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, December 21, 2018
Small Namesake
Aさん:「Hi, Zさん。I'd like you to meet my new girlfriend, Allison.」
Allison:"Nice to meet you."
Zさん:"Nice to meet you too. So... do you have a cousin, クモちゃん?"
Aさん:「。。。」
Z-san explains: "Allison sounds like the Japanese word 'ali-san', where ali means ant. I jokingly ask if she has a cousin named Spider (クモ)."
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