Japanese Lessons: Wasabi Japanese Radio Podcasts 8-1

Program: 都と道どう府ふ県けんお肌はだランキング Personality: 村上隆むらかみりゅう二じ

Japanese Script

12じゅうに時じ1いっ分ぷんに間まもなく、なるところです。島原しまばら市し白しら土ち町まちFえふMえむ島原しまばらのスタジオから生放送なまほうそうで、私わたくし、村上隆むらかみりゅう二じがお送おくりしているジュークボックス8はち8はち4よんです。お天てん気き、パッと*2 しませんが気き持もちだけはしっかり、スッキリ*3 いきたいものです。さて、女性じょせいの方かた、お肌はだ、自じ分ぶんの状態じょうたい、気きになりますよね。全国ぜんこくで、この、肌はだを、美うつくしさを*4 ランキングにしてしまっている*5 ところがあります。化け粧品会社しょうひんがいしゃのポーラ、先日せんじつ、この女性じょせいの肌はだの美うつくしさを、えー、肌はだの美うつくしさを順じゅん位付いづけした美び肌県はだけんグランプリの結けっ果かが発表はっぴょうされました。一いち位いは島しま根ね県けん、去年きょねんに続つづいて一いち位いだそうです。

English Translation

Title: Prefecture*1 Skin Ranking　Personality: Murakami Ryuji
Soon it will be 12:01. From Shimabara FM’s studio in Shirachi district in Shimabara city, I, Murakami Ryuji, am broadcasting Jukebox 884 live. The weather isn’t clear*2, but I want to keep feeling quite fresh*3 at least. Now, for women; skin…your condition, you care about it, right? [There is a company] which has done a ranking of beauty*5 of skin from all over the country*4. A few days ago, the cosmetic company “POLA”, for these women’s skins’ beauty, um… announced the results of the Beautiful Skin Prefecture Grand Prix which shows a rank of skin’s beauty. First place was Shimane Prefecture. It was consecutively awarded first place from last year.

Notes: Japanese Grammar and Vocabulary

1. Literally To, dō, fu, ken; the four types of prefectures in Japan.

The two following words are Japanese onomatopoeias. They each have a unique meaning, so let’s explain them below:

2. The typical usage of 「パッと」 is 「パッとしない」"undistinguished", "inconspicuous", "unspectacular", or "unsatisfactory". It is often used in negative expressions such as 「パッとしない成績せいせき」, 「パッとしない天てん気き」and「パッとしない服装ふくそう」.
3.「スッキリ」indicates a state feeling refreshed or being neat. The typical usage is 「スッキリした」 “I’m refreshed” and 「スッキリしない」 “I’m not refreshed”. It can be used not only for feelings but also for things like 「文章ぶんしょうをスッキリさせる」 “to make your writing organized” or 「部屋へやをスッキリさせる」”to make your room tidy and in order” or “to dispose of something unnecessary in your room”.

4. This phrase, 「肌はだを、美うつくしさを」 is an advanced expression. The correct sentence is 「肌はだの美うつくしさを」. However by making 「肌はだ」 an object with 「を」, it is quite emphasized.

5. The phrase 「しまう」, which is the origin of the inflection 「しまっている」, usually indicates unsatisfactory results which have taken place unintentionally. However, by intentionally using this phrase, he expresses how the ranking is surprising.

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