--- In [email protected], "KoOkY!"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Whole page is: "oyatsunoatono buku buku" and then has a "pa"
with
> a small 'tsu' at the end. Not sure what that means at the end of a
> sentance? and then "A- oishikatta" which I think means 'ahh, that
was
> delicious'.
>
> My dictionary doesn't seem to have these or I'm looking them
up
> wrong maybe. Any help for the last page? :D
You're right about "A- oishikatta".
I guess the sentence "oyatsu no ato no buku buku pa<tsu>" is
accompanied with a picture of someone blowing air into a glass/milk
with a straw or something.
"Oyatsu" means "snack" that children usually eat at about three in
the afternoon. "Buku buku" is an onopatopoeia for the sound of
bubbles rising in the water. "Pa<tsu>" is also an onomatopoeia for
sudden movement, appearance or disappearance; e.g. when a light bulb
suddenly turns on or off. To make this sound you pronounce "pa" with
stress and stop immediately; i.e. you pronounce the vowel "a" much
shorter than normal as if cutting the sound with your tongue.
It's hard to explain, because there's no "sokuon" in English. Maybe
you'll need an audio text for this.
Kamui
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