Just for fun one day, I pulled out a children's picture book that is written in Spanish. I began reading it infront of the class, then I asked 2 of my Spanish speakers to continue reading it to us.
Periodically, as they read certain words I didn't recognize, I would ask, "What does that mean?"
At one point in the story, the student began reading a list of food items, to which I replied, "Oh, I know what those mean..." (& I began to say what they were in English.)
LK (South African) said rather quickly, "Of course you know THOSE words."
When I smiled & looked at him, he immediately looked up & yelled, "NO! I didn't mean...I mean, I didn't say...I just meant that..." He literally couldn't finish a thought because he was so flustered by his own comment. :)
After seeing his embarrassment, I had to simply asked, "LK, are you calling me fat?" haha
The girls laughed & LK sunk into his chair & nervously giggled through that whole situation. I love that kids have no filter. I can relate.
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