How would you cope with this abroad?
How do you say:
“My car has been washed away in a flood?
But what happened before this?
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- Did the driver not understand what was said to him by an agitated local?
- Did he not understand a sign – or a weather forecast?
Have YOU ever been bemused by the way someone was talking in another language (with confusing arm gestures too)?
Have YOU guessed at the meaning of a notice – and been relieved to find you guessed right?
How do you say:
“What on earth is that ! That’s not what I wanted. I ordered a ……”
So what happened here?
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- Was the wrong word used?
- Or perhaps it was so badly pronounced?
- Or is someone getting revenge for some insulting comment (made unintentionally we expect)?