We continue learning Bangla and making our mistakes as we go. Here’s a couple that I (Troy) have made so far with words that sound similar to each other. (These are pretty tame; hopefully I’ll have some better ones in the coming months!). When we first arrived in Bangladesh, I tried to say to someone "Good morning." Instead I said "Good government." When someone asked me “How long have you been in Bangladesh?” I said, “For five fish.” (the words for fish and month are similar). When someone asked me “Is it closed?” I said, “No, I don’t know him.” The words "friend" and "closed" are similar, so I got confused about the question when I thought I heard "friend." The guy I was trying to talk with was obviously rather confused by my response as well. We are still working with a tutor for the next few months but we also plan to make some more extended village stays in the coming months. In late February we will probably start with Joyramkura, the village that we visited for language practice a few months ago. After that we will try a couple of other places as well.

0 Comments