花粉症 ＋ ポケットティッシュ ( = Kafunshou + Poketto tissu) :Listening and Reading practice

「テッシュどうぞ！」

= Tisshu douzo!

=“Here’s tissue for you!”

:maggie-small: 「それただ？」

= Sore tada?

= “Is it free?”

Hi everyone!

Recently everyone in Japan is talking about 花粉症（ = kafunshou) pollen allergy, hay fever.

People ask each other how’s アレルギー  ( = arerugii) allergy or 花粉症   ( = kafunshou) pollen allergy, hay fever :

:u:

*「今年は、花粉症はどう？」(casual)

= Kotoshi wa kafunshou wa dou? 

 = “How’s your pollen allergy this year?”

*「もうかなりきてるよ〜！」(casual) 

= Mou kanari kiteruyoo

= “It is already pretty bad.”

*「年々、花粉症がひどくなってきています。」

= Nennen kafunshou ga hidokunatte kiteimasu.

= “It’s getting worse every year.”

*「今年は花粉の量がかなり多いみたいですね。」

= Kotoshi wa kafun no ryou ga kanari ooi mitai desune.

= “I have heard that the amount of pollen out there this year is pretty high.”

In 天気予報  ( = tenki yohou) ,weather report,  also forecasts 花粉情報  ( = kafunjouhou), pollen forecast in spring.

They said 花粉症  ( = kafunshou) pollen allergy, hay fever is mainly caused by 杉/スギ  ( = sugi) Japanese cedar, so we also call it スギ花粉症( = sugi kafunshou) pollen allergy caused by Japanese cedar.

People complain about:

• 目のかゆみ ( = me no kayumi) eye itchiness

•くしゃみ  ( = kushami) sneezing

• 鼻水  ( = hanamizu) runny nose

• 涙目 ( = namida me) teary eye

• 鼻がくしゅくしゅする ( = hana ga kushukushu suru)    having a light runny nose or light sneezing.

•くしゃみがとまらない。 ( = kushami ga tomaranai)

Note : By the way do you know the sneezing sound in Japanese?

!nemui! Big sneeze :

はくしょん／ハクション ( = hakushon)or

はっくしょん／ハックション ( = hakkushon)

Middle size sneeze :

くっしゃん／クッシャン  ( = kusshan)

Little sneeze :

くしゅん／クシュン ( = kushun)

(We don’t say “Bless you” in Japanese. If someone is keep sneezing, we might say

大丈夫（ですか）？ ( =  Daijoubu desuka?)   Are you all right?

風邪（ですか）？ ( = Kaze desuka)  Do you have a cold?　or

アレルギー（ですか？）( = Arerugii desuka?)  Do you have an allergy?)

*desuka→more polite

How about a runny nose? There is no actual sound of a runny nose but we describe it with ずるずる／ズルズル ( = zuruzuru) or だらだら／ダラダラ(=daradara) when you have a continuous runny nose.

• 鼻水がずるずる出る。

 = hanamizu ga zuruzuru deru 

If you feel something in your eyes,

• 目がゴロゴロする。

= Mega gorogoro suru

If your eyes are irritated you can also say,

• 目がチカチカする。

= Mega chikachika suru.

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OK, today, I want to try something new.  I will make a lesson out of “pocket tissue” (tissue in a small package) （Whaaaat!? :shock: ) with lots of sound files so that you can practice listening!

You can use this lesson in two or three ways.
First if your listening level is good enough, just listen to the sound file and see if you understand the whole thing.
For those whose listening level is not that good but are good at reading, read the following text first to see if you understand it.
And those who are not confident neither reading nor listening, I still love you!　♥ :D
We’ll break down the lesson and study little by little. The goal is to understand the whole text without reading the text.

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ポケットテッシュ

日本では、街角でよくポケットティッシュを無料で配っています。よく見るとティッシュには広告が入っています。
キャンディーを一粒、ちらしに添えて配ることもあります。ちらしに物を付けることで道行く人々が受け取ってくれる可能性も高くなります。
素通りする人もいますが、中には前を何回も通ってティッシュを沢山もらう人もいるみたいです。
私のバッグや家にもこうしてもらったポケットティッシュがいくつもあります。だから日本ではわざわざポケットティシュを買うことは稀です。
ティッシュをただでもらい慣れているのでたまに外国に行くとポケットティッシュをお店で買わなければならないのは不思議な気さえします。

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Poketto tisshu

Nihon dewa machikado de yoku poketto tisshu wo muryou de kubatte imasu.

Yoku miruto tissu niwa koukoku ga haitte imasu.

Kyandii wo hitotsubu chirashi ni soete kubaru koto mo arimasu.

Chirashi ni mono wo tsukeru koto de michiyuku hitobito ga uketotte kureru kanousei mo takaku narimasu.

Sudoori suru hito mo imasu ga naka niwa mae wo nankai mo tootte tisshu wo takusan morau hito mo iru mitai desu. Watashi no baggu ya ie ni mo koushite moratta tissu ga ikutsu mo arimasu. Dakara nihon dewa wazawaza poketto tisshu wo kaukoto wa mare desu.

Tisshu wo tada de morai narete iru node tama ni gaikoku ni iku to poketto tisshu wo omise de kawanakereba naranai nowa fushigi na ki sae shimasu.

:u:

•ポケットテッシュ  ( = poketto tisshu)

日本では、街角でよくポケットティッシュを無料で配っています。

= Nihon dewa machikado de yoku poketto tisshu wo muryou de kubatte imasu.

• 街角  ( = machikado) on the street

• ポケットティッシュ ( = poketto tissu) pocket size (small size) tissue

• よく ( = yoku) often

• 無料で ( = muryou de) free of charge, gratis

• 配る  （ = kubaru) hand out,

• 無料で配る ( = muryou de kubaru) to give away

:i: (Note : Sorry! But I will omit particles in this lesson!)

In Japan it is quite common to give away pocket tissue (pocket size tissue) on the street.

よく見るとティッシュには広告が入っています。

= Yoku miru to tisshu niwa koukoku ga haitte imasu.

•よく見ると ( = yoku miruto) if you look at it carefully

• 広告   ( = koukoku) advertisement

•入っている   ( = haitteiru) to contain, to be in, to have in…

If you see them carefully you can find advertisement in the tissue.

キャンディーを一粒、ちらしに添えて配ることもあります。

= Kyandii wo hitotsubu chirashi ni soete kubaru koto mo arimasu.

•一粒  ( = hitotubu) one piece of

•ちらし ( = chirashi) flier

•添える   ( = soeru) attach

•こともある  ( = kotomo aru) There are cases that…

Sometimes they attach a piece of candy to a flier and hand them out.

ちらしに物を付けることで

= Chirashi ni mono wo tsukeru koto de

• 物をつける  ( = mono wo tsukeru) to add/attach  things to…

•ことで  ( = koto de) by doing something

 By adding something to the flier,

道行く人々が受け取ってくれる可能性も高くなります。

= Michiyuku  hitobito ga uketotte kureru kanousei mo takaku narimasu.

•道行く人々 ( = michiyuku  hitobito) people who pass by, passers-by

•受け取ってくれる  ( = uketotte kureru) would receive

•可能性 ( = kanousei) possibility

•高くなる ( = takaku naru) get higher

there is a higher possibility that passers-by will receive the flier.

素通りする人もいますが、( = sudouri suru hito mo imasu ga)

• 素通りする ( = sudouri suru) to pass by somewhere without stopping / saying hello to someone

• 人もいます（ = hito mo imasu) there are people

There are people who just pass by the people handing out tissues without receiving (ignoring) tissues, but

中には前を何回も通って ( = naka niwa mae wo nankai mo tootte)

•中には   ( = naka niwa) some

•何回も  ( = nankai mo) many times, several times, some times, a couple of times

•通る   ( = tooru) to pass by

ティッシュを沢山もらう人もいるみたいです。

= Tisshu wo takusan morau hito mo iru mitai desu.

 I’ ve heard there are some people who get a couple of tissues by passing by the person who give the tissue away many times.

•〜を沢山 ( = takusan) a lot, many

•みたいです ( = mitai desu) it seems like, they say, I have heard that

私のバッグや家にも  ( = watashi no baggu ya ie ni mo)

Also in my bag and a house

こうしてもらったポケットティッシュがいくつもあります。

= Koushite moratta poketto tisshu wo ga ikutsumo arimasu. 

 

•こうして   ( = koushite) like this, this way

•もらった   ( = moratta) have received

•いくつもあります  （ = ikutsumo arimasu.) there are some/several

*there are some tissues that I have received like that.

だから日本ではわざわざポケットティシュを買うことは稀です。

= Dakara nihon dewa wazawaza poketto tisshu wo kau koto wa mare desu.

•だから ( = dakara) that is why

•わざわざ  ( = wazawaza)  go to the trouble to do something

•稀 ( = mare)  rare

*That is why it is very rare to go buy pocket tissue in Japan

ティッシュをただでもらい慣れているので

= Tisshu wo tada de morai narete iru node

•ただで  ( = tada de) free of charge, gratis

•もらう （ = morau) receive

•慣れる ( = nareru) to get used to

•もらい慣れる ( = morai nareru) to get used to receiving

Since we get used to getting them free,

たまに外国に行くと 

= Tama ni gaikoku ni ikuto

•たまに  ( = tamani) once in a while, occasionally

•外国   ( = gaikoku) foreign countries, abroad

•行くと ( = ikuto) when going to

when we go abroad occasionally

ポケットティッシュをお店で買わなければならないのは

= Poketto tisshu wo omise de kawanakereba naranai nowa 

•お店で   ( = omise de) at a store

•買わなければならない  ( = kawanakereba naranai) have to buy

To buy a pocket tissue at a store

不思議な気さえします。

= Fushigi na ki sae shimasu.

•不思議 ( =  fushigi) strange, unnaturla, wonder

•気がする ( = kiga suru) to feel

•不思議な気さえする ( = fushigi na ki sae suru) feel even unnatural, feel even strange

makes me feel even strange.

:l: Culture Note: 

風邪の季節や花粉症の季節になると人々はティッシュが手放せません。

よく鼻をかむ人の為にメーカーもより質の高いティッシュを開発しています。

例えばこちら！特定のコンビニだけで買えるハローキティーの箱入りティッシュです。

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= Kaze no kisetu ya kafunshou no kisetu ni naru to  hitobito wa tisshu ga tebanasemasen.

yoku hana wo kamu hito no tame ni meikaa mo yori shitsu no takai tisshu wo kaihatsu shite imasu.

tatoeba kochira! tokutei no konbini dake de kaeru harou kittii no hakoiri tisshu desu.

:u:

風邪の季節や花粉症の季節になると

= Kaze no kisetu ya kafunshou no kisetu ni naru to 

•風邪   ( = kaze) cold

•季節  ( = kisetsu) season

•や   ( = ya)  ~ and etc.

•花粉症   ( = kafunshou) pollen allergy, hay fever

•なると ( = naruto) When we get in / we are/ it turns into

When we are in a season of cold and hay fever,

人々はティッシュが手放せません。

=  Hitobito wa   tisshu ga tebanasemasen.)

• 人々 ( = hitobiito) people

• 手放せない ( = tebanasenai) not be able to do without

we can’t do without tissue.

よく鼻をかむ人の為にメーカーも

= Yoku hana wo kamu hito no tame ni meikaa mo)

• よく ( = yoku) often

• 鼻をかむ （ = hana wo kamu) to blow one’s nose

• 為に ( = tameni) for, targeting

• メーカー ( = meikaa) makers

For people who blow nose often, makers

より質の高いティッシュを開発しています。

= Yori shitsu no takai tisshu wo kaihatsu shite imasu.)

• より ( = yori) even more

• 質  ( = shitsu) quality

• 高い ( = takai) hight, superior

• 開発する ( = kaihatsu suru) to develop

• 開発している （ = kaihatsu shiteiru) to have been developing

*have developed even higher quality of tissue.

例えばこちら！

=Tatoeba kochira! 

• 例えば  ( = tatoeba)  for example

• こちら（ = kochira)  this one

For example, this one!

特定のコンビニだけで買える

= Tokutei no konbini dake de kaeru 

• 特定 ( = tokutei)  specific, limited

• コンビニ( = konbini)  a convenience store

You can only get in a limited convenience store,

ハローキティーの箱入りティッシュです。

 = Harou kittii no hakoiri tisshu desu. 

• ハローキティー ( = harrou kittii) Hello Kitty

• 箱   ( = hako) a box

• 入り ( = iri) to be in

• 箱入り ( = hako iri) boxed

• 袋入り( = fukuro iri) in a bag

Hello Kitty boxed tissue.

OK, now do you want to try to read what it says on the box?

•鼻セレブ  ( = hanaserebu)   It’s a coined word which came from

鼻  ( = hana) nose

セレブ   ( = serebu)  celebrity

We have lots of “creative” product names.

•新ダブル保湿のうるおいティッシュ  ( = shin daburu hoshitsu no uruoi tisshu)

• 新 ( = shin)  new

• ダブル ( = daburu) double

• 保湿の  ( = hoshitsuno) moisturizing

• うるおい ( = uruoi) moisturizing

verb うるおう(=uruoi)

• 肌がうるおう ( = hada ga uruou)  to hydrate the skin

• 喉をうるおす ( = nodo wo uruosu)  to drink something to ease your thirst

• しっとりとらかな鼻ざわり  ( = shittori to yawarakana hanazawarari)

• しっとり ( = shittori) moist

• 柔らか ( = yawaraka) soft

• さわり ( = sawari) touching feeling

• 肌触り ( = hada zawari)   feel soft for your skin

Ex. このセーターは肌ざわりがいい

= Kono seetaa wa hadazawari ga ii.

= This sweater feels good.

•コンビニ限定  ( = konbini gentei) Only be able to purchase at convenience stores

•限定 ( = gentei) limited

•ハワイ限定商品 ( = hawai gentei shouhin) Products that can only purchased in Hawaii.

:maggie-small: From the picture above;

*「テッシュどうぞ！」( = tisshu douzo!)

“Here’s tissue for you!”
When you serve something, you say 〜どうぞ！（= douzo!)

It means “please” or “Here you are!”

Ex. お茶どうぞ！  ( = ocha douzo!)   Please enjoy your tea.

Ex. タバコどうぞ！ ( = tabako douzo!) Have a cigarette.

*「それただ／タダ？」( = sore tada?)

(←それはただ（タダ）ですか？ (casual) 

= Sore wa tada desu ka?))

= “Is it free?”

それ ( = sore) means “it”

ただ/タダ  ( = tada)　“free” “no charge” (casual)

→ synonym : 無料  ( = muryou)

→無料配布 ( = muryou haifu) give away for free

マギー先生より =Maggie sensei yori =  From Maggie-sensei

この鼻セレブって使うとセレブになれるのかしら？？？

= Kono hana serebu tte tsukau to serebu ni nareru no kashira???

= So I wonder if I will be a celebrity if I use this “hana serebu” (=”Nose Celebrity”) ???

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