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Don't think
feeeeel
it's like a finger pointing to the moon
don't concentrate on the finger
or else you'll miss all of that heavenly glory!
do you understand?
Uh oh, it's over with....
is it over with?
I don't know..
hell, how are you doing?
would you like to try some tea?
what kind of tea is that?
we have two types. We have something like China with sideberries and ginger.
which one is that?
This one has pineapple and sideberries
kind of fruity, but not too fruity...
and then you have something with cinnamon in it
she said cinnamon and ginger?
I don't like cinnamon. Is it a strong cinnamon taste?
yea, it has a cinnamon taste to it
this one? is it cinnamon?
nope, not this one
is that cinnamon?
no, this one's not cinnamon
that's the orange,right?
yes
you made this tea?
not me, someone else did
it's good, I like it
you like it?
we have more flavors in there. You might like, um...strawberry rose and peach flavor
oh,OK
I like it, it's good
I might have to bring my wife up here. My wife likes tea
we have a bunch of different flavors on the walls
is that?
this is the tea manual..
oh, that's the trash...
so if you ever want to know what flavor we offer..we have all of the flavors..
oh,OK
are you sure you don't want to come in and take a look at the others?
we just got here...
yea, so we're going to walk around for a little bit
OK
what time does this mall closes today?
9:30 or something like that
9:30?
OK
alright, thanks a lot
you don't have a name tag, what's your name?
.....
Quinn
Quinn?
Nice name. Where're you from, Quinn?
Vietnam
oh, Vietnam?
((VIETNAM)) Hello
wow
((VIETNAM)) Today........I can speak Vietnamese
((VIETNAMESE)) You speak Vietnamese, right?
((VIETNAMESE)) Of course I can!
hahahhahahaha
wow, where'd you learn that from?
((VIETNAMESE)) I'm learning Vietnamese in my home
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
((VIETNAMESE)) How long have you been learning it for?
((VIETNAMESE)) Perhaps, it's been about a year already
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
((VIETNAMESE)) But I think this language is difficult to learn...very difficult
((VIETNAMESE)) You speak with a Northern accent
((VIETNAMESE)) I think so as well....
((VIETNAMESE)) I speak Vietnamese like a Northerner
((VIETNAMESE)) Are you a Southerner?
((VIETNAMESE)) I was born in the South- Saigon
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
((VIETNAMESE)) So, how long have you been living in America for?
((VIETNAMESE)) 10 years already
((VIETNAMESE)) 10 years? really?
((VIETNAMESE)) **I've been studying Vietnamese for a year, but you've been living in the U.S. for 10 years**
OK
I'm really impressed
((VIETNAMESE)) Really?
((VIETNAMESE)) But this language is very difficult
((VIETNAMESE)) It's difficult speaking... *Didn't catch the rest od what she said here*
hahahhahahahhaha
((VIETNAMESE)) My wife is from Taiwan, so I always speak with her in Chinese
oh, really?
((VIETNAMESE)) Nice to meet you
please to meet you
((VIETNAMESE)) What's your name?
((VIETNAMESE)) My American name is Moses, but my Vietnamese name is Mouse
((VIETNAMESE)) This is my friend, but he can't speak Vietnamese.
((VIETNAMESE)) He's learning Chinese. I'm his instructor lol
oh
hahahahhaha
what did you say? What are you over here saying,man?
I said, this is my friend here, but he can't speak Vietnamese and he's....
are you going to learn Vietnamese?
No, I'm learning Chinese
you're learning Chinese?
yep
a dialect or?
Mandarin
that's what my girl speaks
((VIETNAMESE))I speak Mandarin and Cantonese
((VIETNAMESE)) I don't speak any?
((VIETNAMESE)) So you speak Vietnamese, English and any other languages?
((VIETNAMESE)) Before I could speak French...
((VIETNAMESE)) Oh, French..
((VIETNAMESE)) Just a bit though..
((FRENCH)) I'm also learning French
I didn't learn that much..
hahahahhaha
as long as you learned something. That's a good start...
((VIETNAMESE)) Nice to meet you.
I don't know how to say have a nice day in Vietnamese. How do you say that?
Oh, ''Dep'' means beautiful
yea, it's more like have a beautiful day
((VIETNAMESE)) Thanks
((VIETNAMESE)) You're welcome
((VIETNAMESE)) See you later, OK
take care
oh we're on camera, what's this?
hahahhahaa
we're on camera!
what is this?
hahahahhaha
I think you hit the button then...
are we looking good on camera, Youtube for the level-up?
I don't know, that's interesting
say cheese
hahahahaha
how are you doing?
good, how about you guys?
not too bad. You see those glasses he has? do you have any like those here?
Um, probably not that type of brand, but we have something similar.
how much are those glasses, 5k dollars?
$400 dollars...
did that thing take my picture?
huh?
did that screen take my picture?
it does, but it won't print it because the printer's not working
oh, that's cool. That's pretty funny..
so, what do y'all have?
we have something like this...
No, I swear, no matter which ones I put on, it just seems that they look right on me for some reason. I don't know what it is..
Hey, where're you from?
I'm Lebanese
really?
yes
((ARABIC)) Do you speak Arabic as well?
huh?
((ARABIC)) Do you speak Arabic?
Yea
((ARABIC)) A little bit
((ARABIC)) A little bit?
yea
how do you know Arabic?
hahahhahaha
((ARABIC)) Because I study Arabic
I'm sorry?
((ARABIC)) I study Arabic
((ARABIC))Oh, you study..
I'm sorry, I can't hear you very well. Cool, cool.
((ARABIC)) I speak a little bit..
((ARABIC)) Beautiful, beautiful..
((ARABIC)) Where did you learn?
((ARABIC)) I study Arabic in my home
((ARABIC)) Oh, at home..
OK
((ARABIC)) Because I don't have a teacher
((ARABIC)) So, you study by yourself?
((ARABIC)) Yes
wow. Awesome, awesome..
that's great. Really good for someone who teaches themself..
hahahhahaha
I'm impressed
((ARABIC)) What's your name?
((ARABIC)) Mine is Moses.
((ARABIC)) Musa or Moses. Nice to meet you!
which name do you go by?
it depends..
yea, it depends
I'll just call you Moses
hahahhahha
cool!
so you're from here though?
((ARABIC)) I'm from America
OK
((ARABIC)) but **I like** studying languages
OK
that's awesome
this is his first time here at this mall, so..
yea
he's never been here before
I live on the Eastside, but it's been 3 years since I've been here. It's been a while.
oh,wow..
so
((ARABIC)) Nice to meet you
((ARABIC))**I want** to speak Arabic fluently, therefore......god willing I will speak fluently
the way you're saying the letters is really good
hahahhaha
((ARABIC)) Really?
yea
like you're pronouncing them very well
((ARABIC)) Thanks
you don't take too long to think about what you're saying
hahahhahahhaha
it's basic though..
it's good, it's good...hahaha
((ARABIC)) Going to leave now
alright
take care
by take care
you too
incense?
oh yea, this is a new store. Hey, this is a new store, isn't it?
is this store new?
I think so
oh it is?
he said that this is a new store
oh, it's a new one? OK
hello, how are you doing?
((SPANISH)) How are you today?
hahaha
((SPANISH)) You good?
((SPANISH)) Good
((SPANISH)) Everything's good?
((SPANISH)) Yes, everything's good. Perfect.
((SPANISH)) Perfect? yes..
((SPANISH)) I've been studying Spanish these days
((SPANISH)) Oh really? where?
((SPANISH)) At home, by myself
((SPANISH)) Really?
((SPANISH)) Yes
((SPANISH)) Therefore I really like to use...what?....use the opportunity to practice the language
((SPANISH)) Your Spanish is very good
((SPANISH)) Really?
(SPANISH)) Yes
((SPANISH)) Thanks a lot
hahahhahahhaha
((SPANISH)) Very good
((SPANISH)) My accent is of Spain becuase the books I use are from Spain
((SPANISH)) But, it's ok..it's good
((SPANISH)) I really like learning other languages, especially practicing them in this way
((SPANISH)) Because as you know the language is a living thing, right?
((SPANISH)) Yes
((SPANISH)) Where are you guys from? Mexico
((SPANISH)) Mexico
((SPANISH)) It seems that there are a lot of Mexicans in this city
((SPANISH)) Yes,a lot..
((SPANISH)) There's a lot of Latinos
((SPANISH)) It's a good thing, especially if you want to learn Spanish
((SPANISH)) Actually, Spanish is the second language spoken here in the U.S., right?
((SPANISH)) Nice to meet you. My name is Moses
((SPANISH)) Moses?
((SPANISH)) Yes
((SPANISH)) My nickname is rat
hahahhahhahahha
((SPANISH)) Rat is just my nickname..
Hey, we have a clearance sell so you can get a much cheaper price
OK
((SPANISH)) Have a good day
((SPANISH)) You too
you have a sell?
she said that there's a sell going on..
sell on what?
yes
what's on sale?
clearance sell
oh, are you closing?
no,no..just a year closing sale
do you sale posters like....
fabric posters?
like wall posters
these are wall posters..
are you..
then the price goes high
oh,OK
Yea,I know someone who may be interested in some of this stuff, so that's why I was wondering. I'm going to bring them up here and see if they...
are you from India?
yea
which part of India are you from?
do you know that?
((HINDI)) Do you know Hindi?
Oh my god, you know Hindi?
((HINDI)) I'm learning Hindi
((HINDI)) You're learning Hindi?
((HINDI)) Yes
why? what's the reason?
((HINDI)) Why?
((HINDI)) Because I like learning many languages
((HINDI)) You like it?
((HINDI)) Yes
wow
((HINDI)) Especially Hindi because there are many Indians here
Woow, I'm surprised!
((HINDI)) Really?
yes
hahahahhaha
I'm surprised
((HINDI)) Where are you from in India?
((HINDI)) I'm from....**I couldn't make out the place**
do you know Bangla?
((BENGALI)) Do you speak Bengali?
wow
hahhahahhaa
((BENGALI)) I'm Bengali, so I speak Bengali
((HINDI)) But just a little bit..
((HINDI)) I also want to learn Bengali
OK
I'm surprised
hahahhaa..she said I'm surprised
((HINDI)) Nice to meet you
((HINDI)) Nice to meet you
hello,sir
how much is...
((HINDI)) What's your name?
((HINDI)) My name is Ruba
Ruba?
yea
((HINDI)) My American name is Moses..
Moses
uh huh
((HINDI)) But Hindi? It's mouse
hahahhahaha
((HINDI)) Why is your name Mouse?
((HINDI)) Because a lot of Chinese...
I don't know how to say it in Hindi. They can't pronounce my American name, Moses..they say Mouse
hahahhahaha
that's why
they try to say Moses, but they say Mouse
so they gave me that name....
sorry...
are those scarfs?
are those scarfs?
oh, that's a purse
*****SCAN IN PROGRESS*****
you want to go down that way?
hey, do you know what time this mall closes today?
I have no idea
you have no idea?
no
probably 6 or 7
she said 6 or 7
on a Saturday 6 or 7?
you can ask the store clerks and they'll be able to tell you
oh, OK
Are you from Vietnam?
no?
no
I guessed wrong
I hope you don't mind. I study other languages. That's why I asked..
so,what do you speak? Vietnamese?
I speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese
oh, do you speak Mandarin or Cantonese?
both
say something
((MANDARIN)) I can speak Mandarin and **Cantonese**
hey, that's good!
((MANDARIN)) Are you Chinese?
I don't speak Mandarin
((CANTONESE)) You speak Cantonese?
yep
((CANTONESE)) Where are you from?
((CANTONESE)) I'm from Guangdong, China
((CANTONESE)) Really?
yea
((CANTONESE)) Lately, I've been studying a lot of languages, especially Cantonese. Cantonese and...
so what do you use it for?
((CANTONESE)) In this way...chatting with people lol
wow, that's really impressive.
((CANTONESE)) Is she your **daughter?**
((CANTONESE)) My daughter
((CANTONESE) Does she speak it?
((CANTONESE) She was born in America?
oh, OK
that's pretty good. Are you still in school?
((CANTONESE)) I'm working now. I'm a language teacher
((CANTONESE)) Oh, where at?
((CANTONESE)) At home. I have my own...how do you say....business
((CANTONESE)) So you teach people how to speak languages
((CANTONESE)) Yes
((CANTONESE)) For example..he's my student,so since he would like to learn Mandarin, I'm helping him to learn the language
((CANTONESE)) To speak Mandarin?
((CANTONESE)) Yes
that's good
((CANTONESE)) Do you speak Mandarin?
the dialects are really difficult. If you speak Cantonese, it's very difficult to learn Mandarin.
hahahhahahha
do you know Pinyin? Can you write...
oh yea
((CANTONESE)) I write..
when I took Mandarin in college...
((CANTONESE)) Very difficult?
I could not understand. I had to look at the Chinese characters to understand what the teacher was saying.
oh
I was tone deaf
you don't want to learn?
I took some courses in college
oh,OK
that's good. Because there's a lot of opportunities.
oh yea
((CANTONESE)) There's a lot of opportunities for both Mandarin and Cantonese here in this *city*
((CANTONESE)) This city has a lot of Chinese and Koreans..
here at the university
((CANTONESE)) Yes. Therefore I like to practice in this way...
just walk around..you know, approach people
((CANTONESE)) Chatting face to face..
hahahhaha
I don't know how much....**couldn't hear clearly here**
because there's a huge Chinese community...
oh yea
((CANTONESE)) My wife is from Taiwan
oh
so does she teach you?
((CANTONESE)) No. Actually, I already knew how to speak Mandarin before I met her
oh
((CANTONESE)) But of course I could practice Mandarin with her everyday
because isn't there Taiwanese dialect then Mandarin? they're different
yea, they're different
the characters*** hard to hear**
right..
((CANTONESE)) That's right
hahahha
OK, I'm sorry I'll let you guys go..
good luck
((MANDARIN)) Nice to meet you
huh?
((MANDARIN)) Nice to meet you. This is Mandarin
((MANDARIN)) Nice to meet you
you took Chinese in college?
I took one for one year
((CANTONESE)) Cantonese..
hahahhaa
((CANTONESE)) Happy to meet you
practice
((CANTONESE)) Practice..
((CANTONESE)) I think Cantonese is harder than Mandarin
it's the tones, yea
it's really difficult, because I also speak another dialect, which is a village dialect
((CANTONESE)) Which one?
Toisan
and that's like....
from my mother's generation to my grandmother's generation and to my generation, there're words that you wouldn't even understand
because it's so...
rich?
it's within the village so...if it doesn't get used....
yea
how are you doing? what are these? remote..
they're all remote control
oh,OK
you said how far?
20 mph
really?
yea
that's awesome. You've been here for a long time?
almost 3 years
3 years?
I like your accent, where are you from?
I'm from Turkey
Oh, you're from Turkey?
where are you guys from?
from here
Columbus
((TURKISH)) How are you today?
where did you learn that?
HAHAHHAHA
((TURKISH)) I can speak a little Turkish
oh my god....
((TURKISH)) You speak Turkish?
((TURKISH)) Where did you learn that?
at home, by myself
wow..why do you learn Turkish?
((TURKISH)) Because...
aw,man....
((TURKISH)) Why?
I understand what you said. You asked why did I learn
hahhhahahhahahaha
((TURKISH)) What's your name?
Moses
((TURKISH)) How about you?
Marcell
hahhahahhaha..he spoke Turkish with you lolol
where did he learn Turkish,man!!
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
Did you hear him? he said ''Senin'' ''how about you''
what's yours?
My name's Marcell
Marcell?
yea, Marcell
it's been a looooong time...
really? why do you need to learn Turkish?
I learn languages
you learn languages?
yea, I learn languages.That's what I like to do..
it's been a long time. I have to start practicing Turkish again.
I majored in Turkish Literature
you did?
((TURKISH)) Very good
you have a pretty good accent
((TURKISH)) I think that's a good thing
you think it's a nice thing
hahahhahahahahaha
I have another Turkish friend...
hahahhahhahahhahhahha
OK,OK...
you got him speaking Turkish to me,man...
come with me..
hahahaa..he said come with me...hahahhaha
I wish I knew more,man...I forgot so much
what else do you know? which language?
Chinese, Arabic, Persian..
((PERSIAN)) How are you?
Huh?
((PERSIAN)) How are you?
is that?
Persian
oooh!
((PERSIAN)) How are you?
yea
((PERSIAN)) I'm very good,thanks.
hahahahhaha
he asked me how I was doing in Persian
do you know Hebrew?
((HEBREW)) A little Hebrew
((HEBREW)) I can speak a bit of Hebrew
I don't know..
he said ''I don't know''
((TURKISH)) A little bit. I can speak a little Turkish. How are you?
((TURKISH)) Good, how are you?
((TURKISH)) Very good. I'm good.
((TURKISH)) Nice to meet you
((TURKISH)) Nice to meet you
where did you learn?
how do you say at home?
so where did that come from? the interest
I like learning languages.
((TURKISH)) Because I think it's a good thing
that's fantastic
I wish I knew more. Like I told him, it's been a long time..I knew a lot more before, but I stopped practicing so I forgot a lot
that's awesome. Are you from here?
((TURKISH)) Yes
what do you do?
((TURKISH)) **I'm a teacher**
where are you teaching at?
I have my own business
you have your own business?
yea
he's my student
he's your student?
yea
that's good
I'll show you
you should check this out when you get a chance. This is my website. More information about me..
languages..if you want to learn any language just let me know. It's a method. I'm a teacher also.
oh, you're a Turkish teacher?
I used to be a Turkish teacher.
oh, wow
I teach Literature now
oh nice!
wow
((TURKISH/ARABIC)) Awesome ''Lit- What god has allowed''
hahahhaha
that's awesome,man
that's really impressive
Yea, I didn't expect you....like I saw you and said..this guy looks like he's from somewhere so...
like from where?
somewhere like...
Middle Eastern?
Middle Eastern..yea
but this is how we learn, how I learn languages. Just walk around...because you have to interact with people. You have to practice.
exactly
that's the best way to learn..
you know everything you learn, you gotta get out there and use it, so....
or you'll forget it..
if you don't use it, it'll go away...
''If you don't use it, you'll lose it''
hahaha..exactly
that's impressive
well guys,we're here, you can come here and talk to us whenever you want
((TURKISH)) Alrighty
((TURKISH)) Nice to meet you
((TURKISH)) Nice to meet you
he has his own system on teaching you how to learn
you'll see. Go to that website.
it works..
yea
I can tell it works
hahahaha
we're about to go talk with some Chinese people now..
hahahhahah
awesome
it was nice meeting you guys
alright
take care
((TURKISH)) Goodbye
hahahhahahha
there you go..
hahahhahhahhahahah
OK
hey, do you know where I can find bracelets like these?
No, I don't know
no?
you guys just sell scarfs here?
oh,OK
alright,thanks
if you don't mind me asking, where are you from?
where am I from?
Ecuador
((SPANISH) Spanish? You speak Spanish?
Spanish?
oh,OK.Cool
((SPANISH)) I've been studying Spanish lately, so I have to use the opportunity to practice it
((SPANISH)) Of course
((SPANISH)) It's very important
((SPANISH)) Good
((SPANISH)) Very good
((SPANISH)) How long has this place been here for?
((SPANISH)) I'm not sure
((SPANISH)) I just work here?
((SPANISH)) That's it? **Not sure why I even said that here lol**
((SPANISH)) Nice to meet you
see you
Ecuador. That's Spanish.
what type of food you guys sell here?
I don't work here. You can ask him.
how can I help you,sir?
Hey, I'm sorry
I was just wondering what kind of food you have here, Indian?
Oh,OK. So there's no comparison, basically?
you don't compare these two things. Everything has its own flavor/style
oh,OK
are you guys from Mombai?
No, we're from Southern India,but..we also sell Mombay food
oh Tamil Nadu?
yep
((TAMIL)) Hello, hello. Are you Tamil?
Yea
you speak Hindi?
just a little bit
have you ever been to India?
((HINDI)) No, but I'm learning Hindi..
hey, what did you, um...
do you eat here very often?
yes
I eat here everyday
oh, what would you recommend?
I eat the rice..everything is good
everything is good?
everything is good!
are you from India,too?
No
I'm from Africa
Oh, which part?
Sierra Leonne
Oh, Sierra Leonne?
((Sierra Leonne Creole)) Do you speak Creole?
Yes!
how do you know that!!??
hahahaahahhaha
are you from Africa?
I mean, my ancestors are...
no, I'm not from there..
there's a lot of Sierre Leonne people here in Columbus
yea
alright, nice to meet you
you too!
hello!
do you guys..what time do you think she wants to come up here?
I don't know
you guys open until 9,right?
open until 9, but you have to come in at 8:40
you have to make an appointment?
no, you can just come in
you do eyebrows?
you guys open tomorrow?
yea, tomorrow 11-6
why don't you do it right now?
it's not for us. It's for a girl?
yea
hahahahahhahhaha
oh, well we have guys come in and get their eybrows done,too
really?
maybe one day...maybe one day
she can come in like 11-6. That'll be fine
alright
you guys been open for a long time?
yea, we've been open here for 3-4 years
oh,wow..
we were at another location, then we moved here a couple of years ok
oh,OK
so, you don't pull them out?
no, we don't do the threading. We use the wax..
oh, that's what no threading was..
yea, that's what it means, yea..
so you have to cover it with the wax
some girls like the wax and some girls like the threading
uh huh
the threading kind of hurts...
yea
so, where're you from?
me? Korea
wow, there's a lot of Koreans here!
a lot of Koreans?
a lot of Koreans in this mall
I think there's like 6 thousand here in Columbus
wow
there's more than that
((KOREAN)) Are you Korean?
hahahhahhaha
sounds familiar
((KOREAN)) Because I'm learning Korean
((KOREAN)) Oh, you will learn Korean?
((KOREAN)) Yes
((KOREAN)) When will you go?
((KOREAN)) When?
((KOREAN)) I've been learning Korean for 2 years
((KOREANS)) In two years? **I think she got a bit confused by what I said hence the ''in two years''
((KOREANS)) I've been learning Korean for **2 years
oh,OK where?
((KOREAN)) In my home, by myself
I mean, which city?
((KOREAN)) Which city?
((KOREAN)) Yea, which city?
Seoul?
((KOREAN)) Actually, I haven't been to Korea yet
Oh, I thought you went there one year already
((KOREAN)) No, no...one year...
you will go?
((KOREAN)) *CORRECTION* I've been learning Korean for 2 years
((KOREAN)) You did it or you will do it?
((KOREAN)) I did it..
I'm confused...hahaha
((KOREAN)) You're confused?
you said that you've been there for two years
((KOREAN)) I haven't been to Korea yet and I've studied it for 2 years
((KOREAN)) You've learned Korean?
you learned the language for 2 years?
((KOREAN))) Yes
you've never been there?
((KOREAN)) Not yet
so, do you want to go over there?
((KOREAN)) Of course
((KOREAN)) Of course?
((KOREAN)) Yes, of course
hahahahahahahahahaa
you're so cute...
alright...he's really good
really?hahahahaa
if you go to Korea you will
((KOREAN)) Speak in Korean!
((KOREAN)) It's OK in Korean?
((KOREAN)) Yes
((KOREAN)) If you go to Korea and teach the English...
you will make a lot of money
((KOREAN)) Money...
don't speak English
hahhahahhahahhahaha
((KOREAN)) If you go to Korea and teach English you will make a lot of money
((KOREAN)) Yea
((KOREAN)) I've heard before
In Seoul there's....
((KOREAN)) Korean!!
((KOREAN)) Seoul, you know?
((KOREAN))I know
((KOREAN)) In the big cities, there's young kids in elementary school...
do you know student?
**COME ON,MAN...HAHAHA**
((KOREAN)) The middle school students want to learn English
((KOREAN)) They want to learn English
((KOREAN)) You will make a lot of money
((KOREAN)) I know
((KOREAN)) If your Korean is good...**NOT SURE WHAT SHE MEANT RIGHT HERE**
you can try..maybe....
((KOREAN)) One or two years....
if you teach the English, it will be fun
((KOREAN)) Fun?
((KOREAN)) Fun
((KOREAN)) A lot Koreans are nice
((KOREAN) I could make a lot of friends
((KOREAN)) Yea, make many friends...
((KOREAN)) I've already been to Japan and Taiwan
where?
((KOREAN)) Taiwan and Japan
((KOREAN)) Taiwan...3 times
it's different
because they got two number systems in Korean..
I bet..They got like 20 of them in Japanese
((KOREAN)) where did you learn Korean?
((KOREAN)) From where? Korean?
((KOREAN)) By myself
((KOREAN)) You learned by yourself?
((KOREAN)) Yea
((KOREAN)) **I swear to god**
you learned with the cassette?
((KOREAN)) Moreover I always practice in this way
((KOREAN)) Speaking with Koreans?
((KOREAN)) Yea
The Church?
((KOREAN)) Not the Church,but...stores....malls....like this
((KOREAN)) No problem
((KOREAN)) You won't have a problem speaking with Koreans
very good,very good. Excellent.
you should try to go there and stay one or two years
((KOREAN)) OK
maybe you should stay there...
((KOREAN)) Maybe I'll get married with a Korean girl or something
((KOREAN)) You can get married
((KOREAN)) I'm just joking
it's not a joke..
hahahhahahhahah
((KOREAN)) Korean girls are pretty
((KOREAN)) They're pretty...cute
hahahhahhahahhahahahhhhahahaha
((KOREAN)) Actually, I was just joking because I've already gotten married
((KOREAN)) Oh, you got married?
((KOREAN)) My wife is Taiwanese
((KOREAN)) Cute...
((KOREAN)) What's your name?
((KOREAN)) My name is Moses
Moses?
((KOREAN)) It's Moses, but...
Moses like in the Bible?
((KOREAN)) But my nickname is mouse
((KOREAN)) Mouse?
rat..mouse..
no you don't....
why is that?
((KOREAN)) It's a long story..
it's a long story...
hahahhahahahhahah
((KOREAN)) Is your wife here?
((KOREAN)) Yes
((KOREAN)) In America
how about him?
((KOREAN)) He can't speak Korean?
((KOREAN)) Not yet, but Chinese..
there's Chinese girls there
I know
hahahhahahhahhahaha
I don't know how to speak Chinese
((KOREAN)) Do you speak any other languages besides Korean and English?
((KOREAN)) No
((KOREAN)) But the younger kids try to learn other languages..
((KOREAN)) Japanese, Chinese...
((KOREAN)) Especially English
((KOREAN)) Especially English
English is #1
((KOREAN)) His Korean is very good
he doesn't understand...hahahhaha
((KOREAN)) His Korean is very good
((KOREAN)) A little bit
((KOREAN)) It sounds like you lived in Korea before
it sounds like you lived..
sounds like I lived in Korea?
yea, like you lived there for a long time
you're really good, I'm telling you
I still need some more...
I think you..understand most of it, like over 80%
that is really good. I mean, it's hard learning other languages,right?
((KOREAN)) It takes a lot of time
((KOREAN)) Yea..it takes a lot of time and...
((KOREAN)) A lot of practice..
really good, he's really good
I stopped Korean
hahhahahhaa
you have to use it for something..
yea
((KOREAN)) Nice to meet you
((KOREAN)) Nice to meet you
((KOREAN)) Come back sometimes
((KOREAN)) Alrighty
((KOREAN)) In the future he will begin learning Korean
((KOREAN)) He will?
what is it..man I forgot that word...first
if you speak a little bit..you don't have to fluently like him...
hahahahha
it will help you then you can learn fast
he can probably teach you,right?
he's teaching me Chinese
Chinese? oh..he can teach you the Korean
hahahhahahha
((KOREAN)) Goodbye
hahahhahahhahahhahahahha
what else
I know a little bit..
I know some...
((KOREAN)) You can do it, you can do it!!
hhhahahahahahhhshaha
((KOREAN)) You can do it...you can do it!
((KOREAN)) We will go now
((KOREAN)) I'll come back in the future for practice
((KOREAN)) Thank you
((KOREAN)) Thank you!
((KOREAN)) Have a good day...
((KOREAN)) It was fun
((KOREAN)) It was fun? hahahhaha
((KOREAN)) **I think so as well**
Alright, take care
thank you
I'm going to bring my girlfriend
cutomer service?
yea
I'm just bringing something back
oh, you can get in line right here
oh, this one here?
yea
I think he's Somali
really?
yea
hey
I forgot what I was going to ask you..
dang, it slipped my mind what I was going to ask him
hahahhaa. That's OK
are you Somali?
yea
((SOMALI)) You're Somali?
((SOMALI)) Yes, I am
((SOMALI)) You're Somali?
yea
((SOMALI)) Somali, yes
((SOMALI)) Really?
((SOMALI)) What are you doing?
((SOMALI)) I'm a teacher
((SOMALI)) Teacher
((SOMALI)) Yes
I mean, like are you returning something?
((SOMALI)) Yea
((SOMALI)) I started learning Somali 5 months ago, so I can only speak a little bit of this language
where are you from?
((SOMALI)) I'm American
((SOMALI)) You live here?
((SOMALI)) Yes, I was born here, but I like studying this language. I want to learn Somali..
you're kidding me your parents are Somali
((SOMALI)) I'm not joking around
huh?
((SOMALI)) I'm not joking
get out of here..
((SOMALI)) I swear to god..
hahahhahahhahahhahahah!!
that's so funny..
((SOMALI)) How long have you been working here for?
((SOMALI)) Here?
((SOMALI)) Yes
((SOMALI)) For 3 months already
3 months?
yea
oh,OK
((SOMALI)) Do you like it?
it's OK
((SOMALI)) What's your name?
what's your name?
((SOMALI)) Moses or Musa
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you
((SOMALI)) I'm SO glad to have met you
dude, you're kidding me
hahahhahahhahahahahah!
no tell me the truth..Do you have Somali **PARENTS** not friends
((SOMALI)) I don't have many here in this city
where do you learn this? haha
((SOMALI)) I learned at home. I'm self-taught
Like...omg...you have a little accent, but you speak it better than me
((SOMALI)) Really?
((SOMALI)) But you're Somali, so...
((SOMALI)) I'm Somali, but....
you're speaking big words
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you
((SOMALI)) Goodbye
do they have tablets here?
yea, uh over there in that corner
they have them over there
oh, over there?
what are these?
like fitness
these are fitness?
yea
you're almost taller than me
where are you from?
you're about 6'1,6'2?
yea
are you guys from China?
yea...
China?
yea, but we're...
((MANDARIN)) You both are Chinese?
Huh?
((MANDARIN)) Are you Chinese?
huh?
((MANDARIN)) Are you Chinese?
yea
((MANDARIN)) Which part of China are you from?
here
((MANDARIN)) I know,but I was wondering which part of China are you from?
Beijing
Beijing?
((MANDARIN)) Yea
((MANDARIN)) Hello, hello!
((MANDARIN)) Hello, hello!
((MANDARIN)) Happy New Year! Wishing you much luck and prosperity
((MANDARIN)) You're Chinese is so good
((MANDARIN)) I like to study other languages, so..
((MANDARIN)) I would like to practice a little bit
((MANDARIN)) Practicing face to face
((MANDARIN)) This is my student
((MANDARIN)) Oh your student?
((MANDARIN)) Friend/Student
((MANDARIN)) Hello
((MANDARIN)) Hello
((MANDARIN)) Your Chinese is good,too
((MANDARIN)) He just started learning Chinese
((MANDARIN)) Oh, he just started?
((MANDARIN)) 4 weeks
((MANDARIN)) 4 weeks?
((MANDARIN)) Right
((MANDARIN)) You speak Chinese very well
nice to meet you
((MANDARIN)) Nice to meet you
((MANDARIN)) You're quite tall..you're almost taller than I am
hahahhahahahahhahah
((MANDARIN)) How tall are you?
6'4
wow
have you ever been to China before?
((MANDARIN)) No, I haven't
((MANDARIN)) But I've been to Taiwan because my wife is fromm Taiwan. But me having learned Chinese has nothing to do with her
((MANDARIN)) You really speak Chinese very well
((MANDARIN)) Thanks
((MANDARIN)) Although I've already learned..
((MANDARIN)) You should go to Beijing..
((MANDARIN)) Most definitely
((MANDARIN)) Also...**I couldn't hear this part unfortunately**
((MANDARIN)) Right...I know
((MANDARIN)) Also,Beijing is the capital of China, so...
((MANDARIN)) That's the first place I would like to go then I want to go to Shanghai
((MANDARIN)) How long have you guys been living here in the US already?
((MANDARIN)) 3 years
((MANDARIN) Oh, 3 years?
((MANDARIN)) Your mother?
((MANDARIN)) What about your father?
((MANDARIN)) He's in China
((MANDARIN)) Oh, he's in China
((MANDARIN)) Does he have any plans to come here
((MANDARIN)) Yea, he does
((MANDARIN)) Since you guys come from the capital of China, I have a riddle for you
((MANDARIN)) Do you know riddle?
((MANDARIN)) A riddle?
hahahahhahahahhahhhaahahhhaahaah
((MANDARIN)) For example, everyone's waiting in line to use the toilet. Guess what nation's capital this is
((MANDARIN)) The country?
((MANDARIN)) The country's capital
((MANDARIN)) This is a riddle
((MANDARIN)) Do you know?
((MANDARIN)) You don't know?
((MANDARIN)) London
hahahhaha
((MANDARIN)) Oh, London lol
((MANDARIN)) to use the bathroom
((MANDARIN)) It's that people are waiting to use the bathroom and when they do they squat to use it hahaa
((MANDARIN)) Right hahahha
((MANDARIN)) By the way, my American name is Moses, but my Chinese name is mouse
((MANDARIN)) Your Chinese name is mouse?
((MANDARIN)) Nickname
((MANDARIN)) Nickname
((MANDARIN)) Right, nickname
((MANDARIN)) My name is Marcell
Oh, Marcell
((MANDARIN)) Oh, I have a question
hahahhahaahaha
((MANDARIN)) What's your reason for learning Chinese?
((MANDARIN)) Why do you study Chinese?
((MANDARIN)) Why do you study Chinese? what's your reason for learning Chinese?
why am I studying Chinese?
((MANDARIN)) I want to go to Beijing
((MANDARIN)) Because
((MANDARIN)) Because
((MANDARIN)) Why do you learn Chinese?
((MANDARIN)) Why do I learn?
((MANDARIN)) Because I'm a.. how do you say it..a language professional lol
((MANDARIN)) I like to learn all kinds of languages. Besides Chinese I can speak Japanese, Korean, Cantonese...
((MANDARIN)) Do you know how to speak Cantonese?
((MANDARIN)) I can't speak Cantonese
((CANTONESE)) You don't speak Cantonese?
((MANDARIN)) I can understand a bit, but...
((CANTONESE)) You can understand, but can't speak?
hahahhahahhahahahah
((MANDARIN)) Nice to meet you
((MANDARIN)) Nice to meet you
((MANDARIN)) Take care and Happy New Year
((MANDARIN)) Nice to meet you. Goodbye.
Uh oh. What's this right here?
are these tablets?
no, these are ipads
those are ipads? do you know where they sell tablets here?
back that way
back that way?
yea
oh,OK. Thanks
are you guys from Ghana?
yea
wow, there's a lot of people from Ghana. Are you from Ghana,too?
yea
((TWI)) How are you?
huh?
((TWI)) How are you today?
how do you know how to speak the language?
((TWI)) Because I want to learn it now
((TWI)) You want to learn?
((TWI)) Yes
((TWI)) Where are you from?
((TWI)) I'm from America
excuse me?
((TWI)) I'm from America
you're from America?
((TWI)) Yes
((TWI)) But, although.....
HAHAHAHAHHAH!!
stop it...
hey,hey
((TWI)) Although I'm an American, I want to learn the Twi language
((TWO)) Twi language..
((TWI)) Really?
((TWI)) Just a little, but....
I'm trying...
whatever
hhahahaahhahahahha
what,what?
((TWI)) What's your name?
((TWI)) My name is Moses
Moses?
((TWI) Moses, yes
what is the meaning Moses?
Moses
oh, Moses
my name's Grace
Grace?
nice to meet you, Grace
nice to meet you,too
((TWI)) I think the Twi language is very very beautiful
hahahahhhha
that's good. You're learning.
((TWI)) Moreover, my friend told me that Ghana was very beautiful...
hahahahhaa
((TWI)) Therefore..
stop it, stop it..
am I saying it right?
yea, you're doing good
((TWI)) Therefore I want to go to Ghana
((TWI)) You want to go?
good
((TWI)) I haven't been, but I want to go to Ghana because my friend told me that Ghana was very very beautiful
((TWI)) Beautiful
right, yea. It's pretty, yea
alright, you understand what I'm saying?
((TWI)) You understand?
yea, he speaks the language. He was born here, but he speaks it, too..
((TWI)) Really?
but you.....
yea
((TWI)) OK, then
((TWI)) Goodbye
((TWI)) Goodbye
there's one right there in a blue jacket
she might be Japanese
really?
yea, I think she might be Japanese
go ahead
I think she's Japanese. I'm sure..
****************TO BE CONTINUED****************
Don't think
feeeeeeel
it's like a finger pointing to the moon
don't concentrate on the finger
or else you'll miss all of that heavenly glory
do you understand?