Thursday, February 12, 2015

Day 15: February 12, 2015

Today, we reviewed how to say the time in Japanese. We also learned that, "maa maa desu" means, "so-so," in Japanese. We also learned that Emperor Hirohito had a habit of saying, "aaaaa so desu ka."   This means, " aaaah is that so?" We then reviewed how to say he days of week. We learned that, on Valentine's Day, only girls give chocolates to boys. We learned about the various chocolates for various occasions. There is giri choko, an obligation all chocolate for co-workers. Ther is also tomo choko, chocolates for friends and lovers. There is also fami choko, for the males of a family. There is also sewa choko, chocolate for those who take care of you. Finally, there is honemei choko, homemade chocolate for those you have a crush on. A month after Valentine's Day, the boys return the favor by giving the girls  more expensive chocolate. This is day is called White Day. We also learned that the Japanese word for cuisine is, "ryoori ."

-Time logged: 1.50 hours
-Total time logged: 26.45 hours
Cute Pink Kaoani