a tiny Cuban-American geek from Miami who is also your abuela. I now reside in Los Angeles where I helped kickstart Latin content at BuzzFeed with 'Pero Like' and continued on to produce for We Are Mitú. I have now ventured on my solo journey as a comedic actor and
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@eoghannp8619 2 жыл бұрын

Michi and Abuela are just at different ends of the bilingual spectrum: Michi is English-dominant and Abuela is Spanish-dominant, but both have a passive understanding of the ‘other’ language. One of the things that I love about the ‘Abuela universe‘ is that all of the different characters are in different places in the bilingual spectrum. That takes a lot of time and effort in terms of ‘character development’. Bravo to the writers. 👏👏👏

@rumbellefever 2 жыл бұрын

It also makes Mirta and Abuela's conversations so interesting, as well. It kind of shows their background and upbringing, without actually saying it. :)

@aliciacordero8399 2 жыл бұрын

Wait that's actually just, a thing?? All my spanish-speaking family can easily speak either or both and switch to whichever whoever they're talking to speaks, I've spent *years* thinking I'm just shit at spanish...

@irenekivinen4613 Жыл бұрын

@@aliciacordero8399 it's called being a "receptive bilingual"!!

@evelinaanville Жыл бұрын

It is also more difficult to speak another language than it is to understand another language 😊

@dannilo-ro5791 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what talking to my Abuela is like! It feels good to see it reflected.

@rumbellefever 2 жыл бұрын

I always loved the fact that Abuela understands English perfectly, without being able to speak it that well. It is like her superpower. She can listen to even more gossip than ever! XD Michi is going to be just like her Abuela! :)

@jrjr648 2 жыл бұрын

They usually do lol

@Andy-Mesa 2 жыл бұрын

My grandmother was the same way. She understood English perfectly but never spoke it.

@tejaswoman 2 жыл бұрын

For anyone wondering, that's because it's always much easier for the language learner to understand a language receptively than to create it yourself. Instead of having to assemble a sentence from all the different words you may have learned or encountered, you're only having to interpret the limited number that are in what you're listening to or reading. My mom could read the passages from the intermediate-Spanish textbook I used in teaching college Spanish, far better than my actual students, but it takes great effort for her to utter the simplest sentences.

@mojojojo5372 2 жыл бұрын

Lol this is me but opposite 😂

@rumbellefever 2 жыл бұрын

@@jrjr648 I figured as much. :) I still think it is amazing!

@aubreysalvatori 2 жыл бұрын

Lol michi literally became full-blown Cuban when she asked Abuela to tell her more chisme 🤣🤣🤣

@espurrlady3397 2 жыл бұрын

I died laughing when Michi started saying the, "Yo quiero ser su abogado." And then when she started trying to sing Dos Oruguitas but got the lyrics wrong. Love it so much!!

@clod8 2 жыл бұрын

Two caterpillars in an abogado.

@amandahealey2216 2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@Gummy_Pop. Жыл бұрын

encantooo~~~

@leonfurry 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, i do this with my mom. She speaks Spanish and i respond in English. We both know and understand what we’re saying and, yes, I can speak Spanish and she can speak English, but sometimes we just default to our most used language. It’s never bothered us or hindered us.

@ThisIsNotAhnJieRen 2 жыл бұрын

Chisme is a universal language 😆😄

@blackeyedsusan727 Жыл бұрын

My bro and my mom were the same when he was a kid. My other brother and I would always speak in Spanish to my mom. But she understood all of us.

@thatdoggo5254 2 жыл бұрын

I died. "I'm sorry CON eh-cuse me" Abuella, nunca cambies

@FlagCutie 2 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, I almost did a spit take!

@thatdoggo5254 2 жыл бұрын

Same. I'm sure like most of us, we relate to this family. It helps with my homesickness and glad it exists.

@sarah8441 2 жыл бұрын

Made me tear up remembering all the half English/Spanish conversations with my Mami, but of course the chisme is universal!!😂

@soulfoodsmama2980 2 жыл бұрын

This was literally my last conversation with my dad: Millennial Me- “So how are are your plants?” 60-something Latino dad- “Ay mis plantitas de ajis son bueno pero no como las plantas de la casa de mami, ella tenia una mata de mango, y toronja, y el major mata de limón del mundo- todavia tengo los semillas!..” Mellenial Me- “Wow thats really cool I didn’t know you had seeds from Abuela’s lemon tree in Puerto Rico, you could like, sprout them into an heirloom tree” I am deadass right now I could not make this up. Also, my Tio Paco also used the exact same “two wings of the same bird” line anytime anyone said anything about Cuba/Puerto Rico. In the exact same philosophical tone of voice. I literally laughed so hard at this. Thanks Jenny y Primo Kevin from West Palm Beach!!!!!!! 💙❤️🇵🇷🇨🇺

@17jbeltran 2 жыл бұрын

spanish and english. two languages. chisme... universally spoken! 😂 so many great one liners in this one, too. Thanks Jenny and Kevin

@Nierez 2 жыл бұрын

Quien carajo es Kevin?

@rosanawlj8566 2 жыл бұрын

You can't leave us mid chisme it's not humane...you know what will end up happening the rumors will start and get out of control like A handsome Alien neighbor will be after one of them to break them up. We need a follow up episode asap. Love your work.❤👽❤

@lisettegarcia 2 жыл бұрын

y así se va regando la bola 😅

@tejaswoman 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, but for all we know, that's exactly what Jenny and Kevin are setting up!

@Powerpuff772 2 жыл бұрын

This skit teaches us to be grateful for our elders and to spend all the time we can with them!!!! Thank you, Jenny!!!!!

@melimelz4948 2 жыл бұрын

Omg Abuela with the rolling pin!! Lol! 😆🤍and Michi singing that caterpillar song from Encanto 🥺! Loved it.

@tejaswoman 2 жыл бұрын

My dad used to tell me that when he was growing up, in a household of Ashkenazic emigrés from Russia-occupied countries (🇺🇦 🇵🇱 🇧🇾), anytime the old folks wanted to gossip, they would switch languages. He learned bits and pieces of about nine different languages, because right about the time he'd grasp enough of Yiddish or Spanish or German to follow the thread, the old folks would notice him listening closely and switch languages again. 😝

@alanhallat3 2 жыл бұрын

My grandmother and her sister would switch from English to Polish when they didn’t want us to understand

@lindafurman6288 2 жыл бұрын

Omg - mine too!! They spoke Yiddish whenever they wanted their conversations to be private! How I miss them.

@francegamble1 Жыл бұрын

My parents did this. 🤣 It made me want to learn as many languages as possible.

@Anastas1786 2 жыл бұрын

"Yes, that's _French_ you're speaking. But this abuela is _not_ French." Although I _do_ find the idea of an old Spanish-speaking Cuban lady and her young English-speaking American granddaughter going looking for a way to communicate with each other and finally settling on _FRENCH_ to be extremely amusing. Also, why am I not surprised that _Tetris_ seems to speak to Flor's jangled brain in the best way?

@SaladMcNuggets 2 жыл бұрын

"They spend their nights in... lawyers"💀💀

@FlagCutie 2 жыл бұрын

Not you almost making me cry by thinking of my abuelita! Flor acting like my own mother that used to tell me every time I spoke "Ahora en Español." lol. I hated it it as a kid, but I am so grateful for it now! Thanks for another great video!

@joecab1 2 жыл бұрын

OK I totally lost it when you referenced the old Muzzy language commercials - eso es para nosotros viejitos 😂

@victoriashore1332 2 жыл бұрын

Pero Muzzy fue divertida. My parents couldn’t afford it so I would always go to my friend’s house to watch it.

@Sarah-hc6kj 2 жыл бұрын

Omg lol it’s such a deep cut. I was looking for this comment!!!!

@francegamble1 Жыл бұрын

My children watched Mazi since there isn't many shows in Esperanto. 😂😂

@joecab1 Жыл бұрын

@@francegamble1 +1 for teaching your kids Esperanto!

@francegamble1 Жыл бұрын

@@joecab1 Thanks! I was told it was a useless language to learn and give my kids, but now they are learning other languages very well on their own.

@arturomontoya446 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVED this skit so much. It reminded me of my mother telling me to spend more time with my abuelita.

@Chococat_Ariana 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the extended family get togethers we used to have. The aunties would prompt the cousins to speak Mandarin to one another "for practice" though we never made it past introductory Q&A's 🤣🤣 It was really a segment for the aunties to see and listen. But once we reached the end of the Q & A session, we would revert back to speaking in English with genuine conversations formed organically 🤭🤭

@PeteSF1964 2 жыл бұрын

I was so with Michi on this one. Just as the tea is getting good, no spill. I was just as eager to know the chisme as Michi. The wait is going to be excruciating.

@devonbickett349 2 жыл бұрын

I like How Abuela spills the Tea of gossip

@roboboro 2 жыл бұрын

So cute they actually start to bond. And so cute her mom ask her to spend time with her grandma and even cutter that she obeys

@pandulce4447 2 жыл бұрын

I can't with how she had the evidence of the regift in the cabinet lol!!! Michu saying "hasta la Vista baby!!!" Hilarious (I need a part 2 please lol)

@genevievehernandez5938 2 жыл бұрын

Lol! This made me think of my grandpa Joe. He would speak to me in Spanish and I would speak in English. But we always knew what we were saying. Good memories

@verona1252 Жыл бұрын

"Dos alas del mismo pájaro" My Puerto Rican heart ❤️ warmed up.

@lisettegarcia 2 жыл бұрын

michi was giving mad laritza face. they grow up so fast!

@labullo79 2 жыл бұрын

This is so wholesome I'm gonna cry, also, cause you could have whole conversations about beans and how to cook them with my abuelita.

@coltonmartin5057 2 жыл бұрын

Chisme bringing the family together!

@calliemyersbuchanan6458 2 жыл бұрын

Aaww! This made me smile! Reminds me of myself! There is something so special about growing up living with your grandparents! I have so many wonderful memories of my childhood with them! "Helping" gramama cook while listening (and "ti-ta-ti-tu" dancing) to polka music in the kitchen and then sitting in my grandpa (I called him Bop)'s lap watching and rooting for the Dodgers even tho I had zero clue what was going on! Magical times! 🥰💭

@Grendelspyce 2 жыл бұрын

"Ingles Sin Barreras" had my DYING!!! Had to look up the old commercials. Thank you for the trip down memory lane!

@ReneSance 2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly how my abuela and I would communicate. Confused the hell out of people at the supermarket.

@lisetmachado6426 2 жыл бұрын

"yo quiero ser su abogado" 😂😂😂😂 flashbacks to those commercials!

@canterbury_nelle9158 2 жыл бұрын

This kinda reminds me of me and my grandma except we're Haitian! I feel like the "chisme" part would definitely be accurate if she were still around 😂😂

@rebeccavargas1855 2 жыл бұрын

OMG this is literally my son and his grandparents 😂

@normanalex6914 Жыл бұрын

Hi 👋

@Taiphen 2 жыл бұрын

Sooooo relatable XD I'm Portuguese but have family and friends in Spain and France so when we're together we each speak our own language, just like this. Also, I died at that "sorry con excuse me" XD

@nerochaos99 2 жыл бұрын

I love your abuela moments so much. The character reminds me so much of my abuela, except mine swore, constantly. I lost my abuela a few years ago and the character is just so heartwarming to see and hear. So thanks so much!

@buddhabro.9130 2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing like some good old-fashioned chisme to bring the family together... LOL

@FB711_ 2 жыл бұрын

Why did you leave us hanging with that juicy chisme? Hope we find out in _el próximo capítulo_ !

@cenakruegerlover Жыл бұрын

Watching this for the first time, i noticed that Michi, Laritza, and Jasleiney do this lean in by the wall shuffle when they walk in to a room to interact with family. Super clever.

@normanalex6914 Жыл бұрын

Hi 👋

@tokunaga432 2 жыл бұрын

"But this abuelo os not French she's Cuban" I immediately knew that reference lmao. Nostalgia

@ibbygirl1417 2 жыл бұрын

¡Ay Dios mio! Watching the conversation between Michi and her abuela. I got into what they were saying to each other and a cierto punto didn't realize that they were speaking two languages. I understood it all as one language. I grew up speaking Spanglish too with bilingual relatives who understood English, but spoke Spanish. We are Cuban too. This just flowed so naturally I didn't even distinguish between the two. I miss mi tia abuela's jardin. It sounds just like Michi's abuelo's. 👍

@ImmortalSynn 2 жыл бұрын

5:08 OMG, Jenny threw in a MUZZY COMMERCIAL as an easter egg!!!!!!!!

@Rime_in_Retrograde 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, this takes me back to middle school. Our family was exactly like this when my grandma was still alive, right down to the mother saying "you're wasting your summer playing videogames" and trying to get her mother to practice english. So relatable, and funny! And nostalgic... T_T

@aldijana124 24 күн бұрын

I liked when she said: How are your plants doing ? ☺️

@Eiandha 2 жыл бұрын

I miss my Abuela. She was a sweetheart! Loved the video. It was very funny as usual! It gave me the feels. Sad, but good feels.

@AngelinaCruz357 2 жыл бұрын

I thought abuela was going to say to Michi, that Laritza and Ezekiel are getting married!

@jenifferpedroza5832 2 жыл бұрын

I need a 30 min sitcom 😫, it's just not long enough. Love it so much. I look forward to every min 🥰

@monicasalas-pierson3742 2 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of when I was growing up. I would speak to my parents in English and they spoke in Spanish! The funny thing is that I ended up being a dual language teacher!

@totesFleisch 2 жыл бұрын

Tia Flor gives me a panic atrack! Shes always worried and stressed 😂

@frankiejean9152 2 ай бұрын

Gossiping about fam was my favorite thing to do w my grandma lol we never ran out of gossip I loved those conversations

@xtomor6101 Жыл бұрын

That was an amazing language practice glad to see they both talk a same language at the end: the beautiful language of chisme 🤭

@moemiyay-ye1uu Жыл бұрын

You didn't have to cut them off! Let me know the secret! 😂

@kathleennadaleberhardt 2 жыл бұрын

I love these videos but they are too short! I want more of these characters! I want Jenny to have a show on tv!!!

@mialro12 Жыл бұрын

The way it took me like several minutes to realize that Michi was talking only in English and Abuela was responding only in Spanish haha. It is like that sometimes! I miss mis abuelas :)

@juliescott4473 2 жыл бұрын

Haha. Mirta is me at every family gathering of my moms.

@normanalex6914 Жыл бұрын

Hi 👋

@jordanreid7076 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias por enseñarme español de una manera tan amena!

@serafinalugo4324 2 жыл бұрын

This was my life with my Nana, thank you for showing this - love, care, and respect transcend languages ♥️

@KMDoc Жыл бұрын

I am American born. My mother also American. My stepfather Mexican. I am currently learning Spanish. I am only on my first year. I hope to speak Spanish with my step father and his family one day. You post cuban spanish videos, but I have found your videos to be the most entertaining to learn and be engaged.

@elmariamgibson Жыл бұрын

The Muffy reference took me out!!!🤣🤣🤣 I STILL use that line when I'm being silly. Then at the end she included it and I died again!

@VeraDonna 2 жыл бұрын

This was exactly my bilingual childhood with my grandma, just with a different language pair. :) I miss her. Kiss you abuelas, call them as often as you can. ❤️

@leahp3992 2 жыл бұрын

Love this. It’s so much easier to understand another language than to try and speak it. 😅

@luisestrada4443 2 жыл бұрын

The Ingles sin Barreras reference I damn near fell out of my chair laughing

@JulianYvesVA 2 жыл бұрын

Abuela, La reina de los chismes 😂😂😂👍👍👍

@soniapoulet2520 2 жыл бұрын

Michi pout the exact same way as Laritza ! It's awesome

@quirogatnonerrat3214 2 жыл бұрын

Omg the acting is AMAZING! 😮😮😍😍🌟🌟

@generaldiego 2 жыл бұрын

I fully leaned up from to hear what she was gonna say ha

@pxn748 2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@maryelaayala4463 Жыл бұрын

“Hey you know she won’t be around forever” got me laughing 😂🤣😂🤣

@isabelfox5509 2 жыл бұрын

Ay Señor 😂 Mi mami usaba el ‘con escuse-me’ ALL THE TIME 🤣 What wonderful memories this brought up! Thanks Jenny!

@chrisserrific 2 жыл бұрын

Haha! This reminds me of my Korean friends growing up. Their Dad was white, and they only spoke English, but they understood Korean. Now I want to look into how that works.

@olliefoxx7165 Жыл бұрын

She's a good actress. Playing characters across a spectrum of different ages isn't easy. The writers did a good job of creating a normal, wholesome family exchange. Nice.

@victoriashore1332 2 жыл бұрын

Love these. This one was so entertaining when they both were practicing. Also an extra star for Muzzy at the end. Brings me back to my childhood

@knownothing5518 2 жыл бұрын

Michi becoming Abuela's wingwoman, a story I didn't know I needed! They're going to exchange all of the chisme now.

@duanecrichlow8791 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jenny! Te quiero mucho!! Tu es loca!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@sylvanus2554 2 жыл бұрын

This was actually pretty cute, reminds me of when my grandma would take care of me growing up and the moments when I didn’t know what to talk about with her 😂 This also made me miss and appreciate her more. 🥹

@soxpuff 2 жыл бұрын

That's my grandmother and I, plain and simple

@lailas.3205 Жыл бұрын

This was so beautiful and funny!! 🤩🤣 Chile, and that throw back to Muzzy!! 🤣🤣 Te felicito

@denisdenchev413 2 жыл бұрын

Brought so much memories of my abuela.. so tastefully done once again!!! Como me encantan tus videos.. ❤️

@MorganMalfoy13 2 жыл бұрын

OMG. Muzzie! I remember that advertisement. I never got the videos but I saw the ads. That woman's hair is amazing.

@latinqueen4340 2 жыл бұрын

Love you abuela!

@cinderdonihoo9372 2 жыл бұрын

Bonding over the chisme!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️love it!!! 🤣😂😂😂😂

@paulbradford6475 2 жыл бұрын

That was both funny and heart warming. Great job.

@annierib Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful. Took me right back in time. Thank you 🥰

@jacksondowdle5217 Жыл бұрын

When I was younger this was literally me & my abuelita. I barely knew a lick of Spanish as a kid and she knew even less English but somehow, someway we still managed to understand each other. It also helped that I took Spanish in high school too

@taz2906 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most real life thing Ive ever seen, and I feel like I say that at every video xD

@CiarnaK 2 жыл бұрын

That was so precious! Way to hit it out of the park again.

@normanalex6914 Жыл бұрын

Hi 👋

@504CreoleCrystal Жыл бұрын

I wish I knew how to speak Spanish! I recently did a DNA test and found out I’m 38% and I had no idea! I knew my family had French and native but this was a shock. Anyway…your videos are hilarious!!! You have a new subscriber ☺️

@nikorigaming7022 2 жыл бұрын

OMG Unlocked memory from the last clip!! This video was amazing!! I keep forgetting that Michi is also played by you; You do such a great job with creating and playing your characters! I'm getting better at following along with listening to Spanish conversations, but I still can't regurgitate it.

@tonymontanez6711 2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to hear the chisme!! Good job! This was terrific!

@Tujae_ Жыл бұрын

This is so wholesome! They were vibing until they had to step too far out of their comfort zones and try speaking in other languages lol

@jrjr648 2 жыл бұрын

Lol reminds me of convos with my parents lol

@18musicgurrl 2 жыл бұрын

Aw this reminds me so much of the conversations I have with my tia while she's cooking 💜💜💜

@normanalex6914 Жыл бұрын

Hi 👋

@LaWordWarrior 4 ай бұрын

This is just brilliant. 🙌🏼

@daveluna7931 2 жыл бұрын

Yes😂😂😂”she is not going to be around forever.”

@mirandarobinson6005 2 жыл бұрын

Hola! Mi llamo Juan!!! LMAO

@soulonice99 2 жыл бұрын

I love your show. Ty

@Msbitchtuyou 2 жыл бұрын

There’s no language barriers for chisme 🤣

@Gadrielxxiii 2 жыл бұрын

Does the roller even work

@layla515 2 жыл бұрын

This may have been the most relatable one yet. Love it!

@MiharuNeko93 2 жыл бұрын

I went to Mexico with my friend's family (mexican/italian) on vacation. One day she and her cousins went to see a horror movie, I didn't like it so I ended up going out with her italian father and her mexican uncle, first eating the best tortillas and after looking at them talking in their respective languages until late night. I had so much fun XD