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Japanglish Quiz

 
 
Reply Sat 7 Jan, 2006 07:53 am
I lived in Japan for quite a while. As anyone who spent any length of time there knows, English is very widely used, abused and amused. There are numerous English expressions adopted by the Japanese to help explain certain phenomenon that the local tongue has been able to express. Some used English words others are a mix.

here are a few. Please try to guess what they mean. If you know any more, please contribute.

Education mom

Cram school

Kitchen drunk

Sunday carpenter

Paper driver

Salaryman

Love hotel

Kogal

Autobai

Three LDK

Escalator girl
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Krekel
 
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Reply Wed 11 Jan, 2006 03:38 am
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Andy CWS wrote:
I lived in Japan for quite a while. As anyone who spent any length of time there knows, English is very widely used, abused and amused. There are numerous English expressions adopted by the Japanese to help explain certain phenomenon that the local tongue has been able to express. Some used English words others are a mix.

here are a few. Please try to guess what they mean. If you know any more, please contribute.

Education mom
Teacher?

Cram school
?

Kitchen drunk
Sink?

Sunday carpenter
Christian?

Paper driver
?

Salaryman
Boss?

Love hotel
Bordello?

Kogal
Kogyaru?

Autobai
Car port?

Three LDK
?

Escalator girl
?



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satt fs
 
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Reply Wed 11 Jan, 2006 04:53 am
Here are some I know..

after service
gasoline stand
fried potato
minus ion
morning call
free dial
..
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Radical Edward
 
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Reply Wed 11 Jan, 2006 05:20 am
Re: Japanglish Quiz
Andy CWS wrote:

Salaryman

I think the "salaryman" in japan is a particular type of worker. He's the always-busy one you can see with his dark suit and suitcase in the crowded streets of the big cities of japan. A salaryman is someone who works as an employee in a firm I think... it's pretty hard to define, although I have a precise idea of what it is.. Confused

Andy CWS wrote:
Love hotel

Hotel specially designed for people to meet in discretion and... well... everything is in its name! It's usually not very expensive, so young people can afford it. Married men with their mistresses also...

Andy CWS wrote:
Kogal

It's a "style". "gal" is usually used for "girl" I think, and a Kogal is a girl who wears particular clothes. There are different types of Kogals, some are "dark" (thanks to UV) others are "white" (and protect themselves from sun very carefully. Usually, they wear flashy (and Kawaï) clothes and accessories.

In fact I find it difficult to find precise words to define exactly the terms you quoted... It's an interesting quizz! :wink:
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Andy CWS
 
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Reply Thu 12 Jan, 2006 08:19 pm
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satt fs
 
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Reply Sun 23 Apr, 2006 03:47 pm
This is interesting..

sushi
Laughing
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Shazzer
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 06:55 pm
Key money, reikin, is the money you give your landlord just for the fun of paying rent.

By police box you mean koban, desho ka?

Where abouts in Japan are you?
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satt fs
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:01 pm
Shazzer wrote:
Where abouts in Japan are you?

You mean me?
Here..

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/533/kyoto8iz.jpg
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hamburger
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:05 pm
japanglish
hi there , satt_fs !
i think i recognize you just right of center .
hbg
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Shazzer
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:16 pm
That video was too funny.

Kyoto, eh? Must have been really beautiful with the hanami.
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satt fs
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:17 pm
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hamburger wrote:
hi there , satt_fs !
i think i recognize you just right of center .
hbg

In the center we have a guest house..

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5194/flags4uz.jpg
(4/22/2006)
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hamburger
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:24 pm
japanglish
thanks for confirming the sighting , satt_fs !
hbg
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satt fs
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:32 pm
Shazzer wrote:
Kyoto, eh? Must have been really beautiful with the hanami.


This is a sight seen in a few minutes on foot from the place shown in the Google Earth..

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1990/blossom6dm.jpg
(4/22)
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Shazzer
 
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Reply Mon 8 May, 2006 07:48 pm
Yea, cherry blossoms. They make me happy.
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