位置について、用意、ドン！ Get ready, set, go!

位置について、用意、ドン！
Get ready, set, go!

The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner \| I = Intermediate \| A = Advanced
位置について、用意、ドン！ ichi ni tsuite, youi, don! Get ready, set, go!	位置 ichi place, placement, your mark 用意 youi ready, prepare ドン don the sound of a gun fire	一位 ichi i - first place [I] 意見 iken - opinion [B] 専用 sen you - exclusive use [B] 意味 imi - meaning [B] 注意 chuui - warning [B] 用心棒 you jin bou - a body guard [I]

SUGGESTED USAGE:

位置について、ようい、どんぐり！
ichi ni tsuite, youi, DONGURI!
On your marks, get set, ACORN!

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

どんぐり donguri - acorn Instead of ドン！ we replace it with どんぐり which means an (oak) acorn. Has the same sound starting out.

Once I was the announcer for a race between Japanese students and some English teachers. As the runners lined up I shouted, "ichi ni tsuite..." and everyone got in position. Then I shouted, "youi..." and everyone prepared to begin the race. But when I yelled, "DONGURI" the foreigners all took off with precision and speed, but the Japanese took one step and then fell to the ground laughing! I still feel a little guilty for that. Sorry guys.