Friday, December 2, 2016

青い

Bさん:「青。」
Zさん:"..."
Bさん:「青。」
Zさん:"???"
Bさん:「青!青!青!」
Zさん:"'Ow, ow, ow'? Are you ok? Are you in pain? Do you want to go to a doctor? Or the hospital?"
Bさん:「What? No! The traffic light we're stopped at is 青い, as in 'Green light, go'.」
Zさん:"I thought 青い meant blue."
Bさん:「Just drive...」

1 comment:

  1. Z-san explains: "青(ao) is the color blue-green, and that's how Japanese people describe the go traffic signal. It sounds like 'ow' in English."

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