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🇯🇵 Japanese · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Hana's words

The house in Asakusa, Yui's mother on the phone: Ben reports Hana's new word, bu-bu, and what it means, Yui lists the others, nya for Maple, manma for food, and papa for the television, and Yui's mother remembers that Yui's wan-wan was her father, for a year.

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THE STORY

The kitchen of the old house in Asakusa, Hana on the floor, Yui's mother on speakerphone from Kyoto. Ben is polite with her; Yui and her mother are plain with each other.

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はな が、 「ぶーぶー」 って いいました。Hana ga, 'bū-bū' tte iimashitaHana said 'bu-bu'.
ぶーぶー？bū-būBu-bu?
くるま って いう いみ です。kuruma tte iu imi desuIt means car.
「にゃー」 は メープル、'nyā' wa Mēpuru'nya' is Maple
「にゃー」 は メープル、 「まんま」 は ごはん。'nyā' wa Mēpuru, 'manma' wa gohan'Nya' is Maple, 'manma' is food.
「パパ」 は…… テレビ。'papa' wa... terebi'Papa' is... the television.
そのうち、 おぼえる よ。sono uchi, oboeru yoShe'll learn, in time.
おとうさん だった の よ。otōsan datta no yowas your father, with the woman's soft ending
ゆい の 「わんわん」 は、 おとうさん だった の よ。Yui no 'wan-wan' wa, otōsan datta no yoYour 'wan-wan' was your father, Yui.
おかあさん！okāsanMum!