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- Hi. My name is ??? And I'm here at the Newcomer High School in New York city. Students from many different countries go to the school. They speak different languages. But classes? Classes are in English.
- [The teacher is talking to the students.]
- Let's talk to some of the students and find out where they are from... Hi. What's your name?
- My name is Sargis.
- And what's your last name?
- My last name is Sedrakyan.
- And so, where are you from?
- I come from Armenia.
- Can you show me where that is on the map?
- Of course. This is Armenia, and this is the capital of Armenia, Yeravan. I'm from there.
- All right!
- And so, what language do you speak at home?
- At home, I speak Armenian.
- Armenian... OK! So, how do you say "thank you" in Armenian?
- Shnorhagalution.
- Thank you very much.
- You're welcome.
- Hi! What's your name and where are you from?
- I'm Abraham. I'm from Ghana.
- What's your last name, Abraham?
- Kwarteng.
- Can you show us where Ghana is?
- Sure! ... This is Ghana, and then Cape Coast.
- What language do you speak?
- Twi.
- And how do you say "thank you" in Twi?
- Meda ase.
- Meda ase! Meda ase, Abraham.
- You're welcome.
- Hi. What's your name?
- Hi. My name is Maria.
- Maria! And what's your last name, Maria?
- Loza.
- Loza! And, where are you from?
- I'm from Bolivia.
- And, what city in Bolivia?
- Lapaz.
- Can you show me where that is?
- Yes, here. Here's Bolivia, and this is Lapaz. And it's the capital, too.
- All right! And so, in Bolivia you speak Spanish at home, right?
- Yeah.
- All right. And so, you say "Muchas gracias" which means "Thank you very much."
- Yes.
- Muchas gracias!
- Hi! What's your name?
- My name is Edna.
- Edna?
- Yes.
- And what's your last name?
- Da Silva.
- Da Silva?
- Yes.
- OK! So, where are you from?
- Brazil.
- Oh! Brazil in South America!
- Yes.
- And, what city in Brazil?
- Vitoria.
- Can you show me where that is?
- Yes. This is Brazil. Here's Vitoria.
- In Brazil, you speak Portuguese.
- Yes.
- How do you say "thank you" in Portuguese?
- Obrigado.
- Hi! What's your name?
- Gregory.
- Gregory. What's your last name, Gregory?
- Iskra.
- Iskra. And so, where are you from?
- Poland.
- Can you show me where it is?
- Yes, this is Poland.
- Which part of Poland?
- It is here.
- OK!And so, how do you say "Thank you" in Polish?
- Dziękuję.
- Dziękuję?
- Yes.
- Dziękuję!
- Hi! What's your name?
- Chen Shen.
- Chen Shen?
- Yes.
- And what's your last name?
- Ma.
- Ma. And so, where are you from?
- China.
- And what city in China?
- Guangzhou.
- Can you show me where that is?
- OK. This is China. This is Guangzhou.
- So, what language do you speak at home?
- Cantonese.
- Cantonese?
- Yes.
- And how do you say "Hello" in Cantonese?
- Nei ho.
- Nei ho?
- Yes.
- Thank you... very much.
- You are welcome.
- Hi! What's your name?
- Sadia.
- Sadia?
- Yes.
- And what's your last name?
- Ashfaq.
- And so, where are you from?
- Pakistan.
- What town of Pakistan?
- In Karachi.
- Can you show me where Karachi is on the map?
- Yeah, of course. This is Pakistan. And this is Karachi.
- All right! And so, what language do you speak?
- Urdu.
- So, how do you say "Hello" in Urdu?
- Shukriya.
- Shukriya! Thank you very much.
- Oh! There is the bell. It's the end of class. Thanks everybody.
- You're welcome.
- This is ??? reporting from the Newcomer High School in New York City... Bye!