I decided to do a Word of the Day with the girls at the coffee shop. I picked out "gorgeous" from the dictionary that they had at the table. After teaching them the pronunciation in English, I tried to learn it in Thai. Needless to say I picked the hardest word! Gorgeous translates to "Ngdngam". After about 20 minutes of attempting to say it, I just don't understand how it is even possible.
I tried to teach Mai how to say "lizard" after spotting one outside. No matter how slowly I would say it for her to copy, her attempts always resulted in "loser". It made me feel better after several of the girls in the coffee shop attempted to say it and all failed! My nickname for Mai is now Lizard.
It has already been such a joy being around my new friends! Excited to see how God is going to bless our time with these girls!
