Posts Tagged ‘misunderstandings

17
Jun
08

Say “Uncle”!

Today, one of the vocabulary words for the 8th graders was “uncle”.

Saying this word caused more giggling that usual amongst the student. I racked my brain. What is wrong with “uncle”?

Then it dawned on me. “Uncle” sounds a bit like “unko.” “Unko” means poop.

Ah, unko!

EDIT: You probably found this post because you ran a search on how to say “uncle” in Japanese. Uncle in japanese is “ojisan” (oh-gee-sahn), not to be confused with grandfather, “ojii-san” (oh-GEE-sahn)




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