[ 9S listens with rapt interest, following the purple man's indications as he points. His eyes are covered, but he turns his head to regard each item named, even if only fractionally. That is, of course, until he is the named object.

He gathers, based on the explanations of the compound term, that it's something along the lines of humanoid — or human-like — automaton. And that would be a close enough approximation, if no such technology exists where he's from.

Purple men certainly don't exist where 9S is from. ]

That gives me a base to work with. So then...

[ He lifts a hand and several hologram display panels spring into being in front of him. These come with various text and modules, and 9S' gloved hands practically dance across them as he works.

If he were to isolate a pattern in the speech that has been supplied to him this far... ]

So for instance, would "I'm going for a walk" look something like this?

[ He points to the result his analysis has generated, curious as to whether it's correct. There may be nuances to the language that syllabic patterns don't cover, so the only thing for it is to ask. 9S got words, but is their grammar at all similar? ]