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🇯🇵 Japanese · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The lord's saury

At the hall, the circle works on the saury story: a lord who has never eaten plain food smells grilled saury while hunting in Meguro and loves it, and back at the castle his cooks bone it and steam it into nothing, so he decides the fish is best from Meguro, which is the punchline, said slowly and without a smile.

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THE STORY

The neighbourhood hall on a Thursday evening, three people and one cushion. Ben and Ms. Ogawa are polite with Mr. Hoshino; inside the story the lord is plain and his servant humble.

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きょう は、 とのさま の はなし だ。kyō wa, tonosama no hanashi daToday, the story of a lord.
この におい は、 なん だ？kono nioi wa, nan daThat smell. What is it?
さんま で ございます。sanma de gozaimasuSaury, my lord.
いままで で、 いちばん。ima made de, ichibanthe best ever: until now, number one
たべたら、 うまい。 いままで で、 いちばん。tabetara, umai. ima made de, ichibanHe eats it: delicious. The best ever.
ほね を とって、 むす。 あじ が ない。hone o totte, musu. aji ga naiThey take out the bones and steam it. No taste.
これ は、 どこ の さんま だ？kore wa, doko no sanma daWhere is this saury from?
さいご は ゆっくり。 わらう な。saigo wa yukkuri. warau naThe last line slowly. Don't smile.
さんま は、 めぐろ に かぎる。sanma wa, Meguro ni kagiruSaury is best from Meguro.