Let’s continue from the previous “Body Part Lesson Part 1″

1. 　顎 （あご）ago chin

2.　背中（せなか）senaka back

3.　腰 （こし） koshi (also ウエスト uesuto ) lower back

4.　お尻 （おしり）oshiri (also 尻（しり）shiri

* Oshiri is more polite and sounds cuter.) butt

5.　胸 （むね） mune (also バスト basuto referring women’s breast ) chest / breast

6.　肘（ひじ） hiji elbow(s)

*Actually Maggie has four “legs” but let’s think of her forelegs as arms.)

7.　お腹 （おなか）onaka (also 腹（はら）hara

* Onaka is more polite and sounds cuter like tummy.) abdomen, belly

8.　膝（ひざ）hiza knees

9.　足 （あし）ashi legs / feet

Did you memorize them? OK, test yourself again with the following picture!

Note : Maggie doesn’t have a tail (anymore) but tail in Japanese is 尻尾 (shippo) or simply 尾 (o)

How to use them :

Ex. 1 ) • お腹がすいた (すきました） onaka ga suita (sukimashita→more polite )= I am hungry

Ex. 2 ) •　〜　が痛い ：〜ga itai. ＊＊＊ hurts. /I have ＊＊＊ache/pain.

Ex. 　腰が痛い Koshi ga itai. My lower back hurts.

Q u i z ! :ii:

:l: OK, now it’s time for advanced level people.

Fill out the blanks!! :u:

1) How do you say a person who is evil-minded.

（　　　）黒い　~guroi

（黒い：kuroi = black)

2) How do you say “running over budget”?

（　　　）が出る　: ~ ga deru.

（出る deru stick out)

3) When you are starving, you say,

（　　　）と（　　　）がくっつく。　: ~ to ~ ga kuttsuku.

（くっつく kuttsuku : stick together)

4) How do you say face-to-face in Japanese using the above mentioned body part?

( 　　 )と ( 　　 )を付き合わせる。 : ~ to ~ wo tsukiawaseru.

（付き合わせる：tsukiawaseru　to get closer)

5）How do you say when you fall flat on your behind?

尻（　　　）を付く　: shiri ~ wo tsuku.

( 付く tsuku：to pound ) (hint : Japanese food)

6) When you are excited expecting upcoming fun event, you say

胸が（　　　　）。: mune ga ~

（hint : verb)

皆、出来た？(dekita?) Did you finish them alright?

(答え）Kotae Answers

1) 腹 hara 2) 足 ashi ３）お腹 onaka &　背中 senaka　（There is a children song,too!)

4) 膝 hiza &　膝 hiza　５）餅 mochi = Sticky rice cake (Japanese people eat mochi especially on New Year’s Day) 6) 踊る odoru = to dance

マギー先生 :maggie-small: より　From Maggie-Sensei

私、ナイスバディーでしょ〜！ Watashi naisu badei de shoo!

Don’t you think I have a really nice body?