Rocking in Hakata » Japanese Tongue Twisters Lesson 2Japanese Tongue Twisters Lesson 2
April 19th, 2009Here’s the second lesson. It’s one that a bunch of commenters have mentioned. It’s still pretty simple, though. I don’t usually say the bus guide part, though, usually. I dunno, I guess I feel bad calling someone ugly. By the way, the “busu” comes from the word “busaiku” (不細工) as far as I know. It means “homely” or “plain.” Not very nice. But when you shorten it into a slang expression, which is then spelled in katakana, it becomes stronger. Hence “ugly.” One thing that’s helpful in saying this one quickly is to remember that the u sound on many words that end in su can be sort of…de-emphasized. (That’s why desu sounds like “dess” sometimes and not “de-soo” all the time.) Be judicious when applying this shortcut, and mimic native speakers to use it properly - but for tongue twisters, I say it’s fair.
Video responses with you attempting this tongue twister are highly encouraged!
Difficulty: Easy
Kanji: バスガス爆発(ブスバスガイド)
Hiragana: ばすがすばくはつ(ぶすばすがいど)
Romaji: Basu-gasu-bakuhatsu (busu-basu-gaido)
Meaning: Bus gasoline explosion (ugly bus guide)
Audio:
@mrjyn
August 15, 2009
Rocking in Hakata » Japanese Tongue Twisters Lesson 2
Taketatekaketa katta kara taketatekaketanosa!
Mukou no take ga kini naze taketatekaketa? Taketatekaketa katta kara taketatekaketanosa!
Toii haru kanojo wa, ichuu no danseito jazukashu shansonkashuga atsumaru raibuhausuni iki, ano meikyoku "busu basu gaido basu gasu bakuhatsu" wo kiita. Kaerimichi no kouen de kare ga totsuzen. Uraniwa niwa niwaniwa niwaniwatoriga irunda ze. Nante iu node "Ara suteki ni ne" to iu to uraniwa no butaga butao butta node butareta butaga buttabuta! Nante naisuna amerikanjokku wo iumon dakara tsui "Suki desu!" to kouen no funsui no maede kokuhaku shita.
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