... of a Slav language it sounded so familiarly romance that I’m even spelling it the Latin way.
On the day of my departure I took the airport bus in the opposite direction. As before, I bought the ...
... spelling of words. But in spite of her fluency she feels insecure of the language and on the kitchen table lies the English-teaching booklet that she’s studying.
After I’ve completed the check-in ...
... expert in his language. He did not have any change to my 50 leva banknote, so I said I would go out for dinner and come back with small money.
I do not know if this is what he understood, but at least ...
... the events at Amba Aradam in 1939. This word has now entered the Italian language to mean a mess, but when we pronounce it we should be saddened by the ruthless cruelty that was deployed against the resistance ...
... should not be got wrong because of their language’s interference, and to their excuse I must say I once overheard a youth attracting a friend’s attention by addressing him repeatedly “Ant, ant!”. It still ...
... language anymore.
Finding a vehicle to move on from Debark this morning was highly stressful. With buses leaving Gonder already full-up, the only way to secure a seat was reserving one from the start ...
... and the visitors alike. The frescoed walls inside are remarkable indeed and recount biblical tales in the language of images. There wer only a handful of people around, and the tranquillity of the place ...
... whose language is not the one associated with the old Ethiopian kingdoms. It is transcribed in the Latin script, which is indicative of a more recent codification compared to Amharic, itself based on an ...
... an interesting character to travel with and his attitude kept me amused. I knew from the start how trustworthy he was when he helped me out of the camera incident. The language barrier may have made entertaining ...
... by heart in old languages. Then only one goes on chanting by himself and even when the driver turns on the radio, he carries on undeterred. The atmosphere inside our minibus matches perfectly the cultural ...
... Jin-ji-si-kan!”. In fact his facial features should have given me a hint, if not to Gengis Khan. I can’t hold a very entertaining conversation with my Chinese language skills, but enough to understand ...
... to understand by some other physiological reason.
He’s here in Sighet for three months and it’s not the first time he’s come to Romania, following the hobby of learning the language. I thought I was ...
... won't be with butter because I feel I've had enough for today. But luckily it's only with milk. I try to converse on general subjects with my host, but we can't go beyond a certain point because of language ...
... landing in Jammu Tawi from Delhi to Srinagar. The plane is already half full with people. While waiting I had read the news about the Srinagar blast that is reported on the first page of all English-language ...
... the readings sitting on the floor with booklets in the Punjabi language.
Although I had anticipated this as one of the poignant moments, I couldn't have thought how far I would be touched.
But equally ...
... in south-east Asian manners and transcends all language barriers to bring a touch of warmth, cordiality or simply to underline a welcoming reception. In our culture, I often feel that a smile, especially ...
... and their culture. I am certainly to blame for not appreciating it, so culturally distant as I am from this ancient civilization whose language is one of Asia's oldest and whose alphabet is derived from ...
... reasons why young people seep into to the Catholic church that uses Turkish, a language they are more familiar with. Arabic isn't taught in schools, and is for the younger generations just a spoken language. ...
... my non existent knowledge of the Turkish language doesn't allow me to play an active role. After maybe half an hours' time that I deem necessary out of politeness, and after a stop for lunch at which I ...