Most Commonly Spoken Words

I was thinking yesterday, and I realized that I say the same words over and over and over again. I thought it would be fun to make a list of the words I say the most here, so here goes!

My Most Commonly Spoken Words (In Order):

1) Si - So often.... Whenever anyone is talking to me and I don't really understand, I just nod and say ¨Si, si!¨... Smile and nod, smile and nod

2) Gracias - Manners are so important always, but especially as and exchange student. I am really living in a dream here and it is beyond crucial to thank everyone who made it possible for me. Even when I couldn`t say much else, I ALWAYS said gracias!

3) Ciao - Here, every time you enter or leave a place you need to give everyone there a kiss on the cheek and a greeting, and here they say ¨ciao¨ as goodbye. Whenever anyone leaves, they always kiss you on the cheek and say ¨ciao!¨ and you do the same.. So I've said a lot of ¨ciao¨s!!

4) ¿Que? ¡¡No entiendo!! - What? I don´t understand! Story of my life

5) Habla despacio, por favor - Speak slowly!! They seriously talk so fast here... I'm getting a lot better at understanding though :)

6) ¡Estoy cansada! - I'm tired! It's already exausting to have to focus so much to understand or communicate with people, and having to wake up at 5:30 every morning doesn`t help. I`m exausted!

7) Yo extraño mi perro - I miss my dog. Really, I miss Buddy Wilson so much... There are a ton of stray dogs here that just walk around the street, and every time I see one it makes me miss my beagle boy :(

8) Buenas noches/Hasta mañana - Goodnight/See you tomorrow. It's always nice to say goodnight to everyone in the family before going to bed, and there are 7 of us in this family, so that`s a lot of goodnights!

That's just a little sample of my Spanish knowledge... But don`t worry, I can say much more than just those things ;)