Chapter Five: Dialog

dialog

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A SLEEPY FRANK STRUGGLES TO HIS FEET

WHILE THE TWO OBAASANS CHAT AWAY...

[OBAASAN]	いきましょう！ ikimashou!
[FRANK]	どこに？ doko ni?
[OBAASAN]	となりのうちに。 tonari no uchi ni.
[FRANK]	いいよ。 ii yo. <Moments later our hero and Obaasan are at tonari's house>
[FRANK & OBAASAN]	こんばんは！ konban wa!
[TONARI NO OBAASAN]	こんばんは、あら、その人はだれですか？ konban wa, ara, sono hito wa dare desu ka?
[FRANK]	フランクともうします。　はじめまして。 furanku to moushimasu. hajimemashite.
[TONARI NO OBAASAN	はじめまして、いらっしゃい！ hajimemashite, irasshai!
[FRANK & OBAASAN]	おじゃまします！ ojama shimasu!
[FRANK]	いいうちですね。 ii uchi desu ne.
[TONARI NO OBAASAN]	ありがとうございます。すわってください。 arigatou gozaimasu . suwatte kudasai.
[FRANK]	どこに？ doko ni?
[TONARI NO OBAASAN]	どこでも。おちゃでものみますか？ dokodemo. ocha demo nomimasu ka?
[FRANK]	いいですね。ありがとう。 ii desu ne. arigatou. <Over o-cha, world politics and matters of intergalactic importance are overlooked in favor of local gossip>
[TONARI NO OBAASAN]	ねえねえ、となりの山田さんのことはきいた？ nee nee, tonari no yamada san no koto wa kiita? <whispers>
[OBAASAN]	うそ！ uso!
[TONARI NO OBAASAN]	ほんとうですよ。 hontou desu yo.

KANJI FOCUS
Write the kanji many times on a piece of paper

山

meaning: mountain
pronounced: san, yama

examples:
山 yama - a mountain
富士山 fu ji san - Mt. fuji [contrary to popular belief the 'san' in 'fujisan' is not 'Mr.' 'Fujisan' does not mean, "Mr. Fuji" :)]

田

meaning: rice field
pronounced: ta (sometimes changes to DA)

examples:
田植え ta ue - rice planting

translation

Obaasan - Let's go!
Frank - Where to?
Obaasan - Next door neighbor's house.
Frank - OK.
Frank & Obaasan - Good evening!
Next door Obaasan - Good evening, Oh! Who is that person?
Frank - I am Frank. Nice to meet you.
Next door Obaasan - Nice to meet you! Welcome.
Frank & Obaasan - Sorry to intrude.
Frank - Nice house!
Next door Obaasan - Thank you, please sit down.
Frank - Where?
Next door Obaasan - Anywhere. Would you like O-cha or something to drink?
Frank - Sounds good, thanks.
Next door Obaasan - Hey, listen. Did you hear about Mr (or Mrs) Yamada next door?
(Whispers)
Obaasan - You're kidding!?
Next door Obaasan - It's true!