Zさん："Wow, that must have been the best sushi I've ever eaten."
Aさん：「Hey, didn't I tell you the sushi at this restaurant is delicious?」
Zさん："Absolutely. I must say... the horse won."
Aさん：「... horse? ... won?」
Zさん："うまかった。"
Aさん：「。。。」
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: "うまかった(uma katta) can mean both 'that was delicious' (past tense of umai) and 'the horse won'."
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