Re: What Do You Do When, You No Understand?
Originally Posted by
Artangel
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I have joined a group where l do Keep Fit and Tai Chi.
This morning whilst waiting for the class to start, a lady next to me started to chat.
He voice was quite low with a strong accent. I asked, ‘Are you Irish?’
‘No’, she replied, ‘l am from the Ukraine’.
She started talking more and honestly, l didn’t understand most of what she was saying. I could pick out some words but l’m not sure if l replied properly to what l thought l heard!
I found myself nodding, shaking my head and smiling but again, l didn’t know what l was responding to!
That's more or less exactly what happened to me.
Marge is in a choir who visit a German choir in a place called Lünen quite regularly. A couple of times I have gone along too.
I remember once sitting down to the very tasty snacks they offered us and, of course, we split up and sat with our German counterparts, most of whom, of course, speak good English.
I thought I'd make an effort, though, and tried to speak a little of my very limited German. The chap next to me, who had equally little English, was happy to hear that so, assuming I understood German very well, began rattling off ninety to the dozen giving me no opportunity to explain.
I, like you, just sat there nodding and looking interested, but not understanding a word.
In future, I'll try not to be so clever!