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Japan Girl Talk - The Secret Code 2011
Thu, Jun 30 2011 08:18
| culture, girls, Gyaru, humor, japan, Japanese, Language, slang, teenagers, youth, ギャル語
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The creatures called "gyaru" (teenage girls who hang out in the youth spots in Tokyo) have their own slang language that morphs rapidly. Nobody, even them, can keep up with it. Morning TV had a special segment about the latest "gyaru-go" language trends, which I thought were worth sharing:"Itsumen" - いつメンFrom itsumo-no-menbaa いつものメンバー. The usual group we hang out with."kamacho"
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39 Goroawase! - Japanese Word Play
One fun and unique feature of Japanese language is the ease with which you can create easy-to-remember phrases from numbers. I assembled a little database of these "goroawase" mnemonic helpers, for students of Japanese to see. Check out this page, and contribute if you can. (Can you guess what 39 is, before you look at the database?)
Japan and Its People are Unique
Thu, Jun 25 2009 15:06
| culture, hay fever, humor, intestines, japan, Japanese, kafunsho, nihonjinron, snow, uniqueness
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At least that is what they tell me! I like Japan and have had some interesting, enjoyable and indeed unique experiences here, otherwise I would not have stayed in this country since 1987. But over the years, I've had an earful of people telling me directly or indirectly how unique Japan and its people are, and I've had to burst more than one person's bubble. Sometimes incorrectly.
A couple examples
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"Gyaru-go" Girl Japanese
Mezamashi TV had a segment on the lastest gyaru language. If you're not familiar, gyaru are the sort of schoolgirls who hang out in Shibuya or Harajuku, dress in the latest fashion and speak in a sort of code. Here's the three I remember:
ムカTK mukaTK - mukatsuku, to be pissed off. The original's just as easy, ladies.
モレる moreru - um, to be dressed up, with your hair in a bun with cute