Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Nihongo de hanashite iru

A couple of conversations in Japanese
(With my translation of how each sentence would probably sound in English in brackets)

Scene 1: Yesterday evening, a dreary, slightly rainy campsite outside the town of Hitoyoshi, our tent is up and we're eating convenience store food

Woman at Campsite: Ame ga, daijoubu desu ka?
(Is it OK that it's raining?)
Me: Chotto! Chotto ame desu. Daijobu desu.
(A little! It is a little rain. It's OK.)
WoC: I forget the entire wording of this sentence, but picked out the important words: Ashita(tomorrow) and Taifu(typhoon)
Me: *incoherent astonished noises*
WoC: Domo!
(See ya later, suckers!)

Scene 2: This afternoon, after walking in to a convenience store, completely drenched, to buy a hot can of coffee

Me, attempting to project false confidence: Chotto ame ga arimasu!
(There is a little rain!)
Cashier woman: Sou desu ne!
(Yes indeed, there obviously is)
*the transaction is completed*
Cashier: Ki o tsukete!
(Have fun out there, sucker)

Despite hitting the tailings of said typhoon right as we entered the city, we have safely reached Kagoshima. I'm now standing in the lobby of the hotel in my biking tights, waiting for all of my clothes to wash. Matt is watching Japanese TV in his underwear. We're taking the day off here tomorrow, so pics and maps will be up then!

Oh, and happy Labor Day!

UPDATE: Map!


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Take a look at the Terrain view at around point E - very cool landscape. (pics coming)

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