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Post by Redeim on Jan 4, 2012 1:14:23 GMT -5
"It depends on how much you use it." He explained simply. "My cousins are half Thai and one of them is pretty comfortable, but not fluent, another is a beginner, and the third well.." He paused, trying to think of how to explain Ame. "He just doesn't care." He said with a small laugh. "I'll admit. I've only been here a week and I've learned more English in this week than I have in a month abroad where I only spoke it at school. I was even losing my English because I didn't take any English classes in college."
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Post by Tori on Jan 4, 2012 1:32:24 GMT -5
"Oh, dang." Tillie laughed, feeling the urge to learn a new language right about now. Most likely French, since she already knew very little of it to start. "Maybe you'll be able to teach me some French soon, huh? I already know a little bit, I wouldn't mind expanding my vocabulary a bit more."
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Post by Redeim on Jan 4, 2012 19:00:42 GMT -5
Henri smiled, "Sure." He replied simply, sitting up straight as if he was going to get up, but he was only stretching. "Ce qui est vous voulez apprendre (What is it you want to learn)?" He asked her with a sly smile.
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Post by Tori on Jan 7, 2012 22:34:53 GMT -5
Tillie opened her mouth hesitantly. She was fairly sure she knew what he had just said, but wasn't positive. "U-um..." she stuttered. To be honest, all she knew from that sentence was the word 'learn'. So she figured he had asked her what she wanted to learn. "Uh...Une chose-. Je suis pour rien.(A-anything. I'm up for anything.)" she stuttered at first, but managed to finish it out semi-strong.
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Post by Redeim on Jan 8, 2012 12:47:47 GMT -5
Henri's smile widened, "You're not bad." He looked her dead in the eyes. "Something that's important-and trust me very hard to learn-don't be afraid to make mistakes. And if you know anyone else who knows even a little more French than you and is willing to let you practice, make sure you tell them to correct you. I had to keep reminding my friends in Korea to keep correcting any mistakes I made. I drove me crazy because I wasn't learning anything new, and not getting anything improved." He leaned back casually in his seat, his eyes moving to his hand that was playing with his empty cup. Speaking slowly, he finished, "Nous allons tenir une conversation basique. Juste que je puisse voir à quel niveau vous êtes. Quel est votre nom? (we'll hold a basic conversation. Just so I can see what level you're at. What is your name?)"
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Post by Tori on Jan 8, 2012 23:13:40 GMT -5
Tillie gave a shrug. "Thanks." she nodded to him, listening and embracing every word he was telling her. "Alright. Um...I don't think I know anyone else other than you who knows more French than me, though. So, I guess its all on you." she gave a light chuckle, listening closely to the next few sentences he said to her in the foreign language. Surprisingly, she understood most of what he was saying. Something about a basic conversation...levels....then he asked her what her name was. Her eyes lit up once she figured it all out. "Mon nom est Tillie Carlson. Je suis ... dix-huit ans. Qu'en pensez-vous?(My name is Tillie Carlson. I am...eighteen years old. What about you?)" She nearly stumbled a bit in the middle, almost forgetting the numbers in french. But ended up getting it anyway.
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Post by Redeim on Jan 9, 2012 14:52:40 GMT -5
Henri smiled, "Wow, you know more than I thought. It won't be hard to teach you." He told her, giving her praise. "mon nom est Henri Demont. J'ai vingt ans. Mes hobbies sont le dessin et les jeux vidéo. Quels sont vos hobbies? (my name is Henri Demont. I'm twenty years old. My hobbies are drawing and playing video games. What are your hobbies?)" He responded casually, trying to remember to go slower than his usual pace, but also trying to get her used to a normal speaking pace.
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Post by Tori on Jan 10, 2012 16:43:36 GMT -5
Tillie grinned wider, puffing out her chest a little to show the confidence she had in her. She listened to his answer given to her just then, scrunching her face a tad bit trying to remember her numbers again. Thankfully, it took her just two seconds before she basically knew what he said. "J'aime aussi dessiner et jouer à des jeux vidéo. Mais j'aime aussi regarder la télévision et errer sans but dans des endroits différents.(I also like to draw and play video games. But I also like to watch television and wander aimlessly around different places.)" She felt a lot more comfortable with speaking French now. More so with him. She definitely feel her confidence grow then.
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Post by Redeim on Jan 10, 2012 19:35:45 GMT -5
Henri laughed, "Walking around random places?" He looked around, then grinned at her playfully. "Quelles sont alors assis autour de nous ici? (Then what are we sitting around here for)?"
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Post by Tori on Jan 11, 2012 23:16:48 GMT -5
Tillie nodded with a light giggle, shrugging her shoulders then. "Sortons d'ici là.(Let's get out of here then.)" she said with another small giggle, getting up from her chair, stretching a bit before grabbing her sketchbook and things and started her lead out the door and into the cool air.
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Post by Redeim on Jan 13, 2012 14:55:37 GMT -5
((I'm on my iPad right now and it's inconvenient to copy/paste from google translate, so a pause on the French for this post. lol))
Henri stood up and threw away his cup before grabbing his own sketching supplies. Making sure Tillie was ready, he began heading out. Casually, he let their hands touch a couple times before he gently wrapped his hand around hers, trying to play it smooth, but feeling blush creep onto his cheeks. "Good things the weather's nice today..." He said, trying to switch the conversation, but only making it seem more awkward, causing him to let out a small laugh.
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Post by Tori on Jan 16, 2012 20:16:14 GMT -5
Tillie gave a half jump when his hand brushed against hers, but when he grabbed it, she flinched. She felt her cheeks start to burn, she just knew they were turning red now. When he spoke to her then, Tillie tried to find the right words but only an awkward laugh came out. Though, she did manage to let out, "Yeah, good thing." as she avoided making eye contact with him just so he wouldn't have to see her bright red cheeks.
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Post by Redeim on Jan 25, 2012 21:39:03 GMT -5
Henri smiled, noticing her blush but choosing not to say anything, instead deciding to look around at the beautiful trees and whatnot scattered around the park. He grappled weakly to think of something else to say, but couldn't bring himself to do so.
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Post by Tori on Jan 29, 2012 22:14:36 GMT -5
Tillie bit back her lip a little harder now, trying to hide the color in her cheeks some. She noticed they were still holding hands, and gave them a little swing as they walked. "So...um," she bit her lip again, "You wanna teach me some more French? Je pouvais utiliser la pratique.(I could use the practice.)" she giggled lightly towards the end as that last sentence didn't sound quite so fluent that time.
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Post by Redeim on Jan 30, 2012 10:25:27 GMT -5
"Il est difficile de penser à quelque chose à dire ... Tout ce que je pouvais faire est de commencer à nommer les choses de la nature. (It's hard to think of something to say... All I could do is start naming nature things.)" He admitted with a laugh. "And that wouldn't help you with everyday conversation."
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