( eleven ) ♦ voice (english)

[eroslegy]

Szia! Sis is Hungary. Nov sings is… quiet. Now I vant… ah… request. To practice English vith English speaker.

It vill help me to learn. Sank you.

（　"hello! this is hungary. now thing is… quiet. now i want request. to practice english with english speaking… speaker. it will help me. thank you." substituting w for v is a very, very common error in

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[inweskersdesk]

I'd be happy to help you practice. I know it can be hard to learn a new language.

[eroslegy]

（　long pause as she has to translate back to hungarian, think of a reply, etc.　）

Ahh, thank you!

[inweskersdesk]

It's nice to meet you...Hungary?
[She's never heard of someone being named after a country, but oh well, there are people named after cities so it's not so strange.]

I'm Rebecca, by the way. How are you today?

[eroslegy]

Yes, I am Hungary. I… ahh… （　not totally sure how to say it.　） I am now having no other name. Today I am fine. How are you?

[inweskersdesk]

Oh you mean you have no other name. I understand now. I'm fine too. I'm still getting used to this new world though. It's all very strange to me.

[eroslegy]

I will help you!

[inweskersdesk]

Thank you so much! That would really be great! We can help each other!

Let's see...what to talk about to help you practice...

[She thinks for a moment then comes up with surprisingly mundane topic. For a prodigy you'd think she'd do better.]

What's your favorite food?

[eroslegy]

Ah! Food I am liking is goulash, pörkölt, cabbage stuffed. What are the foods you are liking?

[inweskersdesk]

It's just "Food I like" and what is pörkölt? I've never heard of it.

I like zucchini bread. Have you ever had it?

[eroslegy]

It is a… a stew? （　not 100% sure of the correct word here.　） It is spicy. I am not knowing what a zucchini is.

[inweskersdesk]

Oh! A spicy stew. It sounds good. I'll have to try it sometime.

Zucchini is a vegetable, a squash like a pumpkin. It doesn't taste like much on its own but it's sweet when it's in bread. Do you like sweets? [Food seems like a safe topic, plus it's fun to learn new things!]

[eroslegy]

Ahh, sweet things are good!

[inweskersdesk]

[Hurray! Progress!]

What sweet things do you like? Cake? Ice cream? Chocolate?

[eroslegy]

Ahh… I am not knowing these?

[inweskersdesk]

Um... [She thinks for a moment, trying to figure out how to explain them.]

Well cake is sort of like bread but very sweet and has icing on it, sort of a super sweet spread. Ice cream is frozen milk with sugar and flavors added to it. And chocolate is ground up cocoa beans and sugar. It's very rich and sweet.

What are sweet things that you like?

[eroslegy]

What is cocoa.