Zさん:"... so anyway, I was thinking that, as far as US presidents go so far, Barack Obama is the second to last, making him the... the... なんでしょうか。。。"
Aさん:「Congratulations! You are an English speaker, and you could not remember an English term, and you expressed that fact using a Japanese phrase. You are officially bilingual! ... and the word you are thinking of, by the way, is 'penultimate'.」
Zさん:"... um... なるほど。"
Aさん:「You did it again!」
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Friday, May 11, 2018
Bob Hope
Zさん:"Hey, was Bob Hope a renowned liar?"
Aさん:「Why would you ask that? Bob Hope was awesome.」
Zさん:"Yeah, but I saw this picture of him in front of a crowd of army guys, and behind him was a huge sign, in capital letters reading: 'USO'"
Aさん:「。。。」
Aさん:「Why would you ask that? Bob Hope was awesome.」
Zさん:"Yeah, but I saw this picture of him in front of a crowd of army guys, and behind him was a huge sign, in capital letters reading: 'USO'"
Aさん:「。。。」
Friday, May 4, 2018
天気予報
Zさん:"Ever notice how the kanji for rain (ame 雨) has 4 rain drops and the kanji for umbrella (kasa 傘) has four people? The hot dog / bun folks could learn a thing or two."
Friday, April 27, 2018
Necco Wafers
Aさん:「I was talking to my dad, and he said that when he was a kid, his favorite candy was something called Necco Wafers.」
Zさん:"Would those be wafers made by, for, or from... 猫...?"
Aさん:「Dude... Ew...」
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Apple Talk
Zさん:"ね、ね、I have a riddle for you."
Aさん:「Sure, why not.」
Zさん:"What language do apples speak?"
Aさん:「I don't know, what language do apples speak?」
Zさん:"りん語"
Aさん:「。。。」
ミスタースパーコル:"Mmm... talking apples."
Aさん:「Sure, why not.」
Zさん:"What language do apples speak?"
Aさん:「I don't know, what language do apples speak?」
Zさん:"りん語"
Aさん:「。。。」
ミスタースパーコル:"Mmm... talking apples."
Friday, April 13, 2018
歌ったことがある
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."
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."
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?」
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