April 6th, 2009

“I don’t understand” in Japanese

Wakarimasen.

I think this one’s going to be key.

All the cops in the doughnut shop
RR

March 30th, 2009

“Delicious” in Japanese

Oishii.

I have no idea how this is pronounced. Worried.

We played kings
RR

March 23rd, 2009

“Help!” in Japanese

Tasukete!

I’m a maneater / but you’re surprised when I / eat ya
RR

March 16th, 2009

“How much is it?” in Japanese

Sore wa ikura desu ka?

You paralyzed my mind / and for that you suck
RR

March 9th, 2009

Money in Japan

(images from here)

There is apparently only one unit of Japanese money: the yen, which is like a penny, but the bills are just giant amounts of yen (see image above).

One Canadian dollar is about 76 yen. Today, anyway.

The doors don’t open at all
RR

March 2nd, 2009

“Rebecca” in Japanese

RAY-bek-kah

I look a little bit older
RR

February 24th, 2009

“1, 2, 3, 4, 5” in Japanese

Ichi, ni, san, shi, go.

February 16th, 2009

“Where is Shinagawa station?” in Japanese

Shinagawa eki wa doko desu ka?

February 10th, 2009

“I cannot eat beef or pork” in Japanese

Po-ku to bi-fu wa taberu koto ga dekinai.

Yes, I am using the anglicized cognates (rumoured to be completely comprehensible to Japanese-speakers) rather than the correct Japanese (which would be “Gyuniku to butaniku”). And that is because this sentence is very long and hard, and my head is already very full of many important facts like how many mililitres in a cup (250), how to tighten a screw (righty-tighty), and where my emergency back-up telephone is in case the normal telephone breaks, which happens often (bottom shelf of the linen closet).

Po-ku to bi-fu wa taberu koto ga dekinai.

I’ll get it–no problem!

Forget about what I said / the lights are on and the party’s over
RR

February 2nd, 2009

“Please go ahead” in Japanese

Douzo osakini

You gotta be stronger than the story
RR