Lesson 40
My head throbs.
Anna has caught a cold, and is in bed in her room. Dorm Mother, worried, comes to see how Anna is doing.
Key phrase:
ATAMA GA ZUKIZUKI SHIMASU
Scripts
寮母 | おかゆですよ。 体調は、どう? |
Here is some rice porridge. How are you feeling? |
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Dorm Mother | OKAYU DESU YO. TAICHÔ WA, DÔ? Here is some rice porridge. How are you feeling?
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アンナ | 頭がずきずきします。 | My head throbs.
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Anna | ATAMA GA ZUKIZUKI SHIMASU.
My head throbs.
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寮母 | そう。欲しいものがあったら、言ってね。 | I see. If there is anything you want, tell me.
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Dorm Mother | SÔ. HOSHII MONO GA ATTARA, ITTE NE.
I see. If there is anything you want, tell me.
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Grammar tips
Onomatopoeia + SHIMASU
ZUKIZUKI is an onomatopoeia. You can use it when you have a headache and feel as if your head were pulsing. If combined with SHIMASU (to do), the word becomes a verb.
e.g.) ZUKIZUKI SHIMASU (to throb)
Teach Us, Teacher
Three groups of verbs
Japanese verbs are divided into three groups. Each group has its own patterns of conjugations.
Sound Words
Chilling / Nausea
Japanese is a language with lots of onomatopoeia. A wide range of onomatopoeia in the Japanese language, from noises made by animals to expressions of feelings, is explained by audio.
Anna's Tweets
In Japan, when you have no appetite, a standard meal is rice porridge. Grated apples are said to be also popular. Both seem soft on your stomach, and easy to digest.