Friday, December 26, 2025

To The Nearest

Aさん:「... and so, the exact result of the calculation is 4.49, then we 四捨五入する。」
Zさん:"... except that rounding 4.49 to the nearest integer is 4, not 5."
 

Friday, December 19, 2025

Giraffe Physiology

Zさん:"I didn't know you worked here at the zoo!"
Aさん:「Yep, I am making a statue of a giraffe.」
Zさん:"Cool! What is this large stone piece over here?"
Aさん:「That will become the neck. 首になる。」
Zさん:"Oh... sorry to hear that... you were doing so well."

Friday, December 12, 2025

An Acquired Taste

Zさん:”That pasta you made was delicious. What’s your secret?”
Aさん:「にんにく」
Zさん:”What are you, a cannibal?”

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Round Numbers

Zさん:”How do you say ellipsis in Japanese?”
Aさん:「十万一千十。」
Zさん:”… well said my man…”
分かった?😉

Friday, November 21, 2025

Beyond The Meanings

Aさん:”In English, ‘cold’ means both illness & freezing. In Japanese, かぜ means both illness & wind. I wonder if there’s a third language that has a word that means both freezing & wind.”
Zさん:”Frind? No, wait, weezing!”

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Quite a Dish

Zさん:”Hi, I’m Z, nice to meet you.”
Bさん:「I’m B, nice to meet you too.」
Zさん:”Are you, you know, single?”
Bさん:「未婚です。」
ミスタースパーコル:「Mmm みかん」
Zさん:”…”
Bさん:「。。。」

Friday, November 7, 2025

Absurd? Yes

Aさん:「シリツソンシリツソンシリツソン
Zさん:”Can you translate that into English?”
Aさん:「Iil1!Iill!|Iil1!|Iil!li1|」