Boo!

In English, "boo!" is the sound you make to scare someone. "Yikes!", the word on our mirror, is a word to show surprise. I think it's funny that "boo" in Japan usually means "car" or "fart". "Meh" in Japanese is what a sheep says. In English, it means "I don't care" or "I'm not impressed". Sometimes even the simplest sounds can be interesting to study in another language!

Halloween

Halloween is coming soon! Are you going to dress up? I was a cowboy last year. A few years before that I was a ninja. When I was a little boy, I was a bat and a knight. I've never been a ghost, and I've never been a vampire. Maybe I'll try one of those this time.

The Funniest Conversation 1

Sometimes students say pretty funny things in class. It's important to practice grammar, and so sometimes you might say something in English that you would never say in Japanese. That's part of learning a new language. Still, some of the things you say are worth writing down because they're so funny - like this one!

(from a Junior High schooler class)

Student 1: Have you ever eaten food?

Me: Yes, I have.

Student 1: Why?

Michael Jackson

He certainly is musically talented - but gosh! Look at how much his appearance has changed! He used to be a lot darker, and he used to look more manly. Now, he looks very pale and feminine. How did this happen?