Nagoya; Thus She Lives

Nagoya; Thus She Lives
The city I claim as Home

Monday, 20 December 2010

words

Go
This is the name of a popular board game here (though not quite as popular as Mahjong) and also means number five.
Kame
The hairy god of paper. Yes, this very small word means not only hair, but also paper, and god. A god, not the God. He is ust called God around here.
Kaki
The name for a persimmon, and also means oyster. Or is it squid? I forget.
But yes, words are cool. I am learning a few. Like ii Nioyi. This means "good smell". So I can say "Sakura no dame nioyi desu" and everyone laughs at my simplistic Japanese. Or should I say Nihon-go. Oh yeah. Go also means language.
Hmmm
But momo means just peach and peach. As in the fruit and the colour. Like in English.
Amo amas amatis, amamus amantis amant.
Hmmm.

No comments:

Post a Comment