Japanese Lessons: Wasabi Japanese Radio Podcasts 13-1

Program: [広告こうこく] お菓子かし屋やさん　Personality: 村上隆むらかみりゅう二じ

Japanese Script

さてこの時じ間かんご紹介しょうかいするのは、万町よろずまちにあります、島原藩しまばらはん御ご用よう菓子かし司つかさ*1 松まつ屋やです。えー、歴れき史しがね、長ながいお菓子屋かしやさんですけども、といっても新あたらしいものも開発かいはつされてるんですよ。え、そういう中なかで、えー、非ひ常じょうに、あの、松まつ屋やのこれまでの歴れき史し、そしてノウハウが活いかされたのが、えーこれからのシーズンはクリスマスのケーキ、こういった所ところに出でてきます。えーとね、もっぱらしまばらマガジンの24にじゅうよんページにも写真しゃしんがこれ*2 出でてるんですけど、ミニシュークリームケーキとかですね、ホワイトフレマージュ*3 っていうね、これはもう見みた目めにもかわいいです。いいですね。こういったクリスマスのケーキの食たべ方かた、え、楽たのしみ方かたってのもあるんですよ。ご予よ約やくもお待まちしています。どうぞお早はやめに、どうぞ。クラブもっぱらしまばらの会員かいいんの方かた、千円せんえん以い上じょうお買かい上あげの方かたにはガンバスタンプ*4、またはお菓子かしのプレゼントがあります。朝あさ9時くじから夜よる9時くじまでの営業えいぎょう、詳くわしいことはお電でん話わでお問とい合あわせください。62ろくに-の2556にごごろく、62ろくに-の2556にごごろくまでどうぞ。

English Translation

Title: “Advertisement” Confectionery Shop　Personality: Murakami Ryuji
Now, at this time we’re pleased to introduce Matsuya, located in Yorozumachi, which was a purveyor to the Shimabara domain*1. Well, although this confectionery shop has a long history, they are developing new products too. Um, in such, well, how the prior history and know-how of Matsuya are utilized will appear in Christmas cakes in the coming season. Well, the pictures are featured on page 24 of the Moppara Shimabara magazine, and there are things such as mini cream puff cakes and fromage blanc*3; it’s really a charming appearance. Looks great. The cakes are enjoyable, not just by eating them, but, um, by appearance too. They are looking forward to your reservations, too. Please make them as soon as possible, please. For those who have a membership to Club Moppara Shimabara or make a purchase of 1000 yen or more, there is either a Ganba stamp*4 or candy present. They are open from 9am to 9pm. For more details, please contact them by phone. 62-2556, that’s 62-2556.

Notes: Japanese Grammar and Vocabulary

1. 「藩はん」 is a historical term for the estate of a warrior. 「御ご用よう菓子かし司つかさ」 is also a historical term. They intentionally use these phrases in order to show the proven quality.

2. This 「これ」 does not have a particular meaning. You can consider this a filler phrase.

3. They pronounced “fromage” as 「フレマージュ」 in Katakana, but it is also sometimes pronounced 「フロマージュ」.

4. This is kind of a reward card. Customers can exchange Ganba stamps for something beneficial.

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