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."
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 13, 2018
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?」
Friday, March 30, 2018
Niece
Aさん：「Who was that on the phone?」
Zさん："My niece. She is going to some new tavern that is only for nieces. She is going to a 姪子バー。
Aさん：「... Yeah... that's... not... what... that... is...」
Zさん："My niece. She is going to some new tavern that is only for nieces. She is going to a 姪子バー。
Aさん：「... Yeah... that's... not... what... that... is...」
Friday, March 23, 2018
A Particular Vegetable
Aさん：「Hey, you must be the new guy. I'm A, and these are X and Z.」
Tom："Nice to meet you. My name is Tom Aneggi."
Aさん：「*snicker* So, can I put you in a salad, or maybe in French soup.」
Xさん：「Or, could I deep fry rings of you, or maybe saute you over a steak.」
Tom："Yeah, yeah, I've heard them all before."
Zさん："Oh, oh... I got one. If I cut you, will I cry?"
Aさん：「。。。Dude, don't be weird。」
Tom："... It's actually pretty clever..."
Tom："Nice to meet you. My name is Tom Aneggi."
Aさん：「*snicker* So, can I put you in a salad, or maybe in French soup.」
Xさん：「Or, could I deep fry rings of you, or maybe saute you over a steak.」
Tom："Yeah, yeah, I've heard them all before."
Zさん："Oh, oh... I got one. If I cut you, will I cry?"
Aさん：「。。。Dude, don't be weird。」
Tom："... It's actually pretty clever..."
Friday, March 16, 2018
NCAA Basketball
Zさん："It's that time of year, March Madness!"
Aさん：「You know it! I have my bracket all set up. This year I have Villanova to go all the way.」
Zさん："Hey, me too! Go 'Nova!"
Cさん：「三月？狂気？ブラケット？。。。ナ・ニ・ソ・レ？ 」
Aさん：「You know it! I have my bracket all set up. This year I have Villanova to go all the way.」
Zさん："Hey, me too! Go 'Nova!"
Cさん：「三月？狂気？ブラケット？。。。ナ・ニ・ソ・レ？ 」
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Return of the Jedi
トルーパー："Lord Vader, sorry to interrupt your... fight with your son..., but the shield around the Death Star has been turned off. It appears that a bunch of furry stone age beings on Endor somehow over-powered our imperial troops."
ダース・ベイダー："<mechanical respiration> So... 言い訳はEwok, eh?"
トルーパー："... my lord?"
ダース・ベイダー："Soon, you will appreciate the humor, of the dark side..."
ダース・ベイダー："<mechanical respiration> So... 言い訳はEwok, eh?"
トルーパー："... my lord?"
ダース・ベイダー："Soon, you will appreciate the humor, of the dark side..."
Friday, March 2, 2018
薬
Aさん：「あっ！だめじゃん！おばあちゃんは薬を飲むのを忘れちゃった！」
Zさん："You know, I never quite understood why Japanese people use the verb 'to drink' to describe ingesting medicine in pill form. It doesn't make sense to me."
Aさん：「Is English that much better, i.e. to 'take' medicine. What, like to prom?」
Zさん："... ha!... that's a funny mental image... an aspirin in a formal gown."
Aさん：「。。。well, if you'll excuse me, I have to get my grandma to drink a pill.」
Zさん："You know, I never quite understood why Japanese people use the verb 'to drink' to describe ingesting medicine in pill form. It doesn't make sense to me."
Aさん：「Is English that much better, i.e. to 'take' medicine. What, like to prom?」
Zさん："... ha!... that's a funny mental image... an aspirin in a formal gown."
Aさん：「。。。well, if you'll excuse me, I have to get my grandma to drink a pill.」
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