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悪女～働くのがカッコ悪いなんて誰が言った？～
Bad Girl - Who said working was uncool? -
This show uses the kanji 悪女 but is pronounced 「わる」 as you can see from the logo. Sometimes kanji with an unexpected furigana is used to expand the meaning or add nuance.
The lead is played by 今田美桜 (If you are a Shogun, Lifetime member, or have purchased the Japanese Names course, click here for her page) and her character is named 田中麻理鈴 . 麻理鈴 is not a common given Japanese name. In this scene, we'll learn why she is named "Maririn."
The key phrase for today's lesson is:
今日から配属になりました
Dialogue
[Coworker] どなた？
Who are you?
Vocabulary & Notes
[Maririn] 今日から配属になりました田中です。田中麻理鈴。
I'm Tanaka, I've been assigned to you from today. Tanaka Marilyn.
Vocabulary & Notes
[Coworker] マリリン？
Marilyn?
Vocabulary & Notes
[Maririn] 本名です。死んだじいちゃんがマリリンモンローのファンでして、「初孫は男だろうが、女だろうが、『マリリン』という名を付けよ」という遺言で。
It's my real name. My grandfather, who died, was a Marilyn Monroe fan, and his last will and testament said, "The first grandchild, male or female, should be named Marilyn."
Vocabulary & Notes
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