「今日は名古屋名物をご紹介します!」
= Kyou wa Nagoya meibutsu wo goshoukai shimasu!
Today, I’m going to tell you about a well-known Nagoyan speciality.
という ( = toiu ) + こと／と／わけ／もの／のに ( = koto/to/wake/mono/noni) ,etc.
🐶「皆さん、今日は私の誕生日だというのにケーキもないのですか？」
= Minasan kyou wa watashi no tanjoubi da to iu noni keiki mo naino desu ka?
= “It’s my birthday today, everyone! But you don’t even have a cake for me???”
😟「先生、ケーキというケーキはさっきみんな食べたじゃないですか！」
= Sensei, keiki to iu keiki wa sakki minna tabeta ja nai desu ka!
= “Miss, but you just ate all the cakes we had!”
Slang: アバウト ＆ 細かい ( = Abauto & Komakai) + Some Twitter words
「日本なう!」
= Nihon nau!
(Twitter lingo) meaning “I’m in <JAPAN> right now!”
:o 「右と左、どっちが欲しい？」
= Migi to hidari docchi ga hoshii?
= “Which one do you want? The Right one or the left one?”
:maggie-small: 「右！！３ミリ位長いから…」
= Migi!! Sanmiri gurai nagai kara…
= “The right one! ‘Cause it’s about 3mm longer….”
頻度 ( = hindo) Frequency
🙄「さっき食べたばかりじゃない！一日に何回食べたらいいの!」
=Sakki tabeta bakarija nai! Ichinichi ni nankai tabetara iino!)
= You just ate! How many time a day do you need to eat?
🐶「一日５( or 五）食じゃ足りないよ！」
(=Ichinichi goshoku ja tarinaiyo!)
= Just five meals a day is not enough!
How to use「 もんか」「もんだ」「(だ)なんて」( = monka / monda/ (da)nante)
🙄「たった、８ヶ月でこのブログが終わりだなんて誰が信じると思うの？」
= Tatta hachikagetsu de kono burogu ga owarida nante dare ga shinjiru to omou no?
= “Who would believe that this blog would finish in just eight months.”
🐶「でも、人って案外と信じるもんだよ。」
= Demo hitotte angai to shinnjiru mon dayo.
= “But more than you imagine, people are supposed to believe it.”
🤔「そういうもんかなあ…」
= Souiu mon ka naa..
= “I wonder if it is true…”
April Fool Special Lesson
「せっかく来てくれましたが、今日でこのブログは終わります。短い間でしたが有り難う！」
= Sekkaku kite kuremashitaga kyou de kono burogu wa owarimasu. Mijikai aida deshitaga arigatou!
= Thank you for visiting this site but today is the last day for the blog.
I know it was a short period of time, but thank you so much (for your support)!
謙遜 ( = kenson) : How to sound more humble in Japanese!
Yukari
「マギー先生って本当に頭がいいですよね。」
= Maggie sensei tte hontou ni atama ga ii desu yone!
= “Miss Maggie, I think you are really smart.”
🐶「いいえ、私なんてまだまだです。アインシュタインに比べたら…」
= Iie watashinante madamada desu. Ainshutain ni kurabetara…
=“No way! Far from it. I mean, compared to Einstein….”
ちょっと…（ = chotto) + あいまい表現 ( = Aimai hyougen) ambiguous expressions
「マギー先生、ちょっと質問があるんですが..」
= Maggie sensei, chotto shitsumon ga arun desu ga…
Ms. Maggie, I have a little question to ask…
:maggie-small: 「う〜ん…今、ちょっと…」
= Uun… ima chotto…
= Umm …. now??
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?”
How to use 〜ていく＋〜てくる ( = ~teiku + ~tekuru)
「雨が降ってきたのにそんなの着ていくの？」
= Ame ga futte kita noni sonnano kite iku no?
=“It has started to rain and you’re going out like that?”
🐶 「いいの！お洒落していくの！」
= Iino! Oshare shite ikuno!)
= “Leave me alone! I wanna go out dressed up!”
「もう晴れてきたのにレインコート着てきたの？」
= Mou harete kita noni reinkouto kite kita no?
= “How come you are wearing a raincoat? The weather has cleared up now.”
🐶 「悪い？」
= Warui?
= “Is there any problem?”