Saturday, November 21, 2009

J-Word Play #3

After that last humdinger I know you must be aching for another one. Settle down, my babies - here you are:

いつも文句を言っている動物は何ですか。
いつももんくをいっているどうぶつはなんですか。

(What animal is always complaining?)



Answer


牛 (うし; cow)
In English, cows say "Moo." In Japanese, cows say "も(Mo)," which is also the sound a person makes when he is complaining, like a groan.

2 comments:

  1. Your word plays are great! I told my Japanese teacher the one with the fruit and she thought it was very funny and laughed a lot. ^^
    I'm looking forward to many more blog entries like that. :)

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  2. Thanks, Haf - glad you're enjoying the site!

    Actually, you just reminded me that I haven't learned any new riddles/puns lately...I'll have to redouble my efforts!

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