Nihongo no Tane 156 ピーマン Bell Peppers | Japanese Immersion Podcast

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ピーマン

Bell Peppers

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Key Vocabulary

ピーマン bell pepper [ピーマン is a transliteration of "piment," the French word for pepper. In Japanese, it specifically refers to the green bell pepper.]
母語(ぼご) native language [母語(ぼご) consists of 母 (mother) and 語 (language). Together, they mean "native language" or "mother tongue."]
ゲラゲラ笑(わら)います laugh loudly [ゲラゲラ is an onomatopoeia for loud, hearty laughter, and 笑(わら)います is the polite form of 笑(わら)う (to laugh).]
唐辛子(とうがらし) chili pepper [唐辛子(とうがらし) is made up of 唐 (Tang dynasty, here used to mean China) and 辛子(からし) (spicy, pepper). Together, they refer to chili pepper.]
説(せつ) theory [説(せつ) means "theory" or "explanation."]
由来(ゆらい) origin [由来(ゆらい) means "origin" or "source."]
言(い)われている said to be [言(い)われている is the passive form of 言(い)う (to say), meaning "it is said" or "is said to be."]
一番近(いちばんちか)い closest [一番近(いちばんちか)い consists of 一番(いちばん) (number one; the most) and 近(ちか)い (close), meaning "closest."]
代表(だいひょう) representative [代表(だいひょう) means "representative" or "representation."]
日本語版(にほんごばん) Japanese version [日本語版(にほんごばん) consists of 日本語(にほんご) (Japanese language) and 版(はん) (version), meaning "Japanese version."]
入(い)れ替(か)えられていた replaced [入(い)れ替(か)えられていた is the passive past form of 入(い)れ替(か)える (to replace), meaning "had been replaced."]
嫌(きら)われている disliked [嫌(きら)われている is the passive form of 嫌(きら)う (to dislike), meaning "is disliked."]
設定(せってい) setting [設定(せってい) means "setting" or "configuration."]
伝(つた)わった was introduced [伝(つた)わった is the past form of 伝(つた)わる (to be introduced; to be transmitted), meaning "was introduced."]
この頃(ごろ) during this period; these days
一般的(いっぱんてき)に generally [一般的(いっぱんてき)に is an adverbial form of 一般的(いっぱんてき) (general), meaning "generally."]
食卓(しょくたく) dining table [食卓(しょくたく) consists of 食(しょく) (meal) and 卓(たく) (table), together meaning "dining table."]
食(た)べられていました was eaten [食(た)べられていました is the past passive form of 食(た)べる (to eat), meaning "was eaten."]
肉詰(にくづ)め stuffed with meat [肉詰(にくづ)め is made up of 肉(にく) (meat) and 詰(つ)め (stuffed), referring to something stuffed with meat.]
比(くら)べると compared to [比(くら)べると is the conditional form of 比(くら)べる (to compare), meaning "when compared to."]
調理法(ちょうりほう) cooking method [調理法(ちょうりほう) consists of 調理(ちょうり) (cooking) and 法(ほう) (method), meaning "cooking method."]
食育(しょくいく) food education [食育(しょくいく) consists of 食(しょく) (food) and 育(いく) (education), together meaning "food education."]
ないんじゃないかな don't think so [ないんじゃないかな is a casual form of expressing doubt, meaning "I don't think so."]
以上(いじょう) more than; above
太(ふと)りすぎ overweight [太(ふと)りすぎ consists of 太(ふと)る (to gain weight) and すぎ (too much), meaning "overweight."]
負(ま)けずに not losing [負(ま)けずに is the negative form of 負(ま)ける (to lose), meaning "without losing" or "not losing."]
した方(ほう)がいい should do [した方(ほう)がいい is a suggestion form of する (to do), meaning "should do."]

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