Pera Pera Penguin 78.pdf

つめがあまい？

5-minute Japanese Class by Hitomi Hirayama

When I was in the elevator, one of my colleagues came in and asked me how the project was going. I said, "Well, the project was

almost finished, but now we’ve had to go back and start again." He then said, " Pole -san wa tsume ga amai kara na " I know

" tsume " means "nail" and " amai " means "sweet"; So does he mean "my nails are sweet"? After all, I hadn’t eaten any doughnuts

that day, so no sugar had “sweetened” my nails. Puzzled, I responded, " watashi no tsume wa amakunai desu " (my nails

are not sweet). He said, " ha? chigau chigau " (Eh! That's not what I meant), and he started to laugh. Ms. Hirayama, what did he

really mean?

Do you eat doughnuts very often? They are delicious, aren't

they? Recently, there has been a doughnut boom in Japan, and I see

many stores offering all kinds of doughnuts. Oops, sorry...I’m getting

off the subject. What he meant by saying " tsume ga amai " was that

your project did not end in the way it was supposed to.

Choose one of the 13 expressions to complete the following sentences.

Let me introduce expressions featuring the four basic "tastes" in today's lesson.

(A) I became a guarantor and had a bitter experience.

(6)

wry smile

保証人になって　　をした。

酸っぱい

suppai

Sour

苦笑い

nigawarai

hosh - nin ni natte o shita

(B) I underestimated my opponent and lost the match.

(1)

to tell something over and over again /

to give a warning

相手を　　　　　　　　試合に負けた。

te form

aite o shiai ni maketa

口を酸っぱくして言う (注意する)

kuchi o suppakushite iu (ch - i suru)

甘い

amai

最近の母親は子供を過ぎです。

Sweet

(to give the same counsel over and over

again. It implies a negative meaning.)

masu form

saikin no hahaoya wa kodomo o sugi desu

(D) I was sweet-talked into investing.

辛い

karai

(7)

weak conclusion

に乗って投資をしたら失敗した。　

Hot

詰めが甘い

tsume ga amai

ni notte t - shi o shitara shippaishita

(E) If you have such superficial ideas, your studies will be a failure.

(8)

to underestimate

(2)

outspoken criticism

そんなでは留学は無理ですね。

甘く見る

amaku miru

sonna dewa ry - gaku wa muri desu ne

辛口の批評

karakuchi no hihy -

(a biting criticism)

(9)

to have a sweet tooth

(F) When I gave my proposal to the general manager, he rejected it and said

that the conclusion was weak.

甘党

amat -

(3)

dry / salty

企画書を出したら部長にと突き返された。

辛口

karakuchi

kikakusho o dashitara buch - ni to tsukikaesareta

(10)

sweet / mild

(4)

a drinker

甘口

amakuchi

(G) Outspoken criticism of the new administration appeared in today's morning

newspapers.

辛党

karat -

(11)

to spoil

今朝の新聞に新政権について　　が載っていた。

kesa no shimbun ni shins - ken ni tsuite ga notteita

甘やかす

amayakasu

苦い

nigai

(H) Ito-san, a dental hygienist, is always telling her patients to brush their teeth.

Bitter

(12)

sweet talk

歯科衛生士の伊藤さんは患者に“歯を磨くよう”にと

甘い言葉

amai kotoba

shika - s - shi no It - -san wa kanja ni "ha o migaku y - ni" to

(5)

bitter experience

(Flattering or seductive words)

苦い経験

nigai k - ken

(13)

superficial idea

Answers

(A) - (5) (B) - (8) amaku mite (C) - (11) amayakashi masu (D) - (12) (E) - (13)

(F) - (7) (G) - (2) (H) - (1)

甘い考え

amai kangae

(Bitter and hard experiences that one

does not even want to recall)

With cooperation from Yasuhiro Koga

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