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Today's Japanese tongue twister is:
Repeat 10 times in a row. Have fun!
OYAGAME NO UENI KOGAME,
KOGAME NO UENI MAGOGAME,
MAGOGAME NO UENI HIMAGOGAME
親亀の上に子亀
子亀の上に孫亀
孫亀の上にひ孫亀
(おやがめのうえに こがめ こがめのうえに まごがめ まごがめのうえに ひまごがめ)
(Oyagame no ueni kogame, kogame no ueni magogame, magogame no ueni himagogame)
A child turtle is on top of a parent turtle, a grand child turtle is on top of a child turtle, and a great grand child turtle is on top of a grand child turtle.
Xの上に（Xのうえに, X no ueni）: on top of X
When you make a compound noun, こ（ko） becomes が（ga）
こ(ko/child)+かめ(kame/turtle) ---> こがめ(kogame)
亀（かめ, kame）: turtle and tortoise
海亀（うみがめ, umigame）: a sea turtle
陸亀（りくがめ, rikugame）:a tortoise
家族（かぞく, kazoku）: family
親（おや, oya）: a parent, parents
両親（りょうしん, ryoushin）: parents
母（はは, haha）: my mother (a polite/formal form when you speak to someone else)*
おかあさん(okaasan): mother, mom
父（ちち, chichi）: my father (a polite/formal form)*
おとうさん(otousan): father, dad
祖父（そふ, sofu）: grandfather (a polite/formal form)*
おじいさん (ojii-san): grandfather
おじいちゃん(ojii-chan): grandpa
祖母（そぼ, sobo）: grandmother (a polite/formal form)*
おばあさん (obaa-san): grandmother
おばあちゃん (obaa-chan): grandma, nana
子 (こ, ko): a child
子供（こども, kodomo): a child, children
孫（まご）: grand kid(s)
ひ孫（ひまご）: great grand kid(s)
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| Kame: turtle |
Repeat 10 times in a row. Have fun!
OYAGAME NO UENI KOGAME,
KOGAME NO UENI MAGOGAME,
MAGOGAME NO UENI HIMAGOGAME
親亀の上に子亀
子亀の上に孫亀
孫亀の上にひ孫亀
(おやがめのうえに こがめ こがめのうえに まごがめ まごがめのうえに ひまごがめ)
(Oyagame no ueni kogame, kogame no ueni magogame, magogame no ueni himagogame)
A child turtle is on top of a parent turtle, a grand child turtle is on top of a child turtle, and a great grand child turtle is on top of a grand child turtle.
Xの上に（Xのうえに, X no ueni）: on top of X
When you make a compound noun, こ（ko） becomes が（ga）
こ(ko/child)+かめ(kame/turtle) ---> こがめ(kogame)
亀（かめ, kame）: turtle and tortoise
海亀（うみがめ, umigame）: a sea turtle
陸亀（りくがめ, rikugame）:a tortoise
家族（かぞく, kazoku）: family
親（おや, oya）: a parent, parents
両親（りょうしん, ryoushin）: parents
母（はは, haha）: my mother (a polite/formal form when you speak to someone else)*
おかあさん(okaasan): mother, mom
父（ちち, chichi）: my father (a polite/formal form)*
おとうさん(otousan): father, dad
祖父（そふ, sofu）: grandfather (a polite/formal form)*
おじいさん (ojii-san): grandfather
おじいちゃん(ojii-chan): grandpa
祖母（そぼ, sobo）: grandmother (a polite/formal form)*
おばあさん (obaa-san): grandmother
おばあちゃん (obaa-chan): grandma, nana
子 (こ, ko): a child
子供（こども, kodomo): a child, children
孫（まご）: grand kid(s)
ひ孫（ひまご）: great grand kid(s)
