Yeah
huh?
oh, just a second
OK
yea, getting something to drink
water
I'll be there in about 15 minutes. Give me 15 minutes.
alright. See ya..
this market's been here for a while?
yea
really?
you shop here very often?
not quite
not quite?
once in a while..
oh,ok that's cool
is this your first time?
yea
I hope you don't mind me asking..are you from Ghana?
yes
I just came from over there and there were a lot of Ghanians
((TWI)) How are you today?
((TWI)) You speak Twi?
hahaha..you've been there?
((TWI)) No,no..
oh really?
((TWI)) But I'm learning Twi now
what are you talking about?
hahahahhahhahahhahaha
I am
((TWI)) I'm learning Twi now because there's a lot of Ghanians that live here
hahahha
right?
((TWI)) A lot...
yea, I hear what you're saying
((TWI)) What's your name?
Kennedy
Kennedy?
((TWI)) My name is Moses
Moses
hahaha
((TWI)) Yes
Have you been to Ghana?
((TWI)) No, but I want to go to Ghana
you have freinds?
((TWI)) Yes
oh really?
((TWI)) Yes
hahahahhaa
he speaks really good though
((TWI)) Really?
yea
((TWI)) Thanks a lot
hahahahaha
I like learning languages
I like that..
I learn Somali as well. I learn Twi...
you know Somali?
yea
((SOMALI)) How's it going?
hahahhaaha
((SOMALI)) Good
((SOMALI)) You speak Somali?
hahaha
((SOMALI)) Yes
((SOMALI)) How are you, brother
hahaha
((SOMALI)) Good
((SOMALI)) You're good?
yea, he knows Somali language
((SOMALI)) I want to speak Somali with you
you know what he said?
he said that he wants to talk to me in Somali
((SOMALI)) Yes
((SOMALI)) Because a lot of Somali people live here in this city, right?
hahaahhahahhahahaa
wow..
where're you from,man?
((SOMALI)) I'm an American, but although I'm an American I really like learning this language very much
hahahaahhahhahahhaa
((SOMALI)) Where are you from?
Mogadishu
Oh wow, Mogadishu
hahahhaa
((SOMALI)) Are you American
((SOMALI)) Yes
((SOMALI) You live here?
((SOMALI)) Yes, I was born here
wow
((SOMALI)) I swear
hahahahhahha
((SOMALI)) What's your name?
((SOMALI)) My name is Moses
((SOMALI)) Moses or Muse
I think you're Somalian,man
((SOMALI)) Really?
you're Somalian,man
((SOMALI)) Really? no,no.
you're speaking good...
((SOMALI)) No..a little bit..only a little bit..
no,no..you speak Somali exact...
you know Somali
((SOMALI)) Really? God willing I will learn this language
hahahhahahhahahhahaha
you gotta be Somali,maaan...
I believe that,bro...
you're Somali,man..
((SOMALI)) No..
I like these languages,man....
((TWI)) I like to learn the languages...
yea, I understand
((SOMALI)) Water?
this is water in Somali,right?
((SOMALI)) Yes, water
((SOMALI)) One dollar
((SOMALI)) Yes, I know
hahahhahahahhahahahhahahaha
YOU'RE SOMALI,MAN...
ahahahhahahhahhahahahahhaaha
you're Somali,man...don't talk to me
I know you're Somali,man...
((SOMALI)) No,no..
I don't look Somali, do I?
absolutely, you're Somali,man..
((SOMALI)) No..actually I started learning Somali 10 months ago
((SOMALI)) months?
10 months only and you?
no ((SOMALI)) 10 **I was meaning to say 7 months**
years or months?
No, I know 10
No..((SOMALI)) 6
oh no....((SOMALI)) 7!
years or months?
((SOMALI)) Months
((SOMALI)) 7 months
maybe you have a Somali girl, right?
((SOMALI)) My girl?
is she Somali?
((SOMALI)) No..my wife...I already have a girl
((SOMALI)) Moreover, my wife is Taiwanese
Taiwan?
((SOMALI)) yes
from Taiwan?
((SOMALI)) Yes
hahahahahhahhahahaha
I don't believe you,man...
nah..
((SOMALI)) I'm not joking around..
it's unbelievable,man...
((SOMALI)) Not kidding, brother
((SOMALI)) 7 months?
7 months only?
((SOMALI)) Yes
((SOMALI)) 7 months
((SOMALI/ENGLISH)) But I still have a lot to learn..a long way to go
no..you speak like a Somali,man..
((SOMALI)) Like a Somali?
yea
((SOMALI)) Like a Somali..
see!
HAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHH!!
he's going crazy over here..
this guy's unbelievable,man..
Yea, I don't know...
how about when he speaks Twi? he speaks fluently?
yea
hahahahhahah
it's really clear,man..
hahahahhaha
I think this guy is Somali because he speaks Somali the way I do...the same
hhahahahaha
he's lying,man..
this guy is Somali,man...
you do speak really good though, I'm serious
hahahahhahhaha
thank you for the compliment
brother, who teach you this language?
((SOMALI)) I taught myself
((SOMALI)) How did you learn?
((SOMALI)) How?
yea, you have a Somali dictionary?
((SOMALI)) For example, I use the books and speak with the natives in order to practice the language
((SOMALI)) Moreover...
((SOMALI)) Like, I learned by reading books and going to chatrooms in order to practice Somali
((SOMALI)) And Facebook?
Facebook..
you have a lot of friends from Somalia on Facebook?
((SOMALI)) Yes
wow
((SOMALI)) But I learn Somali at home
((SOMALI)) At home?
((SOMALI)) What's the name of the books?
Teach Yourself...oh not Teach Yourself....
Colloquial Somali, FLR Somali..
((SOMALI)) A lot of books
Somali?
((SOMALI)) Yes, Somali
but how do you learn how to speak..speaking is different, you know?
((SOMALI)) I know
((SOMALI)) **Listening to the audio**
((SOMALI)) What's your name,brother?
((SOMALI)) My name is...
hahahhahaha..this dude is..
he's freaking out
he's freaking out, yea..
yea, absolutely..
but I learn languages..that's why I'm good like this
how many do you know so far?
my first language is English and my second is Chinese.
I speak Mandarin and Cantonese..
really?
I speak Mandarin better than Somali and Twi
yea, because I've been studying it longer..I have more experience with it
for how long?
10 years
oh, wow..
I started when I was 18
Twi language?
no, Chinese
((SOMALI)) Chinese
it's very hard,right?
the writing is hard
oh,OK
but the grammar is easy...
like the Somali grammar?
it's easy?
no, it's hard..
and you were speaking like that,man?
but see the Somali grammar is similar to Japanese
oh, for real?
yea, it's the same structure..
man..
how about Twi?
Twi grammar isn't that hard
yea, because it's similar to English
yea, it's like English
but see Somali? It's like backwards..the verb is at the end of the sentence
wow, that's hard
Like if I wanted to say ''I will go to the store''
in English the verb is in the front, but im Somali it's like ''I store go''
wow
is it spelled like English too?
no, it's not spelled like English, it's different
see here's the thing though, I've been studying languages for a long time so I'm used to it
yea
you got a sharp brain,man..
we also say I'm going to the store
right
see that's like future AND I'm going
yea!
hhahahahahhaha
wow, that's some strange stuff..
((SOMALI)) ''I'm going''
that's the future..
or it can be 'I'm going now'
brother, how old are you?
((SOMALI)) Somali..
((SOMALI)) How old are you?
((SOMALI)) **33 Years old**
and how many languages do you know?
wow
I'm not fluent in all of them, but I can have conversations..
I know..
you speak Spanish?
I speak Spanish, yea..
Arabic..
really?
yea
man, what kind of job do you do?
I'm a teacher
you're a teacher?
that's why you got a brain,man..
hahahhahaahhah
you got the time to do all of that..
it's years of work,man..years..
I'm 33 now, but I started learning languages when was 18
that's a long time..
that's a long time, for real..
you know what language learning is like?
it's like working out..lifting weights..
yea
if you lift weights for so long, you become strong..
that's what I've been doing with my brain over the years..just training it..
no, he's talking about practicing..
if you do it for so long...
I don't know how to say it in Somali yet..lol
you know Chinese like English, right?
Chinese?
I know Chinese better than English..
ahahahhhaa
are you for real?
probably better than English..
it's because your wife is from Taiwan?
no, it's not because of my wife...
it's because I've been doing it for so long and I practice a lot
wow,man..
you're a genius,bro
hahahhaa
I told you though, it's hard work..
you could do the same thing...look..
if you started when I started and kept doing it, you would be where I am now..
you would be doing the same thing...
yea, anything is possible. You could do it..for real..
((TWI)) What's your name?
Kennedy
oh, you already told me..
I'm sorry, you already told me..
my native name is Kwami
Kwami?
my friend's name is Kwami
Kufi is Friday and Kwami is Thursday,right?
Saturday
wow....
yea, Saturday
((TWI)) Very nice to meet you
Oh yea
me too
hahahahhahaha
((TWI)) Alright, goodbye
take it easy..
did I take everything?
yea, you got everything
((SOMALI)) Very nice to meet you, brother..
((SOMALI)) Me too
((SOMALI)) You too..
((SOMALI)) Me too
((SOMALI)) I've never seen anyone speak Somali like you
you said you've never seen anyone speak Somali?
I've never seen anyone speak Somali like you
really?
((SOMALI)) Really?
yea
I'm sure there's people better...
((SOMALI))For Somali...I didn't think I would see that
hahahahhahaa
((SOMALI)) Thanks, brother
((SOMALI)) You're welcome
((SOMALI)) Do you live in Columbus?
((SOMALI)) Yes.
((SOMALI)) Actually, I was born in Akron, but I've been living here for 10 years..
more
((SOMALI)) **More than 10 years**
((SOMALI)) How about you?
((SOMALI)) How long have you been living in Columbus for?
((SOMALI)) Columbus or America?
Columbus or America?
Columbus
((SOMALI)) 5 years
((SOMALI)) 5 years?
yea
((SOMALI)) Where at before?
((SOMALI)) 2 years in Kentucky
wow
((SOMALI)) 4 years in Chicago
((SOMALI)) Where?
Chicago
Oh, Chicago!
so...let me see if I can ask you this in Somali...
omg..
say it in English..
no because I want to try..
I'll ask you if I can't remember..
place..how do you say place?
((SOMALI)) ''Please'' **He misunderstood the word I used. He though I meant place**
how do you say 'which place'?
Oh, I gave you the wrong word..
place means 'Mel'
so when you say which place, you say ''Meeshe''
oh, that's right
oh,OK
((SOMALI)) Which place do you like the best?
oh yea, that's very good
((SOMALI)) Which place do you like the best?
Ohio
((SOMALI)) Of course..
hahahhahhahaha
((SOMALI)) Because there's a lot of Somali people
((SOMALI)) A lot of Somali people live here..
((SOMALI)) Yes
((SOMALI)) Therefore, you can talk with Somali people..
((SOMALI)) All of the time!
((SOMALI)) I like this city. It's very diverse, right?
absolutely
hahahhaha
((TWI)) My darling *A Twi movie**
yea..
((TWI)) My darling
Where are you from?
((TWI)) I'm from America
hahahhahhahahha
((TWI)) I'm from America, but I'm learning Twi now
((TWI)) I want to learn the TWI language now
oh,OK
((TWI)) Yep
((TWI)) He wants to learn Twi
how did you know I spoke Twi?
((TWI)) Because there's a lot of Ghanians here
OK
hahahahaaahhahah
((TWI)) Many here
hahahahhaa
((TWI)) He's speaking Twi
((TWI)) How are you?
((TWI)) I'm good
((TWI)) How are you?
((TWI)) I'm not good
hahahhahhahahhahha
you say
((TWI) It's like fire
hahahahhahahaa
what?
the boiling water
like fire...
hahahahahahahhahahhaha
you're good, you know..
((TWI)) I've studied Twi for two months so...I know a little bit..
((TWI)) Two months?
((TWI)) Two months at home
((TWI)) Who teach you?
((TWI)) I taught myself
((TWI)) At home?
((TWI)) At home..
((TWI)) however..I think the Two language is too difficult
((TWI)) Yes, difficult..
((TWI)) Although it's difficult, I want to learn
you want to go to Ghana?
((TWI)) I want to go to Ghana..
hahahahhahahhaha
this guy is killing me,man...
he also knows Somali language very very well
he knows more than me
really?
absolutely..I got surprised when he spoke Somali
hahahahahah
I don't know what he's talking about...
((TWI)) I don't know....I don't know..
he said he didn't know
hahahhahhahahhahahhaa
((SOMALI)) You speak Somali,right?
((SOMALI)) Yes, of course
((SOMALI)) How many languages do you know?
hahahhahahhahahhaha
((SOMALI)) How many languages do you speak?
((SOMALI)) A lot of languages...
((SOMALI)) For example, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and a lot of other ones..
((SOMALI)) Which language do you like the best?
((SOMALI)) Like Arabic..
((SOMALI)) Which language do you like the most?
((SOMALI)) Are you Somali?
yea
((SOMALI)) How are you?
huh?
((SOMALI)) How are you today?
((SOMALI)) I'm good
((SOMALI)) You're good?
((SOMALI)) I want to speak Somali with you because I'm learning this language now
((SOMALI)) What's your name?
Saeeb
((SOMALI)) My name is Moses. Nice to meet you, brother
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you
do you know a lot or a little?
((SOMALI)) A lot
when did you start learning?
((SOMALI)) I started learning 7 months ago
right?
what did I say
you said 7 months or years?
((SOMALI)) 7 months
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you. I'm going home now. My wife..
((SOMALI)) How many kids do you have?
((SOMALI)) Kids?
yea
((SOMALI)) Two girls
((SOMALI)) Twins
who teach you that language?
((TWI)) Who taught you that Somali language?
((TWI)) I taught myself
((TWI)) Where are you from?
((TWI)) I'm from America
((TWI)) Which state?
Ohio
Ohio?
((SOMALI)) Yep **oops** lol
when you grow a beard, people won't believe you're an American.
they will think you're from Afghanistan
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!
((TWI)) Really?
yea
you're tall..fair color...aaw...
hahahahhahahhahaha
you speak this..what do you call it..Arabic..
man, he's funny..lol
yea..
nobody would believe you..
he knows Japanese, Chinese...
that's good..
I don't have time...
it takes a lot of time
it takes a lot of time, yea...
((TWI)) How are you?
((TWI)) It's smooth
is that crazy?
No. You're an unbelievable person
hahahahhahahha
how do you speak Twi?
((TWI)) Because I learn Twi using books...
oh really?
((TWI)) Moreover..I like talking with the Ghanian people
wow
hahahahahahhaha
that's good..
((TWI)) Also, I want to go to Ghana because my friend told me that..Ghana is...
hahahahhahahhahahhahahhaha
we have different dialects in Ghana..
we have good food in Ghana..
how do you say food?
it's in a different dialect..
the tribe he came from, you know?
it's just like Cleveland..then Dayton
oh, the accent
yea, the accent..
oh,OK
((TWI)) I got it..
hahahhahahhahahahhahahhahahaha
oh,man...
alright, I'm going home now
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you
((TWI)) What's your name?
Moses
Moses?
McCormick
my last name is McCormick
what day were you born?
Thursday
so you're Yao
the day you're born, they give you that name
like Kufi...Kwami..
you were born Thursday so you're Yaw
((TWI)) My name is Thursday
oh, cool
is there a way you say cool in Twi?
((TWI)) Smooth..
really?
hahahhahahhahaha
that means smooth though
yea
((TWI)) Smooth
((TWI)) Alrighty
((TWI)) Nice to meet you
((TWI)) So,see you again
that's nice to meet you
((TWI)) I know..
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you,brother
this guy is killing me
((SOMALI)) Nice to meet you
((SOMALI)) Take care.
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