Video of Ben Affleck speaking Spanish goes viral

He's kind of happier and more attractive in Spanish, somehow.

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by Anonymousreply 73April 15, 2023 8:05 PM

"Ben is Benito in Second Language Shock"

*suspirar*

by Anonymousreply 1April 7, 2023 9:58 AM

What happened to his eyes in recent years? He always looks like he's been crying and perhaps sick.

by Anonymousreply 2April 7, 2023 10:40 AM

Is that him doing his own voice over?

The speech patterns in the audio don’t track precisely with the video showing his articulation of words.

by Anonymousreply 3April 7, 2023 11:12 AM

He’s hot. I’d suck him off.

by Anonymousreply 4April 7, 2023 11:14 AM

Hmmm, so maybe he doesn't wear a hairpiece. I thought for sure he did......

by Anonymousreply 5April 7, 2023 11:19 AM

R3 He really does speak fluent Spanish

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by Anonymousreply 6April 7, 2023 11:25 AM

R2 he seems heavily medicated, either with prescription meds or booze/pot/whatever he uses. His speech is slurred.

by Anonymousreply 7April 7, 2023 11:26 AM

Above is correct, however. He's making an effort to communicate because he's speaking spanish. And he's using his hands to communicate. So the total effect is a more animated and cheerful Ben. Does he speak Spanish better than his wife?

by Anonymousreply 8April 7, 2023 11:30 AM

Does he speak the language well? He sounds like a soccer announcer.

by Anonymousreply 9April 7, 2023 11:31 AM

r6 that is not fluent Spanish. It's very basic Spanish with lots of mistakes. Like, good on him for trying, but he's really not great at it. He sounds like a typical American taking an evening class.

"Aprende español en México cuando tuve trece años. Vive allá." should be "Aprendí español en México cuando tenía trece años. Viví allá." - he can't even use basic past tenses correctly. What he said translates as "Learn Spanish in Mexico when I possessed thirteen years. Live there." You can understand the gist of what he's saying, but he sounds like Tarzan.

by Anonymousreply 10April 7, 2023 11:37 AM

He speeka la good Spanglish.

by Anonymousreply 11April 7, 2023 11:56 AM

R8 No - people criticize J.Lo's Spanish, but she's actually quite fluent. She makes mistakes here and there, but she's much better than Ben. It's interesting that she occasionally has to ask for help with basic words like "through" because she manages to express complex ideas similarly to a native speaker, and it looks quite effortless for her. I don't know much about her upbringing, but if I met someone who talked like this, I'd assume they were raised with Spanish at home.

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by Anonymousreply 12April 7, 2023 11:58 AM

You really can tell what a powerfully built guy he is in that R6 video. I've always considered him one of the best looking men in Hollywood. Even when he was a might chunky.

by Anonymousreply 13April 7, 2023 12:01 PM

When I was learning Spanish, conjugating words in past tense was difficult for some reason. Good for him for having confidence and being able to talk so quickly. You'd fall asleep listening to me speak.

by Anonymousreply 15April 7, 2023 12:44 PM

R15 it's all just practice. I think almost anyone can become proficient and get to a place where they can speak quickly and confidently if they put the time in.

by Anonymousreply 16April 7, 2023 6:34 PM

Yo also hablo Spanish very bueno!

by Anonymousreply 17April 7, 2023 7:11 PM

There is a difference of fluency of speech vs fluency of language. Affleck's speech is fluent, but his language (as pointed out above) is not. Rather than say he is fluent in Spanish, I would say he has communicative competence.

by Anonymousreply 18April 7, 2023 7:32 PM

How do you say FAG in Spanish?

by Anonymousreply 19April 7, 2023 7:35 PM

Can someone translate what he said for me?

by Anonymousreply 22April 7, 2023 8:28 PM

I don't think Affleck even sounds fluent by any definition. His speech is very stilted, he's really struggling to think of words, and he's not very coherent. It's so weird how so many people have blindly accepted the narrative that he speaks better Spanish than J-Lo.

by Anonymousreply 24April 7, 2023 10:16 PM

Most Spanish people speak English- what was the point? He's always trying to get attention but he's so dull.

by Anonymousreply 25April 7, 2023 10:37 PM

Interesting both Matt and him married sassy latinas

by Anonymousreply 28April 8, 2023 2:05 AM

R28 is not fluent in English. P

by Anonymousreply 29April 8, 2023 3:21 AM

[Quote]I don't think Affleck even sounds fluent by any definition. His speech is very stilted, he's really struggling to think of words, and he's not very coherent.

R24 Ah, go fuck yourself, you shitty bastard. His Spanish is perfectly understandable. People like you are very hurtful and discouraging to those trying to learn the language, and you should go straight to hell after dying in a grease fire for that.

Anyway, this woman, who's very impressed by his Spanish, respectfully offers suggestions on how he can improve on certain things, so that little shits like r24 can shut the fuck up. (You need to set the captions for auto-translate to English to know what's she saying.)

Basically, she says that his pronunciation is very good, clear, and he speaks rather fluently without get stuck much on figuring out what to say. He just makes small errors, like foreigners who speak English as a second language.

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by Anonymousreply 30April 8, 2023 8:39 AM

R30, please seek urgent psychiatric help. If someone pointing out a fact is this triggering for you, you must be a dangerous person to be around.

I wasn't saying it to be hateful. I was pointing out the truth. I've seen Ben's Spanish being used to shame his wife and other Latinos for how they speak, when the truth is that he's not that great. Why is it OK for people to do that but not OK for me to point out the truth?

The articles and tweets aren't saying Ben is making a great effort for a learner (which he is), they're saying he's amazing at Spanish, so fluent, better than J-Lo, etc. This just isn't true, period. He's doing a good job with what he has, which is far from being fluent. Why does everything have to be so fucking exaggerated?

by Anonymousreply 31April 8, 2023 9:11 AM

DRUNKARD.RANTING.RED EYED. FAGGIER THAN EVER.TOTAL TRAINWRECK BEN AFFLECK GOES VIRAL

by Anonymousreply 32April 8, 2023 9:20 AM

I’m very impressed by his Spanish. He definitely easy to understand, & is capable of holding his own, as a Spanish as a second language speaker.

Ben’s no dummy. He’s a smart guy, & not just because of his competence level in any language other than English.

by Anonymousreply 34April 8, 2023 9:33 AM

R34 I have a soft spot for Ben because I suspect he's a good person underneath it all, but I think he really does get a lot of credit for things other people do without fanfare because he's a straight white man.

by Anonymousreply 36April 8, 2023 10:00 AM

R36, I’ve never understood the hate towards him.

He comes off as a decent guy to me. Also? I’m glad he & JLo reconnected & found their way back to one another. Regardless of the reasons behind their relationship, they seem to get along quite well with one another, & I genuinely hope they’re both happy now.

Disclaimer: I have zero ill will toward Jennifer Garner. I like her as well.

by Anonymousreply 37April 8, 2023 10:32 AM

What I’ve noticed on various social media platforms is that when non-native speakers speak in Spanish the comments are flooded with native speakers from various countries offering compliments and encouragement. Conversely when a non-native speaker speaks in French even if they do it quite well, there is invariably at least one French person insulting their ability and being incredibly snotty about it. It’s really a turn off.

by Anonymousreply 38April 8, 2023 11:12 AM

Ben thinks he's the smartest guy in any room. He's an American who speaks a second language. He should get an award.

by Anonymousreply 39April 8, 2023 11:22 AM

I don't know what he was saying in Spanish, but he sounds and looks good saying it! Ben is very sexy, I like looking into his face, his eyes, his smile, he seems really genuine and earthy, no pretenses. He's tall, has nice shoulders, he looks good. I've always liked him, even all through his personal stuff over the years. Life is sometimes messy, but I think Ben is an adorable man. I'm happy to see him happy, Jennifer must really love him, and he loves her, you can see it in his face. Ben is a very happy man. :-)

by Anonymousreply 40April 8, 2023 11:30 AM

His Spanish is way better than Mike Bloomberg’s.

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by Anonymousreply 42April 8, 2023 11:47 AM

Remember when Ted Cruz spoke really bad Spanish at the Republican Presidential primaries debate and little Marco laughed at him?

by Anonymousreply 43April 8, 2023 12:20 PM

He speaks very well. Did JLO teach him Spanish?

by Anonymousreply 44April 8, 2023 7:45 PM

No, r44, he lived in Mexico for a year as a kid so he's known Spanish a long time, but there's a little bit of a Caribbean accent to his speech now, so I wouldn't be surprised if he'd been speaking it with her or her family.

by Anonymousreply 45April 8, 2023 8:03 PM

Ben always struck me as sad eyed under all of his posturing. I find him more tolerable than Matt Damon, who fills me with the kind of horror I generally reserve for evenings with people who talk to hear themselves speaking and for no other reason.

by Anonymousreply 46April 8, 2023 8:47 PM

R46 Both he and Jennifer Lopez have very sad eyes. I hear they've both had major struggles with depression. I hope they're happy together now.

by Anonymousreply 48April 8, 2023 9:42 PM

Didn’t he date GOOP for a while? If so did they converse in Spanish?

by Anonymousreply 49April 9, 2023 5:56 AM

He does have a sort of Puerto Rican inflection when he speaks Spanish. Only slightly, but definitely different than Mexicans. Whatever it is, it's sexy as hell.

Plus remember, when people speak a language that is not their first tongue they more often than not have to move their mouths in ways that are very different from the way they do when speaking their native tongue. Ben is being very particular in his Spanish speaking. It's not rolling off his tongue nearly as easy as it would with a native Spanish speaker.

by Anonymousreply 50April 9, 2023 9:42 AM

R50, the accent is good but it's very forced. I saw a comment elsewhere that says he's putting more effort into sounding good than actually learning grammar and vocabulary and I think that's probably accurate. He's quite hot speaking Spanish, though.

by Anonymousreply 51April 9, 2023 11:00 AM

R49 Gwyneth speaks perfect Spanish, the Spanish from Spain.

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by Anonymousreply 52April 9, 2023 11:12 AM

[quote]You can understand the gist of what he's saying, but he sounds like Tarzan.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

by Anonymousreply 53April 9, 2023 11:16 AM

Unlike Gwyneth Paltrow (whose spanish is really good) Aflleck spanish is basic but people appreciate that he makes the effort to do an interview in spanish. It's basic but more than enough to make him able to get a conversation and given the fact that most americans don't give a damm about speaking another language that says a lot of positive things about Ben

by Anonymousreply 54April 9, 2023 11:21 AM

R54 I have seen a LOT of "he speaks better Spanish than J-Lo" and well.....that really isn't true.

by Anonymousreply 55April 9, 2023 6:54 PM

No, that isn't true, but there are a lot of latino stars (Demi Lovato is a perfect example) who speak spanish way worse than Ben

by Anonymousreply 56April 9, 2023 7:06 PM

Does Ben have some kind of cognitive issue? He slurs his words a lot.

by Anonymousreply 57April 11, 2023 11:05 PM

He’s a drunk, R57. A plain drunk!

by Anonymousreply 58April 11, 2023 11:13 PM

R52 lol most Spanish speakers laugh at the “Spanish from Spain.”

by Anonymousreply 59April 11, 2023 11:28 PM

R6 He looks so hot in this interview. Big and fuckable.

by Anonymousreply 60April 11, 2023 11:45 PM

Good on Ben! I learned Spanish in high school but never became fluent so I've made that one of my life goals. I envy any non-native speaker who can sit for an entire interview and understand everything being asked. I'm nowhere near that level so good on Ben for doing that even if his grammar isn't perfect.

by Anonymousreply 61April 12, 2023 12:11 AM

R59 It sounds a lot more sophisticated than the Spanish from Mexico. The best Spanish is probably from Argentina or Colombia though.

by Anonymousreply 62April 12, 2023 12:38 AM

I actually love Mexican Spanish. I find it clearer and more enunciated than Spanish from other countries (particularly Spain and Argentina which are the hardest for me to decipher). I enjoy Mexican films and TV shows for this reason. Mexican Spanish sounds more 'standard' or 'neutral' to my non-native ears.

by Anonymousreply 63April 12, 2023 12:53 AM

^^^^ That was R61 not R62

by Anonymousreply 64April 12, 2023 12:55 AM

R56 Native Spanish speaking Latinos are incredibly harsh to other Latinos when it comes to Spanish. I think it's a major part of why so many don't speak it at all, for example, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato. Why try when you're just going to get ripped apart? Ben's Spanish has been used to attack Jennifer Lopez all over social media, when she actually speaks very good Spanish for someone who was born in the US. She's functionally bilingual but gets criticized and called a fake Latina for not being perfect, while Ben gets applauded for his very basic attempts.

by Anonymousreply 65April 12, 2023 11:27 AM

Why did Ben bother to marry Garner ? What a tool.

by Anonymousreply 66April 12, 2023 1:41 PM

r66 because he's a weak, selfish person who can't be alone and caved to the media/public pressure to ditch JLo the first time around. Garner seemed like the perfect wholesome all American girl he could play happy families with.

by Anonymousreply 67April 12, 2023 3:00 PM

She was pregnant and wouldn't abort.

by Anonymousreply 68April 12, 2023 3:04 PM

This makes me like Ben all the more.

by Anonymousreply 69April 12, 2023 3:06 PM

Ben Affleck getting FUCKED up his SCRAWNY ass goes viral- i'd rather see that

by Anonymousreply 71April 12, 2023 3:08 PM

Our former First Lady speaks 6 or 7 languages. Take that, "Dr." Jill!

by Anonymousreply 72April 12, 2023 3:54 PM

^^^ She can say "Blow job twenty bucks," and "Swallow extra," in 6 or 7 languages.

by Anonymousreply 73April 15, 2023 8:05 PM

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