なおみせんせい、ぜひ、九州に行ってください　

I don’t know about Australian English, but in British English the word ’souvenir’ has the meaning of something you keep for yourself as a memento, but also something that you give to others. Also in British English, we have a cake called a Madeira, or a Madeira Sponge, which is similar to Castella.

Also also, thanks for the lessons! Otsukaresamadeshita!

I regret to say, I have a dark, horrible secret. Once, many years ago, the first time I went to Japan. I did not understand the culture of おみやげ. It is often the case (as it seems to be in Australia) that Americans give gifts on the day of leaving a persons house. I sadly gave my おみやげ to my host family the day that I left in order to thank them for the stay. I was very embarassed later when I found out the Japanese way of doing things. But I’ve gotten over it, and I now understand better. As for other things:

最近ドイツのドートモンドに行きましたよ。一人で料理をs作るのは一番安いので、毎日ご飯とブロットワーストを作ってみたんですよ。でも、体に悪いそうなあ。

The picture of “Ichiroku taruto(一六タルト)” was borrowed from the site of Ichiroku Honpo(一六本舗) who is a vendor of this sweet in Matsuyama. Arigatou gozaimashita!

It was said that “ichiroku taruto” was brought by Portuguese in Edo period.
You can read its history on the web page below. (it’s only in Japanese, though.)
http://www.itm-gr.co.jp/ichiroku/rekishi.html.

Is there a difference between naisho and himitsu? Thanks.

ひろこさん
九州もいい所ですよね。
Kyushu mo iitokoro desuyo ne.
I think Kyushu is also a good place to visit.

johnpa-san
ありがとうございます。Arigatougozaimasu.
You’ll hear Rebekah’s present voice in a culture lesson, right? Marky?

Taurus-san
イギリスのマデイラスポンジもポルトガルからですか？
Is British Madeira sponge also from Portugal?

プチクレア-san
I like “Style You : the Next Generation ”!!

デレック -san
ブロットワーストは何ですか？
What’s ブロットワースト?

maxiewawa-san
お久しぶり！Ohisashiburi desu.
Did you try Udon in Shikoku?

kitty-chan-san
Yeah, it was shocking… 　

NYPeter
I would say same… If you look up “Naisho” in Japanese-Japanese dictionary, it says “Himitsu”

stu-san
:???:

忘れちゃった？もちろん食べたよ、前にそのすごく長い話を教えて、まゆみ先生？Don’t you remember that whole long discussion we had?

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(　ﾟ∀ﾟ)彡　ボーナストラック！ボーナストラック！
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まゆみさん、よく書かなくてごめんね。ブラートヴルストと言いたかったけど。 　ブラートヴルスという食べ物はホッとドッグと同じですが、ドイツ国で有名なんです。

(Sorry:)

What will be next?

Oh my god… Fabrizio is dead? Nooooooooo…

Can someone please explain to me 内緒ですが。。。What does the が here mean?

watermenさん、

like デレックさん said, it means “but.”

in formal japanese が can be used like けどれども (けど). it just means “but.”
but as you’ve seen in other lessons, we can end a sentence with “but” in order to imply things. it’s not same が as the subject marking particle が. just think of it as the formal word for “but.”

there are like 6 related lessons in the grammar bank. (probably more in reality, but i only saw 6 this time…)

Hahahahaha. Classic! I love the sound effects. That was pretty convincing.

Will there be a season 4 with the same teachers? Even if it’s not a Newbie. Please…

Noooo…..!!!!!! How could you kill poor Fabrizio off? What about the love relationships that were forming? Will everyone finally find their true love? Don’t keep us hanging!!!

I’m with Stu.

Were we the only two to find Fabrizio totally unfunny?

I never understood the point of getting someone to speak with a supposed effete foreign accent instead of using a typical Japanese male speaker as a model to imitate.

As good as Rebekah was, two girls together is not ideal in my opinion. The last lesson contained a conversation that only women could carry on together.