Goal of the week: to make sentences that focuses on greeting and the home (to get myself prepared for the beginners examination)
This week my language partners and I met twice. This will be the last time we meet this semester. I am sad about that but I am looking forward to seeing them again in January for Gujarati part II. This week focused mostly on making sentences and talking about gender differences in Indian/Gujarati culture. We talked about the differences between males and females in Gujarati culture as well as male privilege. I felt this was necessary because so of the patriarchal society that Gujarat has. It definitely follows Gujarati families even into the UK and the USA or wherever some families decide to move. This inspired me to do further research on Eastern cultures and the ways in which women are treated differently. There are definitely some similarities within the cultures but also unique differences.
As for my sentence structures for this week, I made a dialogue. I feel like I'm progressing in this language:
Aakash: namaste priyaben. avo beso: Hello Pooja, Welcome, please take a seat
Priya: namaste aakashbhai, o ho! tamaru ghar saras che: Namaste prachi. Wow, your house is beautiful.
Aakash: ha bajuma rasodu che. upar pan be ordo chhe: The kitchen is next door. There are two rooms above.
Priya: vah
Aakash: A gal bag che ane pachhal. tya shakbhaji uge chhe: There is a garden in the
Priya: saras. tamari jaga saras che:How nice! Your place is beautiful.
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