I went through and counted all the Malagasy words and (few) phrases I've learned since my arrival and there are about 50 or so I know fairly well. I can't really form sentences at all, though.
Stacy informed me that Malagasy verbs are extremely complicated. When the context of how the verb is used changes, the entire verb (word) changes! Ahh! Talk about confusing!
Though learning a language is difficult, I was reflecting today how awesome it is that human beings are even able to pick up foreign languages. When God confused mankind's language, He could have made it impossible for us to ever learn any other language apart from the one we learn at birth, but He didn't. And obviously there is a reason He did it that way- so people from different cultures could eventually communicate with one another. Otherwise, the Gospel would never have spread and the Hebrews would be the only ones in heaven....
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