So I know I haven't written in ages, I keep writing stuff in my head and taking pictures of "funny shizz" but I keep putting off actually getting it on here. I guess procrastination doesn't end with school!
Anyway, I decided to break with the random stories to offer up some of the "Cool Japanese" as the BBC would call it (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/cool/index.shtml - This helped me garner some laughs in Berlin!). I have this notebook bought at the hyaku-en (aka the Dollar Store, if dollar stores kicked serious ass) that I keep words in cos they're so hard to remember!
These are courtesy of Emi, my Nihon-jin BFF (see first or second post for a pic of her). I actually call her (and numerous others, ya'll know I'm a friend ho) "ichidachi," which is a shortened version of "ichiban tomodachi" (best friend).
Mata kita yo (mah-tuh kee-tuh yoh): I'm back!
Yoku kimasu (yoh-koo kee-mahs): I come here often. (Not used as a pickup line, I swear...)
Furafura yoitsu bure (foo-ra foo-ra yoy-tsoo boo-ray): sloppy drunk
Yoppairai (yoh-pah-rye): drunk [yoppairai ojisan (oh-jee-sahn)= old drunk dude, according to Emi, "Occasionally, children yell it." Didn't ask any more about that.]
Mata ne (mah-tuh nay): See you later!
Oyasumi (oh-yah-soo-mee): Night!
Yamiteyo (yah-mee-tay-YO): Stop it! [This gem I actually got from Naoya, but I use it often here and it gets people laughing like crazy] You can also say "Dame!" (Dah-may)
Subarashikatta desu yo (soo-bah-ra-shee-kah-ta dess yoh): You were awesome! [Said to punk band members after a good show. Or at least that's how I learned it. Got this one from another JET, Katie P.]
Maji de (mah-jee day): For real! [This is another great one- I've used it on my students and boy does it get their attention! One of my students kept speaking in Japanese during class, so I yelled "Maji de?" and he was so shocked, he started debating in perfect English. It was awesome.]
Homa (ho-muh): Really! (or Really?) Sooooo used here- it's Kansai-ben (Kyoto/Osaka area dialect). In Tokyo dialect, they say "Honto ni"- but it's all about the Homa here.
Eh? (Ehhhhhhh?): Huh? and/or Whoa! Said pretty much constantly by our students- it's awesome and you need to hear it in person to truly understand the power that is the Japanese "Eh"!
That's all for this installment. Pictures, more slang
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Forgot to finish that sentence- Pictures, more slang, and a story or two to come soon.
Also, on the side I added music video links. I've become obsessed with Aiko whose mix of cuteness and verbosely heartfelt songs has me hooked. The Brilliant Green is good too- I really like "Ai no Ai no Hoshi" ("The Planet of Love").
as long as the children aren't yelling yoppairai ojisan at you, that's funny!
Wow! Loved this post! In a few days, I may only remember "Eh" but I will definitely try remember more of them!
Yay! I love you guys for reading this!! I still check all your blogs (as Lakshmi knows all too well from my immediate posts) constantly!!! haha More slang will come soon, some of the slang I got was...uh, inappropriate. Dang you mean older JETs!
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