| 子： |
What’s for dinner, mom? 晩御飯なに？ |
| 母： |
We’re having nanakusa-gayu. 七草がゆよ
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| 子： |
I want to have curry and rice. カレーライスがいいな |
| 母： |
We’ve had too much heavy food for New Year. |
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お正月にしっかりした物を沢山食べたでしょ |
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We have nanakusa-gayu to rest our stomach. |
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お腹を休ませてあげる為に七草がゆを食べるのよ |
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And to wish a perfect state of health for the year. |
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そして一年の無病息災をお祈りするの |
| 子： |
Do all people all over the world have nanakusa-gayu? |
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世界中の人達が七草がゆを食べるの？ |
| 母： |
I don’t think so. 違うわね |
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This custom came from China a long time ago. |
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これは昔、中国から伝わった風習なのよ |
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So I think Chinese people have a similar one. |
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だから中国の人達は似た物を食べると思うわ |
| 子： |
What kind of vegetables do you put in the Okayu? どんな草を入れるの？
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| 母： |
Seri, nazuna, gogyo, hakobera, hotokenoza, suzuna and suzushiro. |
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芹、ナズナ、ゴギョウ、ハコベラ、ホトケノザ、スズナ、スズシロ |
| 子： |
Can you say that in English? 英語ではどういうの？ |
| 母： |
Well … let me try. えっと、やってみるわね |
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Seri is Japanese parsley. セリはJapanese parsley |
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Nazuna is shepherd’s purse. ナズナはshepherd’s purse |
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Gogyo is cottonweed. ゴギョウはcottonweed |
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Hakobera is chickweed. ハコベラはchickweed |
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Hotokenoza is lamium amplexicaule. ホトケノザはlamium amplexicaule |
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Suzuna is turnip. スズナはturnip |
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Suzushiro is Japanese radish. スズシロはJapanese radish |
| 子： |
I’m sorry, but can you say that again? ごめん、もう一回言ってくれる？ |
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I didn’t write it down. メモ取り忘れちゃった |
