Bさん：「What a lovely dinner! Thank you for cooking for me.」
Zさん："Well... you know... I'm not really a very good cook..."
Bさん：「Oh, you!」
Zさん："... お湯さえ沸かせない。"
Bさん：「... what an endearing combination of false modesty and bad puns...」
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: "お湯さえ沸かせない(oyu sae wakasenai) means 'I can't even boil water'. The first part お湯(oyu) means hot water and sounds like 'Oh, you!'."
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