Nihongo no Tane 158人魚姫その１ The Little Mermaid Part 1 | Japanese Immersion Podcast

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人魚姫(にんぎょひめ)その１

The Little Mermaid Part 1

Explore the deeper, darker story of "The Little Mermaid" with Yumi on "Nihongo no Tane." Find out how Andersen's original differs from Disney's! #Podcast #JapaneseLearning

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Key Vocabulary

筋肉(きんにく) muscle
証拠(しょうこ) evidence; proof
と思(おも)いつつ我慢(がまん)しているんですが though I think; I'm enduring [と思(おも)う (to think) + つつ (while) + 我慢(がまん)している (enduring; tolerating; している is the continuous form of する to do) + んですが (explanatory particle ん + が indicating contrast or but)]
キョトン blankly [an onomatopoeia indicating a blank or puzzled expression]
原作(げんさく) original work
手(て)に入(い)れた obtained [手(て)に入(い)れる (to obtain; to get) in past form]
刺(さ)されたような like being stabbed [刺(さ)された (was stabbed; passive form of 刺(さ)す to stab) + ような (like; as if)]
変(か)えちゃってるねっていう saying you've changed it [変(か)える (to change) in the ちゃう form indicating completion or regret + てる (abbreviated form of ている continuous form) + ね (particle indicating confirmation or agreement) + っていう (to say)]
改(あらた)めて again; formally
海(うみ)の底(そこ) bottom of the sea [海(うみ) (sea) + の (possessive particle) + 底(そこ) (bottom)]
沈(しず)んだ船(ふね) sunken ship [沈(しず)んだ (sunken; past form of 沈(しず)む to sink) + 船(ふね) (ship)]
どうしても no matter what; by all means
引(ひ)き換(か)えに in exchange for [引(ひ)き換(か)え (exchange) + に (particle indicating purpose or cause)]
話(はな)せなくなっちゃうんですね cannot talk [話(はな)せなく (cannot talk; negative potential form of 話(はな)す to talk) + なっちゃう (casual form of なってしまう to end up) + んですね (explanatory particle ん + です + ね indicating confirmation)]
残酷(ざんこく)なこと cruel thing [残酷(ざんこく)な (cruel) + こと (thing)]
切(き)り取(と)られる to be cut off [切(き)り取(と)る (to cut off) in passive form]
何(なに)にせよ in any case; whatever it is
しかも moreover; furthermore
魔法(まほう)をかけられてしまいます will be cursed; will be enchanted [魔法(まほう) (magic; curse) + を (object marker) + かけられて (passive form of かける to cast) + しまいます (indicates an action done completely or unfortunately)]
無事(ぶじ)に safely; without incident
生涯幸(しょうがいしあわ)せ lifelong happiness [生涯(しょうがい) (lifetime; life) + 幸せ (happiness)]
海(うみ)の泡(あわ) sea foam [海(うみ) (sea) + の (possessive particle) + 泡(あわ) (foam)]
結婚式執(けっこんしきと)り行(おこな)われて wedding ceremony was held [結婚式 (wedding ceremony) + 執(と)り行(おこな)われて (was held; て-form of 執(と)り行(おこな)われる to hold a ceremony)]
突(つ)き刺(さ)して to pierce; to stab [突(つ)き刺(さ)す (to pierce; to stab) in て-form]

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