Me: Ok, let's look at this picture in the textbook. Can you describe the clothes that this man is wearing? What color are his boots?
Mrs. K: etto....
Me: (very slowly) Can you tell me what color the man's boots are?
Mrs. K: etto....a, sou da! (haltingly) Can you teru me what calaa za man's boots are?
Me: Uh, right... Can you tell me?
Mrs. K: ...
Me: I'm sorry. I must have confused you. (veerry slowly) Do you see this man in the picture? What color are his boots?
Mrs. K: Boots! Yes. He izu wearingu boots...and T-shirt and hat and - -
Me: Um, yes, that's true...but what color are his boots?
Mrs. K: Boots! Yes, boots. He have boots.
Me: ...
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A conversation with my boss a few days ago:
Boss: Are you still cooking for yourself every night?
Me: Yes...well, I'm trying to.
Boss: Oh, good for you. So do you go to the supermarket to buy food?
Me: Um...yes...except for the days when I hike up into the mountains to hunt wild turkeys.
Boss: What?
Me: except for the days when I go hunting for wild turkeys.
Boss: Oh. (looks puzzled) Oh!!....You do?!!?
Boss: Are you still cooking for yourself every night?
Me: Yes...well, I'm trying to.
Boss: Oh, good for you. So do you go to the supermarket to buy food?
Me: Um...yes...except for the days when I hike up into the mountains to hunt wild turkeys.
Boss: What?
Me: except for the days when I go hunting for wild turkeys.
Boss: Oh. (looks puzzled) Oh!!....You do?!!?
3 comments:
LOL
would that "boss" be... ikuko? =P
yep, that's her. She's really nice. I still think of that box in Hirosaki whenever I hear her name though :D
lol, that's awesome.
Yeah, when I read your first post with her in it, I thought of that box, too, heh.
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