What did I say? Here it is!!
Nihonashi #7 - Watashi no Machi
Watashi: Are wa watashi no kyoku desu yo.
Hokano koe: Suteki deshita ne....
Watashi: Ichido dake, ‘watashi no machi’ to iu shukudai ga arimashita. Sukitto ja nakatta, bunpo no shukudai desu.
Hokano koe: Jaa, dou shimashou ka?
Watashi: Maa... dou ka na. Un. Hitori wa shitsumon wo kiite, mukou wa kotaemasu.
Hokano koe: Naruhodo. Dare ga shitsumon o kikimasu ka?
Watashi: Saisho wa guu, jan ken pon!
Hokano koe: Ah, Mai no kachi desu ne. Jaa, Mai wa doko ni sundeimasu ka?
Watashi: Watashi wa ‘sarutoreeku’ to iu tokoro ni sundeimasu.
Hokano koe: Sarutoreeku wa yuta ni arimasu ne.
Watashi: Hai, sou desu. Kono machi wa shuto de, jinkou wa yaku ni-hyakuman nin desu.
Hokano koe: Sugoi desu ne. Yuta no kikou no koto to yuta de donna koto wo dekiru koto o oshietekuremasen ka?
Watashi: Koko wa sabaku desu. Takusan yuki ga furushi, yama ga ooishi, sukii ga yoku dekiru machi desu. Yamanobori mo dekimasu.
Hokano koe: Ii desu ne. Doushite Mai no machi wa ‘sarutoreeku’ to iimasu ka? Shio no mizuumi no imi desu ne? Sonna koto wa arienai deshou?
Watashi: Iie. Yuta de arimasu yo! Sarutoreeku wa shio no mizuumi ga yuumei desu.
Hokano koe: Hontou desu ka? Shio no mizuumi no koto wo motto oshietekuremasen ka?
Watashi: Mizuumi ga ensui no ebi mo shio mo sangyou to ite arimasu. Watashi wa mita koto ga arimasenkedo, furamingo ga tokidoki mizuumi e ebi o tabeni ikimasu.
Hokano koe: Sugoi desu ne. Itsuka mi ni ikitai desu. Mai wa donna gurai sarutoreeku de sundeimasu ka?
Watashi: Watashi wa sumareta toki kara kono machi ni sundeimasu.
Hokano koe: Mai no machi ni tsuite nan no koto ga suki desu ka?
Watashi: Shizuka dashi, keshiki wa kirei dashi, koutsuu wa warukunai shi, watashi wa kono machi ga daisuki desu.
Hokano koe: Suteki na kotoba deshita ne. Jaa, minna, kore wa owarimasu.
Watashi: Jikai mata sukitto o shimasu.
Hokano koe: Tanoshimi ni shite imasu!
Nihonashi #7 - My Town
Me: That is my melody.
The other voice: And wasn’t it lovely...
Me: Just once, I had homework titled ‘My town’. It’s not a skit, but grammar homework.
The other voice: So, how should we do this?
Me: Well... how, I wonder... Oh. One person will ask questions, the other person will answer.
The other voice: I see. Who will ask the questions?
Me: First comes rock, rock, paper, scissors!
The other voice: Ah, that’s your win. Well, where do you live, Mai?
Me: I live in a place called Salt Lake.
The other voice: Salt Lake is in Utah, isn’t it?
Me: Yes, that’s right. It is the state capital, with a population around two million.
The other voice: That’s amazing. Will you tell us about Utah’s climate and what kinds of things you can do there?
Me: This place is a desert. It snows lots, there are many mountains, so it’s a place where you can ski a lot. You can also go hiking.
The other voice: That’s lovely. Why is your town called ‘salt lake’? It means a lake that is salt, doesn’t it? Isn’t that impossible?
Me: No. There is one in Utah! Salt Lake is famous for its salt lake.
The other voice: Really? Could you tell us more about this salt lake?
Me: The lake has brine shrimp and salt and a related industry. I haven’t seen it, but sometimes flamingo go to the lake to eat the shrimp.
The other voice: That’s so cool! Someday I want to go and see it. Mai, how long have you lived in Salt Lake?
Me: I’ve lived here since I was born.
The other voice: What do you like about your town?
Me: It’s quiet, the scenery is lovely, the traffic isn’t bad, so I love this town.
The other voice: Weren’t those lovely words. Well, everyone, here we end.
Me: Next time I will do another skit.
The other voice: I’m looking forward to it!
Vocab
kyoku = tune, melody
suteki = lovely
ichido = one time
dake = only
machi = town
iu = to say, to be called
shukudai = homework
bunpo = grammar
hitori = one person, alone
shitsumon = question
(kiite and kikimasu come from) kiku = to hear, to ask
mukou = the other side, the other person
kotaeru = to answer
naruhodo = I see; sometimes it’s used in conversation to show you are still listening to the other person.
dare = who
saisho = first
guu = rock, in the game
jankenpon = rock paper scissors game, also called janken, the etymology is unknown
kachi = win, victory
doko = where
sundeimasu is the ‘doing’ form of sumu = to live, reside
sarutoreeku = Salt Lake — I wanted to keep the katakana to a minimum, so I left off the City part.
tokoro = place
yuta = Utah
shuto = capital
jinkou = population
yaku = approx.
ni = two
hyaku = hundred
man = ten thousand - to make ‘million’ in Japanese, you have to say a hundred ten-thousands, which believe it or not is really really confusing!
nin = people
sugoi = amazing, cool, awesome
kikou = climate
oshieru = to teach, tell
-tekuremasen ka? = won’t you do this for me?
sabaku = desert
takusan = lots
yuki = snow
furu = to fall, blow
yama = mountain
ooi = lots, many, numerous, a great deal
yoku = often, well
yamanobori = mountain climbing, literally, but it also means hiking. Or you can just use ‘haikingu’
doushite = why, whatever for
shio = salt
mizuumi = lake
imi = meaning
arienai = impossible
yuumei = famous; place wa thing ga yuumei desu = this place is famous for this thing
motto = more
ensui = brine, salt water
ebi = shrimp, what I wanted to name the kitten. Actually I wanted it to be Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce, and call him ‘Ebi’ because that is so cute!... Also, our favorite Japanese teacher was called Ebisu, she was lots of fun. But my sister wouldn’t go for it.
taberu = to eat; verb in -masu stem + ni/e + moving verb (iku, kuru, kaeru) means going/coming to do that first verb; in this case, going to eat shrimp. Toshokan ni hon o yomi ni kimashita = I came to the library to read a book.
itsuka = someday
verb in -masu stem + tai = want to
donna gurai = I think it means how long but you know, I really don’t know
sumareru = to be born
toki = time
kara = from, since
ni tsuite = regarding, in the case of
shizuka na = quiet
keshiki = scenery
kirei na = pretty, clean
koutsuu = traffic
warui = bad
~shi ~shi = because of these things
kotoba = words, language
jikai = next time
mata = again
tanoshimi ni shiteimasu = I’m looking forward to it
My original homework:
私の町
私はソルトレークという所に住んでいます．サルトレークはユタ州にあります。この町は首都（しゅと）で、人口（じんこう）は約2００万人です。
ここは砂漠（さばく）です。それで夏はとても暑いです。夏に涼しい所へ行く人は多いです。冬は寒いです。沢山（たくさん）雪が降るし、山が多いし、スキーがよくできる町です．山登りもできます。
ソルトレークは塩（しお）の湖が有名です。湖が塩水（えんすい）の海老（えび）も塩（しお）も産業（さんぎょう）といてあります。 私は見たことがありませんけど、フラミンゴが時々湖へ 海老（えび）を食べに 行きます。
私は生まれた時からこの町に住んでいます。静かだし、景色（けしき）はきれいだし、交通（こうつう）は悪くないし、私はこの町が大好きです．
Producer ShiroiHyou
Director ShiroiHyou
Editor ShiroiHyou
Script Mai-chan
Voice talent Mai-chan
Piano Mai-chan
Software
Voice recording Garageband
Video editor Screenflow
Text LiveType
Pictures Graphic Converter
Pages
Hardware
MSL USB Condenser Mic
iMac
Resources
Dictionary jisho.org
Thank you! -ShiroiHyou
p.s.
Learn more about jankenpon via Rock-paper-scissors on Wikipedia.
