🔊Japanese Word(s) of the Week w/ QUIZBO™ | 【故障中】+BONUS:【グリッチ】

By Kiki+Koko: Let's NihonGO!! on April 8, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

ＨＥＬＬＯ！Ｉ　ＡＭ　ＱＵＩＺＢＯ™！Welcome to Word of the Week Wednesday! This will be a bit more concise than usual due to technical difficulties experienced. Kiki, Koko, and I created a 花見, hanami, themed segment, however a fatal error occurred, deleting the entire scheduled draft and completely erasing any hopes of recovery. There was no way to consult anyone in order to solve this issue, so even though there may be a similar segment in future, there will never be a segment worded in exactly the same way. This is a regrettably disappointing prospect, but that does not mean that we will not do our best to provide you another segment of quality, today. But, what is Word of the Week Wednesday?

Long ago, there was a time betwixt Monday and Friday that lay devoid of any form of new content or learning. But, one Wednesday in the warmth of summer, arrived a new segment to fill the void and keep Japanese language learners’ minds active. It can be used as an opportunity to learn something new or as a reminder to go back and revise a bit of the previous lessons.

: If you would like to learn how to apply these words to your own basic sentences, feel free to take a look at a few of Kiki and Koko’s articles on this subject in Kiki+Koko: Let’s NihonGO!! Japanese Language Essentials.

Each week, a new vocabulary word or phrase is presented in order to give an opportunity to expand ones vocabulary as well as learn more about everything from conjugation to grammar. We provide for you an example sentence illustrate the usage of the word. However, you are not left to pronounce the words on your own. I will be there to repeat the word and its pronunciation as many times as you wish. That is my purpose, here. I will also read aloud the sentences for you, however those will be presented at natural speed. This can be useful for learning how to pick out different vocabulary words within everyday speech.

Learners of any and every level can benefit from revising or learning new concepts through grammar, word choice, particles, kanji, or simply inspiration for their own sentence creation. Each sentence is written using its original script with kanji, converted to hiragana, transliterated into romaji, and of course, translated into English. With this method, there is a good chance of also learning other incidental vocabulary. Word of the Week can act as a useful tool for those who want to go above and beyond, learning from every element they see, or simply having a rest and learning the vocabulary presented whilst perhaps revising previous lessons.

Without further ado, let us NihonGO!!

Word(s) of the Week:

故障中【こしょうちゅう】
koshouchuu
expression（表現）
1. out-of-order

jlpt n4 |common word (常用語)

Bonus Word(s) of the Week:

グリッチ【ぐりっち】※
guricchi
noun (名詞)
1. glitch

computer terminology (コンピュータ用語)

※Quick Helpful Hints with Kiki+Koko:

Even though the loan word グリッチ can be used and the expression 故障中 means out-of-order, the word 「故障」こしょう、koshou, alone, can be used to express the idea of a ‘glitch’. You will often hear 故障 used as in a ‘malfunction’.

We hope that helps! Until next lesson!!

Stay Safe!!
♡Kiki+Koko

Example Sentences:

The first row is in Japanese with Kanji. The Next row is in hiragana, then romanised using rōmaji with the final row translated into English.
(Japanese→Hiragana→Rōmaji→English)

Example #1:

今日、スケジューラとHTML エディターは大きなグリッチが発生して、今日のコーナーは消えてしまいましたが、直させたまで頑張るのを止まらないのです。
きょう、すけじゅーらと　HTMLえでぃたーは　おおきいな　ぐりっちが　はっせいして、きょうの　こーなは　きえてしまいましたが、なおさせたまで　がんばるのを　とまらないのです。
kyou, sukejyuura to HTML editaa wa ookii na guricchi ga hassei shite, kyou no coonaa wa kiete shimamashita ga, naosaseta made ganbaru no wo tomaranai no desu.
Today, the scheduler and HTML editor have had a huge glitch, and today’s corner ended up disappearing, but we’re not going to stop doing our best until it’s mended.

Example #2:

リリースしたばっかりだし、まだベータ段階だし、今、ゲームはグリッチだらけじゃない？
りりーすした　ばっかりだし、まだべーただんかいだし、いま、げーむは　ぐりっちだらけじゃない？
ririisu shita bakkari dashi, mada beeta dankai dashi, ima, geemu wa guricchi darake jyanai?
It’s just released, (and) it’s still in beta (afterall), (so) the game is full of glitches innit?

Example #3:

店員さんは「エレベーターは故障中でございます」と言ってくれたので、階段を使ってしまった。でも、階段を昇りながら、「天国への階段」を歌い止まらなかった。そんな訳で、Kマートにもう戻って来れない。
てんいんさんは　「えれべーたーは　こしょうちゅうでございます」といってくれたので、かいだんを　つかってしまった。でも、かいだんを　のぼりながら、「てんごくへのかいだん」を　うたい　とまらなかった。そんなわけで、Kまーとに　もうもどってこれない。
teninsan wa 「erebeetaa wa koshouchuu de gozaimasu」to itte kureta no de, kaidan wo tsukatte shimatta. demo, kaidan wo noborinagara, 「tengoku he no kaidan」wo utai tomaranakatta. sonna wake de, kmaato ni mou modotte korenai.
Given that the clerk said ‘The lift is out-of-order‘, I ended up using the stairs. But, whilst climbing the stairs, I wouldn’t stop singing ‘Stairway to Heaven’. And, that’s why I can’t go back to Kmart.

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