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12.21.2007  

Six?

"Ichi! Ni! San! Shi! Go!"

Almost anyone who grew up as a local boy or girl in Hawai'i, particularly those of Japanese ancestry, would know how to count up to five in Japanese. They would know what it means when they hear someone say, "Eh, I gotta five-four-four," and they would know that that someone would have to...uhhh...well...

Never mind.

My niece, Makana, with the Japanese-speaking, Notre Dame alumna mother that she has, has recently been learning how to count to ten in Japanese. She had also learned to cheer on our beloved Irish by shouting "Irish!" when prompted by her mommy's shout of "Go!"

You might be able to see where this is going.

The little one is now combining her lessons, shouting "Irish!" after counting up to five in Japanese. It seems that getting to six unhindered has become a little difficult as of late :)

posted by Bolo | 5:33 PM
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