Learning Japanese Onomatopoeia

Grab a giant cup of Matcha because we are dropping our **very first 1-hour mega episode!**This week, we are diving deep into the beautiful, confusing, and completely essential world of Japanese linguistics. Specifically, Misato is putting Cherine through the ultimate linguistic gauntlet: **Giseigo and Gitatago (Japanese Onomatopoeia).** In English, things go "buzz" or "splash." But in Japanese, there are thousands of words that describe things like the sound of staring intensely (*ji---*), the texture of something slimy (*neba-neba*), or the feeling of being completely exhausted (*boro-boro*). Cherine tries to guess what these bizarre double-words mean based on context clues, leading to some hilariously wrong answers and deep realizations about how the Japanese brain perceives the world. **Sponsors:** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ninja Wifi (use Code MATCHA10 for 10% OFF)⁠