No, not sore, as in hurting, but pronounced 'soray. Both mean Good afternoon, but which one you use depends on the earliness or lateness of the day. Thus has begun our journey into the confusion that is Bahasa Indonesia. Get your kelapa mixed up with your kepala and you will have a coconut for a head.
So we have hauled our ancient legs up the steps to Cinta Bahasa (means Love Language, we'll see about that) and engaged our ancient brains.
The class is small, just three of us, with our teacher Winta, impossibly young. Our classmate, Alison, is already proving to be an excellent accomplice as we all bumble along together in this early stage. I suspect that she will sprint ahead as she actually lives here but I think we will have some fun along the way.
Armed with a workbook, flashcards, a computer program and Winta, surely we can do this?
Two hours down, 38 to go. I'll report our progress, or not, as we go along.
Dominic can continue teaching you during the time you are in Perth. ;-)
ReplyDeleteOf course. I had forgotten his years in Indonesia :-)
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