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Greetings in Fijian

Your Language lesson for the day; a formal greeting 

 

M: Ni Bula (Hello)

Y: Ni bula vinaka. (Hello and Thank you)

M: 'Oni bulabula vinaka?  (Are you in good health?)

Y: Io, vakalailai. (yes, i'm ok)

So far, this looks like the next two years are going to be fantastic.  Yes, the language might be a little tricky, but the other volunteers seem fantastic and the Peace Corps staff are great here.  We have been in a hotel for the past two days doing orientation (i have never been so oriented in my life) but tomorrow we are leaving for our homestays!  For the next 10 weeks, I will be in a village with 4 other volunteers getting trained on what we will be working on and speaking the next 2 years.  I think this is going to be great.

 

Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 at 08:16PM by Registered CommenterMaya Breitburg-Smith | Comments1 Comment | References1 Reference

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dude...i didn't get to talk to you before you left...good thing you woke me up that one night or i would be totally bummed right now. and the way i'm typing makes me sound like an idiot. i swear i'm not, i'm just tired. i can't wait to hear more about fiji. miss you!
June 6, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterMaya's Favorite Person Ever

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