Japanese that the Japanese Dont Know Episode 1

日本人の知らない 日本語 Japanese that the Japanese Don't Know - Episode 1 Ikea Anne Natividad 1 st Period

Long, Thin Objects (Inanimate) • Long, slender, and inanimate things are counted with "本" ("hon/bon/pon") 一本 (ippon), 　二本 (nihon), 　三本 (sanbon), . . . • For example: 1 Straw = 一本 4 Pencils = 四本

Small Animals • Small animals are counted with "一匹" ("hiki/biki/piki") 一匹　(ippiki), 二匹 (nihiki), 三匹 (sanbiki), . . . • For example: 3 dogs = 三匹 2 snakes =二匹

Large Animals • Larger animals are counted with "頭" ("tou") 一頭(ittou), 二頭(nittou), 三頭(santou), … • For example: 5 Elephants = 五頭

Stages of Tuna • Swimming in the ocean = 一匹　(ippiki) • Caught = 一本　(ippon) • First cut in the market = 一丁　(icchou) • Cut up further into small pieces =ひところ　(hitokoro) • Cut thin and packed in the supermarket = 一冊　(hitosaku) • Enters your mouth = 一切れ　(hitokire)

語彙　(Vocabulary)

• Rectangular plate which holds condiments and soy sauce = 薬味醤 油皿 (yakumi shouyu zara) • Small plate which holds soy sauce = むらちょこ (murachoko) • Type of soy sauce = むらさき (murasaki) • Small cup = ちょこ (choko) • Tea after a meal = あがり (agari) • Tea during a meal = 出花 (tebana) • Pan with one handle = 北京鍋(Peking nabe) • Pan with two handles =関東鍋(Kanto nabe)