Do you know The Nutcracker? Let's read a story perfect for Christmas while paying attention to onomatopoeia!
Do you know the story called The Nutcracker?
It's a famous ballet song.
Today, let's take a look at the story of The Nutcracker in Japanese.
It's a Christmas story, so it's perfect for this time of year!
Also, since this story is long, I will introduce it in parts 1 and 2!
Check out part 1 of the first half today!
"The Nutcracker" part1
Today is the Christmas Eve party that I was looking forward to.
Clara was looking out the window, waiting for Uncle Drosselmeyer to come.
"Merry Christmas! Hahaha. Have you all been good this year too?"
An old man came to the house carrying a big bag.
"Yes!!"
The children who had come to the party ran to their uncle.
Clara also went to her uncle.
There are many dolls in the uncle's bag.
“Uncle, what is this?”
Clara picked up a soldier doll and said,
"Oh, it's a nutcracker. Look! You put a walnut in the doll's mouth, and the doll cracks it for you."
"Wow! Amazing! This is the first time I've seen a doll like this! I like this!"
Clara loved the Nutcracker.
However, his older brother Franz came,
"What's this doll? It's weird! Mine is much cooler."
and took Clara's Nutcracker.
"Ah! It's my doll! Give it back!"
When Clara tries to get the Nutcracker back,
Gashan! ! !
Franz dropped the nutcracker.
"What should I do? The doll's arm is broken..."
When Clara was crying, her uncle brought her a handkerchief.
Clara wrapped the handkerchief around the Nutcracker's arm and healed him.
"Come on, Clara. It's time for bed. The doll will be better by tomorrow."
The uncle said to Clara.
Clara went to bed, but couldn't sleep because she was worried about the Nutcracker.
So I quietly got out of bed and went to see the Nutcracker that I had placed in front of the Christmas tree.
At that time, the 12 o'clock chime went off.
Then, oh, it's strange!
Clara's body became as small as a doll.
Suddenly, there was a loud thumping sound from behind, and when Clara looked behind her, she saw a lot of mice running towards her.
Dangerous! !
Now, what will happen to Clara?
to be continued…
Well, this time I introduced part 1 of "The Nutcracker".
This story contained a lot of onomatopoeia, such as "gashan" and "dodo dodo."
Today I would like to introduce some Japanese onomatopoeia.
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that expresses a state or sound.
The sound of a dog saying "woof woof!" and the "bang" sound of a door closing are onomatopoeias called onomatopoeias.
``Wakuwaku,'' which expresses a feeling of excitement, and ``Pikapika,'' which expresses something shiny, are onomatopoeias called onomatopoeia.
Let's look at onomatopoeia along with the story of the Nutcracker.
[When something falls/breaks/collides]
・Gashan Often used for hard objects like glass.
Sample1 I heard a thud and when I turned around, I saw a newcomer breaking a plate.
Sample2 When I threw the ball, it smashed the window with a bang.
・Don Used for heavy items.
Sample1 The thick dictionary that I had placed on the shelf fell down with a thud.
Sample2 Didn't you hear the bang just now? I wonder if the cat fell off the shelf.
・Burn Indicates a strong impact on the ground.
Sample1 During judo, I was slammed into the tatami mat.
Sample2 I heard a loud bang, and when I looked, I saw that a truck and a bus had collided.
[Chime/bell sound]
・Bone Bone The sound of an old big clock, the sound of a temple bell
Sample1 Bone Bone and the 3 o'clock chime rang.
Sample2 The New Year's Eve bell began to ring.
・Ringring The sound of a small bell or telephone ringing
Sample1 I heard ring ring! Santa might have come!
Sample2 It's been ringing for a while now, whose phone is it?
・Ping-Pong The sound of the doorbell or the bell used to call a restaurant staff member.
Sample1 The door chime at home doesn't ring. I wonder if it broke.
Sample2 Have you decided to order? Push Ping Pong?
[When running]
・Dododododo Describes many people or animals running together.
Sample1 The horse is running slowly.
Sample2 Everyone is running from over there. It's a marathon.
・Looks like he's running, flustered and impatient.
Sample1 I heard a banging noise coming from the second floor, so I thought it was my sister running away from the cockroaches.
Sample2 My 3-year-old son is afraid of going to the bathroom at night, so he always comes home running.
☆There are other common uses for Batabata.
Sample I haven't been able to do any housework lately because I've been so busy.
This means busy. Often used in everyday conversation.
What do you think.
There are many other onomatopoeias.
The meaning and impression will change greatly depending on which onomatopoeia you use in conversation.
Everyone, let's find commonly used Japanese onomatopoeias and try using them.
Well, that's it for today!
See you again in the next blog.
