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J-Culture: お土産 ( = Omiyage) gift or souvenir

October 15, 2009 16 Comments

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「お土産,皆さんでどうぞ!」

= おみやげ、みなさんでどうぞ!

= Omiyage、 minasan de douzo!

=Here’s a souvenir (gift) for everyone! 

ん?大統領からのお土産?

= ん?だいとうりょうからのおみやげ?

=Nn? Daitouryou kara no omiyage?

=“What? Is it a gift from the President?”

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Japanese culture

Slang: 婚カツ( = Konkatsu)

September 4, 2009 13 Comments

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:maggie-small:  「この際、長男でもいいか…」

= Kono sai, chounan demo iika….

=  “I can’t be so choosy now so I could compromise and marry an oldest son…“

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Daily Life, Expressions, greetings

いただきます & ごちそうさま ( = Itadakimasu & Gochisousama )

August 31, 2009 37 Comments

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「いただきます!」

= Itadakimasu!

= (I’ll have this cake now)

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Formal Japanese

敬語 ( = Keigo) Honorific Expressions Introduction

August 27, 2009 56 Comments

keigo

お気に召して頂けるかどうかわかりませんが、日頃の感謝の気持ちです。」

Oki ni meshite itadakeru ka dou ka wakarimasen ga higoro no kansha no kimochi desu.

I am not sure if you would like this or not but this is just a token of my appreciation.

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