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Asking Questions

話すいぬ、

好きな数字は？

ワンと言う。

数字＝すうじ＝number

Oh great talking dog,

What number do you most love?

One*, the dog replies.

*T/N: In Japanese, the sound a dog makes is “ワンワン” rather than “bow wow” or “woof.”

 

 うたうカモ。

な前は何だ？

レディーガガ。

There's a singing duck.

What do you think its name is?

It's Lady Gaga*.

*T/N: Japanese ducks go "ガーガー."  Unfortunately I had to cut short the vowels for it to fit within the syllable restrictions.

クリスマス。

フクロウわらう？

ホーホーだ。

It is a Christmas.

The owl laughs with Santa?

There is a ho ho*.

*T/N: Owls say "ホーホー."  That is all.

I had to take liberties with the translations so that they could still fit the pattern.  I was surprised by how much I had to add.  It seems like an English syllable counts for a lot more than a Japanese letter.