Masami and I went to the park near her apartment were we attended a free class on making tea from herbs you grow yourself.  A funny thing happened there.  The sensei asked me to read the scientific name for the Elder Flower we were making tea from.  "Sambucus nigra."  I don't think I did any better than she did pronouncing it, but everyone in the class let out an "Uun, naruhodo" anyway.