Time for another language pick up from a Nintendo Switch game! This time it’s from GNOSIA, the single-player social deduction game modeled after the popular social game Werewolf. Japanese: 豚に真珠ってことにならなきゃいいけどね Hiragana: ぶたにしんじゅうってことにならなきゃいいけどね Romaji: buta ni shinjyu tte yatsu ni naranakya ii kedo ne 豚に真珠 (buta ni shinjyu) might be one of the first Japanese proverbs…
Category: Japanese
Japanese Lesson from Games: One or two habits
The Nintendo Switch is region free, and many (not all) games, including Octopath Traveler, have the full Japanese text and audio available in the U.S. release of the game. No need to import from Japan! This is an amazing resource for gamers who are learning Japanese. Here’s my latest grab! Japanese: 一癖二癖ある Hiragana: ひとくせふたくせある Romaji:…
Japanese Lesson from Games: 図太い bold
Japanese: 流石は先生、図太いね。 Hiragana:さすがはせんせい、ずぶといね。 Romaji: sasuga wa sensei, zubutoi ne. Meaning: Bold, shameless, cheeky, brash. I did not know the term zubutoi before encountering it here. This term can be used to both praise and criticize. It refers to someone who is bold and self-confident in their actions, not caring too much about what others may…
Japanese Lesson from Games: 顔が真っ青だ
The Nintendo Switch is region free, and many (not all) games, including the demo for Project Triangle Strategy, have the full Japanese text and audio available in the U.S. release of the game. This is an amazing resource for gamers who are learning Japanese. Here’s my latest grab! Japanese: どうした。顔が真っ青だぞ、ベネディクト。 Romaji: doushita. kao ga massao…
Japanese Lesson from Games: 難攻不落
Japanese: 難攻不落 Hiragana: なんこうふらく Romaji: nankou furaku Literal Meaning: Difficult to attack, won’t fall. The entire sentence here is 今やあの要塞は難攻不落だ。 要塞 (ようさい) means fortress. 今や well, 今 (いま) means now. The extra particle や is for emphasis, and a smaller nuance that I won’t get into here. So here Claude is saying, “Now that fortress…
Dajyare. Japanese Jokes. Oyaji-gag. Learn them, but use with caution.
That’s right. Japanese jokes. Japanese jokes are pretty interesting. There is a whole category of them that is entirely based on word play. Dajyare are made mainly of words that can have multiple meanings when pronounced.. The jokes don’t always involve two ‘words’ that can have double meanings, they occasionally use the grammar in the…
Japanese Lesson from Games: 損切り
The Nintendo Switch is region free, and many (not all) games, including Octopath Traveler, have the full Japanese text and audio available in the U.S. release of the game. No need to import from Japan! This is an amazing resource for gamers who are learning Japanese. Here’s my latest grab! Kanji: 損切り Hiragana: そんぎり Romaji:…
Japanese Lesson from Games: たまげた
The Nintendo Switch is region free, and many (not all) games, including Octopath Traveler, have the full Japanese text and audio available in the U.S. release of the game. No need to import from Japan! This is an amazing resource for gamers who are learning Japanese. Here’s my latest grab! Kanji: 魂消た (The kanji doesn’t…
Japanese Lesson from Games: 取捨選択
The Nintendo Switch is region free, and many (not all) games, including Octopath Traveler, have the full Japanese text and audio available in the U.S. release of the game. No need to import from Japan! This is an amazing resource for gamers who are learning Japanese. Here’s my latest grab! Kanji: 取捨選択 Hiragana: しゅしゃせんたく Romaji:…
Japanese Lesson from Games: The Strength You Find in an Emergency
The Nintendo Switch is region free, and many (not all) games, including Octopath Traveler, have the full Japanese text and audio available in the U.S. release of the game. No need to import from Japan! This is an amazing resource for gamers who are learning Japanese. Here’s my latest grab! Japanese: 火事場の馬鹿力 Hiragana: かじばのばかぢから Romaji:…