Japanese Lessons: Wasabi Japanese Radio Podcasts 9-3

Program: 秋あきのイベント　Personality: 茂しげ ショウゴ

Japanese Script

そして運動会うんどうかいといいますと、えー*1 平成へいせい25にじゅうご年ねん度ど*2、もう第だい58ごじゅうはち回かいになるんですね*3、市し民体育祭みんたいいくさい。えー、この各種競かくしゅきょう技ぎの日程にっていが決きまっております。え、9く月がつに行おこなわれるのが、まず9く月がつ16じゅうろく日にち月曜げつよう日び、敬老けいろうの日ひですね。えーこの日ひには弓道きゅうどう*4 が行おこなわれます。え、もちろん会場かいじょうは霊丘れいきゅう公園体育館弓道場こうえんたいいくかんきゅうどうじょうで行われます、弓きゅう道どう。そして9く月がつ29にじゅうく日にち、え、こちら、日曜にちよう日び。え、日曜にちよう日びには卓球たっきゅうの試し合あいが島原復興しまばらふっこうアリーナ、そしてサブアリーナで行われます。地区ちく対抗戦たいこうせんとなっています。また今こ年としもいろんな、こう、スポーツで、もー盛もり上あがるんでしょうね。

English Translation

Title: Autumn Event　Personality: Shige Shōgo
Now, talking about Sports Day, um*1, in Heisei year 25*2 , it’s already being held*3 for the 58th time, this is the Public Sports Festival. The schedule for each competition was determined. Um, for things being done in September, first there’s Respect for the Aged Day on Monday, September 16th. Well, this day Kyudō*4 will be take place. Um, of course the venue is Reikyu Park Gymnasium Archery Field, for Kyudō. Now, on September 29th, um, that Sunday; Um, on Sunday a table tennis match will be held at Shimabara Restoration Arena and Sabu Arena. It’s become the district tournament. Also, I guess this year there’s a rise in various sports.

Notes: Japanese Grammar and Vocabulary

1. Since he was thinking about what to say while talking, there are some filler phrases such as 「えー」, 「え」, 「こう」, and 「もー」.

2. The current era in Japan. This system numbers the years from the accession of the current emperor, who took the throne in 1989, or Heisei 1. e.g. 2015 is Heisei 27.

3. After this sentence, 「えー 平成へいせい25にじゅうご年ねん度ど」, he was supposed to continue with something like 「第だい58ごじゅうはち回かいの市し民体育祭みんたいいくさいが開催かいさいされます」. However, since he was surprised by the fact that it had such a long continuation, the nuance changed and had a touch of discovery.

4. Traditional Japanese archery

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