He thought for a few moments. He knew small things like colors, and objects. He still didn't know things like adjectives, how to say "it is sunny outside" and such.
"Tell me... tell me about your daughter," he said in halting French. "Describe her?" He hoped she wouldn't get the wrong idea. He knew that Fancy had issues with her dating (the girl was dating a Nazi, after all), but he figured that would be the easiest way to learn adjectives.