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#9
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HidekiAI
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😃: Tell me a joke that can be understood in both English and Japanese; then then tell me a riddle that can be also comprehended in both Japanese and English
🤖: Okay, here are a joke and a riddle designed to work (with some adjustments for nuance) in both English and Japanese! I'll provide both the English version, a rough Japanese translation (with notes!), and an explanation of why they work across languages.
Joke:
English: Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything!
Japanese: なぜ科学者って原子を信用しないの? 作るものが全部だから! (Naze kagakusha tte genzi o shin’you shinai no? Tsukuru mono ga zenbu dakara!)
- Notes:
- "Naze..." = "Why..."
- "Kagakusha tte..." = "Scientists..." (using "tte" is a casual way to refer to a group)
- "Genzi o shin'you shinai no?" = "Don't trust atoms?" (casual question)
- "Tsukuru mono ga zenbu dakara!" = "Because it makes up everything!" (The key is "tsukuru" - "to make" - linking to "make up" in English.)
- Why it works: The pun relies on th...