navigating nihon
| To get flattened, creamed, run over
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10.17.2004 |
Whilst in Osaka this past weekend, being the impatient people that we are, we did a very very bad thing - we J-walked. Ahhh. Though I must admit I was the instigator most of the time, we did refrain from doing so infront of young children. Besides, when you only have a weekend in the big city, time cannot be wasted watching little lights change from red to green. Anyways, I digress. There were a number of close calls but no one was hurt. All this excitement reminded me of a Japanese word that I had just learnt recently...except I couldn't remember it at the time. And this brings me to the point of my post, the Japanese word for getting creamed, pancaked, run over, squished, flattened..... (This will be of little use to my friends back in Canada, gomen ne) So, for those of you came to Osaka who are dying to learn the Japanese equivalent ....
ひしゃげる....... not nearly as funny as promised.
I recently bought Beyond Polite Japanese - A Dictionary of Japanese Slang and Colloquialisms. It's hilarious. I'll post some of the funny entries from time to time. Here's a funny one:
"The eyes become specks." Used mainly by young people. Surprised Japanese cartoon characters eyes' are usually represented by dots.
Ok, that's all for today. I'm dead tired. I'll write more about the Terry Fox Run and Kobe soon, complete with pictures. It was an awesome weekend!
emma found her way @ 8:22 p.m.
ひしゃげる....... not nearly as funny as promised.
I recently bought Beyond Polite Japanese - A Dictionary of Japanese Slang and Colloquialisms. It's hilarious. I'll post some of the funny entries from time to time. Here's a funny one:
目が点になる。(めがてんになる.)
To be blown away, flabbergasted, floored, bug eyed
Example:
彼のダサい格好を見たら､あんただって目が点になるはずよ。
Kare no dasai kakkou o mikara, anta datte me ga ten ni naru hazu yo.
You'd have been blown away too if you'd seen the stupid way he was dressed!
"The eyes become specks." Used mainly by young people. Surprised Japanese cartoon characters eyes' are usually represented by dots.
Ok, that's all for today. I'm dead tired. I'll write more about the Terry Fox Run and Kobe soon, complete with pictures. It was an awesome weekend!
emma found her way @ 8:22 p.m.
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