#14 Coming-age ceremony Good night.
Published 2022-01-10 おやすみ 。 Good night.
AI Explain Shunと日本語。 Shun and Japanese. 皆さんこんばんは。 Good evening, everyone. 日本語教師のShunです。 I am Shun, a Japanese language teacher. 皆さん今日はどんな一日でしたか？ How was your day today, everyone? 皆さんの週末はどうでしたか？ How was your weekend, everyone? 今日は本当にのんびりしていますね。 I'm really relaxed today. 実は今日は日本の成人式の日ですね。 Actually, today is Japan's Coming-of-Age Day. 皆さんは成人式を知っていますか？ Do you all know about the Coming-of-Age ceremony? 皆さんの国にありますかね？ Does it exist in your country, I wonder? わかりません。 I don't know. 他の国ではあまり聞いたことがありません。 I haven't heard much about it in other countries. 皆さんの国には成人式がありますか？ Do you have a coming-of-age ceremony in your country? 日本では二十歳になったら大人になります。 In Japan, when you turn 20, you become an adult. お酒もタバコも選挙も全部二十歳からすることができます。 You can drink alcohol, smoke, and vote all from the age of 20. 成人式の日は国民の祝日です。 Coming-of-Age Day is a national holiday. だから会社で働いている人も仕事がありません。 So people working at companies also have the day off. 日本の成人式は面白いですよ。 The coming-of-age ceremony in Japan is interesting. まずは服ですね。 First of all, it's about the clothes. 男性は服はスーツか袴を着ます。 Men wear suits or hakama. 袴は着物みたいな服ですね。 Hakama are like kimono-style clothing. 女性は着物を着ます。 Women wear kimonos. 女性はほとんどこの着物を借りますが、とても高いです。 Most women rent these kimonos, but they are very expensive. これを着て街の体育館に行って式をします。 They wear these and go to the city gymnasium for the ceremony. 市長も来ます。 The mayor also comes. でも、式の前にたくさんお酒を飲んでいる人もたくさんいます。 But many people drink a lot of alcohol before the ceremony. はい、そう、あの式の中で酔っ払いすぎている人もいますね。 Yes, that's right, there are also people who get too drunk during the ceremony. その後は中学校の地元の友達や先生とパーティーをしに行きます。 After that, they go to parties with their local junior high school friends and teachers. これも少しフォーマルなパーティーですね。 This is also a somewhat formal party. また、まだ久しぶりに、あの中学校の先生に会えたり、ずっと会っていなかった中学の友達に会えたので、とても楽しかったですね。 Also, I was really happy because I could see that junior high school teacher again for the first time in a while, and I met junior high school friends I hadn't seen for a long time. その後は別のもっとカジュアルな居酒屋に行って、友達とお酒を飲んで遊びます。 After that, we went to another more casual izakaya to drink and have fun with friends. この日はみんな本当に酔っ払いましたね。 That day, everyone got really drunk. この後はみんなまた他の居酒屋に行ってカラオケにも行きました。 After this, everyone went to another izakaya and then to karaoke. 本当に若いですよね。 We were really young, weren't we? 今はこんな風に遊べませんし、遊びたいとも思えません。 Now, I can't play around like that, and I don't even want to. でも、二十歳で居酒屋でもお酒を飲めてワクワクしすぎていたかもしれませんね。 But maybe at 20, I was too excited about being able to drink at an izakaya. でも、成人式は本当に楽しかったです。 However, the coming-of-age ceremony was really fun. 昔の友達と会っていろいろ話せたのが一番楽しかったですね。 What I enjoyed most was meeting old friends and talking about various things. 同じようなパーティーはしたくないですが、また昔の友達に会いたいですね。 I don't want to have the same kind of party again, but I'd like to see my old friends again. ずっとニュージーランドにいるので、日本に住んでいる友達が少し恋しくなりますよね。 Since I've been in New Zealand for a long time, I kind of miss my friends living in Japan, you know. 帰ったらたくさん日本で友達と遊びたいです。 When I go back, I want to hang out with my friends a lot in Japan. えー、皆さんの国でもこのようなパーティーがありますか？ Well, do you have parties like this in your countries? どうですか？ How about it? 楽しいですよね。 It's fun, isn't it? よかったら寝る前にコメントで教えてください。 If you like, please let me know in the comments before you go to sleep. では、今日もゆっくり休んでくださいね。 Well then, please rest well today too. おやすみ。 Good night. Tonight's words and phrases 成人式 Coming of age ceremony 選挙 Voting 国民の祝日 National holiday 男性 Male 式 Ceremony 市長 Mayor 別の Other 酔っ払う To get drunk 若い Young ワクワクする To be excited 昔 Long time ago Thank you so much for listening. Tonight's words and phrases 成人式 Coming of age ceremony 選挙 Voting 国民の祝日 National holiday 男性 Male 式 Ceremony 市長 Mayor 別の Other 酔っ払う To get drunk 若い Young ワクワクする To be excited 昔 Long time ago Thank you so much for listening. If you like this channel, be sure to hit the subscribe button before you fall asleep so you will not miss my new episodes. If you like this channel, be sure to hit the subscribe button before you fall asleep so you will not miss my new episodes. If you would like to listen and practice, I have a transcript on my Patreon page. If you would like to listen and practice, I have a transcript on my Patreon page. The link is in the description. The link is in the description. There you will be able to find the transcript for my other podcast, Japanese with Shun as well. There you will be able to find the transcript for my other podcast, Japanese with Shun as well. Thank you so much for your support and have a great night. Thank you so much for your support and have a great night. おやすみ。 Good night. 