tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603400846504081911.post2113607342184065804..comments2023-12-14T06:06:39.934-05:00Comments on Agnostic Adoption: AmharicKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649845469609235886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603400846504081911.post-25975318594549222592012-06-21T11:57:54.159-04:002012-06-21T11:57:54.159-04:00Granny panties, I love it. I wish we could be so ...Granny panties, I love it. I wish we could be so helpful to our boy when he comes home, but he speaks Anuak. I've searched the Internet and not found any kind of translation assistance or even words or phrases. He'll probably pick up a little Amharic during his few months at our agency's care center in Addis, but who knows if he'll recognize them with our garbled pronunciation.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754977752393703392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603400846504081911.post-91628046462276748262012-06-18T09:21:09.516-04:002012-06-18T09:21:09.516-04:00Kyra, I am struggling because I do know some good ...Kyra, I am struggling because I do know some good phrases and words, but they are all directed at a girl, NOT plural. I am kicking myself that even in my attempts to talk I am just going to sound like a complete idiot. So humbling.scooping it uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801475653537826888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603400846504081911.post-60317248450477269952012-06-06T21:35:05.173-04:002012-06-06T21:35:05.173-04:00OK, Kelly and Liz, I changed it to the more litera...OK, Kelly and Liz, I changed it to the more literal translation, "like a grandma's." :)Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649845469609235886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603400846504081911.post-64500403172703976992012-06-06T12:54:51.376-04:002012-06-06T12:54:51.376-04:00Ha, Kelly beat me to the question I had - there...Ha, Kelly beat me to the question I had - there's a word for "granny panties" in Amharic? You have to tell us what it is!InventingLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590455596544329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603400846504081911.post-34642116094940139992012-06-06T09:53:33.104-04:002012-06-06T09:53:33.104-04:00You know how to say "granny panties" in ...You know how to say "granny panties" in Amharic? That's quite impressive. :) Seriously, though, it's so fantastic that you learned so much Amharic to help the boys (and you) through this time. Wonderful.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533605951512372935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603400846504081911.post-57645197249439392992012-06-06T09:23:26.089-04:002012-06-06T09:23:26.089-04:00Your Amharic far far out passed mine. I wish I had...Your Amharic far far out passed mine. I wish I had studied longer and harder but the little bit I did learn was invaluable. What a blessing to the boys and to you!Captain Murdock {Godwilladd.com}https://www.blogger.com/profile/10151917245728402556noreply@blogger.com