speaking French

- Bonjour. Comment vous appelez vous?
* Je m'appelle Sayong, et vous?
- _____. Enchante.
* Moi aussi.
- Aurevoir.

My French class at the DFA started tonight. And boy, if I
were not tired!

My officemate Em told me that for this term, the teacher in
French is the only foreign national. Forewarned, I tried to arrive on
time. When I stepped off the elevator at the fifth floor about 5
minutes to 5pm, I guessed rightly that it was my teacher pacing the
floor.

She started teaching around 5:15pm and dismissed the class
just before 8pm.

I don't think she would have taken a break if Ms. Nona
didn't request to talk to the class. She informed us that the teacher
refused to have the course-book photocopied, so we would have to buy
the set at a discounted price. It is still expensive though.

The lesson was enjoyable though it is still hard to
pronounce and distinguish among the diphthongs. I believe that this
will make learning French very difficult for me.

But structure-wise, I don't think it would be too hard at
this point to study both French and German.

I enrolled for German 7 at the Goethe Institut in Makati
last Saturday with my classmates at the DFA: Tranqs, Bebot, Jackie and
Leah. For this term, the course costs 3,600 pesos and the book, 950
pesos.

sayong
01-10-07 11:30pm