I mentioned earlier that translating English to Dinka is difficult. Many words in English Language are not always simple to explain them in Dinka because they hold totally different meanings. I always pay close attention to many words because they could result in a bad translation or some words do not make any sense in Dinka language.
On October 22, 2010, I had hard time translating certain English words to Dinka because I could not explain them to the students what they really mean in Dinka. I could not translate such words as "the' and as" because we do not have them in Dinka language. I also helped them explain how words are formed. We really had a fun time laughing together. Some of the students sometimes friendly tease me that I'm gradually forgetting my mother language. It was a great challenging experience, but we had fun times while learning together.
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