As part of the show, we asked our listeners to share their own #BilingualProblems stories. Many of them tweeted us:

@LatinoUSA When I mention my friend, Jeannie to Spanish-speakers and I call her "Yeee-knee". #bilingualProblems

— WDWNT (@WhyDoWeNeedThis) January 22, 2016

@LatinoUSA I always said "pass vacuum" b/c my mom would say "pasar el vacuum" in Spanish. Direct translation into English. #eslproblems

— Samantha Perez (@samperez242) January 22, 2016

Others sent us voice memos that we included in this week’s show: