Katakana English

>> Also suitable for those who are not learning Japanese. <<
Note: Katakana English (Eigo) is an English word (or other language word) expressed in katakana. Meanwhile Japanese English is an English-like word made in Japan, also written in Katakana, which is not understood by other than Japanese. Here, for the sake of simplicity, Japanese English refers to both types of expressions. 

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みなさん、こんにちは。

Hello everyone.

[00:09]

The year 2020 is approaching its end, so I’d like to do something a bit different.  

[00:16]

きょうのトピックは、じゃじゃーん、「Japanese English / カタカナえいご 」 です。Today’s topic is, tada-!, “Japanese English / katakana eigo”.

[00:24]

The most Japanese English (words) are written in Katakana. The sounds of such words are different from original words, because they had been changed in the process of conversion to Katakana. Also Japanese English (words) often shortens the original word, for example, バイク(baiku) is motorbike, アポ(apo) is appointment, ミス(misu) is mistake.

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Please repeat the following Japanese word, well, I mean Japanese-English, and then listen what it means.

[01:02]

たとえば、

for example

スマホsumaho → (you repeat) : smartphone

Repeat after me

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1.  アフターサービス afuta- sa-bisu : after sales service

2.  イラスト irasuto : illustration 

3.  イメチェン imechen : image change (new look)

4.  オーダーメイドo-da-me-do :  custom made 

5.  ギャラgyara : guarantee, compensation

6.  コストダウン kosuto daun : cost reduction

7.  コンペ konpe : competition

8.  サイドビジネス saido bizinesu: second business

9.  シーズンオフ shi-zun ofu : off season

10.  シルバーシート shiruba-si-to :  seat for elderly person 

[02:25]

It’s fun, isn’t it? Still going on….

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