[Monsoon's smile widens as IV lists his known languages. He's rough around the edges and is still working through things but this young man is impressing him far more than he ever thought he would.]
Would you like to learn more Chinese? That's my second language, after all. It would give us an extra secure way of speaking when in public should certain matters arise.
[Indeed. How did he get from Cambodia to the USA rather than settling in any other Asian country?]
That's fair. Sometimes you just need to do something simple to pass the time.
[He cocks his head to the side for a moment.]
Pronunciation and how words are written. I believe we share 30% of their language. They absorbed ours millennia ago and made it work despite the languages not being entirely compatible.
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Would you like to learn more Chinese? That's my second language, after all. It would give us an extra secure way of speaking when in public should certain matters arise.
[Indeed. How did he get from Cambodia to the USA rather than settling in any other Asian country?]
That's fair. Sometimes you just need to do something simple to pass the time.
[He cocks his head to the side for a moment.]
Pronunciation and how words are written. I believe we share 30% of their language. They absorbed ours millennia ago and made it work despite the languages not being entirely compatible.