Zさん："So I see you are fixing the broken chair."
Aさん：「Yeah. Can you get me the screwdriver?」
Zさん："はい。取りに行く。"
ミスタースパーコル："Mmm... 鶏肉..."
Zさん："Not sure why, but I have a sudden craving for ケンタッキー..."
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: "In Japanese the phrase 取りに行く (tori ni iku) means to go and fetch an object. It sounds like 鶏肉 (tori niku), which means chicken meat. Also, ケンタッキー (Japanese pronunciation of Kentucky) means K.F.C."
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