да! I would love to learn from you, Anya— I'd be glad and thankful and grateful! [ Assuming the word she used encompasses sentiments from each of these words, Ryoji parrots back ] Благодарный! Очень!
[ He still doesn't quite understand the sudden change to Russian, but he can imagine how hard it is not speaking a native language. Not understanding or being able to communicate, it's very isolating. But while it was like that almost everywhere he went, he could always rely on world languages such as English, Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese in hopes of bridging understanding with a common second tongue. ]
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[ He still doesn't quite understand the sudden change to Russian, but he can imagine how hard it is not speaking a native language. Not understanding or being able to communicate, it's very isolating. But while it was like that almost everywhere he went, he could always rely on world languages such as English, Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese in hopes of bridging understanding with a common second tongue. ]