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Have Fun, Learn Japanese JapanesePod101.com! Today Miki is talking about Setsubun which is an old Japanese custom for bringing good luck to the home. It's a pretty unique tradition which involves throwing beans. Well, there's more to it than that, so we'll let Miki do the explaining. Be sure to listen closely to Yuuichi and Kiyoko's comprehension questions to test your listening skills! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave Miki a post!
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pavenah |
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Frank An Unpleasant elderly neighbor? |
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Greg This is actually awesome for my japanese (the whole post-blog commentary thing). I’d like to do mamemaki at my house in Perth, but I have an unpleasant elderly neighbour across from me who would ring the real estate agent and complain about the mess! |
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kim Hi Miki, Thank you for your introduction of Japanese’s customs. In Korea, 4th Feb is 立春(as you know, it means “the start of Srping”) またね |
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Miki ＞クリスさん ＞Ericさん ＞avatar Sabrabbaさん ＞maxiwawaさん ＞ヒョヌ |
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Miki ゆういちさん、きよこさん、ありがとうございます ＞プチクレアさん ＞のりさん ＞Peter ＞markystar ＞kitty-chanさん ＞rigoさん |
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Hyunwoo(ヒョヌ） 面白いレッスンありがとうございます！ |
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maxiewawa Thanks Ericさん！As we say in China, 春節*おめでとう！ (We don’t say おめでとう, but we do say 春節*) (*It’s pronounced differently though.) |
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Sabrabba This year, I played the role of “oni”. I put on a mask that I picked up at a convenience store and when I opened the front door my wife had great fun throwing soybeans at me. My daughter just gazed at me in curiosity. Oh well, when in Rome… |
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Eric 節分か、面白ぞうです。 皆さんご存知だと思うんですけれども今日はChinese New Year です。今朝家族全員と朝食を食べたり話したりしました。ほんとに嬉かったです。 ちなみに年上の人からたくさんお年玉（red pockets)をもらった。何を買うかちょっと悩んでる。 皆さんHAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR |
um……….konichiwa?
