Aさん：「I was talking to my dad, and he said that when he was a kid, his favorite candy was something called Necco Wafers.」
Zさん："Would those be wafers made by, for, or from... 猫...?"
Aさん：「Dude... Ew...」
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, April 27, 2018
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Apple Talk
Zさん："ね、ね、I have a riddle for you."
Aさん：「Sure, why not.」
Zさん："What language do apples speak?"
Aさん：「I don't know, what language do apples speak?」
Zさん："りん語"
Aさん：「。。。」
ミスタースパーコル："Mmm... talking apples."
Aさん：「Sure, why not.」
Zさん："What language do apples speak?"
Aさん：「I don't know, what language do apples speak?」
Zさん："りん語"
Aさん：「。。。」
ミスタースパーコル："Mmm... talking apples."
Friday, April 13, 2018
歌ったことがある
僕 - boku - I
君- kimi - you
男 - otoko - man
女 - onna - woman
心 - kokoro - heart
胸 - mune - chest
ため息 - tame-iki - sigh
夢 - yume - dream
涙 - namida - tears
声 - koe - voice
愛 - ai - love
恋 - koi - also love... but more selfish
花束 - hanataba - bouquet of flowers
Zさん："Don't be intimidated by the kanji in Japanese karaoke song lyrics. You'd be surprised how often J-POP lyrics repeat. If you learn these few kanji here, you are 90% of the way there."
君- kimi - you
男 - otoko - man
女 - onna - woman
心 - kokoro - heart
胸 - mune - chest
ため息 - tame-iki - sigh
夢 - yume - dream
涙 - namida - tears
声 - koe - voice
愛 - ai - love
恋 - koi - also love... but more selfish
花束 - hanataba - bouquet of flowers
Zさん："Don't be intimidated by the kanji in Japanese karaoke song lyrics. You'd be surprised how often J-POP lyrics repeat. If you learn these few kanji here, you are 90% of the way there."
Friday, April 6, 2018
NCAA Basketball II
Zさん："Nova is the NCAA Basketball Champion!"
Aさん：「Nova 勝った！ワーイ！ワーイ！」
Cさん：「... the English language school?」
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