Speaking French
26/11/10 15:51 Filed in: パーソナ
I was on the train to Miyajima.
There was a group of French people.
I had just bought a French conversation book and a CD for beginners.
I was able to pick up a few words of what they were saying.
Two stops before Miyajma was Miyauchi-Kushido.
I guessed the similar station name would confuse them and I was right.
I was about to stand up and help them, but before that, one of them came up to me.
‘Miyajima???’
I said, ‘ It’s two stops from here. I’m getting off the train at Miyajima, too, so I will let you know’ in English.
We got off the train together.
I had been waiting for a chance to say something in French, but no French words came out of my mouth.
This reminded me of the time when I had just started studying English.
There was a group of French people.
I had just bought a French conversation book and a CD for beginners.
I was able to pick up a few words of what they were saying.
Two stops before Miyajma was Miyauchi-Kushido.
I guessed the similar station name would confuse them and I was right.
I was about to stand up and help them, but before that, one of them came up to me.
‘Miyajima???’
I said, ‘ It’s two stops from here. I’m getting off the train at Miyajima, too, so I will let you know’ in English.
We got off the train together.
I had been waiting for a chance to say something in French, but no French words came out of my mouth.
This reminded me of the time when I had just started studying English.