例の〜= reino~ (Mini Lesson#134)

「あ〜肩こった〜！」
= Aa. Kata kottaaa!
= Oh my shoulders are so tight…

「ゆかり、例のやつ持って来て！」
= Yukari,  rei no yatsu motte kite!
= Yukari, bring me “that thing”!

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Hi everyone! Are we ready to study today?

First let’s look at this kanji!

:u:

例 = tatoe / rei

It means “example“.

:rrrr: 例えば = tatoeba = for example

:rrrr: 例 = rei = examples, Ex.

Now, today’s word is 例の= rei no + something / someone

We use it when we refer to a thing or a person without saying its or their name.

It’s like the English “thingamajig”, “watchamacallit”, “you-know-what”, “what-his/her/their-name”, “the”, “it”, or “that”.

You can also use this to avoid mentioning a name in public — in case you are trying to hide their identity.
Supposedly the listener should understand what the speaker is talking about by just hearing 例の= reino something / someone.
It makes things sounds more mysterious so we sometimes use it intentionally to create an aura of mystery to it.

Ex. 今、例の仕事で忙しいんだ。
= Ima rei no shigoto de isogashiinda.
= I have been busy with “that” work.

Ex. 例の件、どうなった？
= Rei no ken dounatta?
= What happened to  “that” matter (in question)?  (Or “So what happened to the “thing”?)

Ex. 例のことでちょっともめているんです。
= Rei no koto de chotto mometeirun desu.
= I’ve been having troubles since “you-know-what”.

Ex. 例の事件から彼女は外を出歩かなくなった。
= Rei no jiken kara kanojo wa soto wo dearukanaku natta.
=She hasn’t gone out since “that” incident.

Ex. ねえ、例のパーティー行く？
= Nee rei no paatei iku?
= Hey, are you going to “that” party?

Ex.例のあの機能がついています。
= Rei no ano kinou ga tsuite imasu.
= It has “that” function.
(Note: We can tell this machine does something illegal, and they don’t want to mention the name of the function.)

Ex.例の彼が来るから準備して！
= Rei no anohito ga kuru kara junbi shite!
= What’s-his-name is coming so be ready!

Ex. 今から例のところに行きます。
= Ima kara rei no tokoro ni ikimasu.
= I am going to you-know-where.

Occasionally we use it when we simply forget about a name.

Ex. 例のあれどうなった？
= Rei no are dounatta?
= What happened to “that” thing?

So what did Maggie sensei want?

:u:

「これ、これ！これが気持いいんだよね～！」
= Korekore! Kore ga kimochi iindaonee!
= This is just thing! It feel soooo good!

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Can you tell what 例のやつ ＝ rei　no yatsu = thingamajig is in the picture?

:u:


It’s a type of neck massager. It works very well.
Japanese people tend to complain about their stiff shoulders = 肩凝り = katakori.
Hope this helps release my tension!


マギー先生より = Maggie Sensei yori = From Maggie Sensei

例のサイトで例の言葉を教えている例の犬は私です。
= Rei no saito de rei no kotoba wo oshieteiru rei no inu wa watashi desu.
=I am that dog who teaches “that” language on “that” site!

3 Responses to “例の〜= reino~ (Mini Lesson#134)”

  1. Joe  on August 7th, 2011

    very informative…

    Reply

  2. roulette225  on October 29th, 2010

    Hello Ms. Maggie Sensei!

    I was able to listen to your twitaudio for listening practice.
    it’s just that there were some sentences/words I’m not familiar with.

    I was wondering if you could provide the transcript
    to the link:http://twaud.io/xgR.

    hoping for your reply.

    Reply

    • Maggie  on October 29th, 2010

      @roulette225
      OK, I will do that! BTW, if you are my follower on twitter, you can tweet me directly. That will be faster.

      Reply


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