Retaining new languages has never been something I excel at. I know enough to get by, but it's not conversational. Just one of those things I'll probably never be good at (I can pick up an instrument and learn very quickly...but languages? Ha, it'll take me a half-dozen meetings just to remember a person's name). The good thing is with modern technology it's still possible to communicate even when my language skills lack. Google Translate allows me to speak and it will translate it into Spanish, and there's even a camera feature that will translate text on the spot. You might be surprised how easy it is to get around even without mastery of the language.