Aさん：「Ok, are you ready to go?」
Zさん："Yup, I'm all set."
Aさん：「Oh no! It started raining and we don't have umbrellas.」
Zさん："Hmm... not a problem. I know how to make it stop raining. Whenever I eat delicious candy, rain stops and the sun comes out."
Aさん：「。。。really? Eating candy stops rain?」
Zさん："Absolutely."
... Zさん eats candy ... five minutes pass ...
Aさん：「Wow, that actually worked! How did you know?」
Zさん："Simple really ... 飴Yum雨止む."
Punny Japanese: There's Some Ginger! edo@punnyjapanese.com
This blog is one gaijin's attempt to learn Japanese through mnemonics, puns, and general linguistic absurdity.
Z-san explains: "Silly tongue twister. '飴Yum雨止む' is 'ame yum ame yamu' meaning 'delicious candy, rain stops'."
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