競売人："... and the next item up for bids is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It is a painting of his niece as a young woman. It is very rare, highly valued, only recently discovered."
Zさん："... niece, eh?"
Cさん：「いいえ、本物だよ。」
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: "'niece eh' sounds like the Japanese word にせ(nise), which means a forgery or fake. 'いいえ、本物だよ' means 'no it is real' "
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