#31 What do 男 and 女 mean? ~ To make boyfriends in Japan~
2019. 1. 17
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So today's words are 男 and 女.
Reads. 男/ototko/, 女/on'na/
Means. 男...man, 女…women
How to write 男👇
https://kakijun.jp/page-ms/07149200.html
How to write 女👇
https://kakijun.jp/page-ms/0322200.html
Example sentence:
日本の男性は賢い女性より少しお馬鹿な女性を好む
/ni-hon no dan-sei wa kashiko-i jo-sei yori suko-shi
o-ba-ka na jo-sei o kono-mu/
... Japanese gentlemen prefer a little silly ladies to smart ones.
男 and 女 sound impolite so we usually say 男性 and 女性.
性 means "sex"
Did you know that in Japan a smart girl can't be
good girlfriend though can be a good friend.
How about in your country, and you?
So if you want to make a boyfriend in Japan, be silly not so smart XD.
But actually I don't think this thinking is good,
because Ladies should also have their own wills
and shouldn't be controlled men's tastes.
Don't worry a smart lady is also cool and reliable in
Japan.
Oh you didn't worry about that?! XD
So I explain about the grammars used in the sentence!
Let's go!
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👉日本の男性/ni-hon no dan-sei/
日本 means '' Japan"
の means like "of"
男性 means "gentlemen" as written above.
So 日本の男性 means "gentlemen of Japan" and it
meams "Japanese gentlemen"
👉賢い/kashiko-i/
This word has many meanings: wise, clever, smart,
intelligent and brilliant.
They all can be translated as 賢い
As you can see, 賢い can't be always a word for
praise.
👉賢い女性より/kashiko-i jo-sei yori/
女性 means "ladies"
So 賢い女性 means "smart ladies" here.
より means "than"
👉少しお馬鹿な女性/suko-shi o-ba-ka na jo-sei/
少し means "a little"
お馬鹿な means "silly"
So 少しお馬鹿な女性 means "a little silly ladies"
If you say without お like 馬鹿な, it sounds serious
and means like "foolish" or even "stupid".
But still it can sometimes be used as a joke.
👉好む/kono-mu/
This means "to prefer"
That's all explanations.
So can you translate the first sentence?
日本の男性は賢い女性より少しお馬鹿な女性を好む
this means like this:
"Japanese gentlemen prefer a little silly ladies than
smart ladies"
and it means
"Japanese gentlemen prefer a little silly ladies to
smart ones"
So that's all today.
Thank you so much for reading!!
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I hope this helps you.
See you next time!
