#64 Returning to Japan after 3 years Good night.
Published 2023-01-16 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'm Shun, a Japanese teacher. 皆さん、今日はどんな一日でしたか? Everyone, how was your day today? 皆さんの週末はどうでしたか? How was your weekend? はい。 Yes. えー、そうですね。 Well, let's see. はい、最近は全然ポッドキャストの原稿を書いていませんでしたね。 Yes, I haven't been writing podcast scripts at all recently. 今、この原稿を書いている時、私は日本にいます。 Right now, as I write this manuscript, I am in Japan. バンコクから日本に帰りました。 I returned to Japan from Bangkok. いや、帰る時は少し緊張しましたね。 Well, I was a bit nervous when I returned. 日本はまだコロナの制限が厳しいと聞いていました。 I had heard that Japan's COVID restrictions were still strict. まあ、コロナの制限はよく変わりますよね。 Well, the COVID restrictions change often, don't they? 今は何も制限がなくても、一週間後はもっと厳しくなっているかもしれませんよね。 Even if there are no restrictions now, they might become stricter in a week. いや、本当にわかりません。 Well, I really don't know. 私が帰った時は、コロナのワクチンを三回打ったら、日本で隔離をしなくても良かったです。 When I returned, if you had received three doses of the COVID vaccine, you didn't have to quarantine in Japan. でも、日本でMy SOSというアプリをダウンロードをして、そこで登録しなければいけませんでした。 But you had to download an app called My SOS in Japan and register on it. でも、それを登録するのを忘れていたので、バンコクの空港で飛行機を待っている間にそのアプリに登録しました。 However, I had forgotten to register, so I registered on the app while waiting for the plane at Bangkok airport. えー、日本に着いた時はその登録ができていたので、スムーズに入国できましたね。 Well, when I arrived in Japan, the registration was already done, so I was able to enter the country smoothly. 入国した時は少し感動しましたね。 I was a bit moved when I entered the country. 全部が日本語で、うーん、日本にいる感じがしましたね。 Everything was in Japanese, and I felt like I was in Japan. はい。 Yes. まずは、あの、日本の綺麗さに驚きましたね。 First of all, I was surprised by how clean Japan is. いや、本当に綺麗ですよね。 No, really, it's beautiful. もう空港、トイレ、そして電車も本当に綺麗で驚きました。 The airport, the toilets, and even the trains were so clean that I was amazed. 電車で空港から実家まで帰ったんですけど、電車の綺麗さにびっくりしました。 I took the train from the airport to my parents' house, and I was surprised by how clean the train was. もう席や窓の角まで綺麗でした。 Even the seats and the corners of the windows were clean. なんか電車の中で寝れそうでしたよ。 I felt like I could fall asleep on the train. うん。 Yeah. だから、快適すぎて日本の電車の中で寝ている人が多いんですかね。 So, maybe that's why so many people sleep on Japanese trains—they're just too comfortable. はい。 Right. はい。 Right. そして、あの、久しぶりに実家に着きました。 And then, um, I arrived at my parents' house for the first time in a while. まあ、家の中には誰もいませんでした。 Well, there was no one inside the house. でも、昔と同じ匂い、同じ家具を見て、気持ちがリラックスしました。 But seeing the same smells and the same furniture as before made me feel relaxed. いいですね。 That's nice. あの、いつも家に帰ると子供の時の思い出を思い出します。 Um, whenever I go home, I remember memories from when I was a child. 私の家は祖父母の家の隣にあります。 My house is next to my grandparents' house. 祖父母は隣の家に住んでいて、その時もいたので会いに行きました。 My grandparents live next door, and they were there at that time too, so I went to see them. 本当に私が帰ってきて嬉しそうでしたね。 They really seemed happy that I was back. まあ、三年ぶりの日本ですからね。 Well, it's been three years since I was in Japan. まあ、コロナで日本に帰るのが遅くなりましたから。 Well, because of COVID, I was late returning to Japan. はい。 Yes. まあ、うん、まあ、私は今のこのライフスタイルが好きです。 Well, uh, well, I like this current lifestyle. 私は一つの場所に住む生活は合っていません。 Living in one place doesn't suit me. でも、こんな感じで時々日本に帰るのはいいですよね。 But coming back to Japan like this sometimes is nice, isn't it? あの、家族や友達も本当に恋しかったので、日本では家族と友達の時間を大切にしたいですね。 Um, I really missed my family and friends, so I want to cherish time with them while in Japan. いや、また日本を出ようと思っているので、日本にいる間にいろいろな友達に会いたいです。 No, I'm thinking of leaving Japan again, so I want to see various friends while I'm here. 私の友達も私に会いたがっているので、会うのが楽しみですね。 My friends also want to see me, so I'm looking forward to meeting them. はい。 Yes. えー、皆さんもどうですか? Well, how about you all? あの、まあ、海外から自分の国に帰る時はどんな気持ちになりますか? Um, well, how do you feel when you return to your home country from abroad? 特に海外に住んでいる人は、自分の国に帰る時は感動しますよね。 Especially for people living abroad, it's moving when they return to their home country, 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'd like, please let me know in the comments before going to bed. では、皆さん、今日もゆっくり休んでくださいね。 Well, everyone, please take a good rest today as well. じゃあ、また次のエピソードで。 Well then, see you in the next episode. おやすみ。 Good night. Tonight's words and phrases。 Tonight's words and phrases. 原稿。 Manuscript. Transcript。 Transcript. 制限。 Restriction. Restriction。 Restriction. 打つ。 To shoot. To shoot。 To shoot. 隔離。 Quarantine. Quarantine。 Quarantine. 登録する。 To register. To register。 To register. 感動する。 To be moved. To be moved。 To be moved. 実家。 Parents' house. Parents' house。 Parents' house. 匂い。 Smell. Smell。 Smell. 思い出。 Memory. Memory。 Memory. 合う。 To suit. To suit。 To suit. Thank you so much for listening. 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