:maggie-small: 「お帰りなさい！ご飯にする？おやつ？それともお風呂？」

(=Okaerinasai! Gohan ni suru? Oyatsu? Soretomo ofuro?)

“Hi hon, Do you wanna have dinner first? A snack? How about a bath?”

「これ、み〜んなあなたの為に買って来たのよ。」

(=Kore, mi~nna anata no tame ni katte kita noyo!)

“I bought all of these just for you!”

:h: 「君は重たいんだよ！」

(=Kimi wa omotain dayo!)

“You do too much for me!”

After studying 軽 , we will focus on this kanji!

:rrrr: 重 omoi / omotai / kasa / juu/ chou

• 重い (=omoi)
heavy

• 重たい (=omotai)
heavy

Note: 重い (=omoi)& 重たい (=omotai) both have the same meaning: “heavy” . We don’t usually distinguish between them very much but I think 重たい

(=omotai）is a bit stronger than 重い (=omoi).

重い (=omoi) is objective and 重たい (=omotai) is subjective. So if you carry it yourself and feel the weight, you use 重たい (=omotai)

• 身重 (=miomo)

be pregnant

Ex. 彼女は身重で仕事をするのは大変だと言っている。

(=Kanojo wa miomo de shigoto wo suruno wa taihen da to itte iru.)

She said it is hard to work because she is pregnant.

•重なる (=kasanaru)

to go over, to overlap st

• 度重なる (=tabi kasanaru)

go over, repeat

Ex.度重なる不幸(=tabi kasanaru fukou)

a succession of misfortunes

• 二重 (=ni juu)

double

•重油 (=juuyu)

heavy fuel oil

•重量 (=juuryou)

weight, heft

Ex. 重量超過手荷物 (=juuryou chouka tenimotsu)

excessively heavy luggage

•重要 (=juuyou)

important

＜heavy / hefty ＞

•「どちらのスーツケースが重い/重たいですか？」

(=dochirano suutsu keisu ga omoi /omotai desu ka?)

“Which suitcase is heavier?”

•「この赤ちゃんは重たいね。」

(=Kono akachan wa omotaine.)

“This baby is very heavy, isn’t he?”

•重い責任 (=omoi sekinin) or 責任が重い(=Sekinin ga omoi.)

heavy responsibility

＜serious ＞

•重い病気 (=omoi byouki)

serious illness

Ex.彼のお父さんは重い病気にかかっているらしい。

(=Kare no otousan wa omoi byouki ni kakatte iru rashii)

They said his father has a serious disease.

• 「重たい／ 重い 話を聞かせてごめんなさい。」

(=Omotai/Omoi hanashi wo kikasete gomennasai.)

“I am sorry to make you listen to my heavy stories.”

<Other expressions>

•腰が重い (=koshi ga omoi.)

slow starter, lazy

to be slow to take action

•口が重い(=kuchi ga omoi.)

describes someone who is discreet in their communication, a person who can keep a secret, the opposite of a blabbermouth

Ex. 「彼は口が重いので会話がはずまない。」

(=Kare wa kuchi ga omoi no de kaiwa ga hazumanai.)

He doesn’t talk much so we can’t have stimulating conversation.

•重い口を開く (=omoi kuchi wo hiraku.)

to start to talk reluctantly (finally).

Ex. 父はやっと重い口を開いた。(=Chichi wa yatto omoi kuchi wo hiraita.)

My dad finally broke his silence.

cf. 口が堅い人 (=Kuchi ga katai hito)

a person who can keep a secret, tight-lipped

•「気が重い」(=kiga omoi)

to feel depressed, describing someone with a heavy heart

Ex. 「明日の会議のことを考えると気が重い。」

(=Asu no kaigi no koto wo kangaeru to ki ga omoi.)

Thinking of the meeting tomorrow makes me feel depressed/stressed me out.

＜serious/ solemn/grave>

•重々しい (=omoomoshii)

grave, solemn, dignified, grave

Ex. 重々しい雰囲気 (=Omoomoshii fun iki)

serious (solemn ) atmosphere

•重苦しい (=omokurushii)

serious (solemn ), gloomy, oppressive

<important / significant >

•重大 (=juudai)

serious, significant, important, severe

Ex. 今年の重大ニュース (=Kotoshi no juudai nyuusu)

The most important news of the year

Ex.これは重大な問題です。(=Kore wa juudaina mondai desu.)
This is a serious problem

:rrrr: Focus！！！(From today’s picture!)

:kkk: 彼女は重たい／重い。(=Kanojo wa omotai/omoi.)

She is too serious for me.

We use this adjective, 重い (=omoi) or 重たい(=omotai) negatively to describe a person in a relationship who obsesses over someone, demanding a lot, expecting too much from their relationship, tries to take care of someone too much, or gets jealous excessively. They love someone too much and overwhelm their partner.

•彼女のことが、段々重たく／重くなってきた。

(=Kanojo no koto ga dandan omotaku/omoku natte kita.)

Her love is getting to be a burden to me.

•「君は重いん／重たいん　だよ！」

(=Kimi wa omoin/omotain dayo!)

The way you love me is suffocating!

You do too much for me!

You expect too much from me!

You mother me too much!

•重い/ 重たい 女はウザい。

(=Omoi/Omotai onna wa uzai.)

A woman who is too serious about their relationship (or takes too much care of her boyfriend) is annoying.

•彼に、重たい/重い 女と思われたくない。

(=Kare ni omotai/omoi onna to omowaretaku nai.)

I don’t want to be his burden. / I don’t want him to think I am mothering too much.

•彼の愛が私には重過ぎる／重た過ぎる

(=Kare no ai ga watashi ni wa omosugiru/omota sugiru..)

His love is too much for me. / His love is a burden for me.

:s: From the picture above:

Culture note :

We say「お帰りなさい」(=Okaerinasai) to welcome our family member when they come back home. If you are the one who comes back home, you are supposed to say 「ただいま！」(=Tadaima), which means “I am home! “ . (只今(=tadaima) literally means ”right now”.)

“(I came back) home just now!”→“I am home! “

When we leave home, we say 「行って来ます。 」(=Itte kimasu.) or 「行って参ります。」(=Itte mairimasu.) ,←more polite, to your family members who stay home or see you off. Those who see off the family (those who stay at home) say 「行ってらっしゃい！」(=Itte rasshai!) .

マギー先生より (Maggie sensei yori) From Maggie sensei

私ってそんなに重たい女かしら..(=Watashi tte sonnnani omotai onna kashira.) I wonder if I am the type of woman who suffocates her lovers?

確かに最近食べ過ぎかも…（=Tashika ni saikin tabesugi kamo.) Now that I think of it, maybe I have been eating too much lately.

あら、その重いじゃないのね。(=Ara sono omoi ja nai none..) Oh, you don’t mean my weight, huh?

:maggie-small: 「私、色っぽい？」 (=Watashi, iroppoi?)

Am I sexy?

Today we are focusing on “poi”.

Look at the picture for today. 色っぽい (=iroppoi) means “sexy“.

Ex. マギーは色っぽいです。(=Maggie wa iroppoi desu.) Maggie is sexy.

Did you see the Gimmeaflakeman video?

In the video, you have learned….

•（１）「今日は熱があります。」(=Kyou wa netsu ga arimasu. ) I have (a) fever.

• 今日 (=kyou) today

• は (=wa) noun marker

• 熱（=netsu) a fever

• が（=ga) follows after a subject.

• あります (=arimasu) to have

•（２）「今日は熱っぽいです。 」(=Kyou wa netsuppoi desu. )

I have a slight fever today. I am feverish today.

• 熱っぽい (=netsuppoi) feverish

• です(=desu) typical ending to a sentence, similar to “is” but not really the same.

See the difference between (1) and (2)?

っぽい (=~ppoi) means “~ish” or “~ like“. Just add it to nouns and make them to adjective-forms to say something is similar to that.

For example if you want to say someone or some dog looks like Tom Cruise or Maggie, you can say:

♦ 彼はトムクルーズっぽい。(=Kare wa Tomu Kuru—zu ppoi.) He is Tom Cruise-ish.

♦ あの犬はマギーっぽい。(=Ano inu wa Magi— ppoi.)　That dog is Maggie-like.

Even if Maggie does something that is LIKE something she would do you can say:

♦そこに骨を隠すのはマギーっぽい。(=Soko ni hone wo kakusu no wa Magiippoi.)

Hiding the bone there is so like Maggie.

Here are some more examples:

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Ex.ゴミ箱（＝gomibako) →ゴミ箱っぽい（＝gomibakoppoi)　Trashbox-like

•「あそこにゴミ箱っぽいものがあります。」（=asoko ni gomibakoppoi mono ga arimasu.)

There is something which looks like a trashbox.

Ex. 嘘(=uso)　lie, fake →嘘っぽい（=usoppoi) fakish, not trustable, not convincing

•この映画は嘘っぽい。（=kono eiga wa usoppoi.) This movie is hoaxy.

Ex. 男(=otoko) a man →男っぽい(=otokoppoi) manly,masculine

Ex. 油(=abura) oil →油っぽい(=aburappoi) oily

•油っぽい食べ物 greasy food

Ex. オタク(=otaku) →オタクっぽい (=otakuppoi) nerdish

Ex. バカ(馬鹿）(=fool) →バカ（馬鹿）っぽい (=otakuppoi) foolish

Ex. 埃(=hokori) →埃っぽい (=hokorippoi) dusty

Very common with colors:

•赤っぽい (=akappoi） reddish Ex. 赤っぽい色の車を探しています。

•青っぽい (=aoppoi) bluish

•黄色っぽい (=kiiroppoi) yellowish

•黒っぽい (=kuroppoi) blackish

•白っぽい (=shiroppoi) whitish

•緑っぽい (=midorippoi ) greenish

•ピンクっぽい (=pinkuppoi) pinkish

Ex. 子供(=kodomo) a child/children →子供っぽい(=kodomoppoi) childish.

:kkk: Note: 子供っぽい(=kodomoppoi) is sometimes used for adults who are childish considering their age.

Ex. 彼はいい歳をしているのに子供っぽい。(=kare wa ii toshi wo shite iru noni kodomoppoi.)

He is childish for his age.

（いい歳(=iitoshi) : negative : be supposed to be grown-up but…)

:i: The difference between 「子供っぽい」 kodomoppoi and 「子供らしい」kodomo rashii

:mm: 「っぽい」(=ppoi) and 「〜らしい」(~rashii) are interchangeable but sometimes they give a totally different nuance.

Usually 「子供っぽい」(=kodomo ppoi) can be used for adults but 「子供らしい」（＝kodomo rashii) only can be used for kids.

「子供らしい」（＝kodomo rashii) The subject has to be a kid. And it requires some qualities like being lively, active, innocent, cute, loving, and more positive compare to 「子供っぽい」 (=kodomoppoi). Childlike.

•彼は本当に子供らしい (=kare wa hontou ni kodomo rashii)

(“He” has to be a real child and this sentence implies that he is energetic, active, innocent or cute, etc.)

•子供らしい服 （＝kodomorashii fuku) adequate clothes for kids.

• 子供っぽい服 （=kodomoppoi fuku) childish clothes.

Cf.

大人(=otona) →大人っぽい (=otonappoi) mature

Ex. 彼女は大人っぽくみえるけれどもまだ子供だ。(=kanojyo wa otonappoku mieru keredomo mada kodomo da.)

She looks mature but is still a child.

Ex. 大人らしい(=otona rashii) grown-up

大人らしい態度 (=otona rashii taido) grown-up (mature) attitude

Also, みたいな means “like ~ “

1) 昨日、ビクターらしい人を見たよ。(=kinou bikutaa rashii hito wo mitayo.)

2) 昨日、ビクターみたいな人を見たよ。(=kinou bikutaa mitai na hito wo mitayo.)

3) 昨日、ビクターっぽい人を見たよ。（=kinou bikutaappoi hito wo mitayo.)

1) has more possibility that the person who this person saw was actually Victor.

2) means someone who looks like Victor.

3) means someone who looks like Victor or someone who has some similarities to Victor.

Also you add 「っぽい」(=~ppoi) after some (not all of them) 動詞の連用形(=doushi no renyoukei ), verbs with nominal ending.

Ex. 怒る (=okoru) to get angry → 怒り（＝okori) →怒りっぽい（＝okorippoi)　get angry easily

• 彼は怒りっぽい。(kare wa okorippoi.) He gets angry easily.

• 彼は最近怒りっぽくなった。(kare wa saikin okorippoku natta.) He’s been ill-tempered lately. (→See below “how to make an adverb-form” )

Ex. 飽きる(=akiru)　to get tired of sth. /s.b.→ 飽き(=aki)→飽きっぽい (=akippoi) quick to get tired.

Ex. 忘れる(=wasureru)　to forget →忘れ(=wasure)→忘れっぽい (=akippoi) quick to forget, tend to forget

Or sometimes you add it with some 形容詞（=keiyoushi) adjective.

安い(=yasui) cheap →安っぽい (=yasuppoi) cheapy

Ex. 安っぽい靴（＝yasuppoi kutsu) Cheapy shoes.

Note: We don’t say 「高っぽい」（takappoi) But as I always say, languages are changing.

:i: We see/hear many young people use “ppoi” in a wrong way but it has become modern Japanese.

Ex.「可愛っぽい」(=kawaippoi) which grammatically incorrect instead of saying 可愛らしい(=kawairashii) or 可愛い (=kawaii) cute, but they use it anyway. Also it adds some milder nuance.

Ex.「 綺麗っぽい」 (kireippoi) kind of beautiful. ←綺麗な(=kireina)

Ex. 「彼ら、これからカラオケに行くっぽいよ。」karera korekara karaoke ni ikuppoi yo.

Looks like they are going to Karaoke now. ←行くみたいだよ。(=ikumitai dayo.)

:kkk: There is a good example for this new trend. See this video and figure out what this actress (=Kii-san) said.

Did you get it?

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•キイさん(=Kii-san) :「家にいるっぽい表情で出来たかなみたいな..」.(=Ie ni iruppoi hyoujyou de dekitakana mitaina..)

“I think I could do it like ..with a face expression as if I were at home.”

•キイさん(=Kii-san) :「ああ、なんか女の子っぽい、はい。」(Aa, nanka onnanokoppoi, hai.)

“Yeah, it’s kinda girl-like, right.”

(You might think that “girly” is appropriate here, but “girly” is negative. In this sentence onnanokoppoi is not negative.)

•インタヴュアー(=Interviewer) :「前より大人っぽいカレンダーになったかな…」(Sound faded)

“You think this calendar came out to be more mature than the previous one?”

•キイさん(=Kii-san) :「今より大人っぽい気がします。はい。」（Ima yori otonappoi kiga shimasu.)

“I think I look more mature than now.”

How to make an adverb-form:

You can change っぽい(=ppoi) to っぽく(=ppoku) and it will act as an adverb.

For example,

いたずらっぽい(=itazurappoi)=mischievous

:rrrr: いたずらっぽく笑う(=itazurappoku warau) to laugh mischievously

How to make a negative form:

〜っぽい（＝~ppoi) 　→〜っぽくない(=~ppoku nai.)　or 〜っぽくありません。（=~ppoku arimasen.) more polite.

彼は学生っぽい (=kare wa gakuseippoi) 　He looks like a student.

→彼は学生っぽくない。(Kare wa gakuseippoku nai)

→彼は学生っぽくありません。 (Kare wa gakuseippoku arimasen.) more polite.

He doesn’t look like a student.

Maggie先生より　Maggie sensei yori From Maggie-sensei

私も最近、忘れっぽくなっちゃって。今日、ご飯まだ食べていないよね。(Watashi mo saikin, wasureppoku nacchatte. Kyou gohan mada tabete inai yone.)　I’ve been forgetful lately. I have eaten today right?

「マギーには気を使うなあ…」

Maggie ni wa kiwo tsukau naa..

♦Maggie makes me nervous so I have to be attentive towards her…

♦I really have to watch my step around Maggie. (Because I don’t want to make her angry.)

Today we will focus on a kanji 「気」(ki) !

気 means “feeling, sentiment, mind, air”, or something more profound or spritual, like “active (life) energy” , “undefinable power”, or “prana”.

Let’s start with the expression「気を使う（or 遣う）」=( Ki wo tsukau) !

Cookie in the picture is thinking,

「マギーには気を使うなあ…」 Maggie niwa kiwo tsukau naa.

Its literal meaning is

“I use “ki” towards Maggie or Maggie makes me use my “ki”"

meaning Cookie (remember Cookie is a male pooch) feels like he is compelled to pay special attention or to show concerns, be careful, sensitive or attentive towards Maggie not to make her angry or upset or to make her happy.

Usually you use “ki” (being more attentive or paying attention) when you are around your supervisors or somebody you think they are superior or sensitive or sensitive things as well.

If someone is not paying attention or being sensitive enough, people might say,

→ 「もっと気を使いなさい！」motto kiwo tsukainasai! Be more attentive/sensitive!

「もっと気を使ったら？」 motto kiwo tsukattara?  (softer) Why don’t you be more attentive/sensitive!

On the contrary, if you are too polite or attentive, people might tell you,

「どうか、(お）気を使わないで下さい。」douka (o) kiwo tukawanai de kudasai.

Don’t bother. Don’t worry about me so much. Please relax!

There are lots of 　「気」”ki” words and expressions. I will show you only a part of them.

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• 　空気 kuuki air, atmosphere (空：sora/ kuu sky or empty)

空気を読む：to read between the lines/ to sense what is happening around you or people’s feeling around you.

(There is a slang KY which is an abbreviation of 「空気(が）読めない」Kuuki (ga) Yomenai)

「彼、KYだね！」 Kare “kei-wai” dane! 　He can’t read between the lines.

•　元気：genki energetic, active, in a good shape, 「元」 moto/ gen = origin(al)

Ex. 「元気？」genki How are you? (Are you OK?)

• 気の流れ : ki no nagare flow of energy

Ex. ここは気の流れがいいですね。koko wa ki no nagare ga ii desu ne. It has good energy around here. (流れ nagare =flow )

• 気が短い　　ki ga mijikai short tempered (「短 」tan/mijikai=short)

• 気配りする kikubarisuru. to pay attention, to be attentive (「配」hai/ kubaru =to distribute, give out)

• 気が狂う　ki ga kuruu (「狂」kyou/kuruu to go crazy) means “go crazy!”

• 気楽(にする）　kiraku (nisuru) 「楽」raku/tanoshii to have fun, to be easy, carefree ) means “take it easy”

Ex. もっと気楽にどうぞ。Motto kiraku ni douzo! Take it easy!

For those who have already known lots of ki-expressions, I made a following check test so please try to fill the blanks!

がんばって！ Good luck! :maggie-small:

１）to like something

“I really like your present!”

:jjj:あなたの贈り物、とっても気に（　　　　）ました。

Anata no okurimono, tottemo kini (               ) mashita.

２）to be careful

A car is coming! Be careful! (Watch out!)

:jjj: 車が来る！気を（　　　　　）！

Kuruma ga kuru! Ki wo ( ) !

３）feeling of faintness, to feel stunned, mind-boggling

I feel overwhelmed by just thinking about how much money it would cost from now.

:jjj:これからどれだけお金がかかるか考えただけで 気が（　　　）なる。

Korekara doredake okane ga kakaruka kangaeta dakede ki ga (           ) narru.

４）imagination :

“Is it just me?” “Is it my imagination?”

:jjj: 気の（　　　　）かな？

Ki no (           ) kana?

５）pride :

“She is so proud so no one likes her.”

:jjj:彼女は気（　　）が高いので皆が嫌っている。

Kanojyo wa ki(            ) ga takai node mina ga kiratte iru.

６）to be concerned, worry about

“Don’t worry about me! ”

:jjj:私のことは気に（　　）ないで。

Watashi no koto wa ki ni (          ) naide.

７）to be distracted

“Don’t talk to me! I will get distracted! “

:jjj:気が（　　）から話しかけないで！

Ki ga (          ) kara hanashi kakenai de.

８）to be capricious, erratic

”He is so erratic that I don’t trust him so much.”

:jjj:彼は本当に気（　　　　）なので信用していない。

Kare wa hontou ni ki (          ) nanode shinyou shiteinai.

９）to be into someone

“He is into her but she is not.”

:jjj:彼は彼女に気が（　　　）ますが、彼女は彼に気が（　　　　　）ません。

Kare wa kanojyo ni ki ga (        ) masu ga kanojyo wa kare ni ki ga (          ) masen.

１０）to hit it off, get along with someone

“John and Maggie get along well”

:jjj:ジョンとマギーは気が（　　　）ます。

Jyon to maggie wa ki ga (           ) masu.

出来た？Dekita? Did you finish them?

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:kkk: 答え Kotae （Answers!) with 基本形 Kihonkei (basic form)

1)　入り iri →気に入る ki ni iru

２）付けて tsukete→ 気を付ける ki wo tsukeru

３）遠く tooku→ 気が遠くなる ki ga tooku naru

４）せい sei→ 気のせい ki no sei

５）位 gurai→ 気位 ki gurai

６）し shi→ 気にする ki ni suru

７）散る chiru→ 気が散る ki ga chiru

８）まぐれ magure→ 気まぐれ ki magure

９）あり ari → 気がある ki ga aru (Note. 　気がない ki ga nai = not be into someone)

１０）合い ai→ 気が合う ki ga au

マギー先生からクッキーへ　　Maggie-sensei kara Cookie he From Maggie-sensei to Cookie

もっと気を使ってよね！　Motto ki wo tsukatte yone! Be more attentive, OK?

:maggie-small: 「う〜ん、食べたい！ラス１食べたい！」 (Uun rasu ichi tabetai!)

“Oh~~I want the last piece!”

The other day, I posted “Enryo” lesson. This is an additional lesson.

「遠慮のかたまり」（”Enryo no katamari”） is a fun word to remember and you may not be able to find it in a dictionary.

Mostly in Kansai (west part of Japan such as Osaka, etc.) area. But we hear that often in Chubu (ex. Nagoya) area as well.

What is it?

Well, as I explained the other day, “some” Japanese people are 　「遠慮深い」enryobukai ” (being politely reserved).

You know in certain situation when you eat with your friends or family, you see the last piece of food or snack left on a plate which nobody has the guts to eat because other people might think you are a pig! Everybody knows that it is there but they all act as if it doesn’t exist.

That is called 「遠慮のかたまり」（”Enryo no katamari”） “a last piece of food/snack which people are reluctant to eat for courtesy.)

If that happens, someone might jokingly point to the last one and say “遠慮のかたまり！”（Enryo no katamari! or 「誰かこの”遠慮のかたまり”食べたら？」Dare ka kono enryo no katamari tabetara? “Somebody should eat this last piece!”)

「塊 」（or 「固まり 」）”Katamari” is a piece or lump.

I was thinking…

「う〜ん、食べたい！ラス一！」“Uu〜n tabetai! Rasuichi “　means “Oh..I want the last one!”

「ラスイチ」「ラス一」, or 「ラス１」 Rasuichi is a slang and means “the last one”.

最後の一つ or 一個 saigo no hitotsu (or ikko) (the last one)→ラストの一つ rasuto no hitotsu (=one)

ラスイチ（イチ＝１or 一）　Rasuichi

You may hear that expression in a boutique.

「これラスイチですよ！」kore rasu ichi desuyo!　“This is the last one!”

:k: 「食べたい」 tabetai ：〜(し)たい　（shi)tai = want to (wanna) + do something

Ex. １）寝たい（netai) want to sleep　(寝る neru = to sleep)

Ex. 2) 　歌いたい （utaitai) 　want to sing (歌う utau = to sing)

このラスイチのお菓子は、広島名物、「紅葉まんじゅう！」です！

誰が「遠慮のかたまり」を食べたって？当ててみて！

Kono rasu ichi no okashi wa hiroshima meibutsu “momiji manjyuu” desu!

Dare ga “enryo no katamari” wo tabetatte? Atete mite!

That last piece of sweet is called “Momiji manjyuu” which is very famous in Hiroshima.

Who ate that last piece? Guess who!

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?