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Ch.17 vol.3
Yushiro (愈史郎)
冗談です！！
(I’m joking)
Reference source : 五峠呼世晴 (2016) 鬼滅の刃3 集英社 p.7 (translated by quoter)
It’s so fun to see this scene of Yushiro’s ugly statement!
When he said to Tamayo “let’s flee using Tanjiro as a decoy”, Lady Tamayo is put off by what he said.
Then Yushiro cannot stand her disdainful attitude and said “just joking!” at once.
It’s one of the greatest comedy scenes I love!
He is harsh and cold to anybody other than Tamayo but he never hides his love to her and he always tries to protect her! Lovable boy…
Here let’s see how to say “just joking” in Japanese. It’s easy so please memorize!
Lesson
| JPN | 冗談(じょうだん)です |
| JPN♪ | Jōdan des(u) |
| ENG | I’m joking. |
| WORD | JPN♪ | MEANING |
|---|---|---|
| 冗談 | jōdan | a joke |
| です | des(u)* | It is —-. To determine what is described before “desu”. |
Explanation | です(desu)
“desu” is a word to be put at the end of a sentence which makes the sentence end properly.
It sounds polite and formal. It can be usually put after nouns or words which represent nature of things, feelings, etc.
Only some examples;
| JPN | JPN♪ | ENG |
|---|---|---|
| 禰豆子はかわいいです。 | Nezuko wa kawaii desu. | Nezuko is lovely. |
| 炭治郎はやさしいです。 | Tanjiro wa yasashii desu. | Tanjiro is kind. |
| 善逸は禰豆子が好きです。 | Zenitsu wa Nezuko ga suki desu. | Zenitsu loves Nezuko. |
| 無惨は怖いです。 | Muzan wa kowai desu. | Muzan is scary. |
| これは無理です。 | Kore wa muri desu. | It is impossible. |
| あれは鬼です。 | Are wa oni desu. | That is a demon. |
| 今日は晴れです。 | Kyō wa hare desu. | Today is sunny. |
How to pronounce “desu
Pronunciation of “desu” is a tricky. The sound is not “desu” but “des” or with very light “su”.
Please remember you don’t have to make a strong sound of “su” because it’s unnatural.
There are some other rules that we should be careful not to pronounce vowel sound like;
好き suki → s(u)ki (like, love)
明日 ashita → ash(i)ta (tomorrow)
such words are countless!
The rule is simple. When the sound “i” or “u” are between voiceless consonant like “k” “s” “t” “h” and “p”, the vowel sounds are unvoiced.
It’s too hard to remember at once, but just remember that there are Japanese words that the vowels are not pronounced as they are written.
That’s all!
Did you get how to say “I’m joking” in Japanese?
It’s easy, isn’t it?
I love Kimetsu no Yaiba because lots of comedy scenes come out even in serious situations.
This may be one of the reasons people love this manga!
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