April 2019 – Learning English and Japanese

Last Day of Heisei

Last Day of Heisei 平成最後の日 Today is the last day of Heisei (平成). 今日は平成最後の日です。 Do you know about the Japanese

Iromegane 色眼鏡 I introduced you to the megane (眼鏡 – “glasses”) two days ago, and introduced mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – “magnifying

Mushimegane 虫眼鏡 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term megane (眼鏡), which means “glasses.” 昨日は “glasses” を意味する「眼鏡」という日本語を紹介しました。 By adding

Megane 眼鏡 Today I bought a megane (眼鏡). 私は今日「眼鏡」を買いました。 Megane is a Japanese word that means “glasses.” 「眼鏡」は “glasses” を意味する日本語であす。

Yaki ga Mawaru 焼きが回る To become dull or to decline ability is expressed as yaki ga Mawaru (焼きが回る) in Japanese.

Chidoriashi 千鳥足 To walk with a stagger (especially in a drunk state) is called ‘chidoriashi‘ (千鳥足) in Japanese. 酒によってふらふらと歩くことを、日本語で「千鳥足」と言います。 Since

Nehori Hahori 根掘り葉掘り Yesterday, I introduced the term ‘ne mo ha mo nai‘ (根も葉もない), which means that a theory/talk has

Ne mo Ha mo nai 根も葉もない To describe that a theory or talk has no foundation, you can use the

Betsubara 別腹 Today, I used the Japanese term ‘betsubara‘ (別腹) when eating dinner with my friend. 私は今日、「別腹」という言葉を使いました。 ‘Betsubara’ means that