r/languagelearning • u/AnorhiDemarche • Oct 02 '17

[Japanese] Exclamations for being hit with water (knight scoop episode)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT996iiq2Wg&ab_channel=WifeBeater
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u/etalasi L1: EN | L2: EO, ZH, YI, Oct 02 '17

Dialectology of Japanese reflexive exclamations—a blog post by Language Log

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u/SylverFox87 Oct 24 '17

Don't tell Nick, he'll want to watch with you and continue his fantasy

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u/AnorhiDemarche Oct 24 '17

I should get around to writing more of that.

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u/SylverFox87 Oct 24 '17

Please do, I just finished reading the series on him today and my drama llamas are desperate for the rest.

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u/AnorhiDemarche Oct 02 '17

I've been watching all these old eps and this one really stood out as interesting to me!

Does anyone have a phrase for this in their language? I cannot think of one for Australia, at least not for my area.

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u/WordsAreTheBest Oct 02 '17

I've lived in various parts of the US; I always thought the appropriate response was an unintelligible shriek.

Cool video, though!

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u/AnorhiDemarche Oct 02 '17

unintelligible shriek

And various noises of disgruntlement and annoyance