"Bang, burger ayam special satu" kata Kimi kepada peniaga kecil-kecilan yang bertubuh sasa dan berambut pendek itu.
-"Ok" jawab penjual burger di tepi 7-11 itu.
"Alamak! Perempuan la" bisik Kimi di dalam hati.
Situasi 2
"Kak, boleh tengok ubat yang kotak hijau tu tak?" tanya Kimi kepada jurujal berambut terurai panjang yang sedang menghadap rak ubat-ubatan.
-"Yang ni ke?" jawab jurual itu sambil memusingkan badannya.
"Ha yang tu la Kak, eh Bang" sambut Kimi dengan nada keliru.
-"Panggil Akak je" jawab pemuda itu.
"Cepat! Kira sampai 3 lepas tu lari!!!!" fikir Kimi di sudut hatinya.
Salah siapa? Buat rumusan tidak melebihi 250 patah perkataan.
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Hari ni pergi Alliance Française dekat Jalan Gurney. Ingat nak daftar untuk DELF bulan 11 ni. Justeru, aku pun masuklah ke dalam pejabat Alliance Française tersebut.
Kimi: Kak saya nak daftar untuk DELF level C2*.
Saudari: C2? Biar betul ni dik? Betul C2? Awak bukan silap dengan B2?
Kimi: Tak, C2 lah. Kan saya dah call hari tu.
Saudari: Kalau ada orang call pasal C2 mestilah saya ingat. Sebab tak pernah dibuat orang nak amik C2. Nanti kejap saya panggil direktor.
Sampai kena jumpa direktor tu. Kelakarlah pulak.
Apparently, out of the 6 levels of DELF, the last level, C2, has been rarely taken by anyone. They told me that last year, only 5 people sat for it and 4 of them took it in Paris. Even for C1, only a few people sat for it in Malaysia last year and only 3 of them passed.
They say that it's difficult and it's no longer a French language test but rather a Francophone test, meaning that it's not only about grammar but also about the French way of life. They told me that even some African Francophone students (meaning they came from French speaking part of Africa) who sat for it didn't make it.
My theory is: The fact that the Africans did not pass does not mean that it's not doable. Yes, they might be French native speakers but they did not live in France, so they wouldn't really know things that even a Rastafarian Frenchman on the street would know at the back of his head. It's like an Australian who speaks fluent Malay wouldn't really know what is DEB or kebejatan sosial or perempuan pisau cukur .
The fact that only a handful of people sit for the exam every year doesn't mean that it's hard. It's possible that people don't take it because people don't need it. You only need a B1 to enter a university. Same goes for those who want to teach French in Malaysia. If you want to work in France, it's either, you would already have a French degree, so you wouldn't have to prove your language skills, or you were offered a job in France, so your disability to speak French has been taken into account.
Betul tak?
Saudari: Apa kata, awak balik, tengok betul-betul contoh soalan, try buat, lepas tu baru decide OK?
Kimi: Mmm baik! (meniru gaya Tia)
*Tiada kaitan dengan bom C4 Altantuya
Kimi: Kak saya nak daftar untuk DELF level C2*.
Saudari: C2? Biar betul ni dik? Betul C2? Awak bukan silap dengan B2?
Kimi: Tak, C2 lah. Kan saya dah call hari tu.
Saudari: Kalau ada orang call pasal C2 mestilah saya ingat. Sebab tak pernah dibuat orang nak amik C2. Nanti kejap saya panggil direktor.
Sampai kena jumpa direktor tu. Kelakarlah pulak.
Apparently, out of the 6 levels of DELF, the last level, C2, has been rarely taken by anyone. They told me that last year, only 5 people sat for it and 4 of them took it in Paris. Even for C1, only a few people sat for it in Malaysia last year and only 3 of them passed.
They say that it's difficult and it's no longer a French language test but rather a Francophone test, meaning that it's not only about grammar but also about the French way of life. They told me that even some African Francophone students (meaning they came from French speaking part of Africa) who sat for it didn't make it.
My theory is: The fact that the Africans did not pass does not mean that it's not doable. Yes, they might be French native speakers but they did not live in France, so they wouldn't really know things that even a Rastafarian Frenchman on the street would know at the back of his head. It's like an Australian who speaks fluent Malay wouldn't really know what is DEB or kebejatan sosial or perempuan pisau cukur .
The fact that only a handful of people sit for the exam every year doesn't mean that it's hard. It's possible that people don't take it because people don't need it. You only need a B1 to enter a university. Same goes for those who want to teach French in Malaysia. If you want to work in France, it's either, you would already have a French degree, so you wouldn't have to prove your language skills, or you were offered a job in France, so your disability to speak French has been taken into account.
Betul tak?
Saudari: Apa kata, awak balik, tengok betul-betul contoh soalan, try buat, lepas tu baru decide OK?
Kimi: Mmm baik! (meniru gaya Tia)
*Tiada kaitan dengan bom C4 Altantuya
2 comments:
adakah ini bermaksud saudara menisbahkan diri saudara sebagai frenchman yang tinggal di negeri hutan hujan tropika? Atau adakah tuan tertinggal orang hutan hujan tropika di bumi french?
apa ya, kata panggilan sesuai buat francophile melayu?
un croissant?
apa yang kau crepeque-merepeque ni?
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