Wednesday, August 22, 2007
#27-20061127-year of the dog
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#27-20061127.mp3Click Hereto Subscribe through iTunesUnderline indicates Osaka-ben and the wording in parentheses is standard Japanese.Hi everybody.kotoshi mo nokosu tokoro, ato ikkagetsu yade!今年も残すところ、あと一月やで(だよ)！We have only a month left this year.nisen roku nen, heisei jyuu hachi nen, inudoshi ga owatte mau!2006年、平成18年、戌年 が終わってまう(しまう)！2006, the 18th year of the Heisei era and the year of the dog will be over.”eto” ni yoruto nisen roku nen wa, inudoshi deshita.「干支」によると2006年は、戌年でした。According to the Chinese zodiac, 2006 is the Year of the Doghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycleeto tte, roshia nimo annenna.干支って、ロシアにもあんねんな(あるんだね)。They have the Chinese zodiac in Russia, too.eto wa,十二支は、Chinese zodiac isne･ushi･tora･u･tatsu･mi･uma･hitsuji･saru･tori･inu･i子(ね)・丑(うし)・寅(とら)・卯(う)・辰(たつ)・巳(み)・午(うま)・未(ひつじ)・申(さる)・酉(とり)・戌(いぬ)・亥(い)。hutsuu no doubutsu mei de ieba,普通の動物名で言えば、Put them in ordinary words of each animal,nezumi･ushi･tora･usagi･tatsu･hebi･uma･hitsuji･saru･niwatori･inu･inoshishiねずみ rat・牛 ox・トラ tiger・うさぎ rabbit・たつ dragon・へび snake・馬 horse・羊 sheep・猿 monkey・鶏 rooster・犬 dog・猪 boar.jyunban ni, kono jyuunishi no doubutsu ga maitoshi atehamerareru kara,順番に、この十二支の動物が毎年当てはめられるから、The Chinese Zodiac is based on a twelve year cycle, each year being represented by an animal.kotoshi ga inu de, rainen wa, inoshishi.今年が戌で、来年は、猪。It’s dog this year and boar next year.nihon dewa, kurisumasuka-do yori sono toshi no eto no irasuto ya shashin ga notta nengajyou wo okuru shuukan ga annen.日本では、クリスマスカードよりその年の干支のイラストや写真が載った年賀状を送る習慣があんねん(あるんだ)。We here in Japan have a custom to send New Year’s cards with illustrations or pictures of the year’s Chinese zodiac sign on them rather than Christmas cards.uchi wa sanbiki no chiwawa wo katte masu.うちは3匹のチワワを飼ってます。We have three Chihuahuas.soyakara ippai shashin noserete, kotoshi no nengajyou zukuri wa tanoshikatta.そやから(だから)一杯写真載せれて、今年の年賀状作りは楽しかった。So we enjoyed using lots of our dogs’ photos on our greeting cards this year.rainen doushoukana~.来年どうしょうかな~。I’m wondering what kind of design we’re gonna use for the next year’s.pasokon de kantan ni nengajyou ga tsukureru egara ya shashin ga notta hon ga, kono jiki wa yama hodo urareteru kara, sokkara erabou.パソコンで簡単に年賀状が作れる絵柄や写真が載った本が、この時期は山ほど売られてるから、そっから(そこから)選ぼう。You’ll find a pile of books for New Year’s cards being sold at this time of the year and on a personal computer you can choose a material from those books and print it out. We’ll pick one of them.omotegaki wa, heta nagara hude to bokujyuu de kakimasu.表書きは、下手ながら筆と墨汁で書きます。I write the address on the front with a brush and sumi ink although my writing looks terrible.nenpai no hito wa, “nansai?” no kawari ni “eto wa nani?” to kiku baai mo arimasu.年配の人は、「何歳？」の代わりに「干支は何？」と聞く場合もあります。Elderly people may ask like, “What’s your Chinese zodiac?” not like “How old are you?”nihon ni ottara, zukazuka to heiki de nenrei wo kikareru kamo.日本におったら(いたら)、ずかずかと平気で年齢を聞かれるかも。You might be asked your age boldly in Japan.inudoshi umare no hito wa, kotoshi ippai wa, dansei nara “toshiotoko” de, jyosei nara “toshionna” to yobarete, kotoshi de jyuunisai, nijyuyonsai, sanjyurokusai, yonjyuhassai, rokujyussai, nanajyunisai, hachijyuyonsai, kyujyurokusai, hyakuha...
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