We did kinda try that but we had trouble with that. Doris would say a few sentences in Spanish. I would understand 3-4 different words. I'd ask her to repeat. She'd repeat. I'd ask, "What does ___ mean?"

Which probably isn't a bad way to learn but we have such little time to actually talk (some days we don't see each other awake) that it felt like it took away from our interactions.

But I appreciate the idea. :)