Sorry everyone, I got married last month so didn't really have time to post any lessons but I want to try and make it up to you guys by posting 7-8 times this month~! To start I will cover a bunch of expressions that mean "to get married".
A: Hey, I heard you tied the knot last month!
B: Yup, it's true. I got hitched to my longtime girlfriend Anastasia.
A: So was it a shotgun wedding?
B: What?! No way!
A: Ha ha, gotcha! (got you)
B: Ha ha ha, very funny (said sarcastically). But seriously, we want to have kids in a few years.
A: Well good luck with the old ball and chain.
B: Ha ha, you're a real comedian today aren't you? (more sarcasm)
A: I do try to be funny.
B: You're not succeeding.
A: Ok, I get it. Anyways, congratulations. I hope you and Anastasia are really happy together.
B: Thanks.
A shotgun wedding in Japanese is dekichatta kekkon, 出来ちゃった結婚 . Meaning, you are getting married because you got the woman pregnant. It comes from the fact that farmers used to chase down boys who got their daughters pregnant with a shotgun and force the boys to marry their daughters!!
Got you (gotcha) means I tricked you or you fell for my joke.
The old ball and chain is an expression men use to describe their wives--it isn't very polite so men usually use it when their wives are NOT around. It comes from the fact that prisoners in jail used to wear a chain attached to a heavy metal ball that stopped them from running away!
More lessons soon, have a nice weekend!
Phil
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Congratulations! Have been reading your blogs for months, you did a great job and all posts are quite informative and practical, not only for Japanese/Korean people learning English, but for non-native English speakers in the States. Thank you and please go on.
Thanks!
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