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.
Friday, June 24, 2016
Citation
Zさん:"Where did you park your car?"
Aさん:「Just around the corner here... Oh no! I got a parking ticket! Man, I hate that, it's just the worst!」
Zさん:"Well, you know what they say. You can't spell citation without さいてい."
Z-san explains: "The Japanese word 最低(saitei) means 'the worst', and 'saitei' sounds like the first part of 'citation'."
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