ˈæftɚ hɪz fˈæmɪli mˈuːvd tə kˈoʊpɚ, ðə lˈoʊkəl hˈaɪ skˈuːl tˈiːtʃɚz ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ ænd slˈoʊviːn ɚɹˈaʊzd hɪz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.
After his family moved to Koper, the local high school teachers of French and Slovene aroused his interest in language.