twist my leg why don't you
hattori
11-01-2020, 02:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-01-2020, 02:56 PM by Hanzō.)
The statement seemed rather self explanatory in his mind but given that Venom had asked he felt implored to answer. Then again, he supposed her curiosity was a good thing, further proving how eager and willing she was to learn. Not that he'd doubted her, not even for a second. He shifted his weight again, considering how to describe the way he'd approached learning the common tongue. It had been quite a while ago and whilst his memory was good it wasn't that good.
"The common tongue and Nihongo are very different. If you try to compare the two or say... 'in my language it should be like this' then learning will be very difficult for you. In your mind you must treat them as two separate things. New and far removed from what you already know." He was a little more abstract than he would have preferred , but since he didn't want to dive headfirst into grammar and sentence structure it was the only way. But she was intelligent, shrewd, he knew she'd understand.
But then he recalled the names of Ashen's ranks as his brows furrowed a little. Perhaps this would be a good place to start.
"Tell me, who named Ashen's ranks? If you were unaware they are from my language. Daimyo, for instance, means great name."