When Max isn't sure, he asks Sohng to clarify.

Some time passes.

"So... you've got the alphabet down, right? What's your plan, now? Where do you go from here? Do you have an agenda besides curiosity?"

Trevor boggles. "Agenda... curi- the pursuit of knowledge isn't-"

Max backs up. "Whoa! No, that's- of course- I mean, do you want to document her whole language, or just learn to talk to her? What do you mean to do tomorrow, or the day after?"