Japanese Lessons: Wasabi Japanese Radio Podcasts 7-7

Program: 憧あこがれの職業しょくぎょう　Personality: Chiy Chiy

Japanese Script

そしてですね、第10だいじゅう位いです。10じゅう位い、これまたね、なんだこりゃと思おもいました。第10だいじゅう位い、ナニーって。ナニーって何なにー？*1（笑わらい声ごえ）ね、すいませんね。はい。ナニーって、なんだこりゃ*2って、これこそね、まったくわかんないなと、ねぇ。これはやっぱりね、ナニーはなんなのか、（笑わらい声ごえ）調しらべなきゃなと。どんなことの、どんな職業しょくぎょうなのかなと思ったらですね、保護ほご者しゃに代かわって一いち時じ的てきに子こ供どもを預あずかって面倒めんどうを見みる仕し事ごとだそうなんですよ。あのベビーシッターさんとはまたね、ちょっと違ちがって、躾しつけとか勉強べんきょうとか教おしえたりとか、そういうところまでする職業しょくぎょう。ねぇ。うん？えぇ？って思おもうような職業しょくぎょう、たくさん最近さいきんあるんですね。うん。

English Translation

Title: The Longed-for Occupation　Personality: Chiy Chiy
And now, 10th place.10th place, again I thought “what is it?” 10th place is nanny. Nanny, what?*1 (Laughter) Sorry. Yes. Nanny, what on earth is this?*2 This I truly didn’t understand. As expected, I had to check into what this nanny was (laughter). I wondered what kind of thing, what kind of occupation this is. It looks like this job temporarily looks after and takes care of children instead of a parent. It’s a little different from a babysitter; this occupation teaches things like discipline and studying. Yeah, there have been many occupations recently making you think “Um!?” or “Really!?” Yes.

Notes: Japanese Grammar and Vocabulary

1. She keeps saying 「ナニーって何なに―？」 or “what is a nanny?” This is a pun in Japanese because 「何なに―」 and 「ナニー」 have the same pronunciation. Also, she elongates the word 「何なに」 for emphasis and to make it sound more like “nanny”.

2. 「なんだこりゃ」 is equivalent to 「なんだこれは」. It has a more casual touch and is a little more emotional of an expression.

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