2024-01-01から1年間の記事一覧
Dali Do you know the origins of the bagel?ダリちゃん ベーグルの起源知ってる？Me Italian, I think.私 イタリアンだと思うけど。Dali No, you fool! It’s Jewish!!ダリちゃん 違うよバカ！ ユダヤだよ！ Me I think it a bad habit for you Americans to…
Dali Do you like Santa Claus?ダリちゃん サンタクロースは好き？Me Yes, I love him because he gives me presents every Christmas.私 うん。毎年クリスマスにプレゼントをくれるので大好き。Dali Yes, most people love him for this very reason. But a…
Dali Hey, Ina-chan, have I ever told you that one example of Japanese culture I hate is your use of tissues? ダリちゃん おい、イナちゃん。わしが嫌いな日本文化の一つの例として君らがティッシュを使うことって話したことがあったっけ？Me Oh no! W…
Dali Today’s topic is related to gairaigo from English. How do you feel about English loan words in Japanese?ダリちゃん 今日のトピックは英語から来た外来語について。日本語で英語の借用語についてどう感じる？Me You mean English-Japanese?私 日…
Dali Hey, Ina-chan! Recently, I read on social media about Japanese foods that are not popular with us gaijins. Can you guess some typical examples of Japanese food that you think gaijins might dislike? ダリちゃん おい、イナちゃん！ 最近SN…
Dali When we take subways or trains, we often hear English and Japanese announcements. They announce the train destination and stops along the way, which is not at all necessary but can sometimes be helpful.ダリちゃん 地下鉄や電車に乗ると…
Dali Hello, Ina-chan! It’s extremely hot today!ダリちゃん イナちゃん、こんにちわ～！ 今日は無茶暑いね！Me Indeed, Dali. It’s very hot outside.私 ほんとだね、ダリちゃん。外はとっても暑いね。Dali On the way here, I walked down the shotengai.…
Dali Hey, Ina-chan! This week, I went to the Naka-Meguro Summer Matsuri. There were lots of people, but I didn’t mind. I love crowded maturities! I also like yatais. So delicious!ダリちゃん おい、イナちゃん！ 今週ね、わし、中目黒夏まつりに…
Dali Hey! Ina-chan! Have you ever measured your wife’s pregnancy?ダリちゃん おい！ イナちゃん！ 奥さんの妊娠、測ったことある？Me You forget─I have no wife. But it was the usual ten months and ten days for my girlfriend. In Japanese, Totsuk…
Dali We refer to men’s perfume as “cologne.” We never use the word “perfume” in this situation because “perfume” sounds too feminine. Of course, if the man is gay, no problem. ダリちゃん わしらは男性の香水を「コロン」と呼ぶ。この場合perfum…
Dali What do you think about the moon?ダリちゃん 月についてどう思う？Me I love moon-viewing, which is known as Tsukimi in Japanese. It was a full moon night yesterday, and I ate dumplings (Tsukimi Dango) and Tsukimi Udon.私 僕は月を見るこ…
Me Ho! Ho! I drank too much yesterday, and I have a throbbing headache today.私 ホー！ ホー！ 昨日飲みすぎた。今日は頭が痛くてズキズキする。Dali Do you have a hangover again? You poor fool.ダリちゃん また二日酔い？ 哀れな愚か者よ。Me I hea…
Dali Have you ever had a bruise?ダリちゃん 打撲負ったことある？Me Yes, recently. But I didn’t enjoy it.私 うん。最近。でも愉快じゃなかった。Dali What color was it?ダリちゃん 何色だった？Me Blue? Or maybe, red?私 青色？ それか、赤色かも？Da…
Dali Are you familiar with beets? ダリちゃん ビーツのことよく知ってる？ Me I think so. It’s like a turnip, except it’s reddish-purple.私 そう思う。カブみたいだけど赤紫なのが違う。Dali Yes! Good boy! It’s a kind of root vegetable and is ver…
Me Hey Dali! Would you suggest an English idiom that describes me?私 ねえダリちゃん！ 僕を描写する英語のイディオムある？ Dali Well, there is a good idiom that suits you delightfully. It’s “up the creek.”ダリちゃん そうだな。イナちゃんに嬉…
As always, Dali and Ina-chan are having a good time at an izakaya.At the moment, Enka is being played…いつものようにダリちゃんとイナちゃんは居酒屋で楽しい時間を過ごしている。その時、演歌が流れている……Dali Oh, I love this song. I'm nuts abo…
Dali Ina-chan! Do you like cucumbers? ダリちゃん イナちゃん！ キュウリは好き？Me Yes! I like Kyuuri-no-ittupon-zuke.私 うん！ キュウリの1本漬が好き。Dali Me too. Have you ever noticed that cucumbers taste cool when you bite them? Their tem…
Dali Hey, Ina-chan! Do you like going to kissatens?ダリちゃん おい、イナちゃん！ 喫茶店に行くのが好き？ Me Yes, I do. It's simply sublime. It’s a wonderful opportunity to have a kissaten "Morning Set" before going to work. A "Morning Set" …
Me Hey Dali! How is your wife? 私 ねえダリちゃん！ 奥さん元気？Dali You mean my ex-wife Reiko?ダリちゃん それって前妻の冷子のこと？Me Your ex-wife? What do you mean?私 ダリちゃんの前妻？ どういうこと？Dali Reiko and I got divorced. ダリち…
Dali Hey Ina-chan! You are wearing only two layers of clothing today. Don’t you feel cold?ダリちゃん おいイナちゃん！ 今日はたった服2枚しか着ていないけど寒くないの？Me Yes, it’s cold today. I’m freezing my buns off!私 うん、今日は寒い。と…
Dali I’m confused.ダリちゃん 混乱してるんだ Me About what?私 何に？ Dali A uniquely Japanese phenomenon.ダリちゃん 日本ならではの現象に Me You fool! What are you talking about?私 バーカ！ 何言ってるかわからないよ。 Dali Sometimes, when I a…
Dali Some izakayas have cheese on the menu, like maybe cheese tempura. Have you heard of such a thing?ダリちゃん メニューにチーズがある居酒屋もあるよね。たとえばチーズのてんぷらとか。聞いたことある？Me No.私 ない。Dali How about fried chee…
Me Hey Dali! I’m on cloud nine! Hanshin defeated Orix yesterday. They won by a landslide!私 ねえダリちゃん！ 僕はこの上なく幸せ！ 昨日阪神がオリックスを打ち負かした。阪神が圧勝したんだ！Dali What are you talking about?ダリちゃん 何のこと言…
