Culture and slang · Lesson 11

Numbers and luck: 4, 9, wedding money, 「大安たいあん」「仏滅ぶつめつ」

気きにしない人ひとも多おおいけど、見みる人ひともいるんだ。

Why some avoid 4 and 9; reading habits versus taboos; wedding money; words avoided at weddings and exams; 「大安たいあん」 and 「仏滅ぶつめつ」, without overstating them.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01Main dialogue: a colleague’s wedding
  2. 024 and 9: sound-alike beliefs, and reading habits
  3. 03Wedding gift money: avoiding even numbers, 4 and 9
  4. 04Words to avoid: weddings and exams
  5. 05「大安たいあん」 and 「仏滅ぶつめつ」: the six-day cycle on calendars
  6. 06Easy misunderstandings

Practice

  • Match each phrase to its meaning
  • What would you say?
  • Which one is appropriate?
  • True or false?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Put the dialogue in order

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