Japanese Lessons with Maggie

逆ギレ=gyakugire

Hi everyone! 元気？= Genki? How are you doing?
Today's colloquial word is
逆ギレ= gyaku gire

Remember キレる = kireru is to "snap" at someone
(I taught you マジギレ = majigire = to snap at someone "seriously" , to get furious)

逆 ( = gyaku) means "reverse", "counter", "contra"

So 逆ギレ = gyaku gire is a word to used to describe getting angry instead of apologizing when you do something wrong and someone points out your mistake or get mad at you.

Let's look at the picture.

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From the pic.

「マギー先生、またスペルが違ってるよ！」
=Maggie sensei, mata superu ga chigatteruyo!
=Maggie Sensei, I found another typos!

「じゃあ自分でやったら!」
= Jaa jibun de yattara?
= Then do it yourself!

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So someone pointed out typos in Maggie's lessons again.
Usually I should apologize immediately, but I was in a very bad mood and snapped at that person.
To describe this we say,
マギーは逆ギレした。 =Maggie wa gyakugire shita.

短気 = tanki = short tempered people tend to 逆ギレする(=gyakugire suru)

Ex. 注意をしたら逆ギレされた。
=Chuui wo shitara gyakugire sareta.
=When I warned him/her, he/she got mad at me. (Implying that instead of apologizing to me, he/she snapped at me.)

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I know there are tons of typos and mistakes in my tweets and blog. So what!

熱中症=necchuushou

Hi, everyone!

Today's word is 熱中症=necchuushou.
We hear this word almost every day on news this summer.
I taught you the word 猛暑 = mousho = heat wave a few lessons back.
Many people in Japan get 熱中症 = necchuushou = heat stroke, heat exhaustion this year.
According to the news, the number of people who got 熱中症 = necchuushou = heat stroke this year is six times last year's number.)

Ex. 多くの人が熱中症にかかる。
= Ooku no hito ga necchuushou ni kakaru.
= Many people suffer from heat stroke.

Ex. 熱中症の防止には水分と塩分を取らないといけない。
=Necchuushou no boushi niwa enbun wo toranai to ikenai.
=To prevent heat stroke, you need to drink water and take in salt.
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Today I will introduce 熱中飴 = necchuu ame. 飴 =ame means "candies"
It is one of the ヒット商品 = hitto shouhin, "hit products" this summer.
It has 塩 = shio = salt, レモン果汁 = remon kajuu= lemon juice, and クエン酸 = kuensan = citric acid which your body needs in heat with lots of water. A candy company has made these candies for construction workers who work outside in the heat upon a request from a construction company. But they started to sell in regular stores and now there is a big demand from consumers all over Japan!
(Traditionally we eat 梅干し = umeboshi = sour pickled plumb when we are very tired.)

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From the pic. 「かったる〜い..」 (colloquial)
=Kattaruui...
=I feel tired...
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みんなも熱中症には気をつけてね。
=Minna mo necchushou niwa kiwotukete ne.
= So be careful of the heat stroke, everyone!
Try to read the package!

ピンキリ=pinkiri

Today we'll learn the colloquial word, ピンキリ=pinkiri

It is an abbreviation of
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ピンからキリまで(ある）
=pin kara kiri made(aru)
=all sorts of, full gamut, full range, from the best to the worst

We use it when there is a price or quality range
"from bad one to good one"
"from cheap one to expensive one"

(ピン=pin is something good or expensive and キリ=kiri is something bad or cheap so you'll notice that the order is different in the English translation)

Basic patterns:

There is a wide range -- from those of bad quality to those of good quality.
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★〜はピンキリ+だ(です)。
= ~ wa pinkiri da. / desu. or ga aru

★〜には／にもピンキリがある
= niwa / nimo pinkiri ga aru.

Ex. 海外ツアーには (or にも)ピンキリがある。
= Kaigai tuaa ni mo pinkiri ga aru.
= There is a wide range of oversea tours. (from cheap ones to expensive ones -- from bad quality ones to good ones.)

Ex. 日本語の先生もピンキリだ。
= Nihongo no sensei mo pinkiri da.
= There are all sorts of Japanese teachers, from good ones to bad ones.

Ex. カメラ欲しいの？カメラもピンキリだよね。
= Kamera hoshii no? Kamera mo pinkiri dayone.
= You wanna buy a camera? You know, they come in all price ranges/ quality ranges.
Ex. 値段はピンキリです。
= Nedan wa pinkiri desu.
= The price varies.

From the pic.

お寿司にもピンキリがあります。
= Osushi nimo pinkiri ga arimasu.
= There are all sorts of sushi (from cheap ones to expensive ones -- from good ones to bad ones.)

お取り寄せ=otoriyose

From the pic.
「北海道から白いとうもろこし取り寄せたの。」
=Hokkaidou kara shiroi toumorokoshi wo toriyoseta no.
=I ordered white sweet corns from Hokkaido.

「ちょっとお裾分けします。」
=Chotto osusowake shimasu.
=I will like to share them with you.

*お裾分け=osusowake=to share something with someone

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Have you ever had white sweet corns? They are relatively new in Japan.

Some of them are called, ピュアホワイト=pyua howaito, pure white, and they are becoming very popular because they are very sweet.
They are still rare in Japan. Many people order them from 北海道=Hokkaido, in the north part of Japan ahead of time. I ordered them from Hokkaido for the first time this year. How did they taste? 甘くて美味しかった！=Amakute oishikatta! They were sweet and delicious!

So today's key word is,

お取り寄せ
=otoriyose

This comes from the verb
取り寄せる =tori yoseru
The original meaning of 取り寄せる=toriyoseru is,

1) to put something on backorder

For example, if you go to the store and they don't have your size, they would say,

「只今、商品がないのでお取り寄せになります。」
=Tadaima shouhin ga nai node otoriyose ni narimasu.
=I'm sorry, but we're out of stock so we have to order it/them for you (from the maker.)

Now I would like to teach you the second meaning today.

2) to mail-order something, to order something on the internet, , to send up for

You may know a word, 注文する=chuumon suru=to order
注文する=chuumon suru=to place an order
You can use it for mail order and also you can use it when you order something at a restaurant, fast food store, etc.
コーヒーを注文する
=Koohii wo chuumon suru
=to order a coffee

We do not say

コーヒーを取り寄せる
=koohii wo toriyoseru
at a restaurant or a coffee shop.

But if you find a special coffee on the internet or in a catalog, and order it, you would say,
コーヒーを取り寄せる
=Koohii wo toriyoseru
=to mail order coffee

Now let's go back and look at the noun form, お取り寄せ=otoriyose.
Women often put お=o in front of 取り寄せ=toriyose to be polite even if they are referring to their own actions.

(In order to appear humble we usually avoid using honorific expressions to refer to ourselves but this is one of those rare exceptions.)

Its verb form is お取り寄せする=otoriyose suru

Ex. 「これお取り寄せしたの。」
=Kore otoriyose shitano.
=I mail ordered this.

Ex.「ちょっとお取り寄せしたからどうぞ！」
=chotto otoriyose shitakara douzo!
=Here you are! I got them by mailorder.

Ex.「これお取り寄せですか？」
=Kore otoriyose desuka?
=Did you get this/these by mail order?

Usually we use お取り寄せ=otoriyose or お取り寄せする=otoriyose suru mainly for food, such as sweets, vegetables, meat, and seafood. It is mostly used by women in conversation

If you order a book, even women don't say お取り寄せ=otoriyose

Ex. アマゾンで本を取り寄せる／注文する
=Amazon de hon wo toriyoseru/chuumon suru
=to order a book on Amazon.

However, if you google and type this word, you will be surprised to see all the sites with this title.
In the mainstream shopping site in Japan, called 楽天=rakuten, they always shows the ranking for

•お取り寄せグルメ商品
=otoriyose gurume shouhin
=mail order gourmet products
•お取り寄せスイーツ
=otoriyose suiitsu
=mail order sweets

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Many Japanese women including myself looove お取り寄せ=otoriyose!
How about you?

何かお取り寄せしたことある？
=Nanika otoriyose shita koto aru?
=Have you ever mail order some food?

〜でも=~demo

Today's guest teacher is... Sensei.... (Whomever send this lovely dog's picture, please email me back with his/her name!)
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We will learn how to use adverbial particles. "〜でも" (=demo) today.

★a noun/ a person + でも(=demo)

From the pic.

1) マギー先生でもコンピューター使えないの？
=Maggie sensei demo compyuutaa tsukaenai no?
=Even Maggie Sensei can't use the computer?

2) 私でも使えるのに..
=Watashi demo tsukaeru noni...
=Even I can use it...

(something/someone)でも=~demo mean "even"
It can be positive or negative. (or neutral)

Pattern 1) Even **** (negative) can't do something, doesn't do something, some negative result

Ex.プロでも難しい
=Puro demo muzukashii
=It's hard even for a pro.

Ex.大人でも難しくてわからない。

=Otona demo muzukashikute wakaranai.
=It is difficult to understand even for an adult.

Ex.日本人でもこの漢字読めないの？
=Nihonjin demo knoo kanji yomenai no?
= Even Japanese people can't read this kanji?/Even if you are Japanese, you can't read this kanji?

Ex.たとえ１分でも遅れちゃだめだよ。
=Tatoe ipppun demo okurecha dame dayo.
=You can't be late even one minute!

Ex.金持ちでも幸せではない。
=Kanemochi demo shiawase to wa kagiranai.
=Even though you are rich, It is not always true that

Pattern 2) Even *** (affirmative) can do something/ does something.
Even **** would work.

Ex.そんなこと子供でもできる。
=Sonna koto kodomo demo dekiru
=Even a child can do such a thing.
(When you emphasize, you can add に=ni in front of でも=demo)
→ 子供にでもできる
=Kodomo nidemo dekiru.)

(〜ですら=desura ,　〜でさえ=desae, or 〜にも=nimo, can be used to emphasize the meaning of "even")

Ex. 私でも出来る。
=Watashi demo dekiru.
=Even I can do it.

Ex.北海道は夏でも涼しい。
=Hokkaidou wa natsudemo suzushii.
=It's cool even in summer in Hokkaido.

Ex.１年でも留学したい。
=Ichinen demo ryuugaku shitai.
=I would like to study abroad even for a year.

Ex. 百円でもいいからちょうだい！
=Hyaku en demo iikara choudai!
=Give me even just 100 yen!

Others：

★Giving examples,

明日でもいい？
=Ashita demo ii?
=(Even tomorrow works?) →How about tomorrow? Is tomorrow OK with you?

★To make things vague, "or something"

「お茶でも飲まない？」
=Ocha demo nomanai?
=How about a cup of tea (or something)?

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From Maggie Sensei

いいえ、私でもコンピューター使えます！
=Iie, watashi demo konpyuutaa tsukaemasu!
=That's not right! Even I can use a computer!

分別=bunbetsu

From the pic.
「ゴミは可燃と不燃に分別してね。」
=Gomi wa kanen to funen ni bunbetsu shitene.
=Please separate your trash into burnable and unburnable, OK?

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Today's word is 分別=bunbetsu=to separate something

We often use this word when we talk about dividing trash into different kinds.
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分別ゴミ =Bunbetsu gomi

So I will teach you garbage-related Japanese today. This lesson will be useful but may smell a little!

•ごみ／ゴミ=gomi=trash, garbage
•ごみ／ゴミ箱=gomibako=garbage can, dust bin, trash box
•ごみ／ゴミ入れ=gomi ire=trash box
•ごみを出す=gomi wo dasu=to take out the trash

The system of collecting and dividing trash differs depending on the area. Each neighborhood designates certain days for collecting certain types of trash.

•ごみ／ゴミの収集日=gomi no shuushuubi
or simply
•ごみ／ゴミの日
=gomi no hi
=trash day

and a place to put the trash is
•ゴミの収集場所=gomi no shuushu basho

The days and places to dispose the trash differ depending on the kind of trash. This drives us crazy!
So if you move into Japan, you'll have to ask around to find out when the trash days are in neighborhood.
For example in Nagoya where I live, we have to put the trash into a designated colored bag (which we pay for), ゴミ袋=gomibukuro,for each garbage.

Here are all different kinds of trash

★可燃ごみ／ゴミ
=kanen gomi
=burnable trash
This includes,
☆生ごみ／ゴミ
=nama gomi
=garbage (The literal meaning is "raw" garbage. )
This is mostly kitchen garbage

Relatively small items that are unburnable trash -- such as metal, glass, or ceramics are called
★不燃ごみ／ゴミ =funen gomi
And trash like ペットボトル=pettobotoru, plastic bottles, ガラス瓶=garasubin, glass bottles, or 空き缶=aki kan, empty cans, 古新聞=furu shinbun, old newspapers, 古雑誌=furu zasshi, old magazines, 古着=furugi, old clothes, are considered to be
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★資源ごみ／ゴミ
=shigen gomi
=recyclable trash
You have to put them in a different plastic trash bag, container or a community place.

And big items such as 家具=kagu, furniture, 家電=kaden, home electric appliances are called
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★粗大ごみ／ゴミ
=sodai gomi
=a large‐sized refuse
and you have to call the ward office or a special company to pick them up. This will usually cost you depending on the size and item. (Here in Nagoya, we have to buy a sticker to put on the trash.)

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How do you divide the trash in your country?

育てる=sodateru

Today's verb is 育てる=sodateru

It means to grow or raise,bring up,develop, nurture, build up,cultivate
The objects can be people, animals, plants, entities, relationship, skill and etc.

Ex. 子供を育てる
=Kodomo wo sodateru
=to raise a child

Ex.木を育てる
=Kiwo sodateru
=to grow/farm trees

Ex. A国とよい関係を育てる
=A koku to yoi kankei wo sodateru.
=to foster / build up a good relationship with Country A

Ex.スタッフを育てる
=to educate (train) staff

育てる=sodateru is an transitive verb.

→~を育てる=(object) wo sodateru

Ex.マギーは枝豆を育てている。
=Maggie wa edamame wo sodatete iru.
=Maggie is growing green soybeans.

育つ=sodatsu is a intransitive verb.

Ex.植物がぐんぐん育っている。
=Shokubutsu ga gungun sodatte iru.
=The plants are growing fast.

Ex.彼はよい家庭で育った。
=Kare wa yoi katei de sodatta.
=He grew up in a nice family.

Ex. ポケモンを見て育つ
=Pokemon wo mite sodatsu.
=to grow up on Pokemon

noun : 育ち=sodachi

Ex. 彼は育ちがいい
=Kare wa sodachi ga ii
=He is well-bred

From the pic.

「枝豆早く育たないかな...」
=Edamame hayaku sodatanai kana..
=I hope tthe edamame grows fast.

Have you ever had 枝豆=erdamame?
They are green soybeans in the pod and we boil them with a little bit of salt and eat them with beer in summer. They are so tasty and healthy.

OK, beer time! さあ、ビールの時間です！=Saa biiru no jikan desu!

食っちゃ寝=kucchane

From the pic.

マギー先生、ずっとゲストの先生にミニレッスンを任せっきりですが..
=Maggie Sensei zutto gesuto no sensei ni mini ressun wo makasekkiri desuga...

=Maggie Sensei, you have been leaving Mini lessons to guest teachers for a long time...

*ずっと=zutto=for a long time, for a while
*任せる=makaseru=to leave it to someone
*任せっきりにする
=makasekkiri ni suru=To keep leaving something (everything) on someone's shoulders (to keep leaving something entirely up to someone)

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Hi, everyone! Long time no see!
I have been extremely busy. What? Where did this picture come from??

Oh well, today's word is

食っちゃ寝
=kucchane
=eating and sleeping

We use this word to describe the lazy life which consists of basically just sleeping and eating.

Ex. 夏休みは食っちゃ寝の生活をしていた。
=Natsuyasumi ha zutto kucchane no seikatu wo shiteita.
=All I did during the summer vacation was eat and sleep.

We often repeat this,
Ex.マギーはずっと食っちゃ寝、食っちゃ寝してる。
=Maggi wa zutto kucchane kucchane shiteta.
=All Maggie has been doing is eating and sleeping, eating and sleeping.

Other words to describe one's lazy life,
Spend the time not doing anything efficient or being lazy

*ぐうたらする
=guutara suru
=to be lazy

*だらだら過ごす
=daradara sugosu
=to spend the time sluggishly

*上げ膳据え膳
=agezen suezen
=Someone cooks, serves food, and cleans up after you all the time and you don't have to do anything
膳 =zen=meal

Ex. 旅館に行くと上げ膳、据え膳だ。
=Ryokan ni iku to agezen suezen da.
=You don't have to do anything at a Japanese inn. (They do everything for you, serving food, cleaning the dishes, etc.)

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From Maggie Sensei

この夏休み、食っちゃ寝してた人！
=Kono natsuyasumi kucchane shiteta hito!
=Who spent the time just eating and sleeping this summer vacation?

たら=tara

Today's guest teacher is Cheese-Sensei!

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Today we will look at the sentence structure ～たら = ~ tara (or だら ~ = ~ dara)

* "when ~ " and "If ~ then ~ "

Ex. もし宝くじにあたったらパリに連れていってあげる。
=Moshi takarakuji ni atattara pari ni tsurete itte ageru.
=If I won a lottery, I would take you to Paris.

Ex. 明日晴れたら、どこかに行こうよ！
=Ashita haretara dokoka ni ikouyo!
=Let's go somewhere if it is a nice weather tomorrow.

Ex. 宿題をやったらアイスクリームをあげます。
=Shukudai wo yattara aisukuriimu wo agemasu.
=If/When you finish your homework, I will give you some icecream

Ex. 名古屋に今度来たら、必ず連絡してね。
=Nagoya ni kondo kitara kanarazu renraku shitene.
=When you come to Nagoya next time, please be sure to let me know.

Ex. 暇ができたら電話ちょうだい！
=Hima ga dekitara denwa choudai!
=Gimme a call when you are free.

Ex. あと１時間勉強をしたら遊びにいく！
=Ato ichijikan benkyou wo shitara asobini iku!
=I will study for one more hour and will go out (to play).

*Why don't you ~ ?/ should(have)

Ex. これやったら？
=Kore yattara?
=Why don't you do this?

Ex. ちょっとは休んだら？
=Chotto wa yasun dara?
=Why don't you get some rest?

Ex. マギーも来たらいいのに！
=Maggie mo kitara iinoni!
=You (Maggie) should come, too!

Ex. マギーも来たらよかったのに！
=Maggie mo kitara yokatta noni!
=You(Maggie) should have come, too!

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From the pic above.

「この子が欲しかったらトロを２人前持って来て！」
=Kono ko ga hoshikattara toro wo nininmae motte kite!
=If you want this kid, bring me two portion of fatty tuna!

This sentence can be

「トロを２人前持ってきてくれたらこの子を解放するよ。」
=Toro wo ninin mae motte kite kuretara konoko wo kaishou suru yo.
=If you give me two portions of fatty tuna, I will release this kid.

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Thank you Cheese!

皆も可愛いペットの写真があったら送ってね。
=Mina mo kawaii petto no shashin ga attara okutte ne.
=If you have a cute pet picture, send it to me!

〜てて=~ tete

Today's guest teacher is, this fashionable lady, Sadie-Sensei!
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I got a request from Alex.
He found this sentence,
→Ex. 聞いてて欲しい=kiitete hoshii.

and he has never seen this 〜てて(~tete) form before. I wonder if they teach this at school...
Let me try to explain it!

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First, do you all know this form?
~ている=~te iru=doing, to be verb+ing.
It is present continuous tense, ~ing (that which is happening right now). We also use this form to describe actions which have been happening and which may continue or last for a while.

•聞く=kiku=to listen
→聞いている=kiite iru=to be listening to, to have been listening to

•見る=miru=to look, see
→ 見ている=mite iru=to be looking, to have been looking at,

•待つ=matsu=to wait
→待っている=matte iru=to be waiting, to have been waiting

•開く=aku=to open
→開いている=aite iru=to have been open

•笑う=warau=to laugh
→笑っている=waratte iru=to be laughing, to have been laughing

When you want to ask someone who is close to you (a friend or family member) to do something (usually some actions that last for a while) you use this 〜ていて or 〜てて(=~tete) form.
〜てて(=~tete) is more casual than 〜ていて(=teite) but it has the same meaning.

As in this question sentence, you can combine this form with
~欲しい=~hoshii=to want someone to do something (for a while)
Ex. 聞いていて欲しい=Kiite ite hoshii=I want you to listen (for a while)
→聞いてて欲しい=Kiitete hoshii (more casual but the same meaning.)

Ex. 私を見ていて欲しい=Watashi wo mite ite hoshii=I want you to see me (for a while)
→私を見てて欲しい=Watashi wo mitete hoshii

Ex. 待っていて欲しい=Matte ite hoshii=I want you to wait for me (for a while)
→待ってて欲しい=Mattete hoshii

(Note )

If you want to stop someone immediately you should say,
*「待って！」=Matte= Wait! or 待って下さい。=Matte kudasai!=Please wait.
And with 欲しい=hoshii, →待って欲しい=Matte hoshii"=I want you to wait.

But if you ask your friend to wait for you somewhere you should say,
待っていて=Matte ite!　or 待ってて=Mattete!

Ex. 外で待ってて！=Soto de mattete! =Please wait for me outside.
*見ていて=miteite or 見てて=mitete

Ex. この荷物を見ていて下さい。
=Kono nimotsu wo mite ite kudasai.
＝Keep an eye on this bag.
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この荷物を見てて！
=Kono nimotsu wo mitete kudasai.(more casual)
＝Keep an eye on this bag.
(If you say
この荷物を見て下さい。
=Kono nimotsu wo mite kudasai
it means "Look at this bag!"）

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From the pic.

「ちょっとお洒落してて遅れました。」
=Chotto oshare shitete okuremashita.
=Sorry I'm late getting dressed up.

*お洒落する=oshare suru=to dress up
*お洒落している=oshare shiteiru=to be getting dressed up (implies time duration)
*お洒落していて=oshare shiteite

→お洒落してて=oshare shitete=getting dressed up

「待っててくれてありがとう！」
=Mattete kurete arigatou!
=Thank you for having waited for me!

*待つ=matsu=to wait

*待っていてくれて =Matte ite kurete

→待っててくれて=mattete kurete=to have been waiting for me

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Thank you Sadie-Sensei and Alex!