アジ ダイジョーブ Tastes Fine(!?)
If you cook and you are told that it was "Azi Daizyobu(=it tastes fine)", you'll probably be upset, but in Palau it means "Tasty".
According to the TV show I watched the other day, lots of Japanese people moved into Palau before the second World War, and many Japanese expressions were introduced to Palauans. Another expression is "Syototsu(=crash)" which means "cheers!" in English. It sounds kind of funny to me.
Language is interesting!
手によりをかけて作った料理を「味、大丈夫」なんて言われたら悲しいですね。でもパラオ語では「アジダイジョーブ」というのは「おいしい」という意味らしいです。
最近テレビで見たのですが、なんでも第二次世界大戦の前、パラオにはたくさんの日本人が移り住み、そこで色々な日本語が現地に浸透したらしいです。他には「乾杯」ことを「ショートツ」と言うのだとか(!)
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アジ ダイジョーブ Tastes Fine(!?)
If you cook and you are told that it was "Azi Daizyobu(=it tastes fine)", you'll probably be upset, but in Palau it means "tasty".
According to the TV show I watched the other day, lots of Japanese people moved into to Palau before the Second World War, and many Japanese expressions were introduced to Palauans. Another expression is "Syototsu(=crash)" which means "cheers!" in English. It sounds kind of funny to me.
Language is interesting!
手によりをかけて作った料理を「味、大丈夫」なんて言われたら悲しいですね。でもパラオ語では「アジダイジョーブ」というのは「おいしい」という意味らしいです。
最近テレビで見たのですが、なんでも第二次世界大戦の前、パラオにはたくさんの日本人が移り住み、そこで色々な日本語が現地に浸透したらしいです。他には「乾杯」ことを「ショートツ」と言うのだとか(!)
言葉って面白い!
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