My grandparents also came from Eastern Europe. True that they had to "learn English", but I really wish I had recorded them back in the day. I guess it was English, though, at times, I needed a Grandparent-to-English dictionary to figure it out!
> I guess it was English, though, at times, I needed a Grandparent-to-English dictionary to figure it out! <
I actually had one of those. I made it myself. It was a small notebook. Whenever my grandparents said anything in Hungarian, I would make note of it, then try to use the phrase the next time I visited.
I lost track of my notebook after they passed away. I wish I still had it.