Comments on: Food Glorious Food http://martian.org/karen/2009/02/27/food-glorious-food/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: karen http://martian.org/karen/2009/02/27/food-glorious-food/comment-page-1/#comment-31067 karen Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:21:08 +0000 http://martian.org/karen/?p=998#comment-31067 One of my friends recently bought a portable oven that they recommended. So I'm going to look at that next time we visit them. The Japanese words are strange but in a different way. They use "giri no ..." in front of the name of the family member. This describes someone related by marriage. The problem it causes is that "giri no imouto" could mean younger step sister or younger sister-in-law. One of my friends recently bought a portable oven that they recommended. So I’m going to look at that next time we visit them.

The Japanese words are strange but in a different way. They use “giri no …” in front of the name of the family member. This describes someone related by marriage. The problem it causes is that “giri no imouto” could mean younger step sister or younger sister-in-law.

]]> By: Jessica Marie http://martian.org/karen/2009/02/27/food-glorious-food/comment-page-1/#comment-31065 Jessica Marie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:05:09 +0000 http://martian.org/karen/?p=998#comment-31065 What about getting a toaster oven? My mom uses hers to cook for herself and my step-dad all the time. I just found out that the French words for stepmother and stepfather in French are 'belle-mère' and 'beau-père'; beautiful mother/father. So you went to see your dad and your pretty mom, and I want to see my mom and my handsome dad. Do the Japanese words have any such oddness? What about getting a toaster oven? My mom uses hers to cook for herself and my step-dad all the time.

I just found out that the French words for stepmother and stepfather in French are ‘belle-mère’ and ‘beau-père’; beautiful mother/father. So you went to see your dad and your pretty mom, and I want to see my mom and my handsome dad. Do the Japanese words have any such oddness?

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