[Scanlation] - Learn English with America

[lost-hitsu.livejournal.com]

 

Many thanks to hoata for the scans and taleness  for the typesetting, proofreading and generally being awesome.

Comments

[seraphoftales.livejournal.com]

WOOOT THANKS FOR THE TRANSLATION

I laughed at the differences between the english and american pronunciation of "I can" pfffft

but i will take that souvenir advice to heart

one day i will tour the states and i will remember the sound advice

one day

[hakainehari14.livejournal.com]

G-green....pancakes?? WHY WAS I NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS? Now I want to try it. XD

"Can I have a chips?" "I'm love it." Aah, Himaruya-sensei...it's good that you're trying~ ^^;;

And I think I will experience the eh! Lol~

[starshards.livejournal.com]

Haha, that's adorable.

It's sweet that he recommends being careful in the UK with the American English that the Japanese are taught. I have small problems sometimes with my beloved German friend when I visit her in Germany, and she learnt British English as a European standard, but got it slightly Amerified in places from being on the internet for years. They're never big problems, but sometimes she'll say something and I won't understand it because she's using the American word for it.

So it makes a lot of sense to expect to get some blank looks when visiting the UK with an arsenal of American English.

Canadian English, not so much, and Australian English not at all, thanks to Neighbours and Home and Away

[wafflesama.livejournal.com]

LMFAO OH GOD ALFRED STOP SPARKLING AT ARTHUR YOU'RE GONNA BLIND HIM xD

These two and their antics, omg. <3 ;u; never stop.

Thank you guys so much! <3
( and may i ask where can i buy this book from? ;u; )

[shantari.livejournal.com]

What the first panel reminded me of. (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Potato/)

[mizu-takishima.livejournal.com]

I saw a picture of Green Pancakes on Tumblr once, but I can't find that image |D;; *too lazy*

It's funny, I was born down south but I never called anyone Madam or Ma'am XD I always either said Miss or Mrs. I usually just go "Excuse me.." or "um" or "hey" or "Dude. Dude." but that's less and less polite |D I'MMA FAILURE

...Madam sounds super fancy...

thks :")

[ymkey.livejournal.com]

OMG this is wonderful, thanks so much >w<

Btw, I prefer British English >w< I think it's cooler 8"D

[akai_senshi.livejournal.com]

SO CUTE. The linguist in me was all "GUH" at the first page. :D

Wish he'd do more languages... /dork

[bonzai-bunny.livejournal.com]

I think Himaruya would flip if he saw those old Gatorade commercials in which the athletes sweated the color of the Gatorade they were drinking. xD

"It turns your sweat blue too!?"

Love this. Thanks. <3

[onlyhereforthis.livejournal.com]

"Sir" as a polite version of "Hey you!" is pretty funny.

[hihippy.livejournal.com]

In Primary School, we used their surnames. In comprehensive (Middle/High school for the Yanks) it's Sir/Miss.

But I'm from Sheffield, North England. Over here we just call people 'Love'. LOL. :'D

Though I find it adorable that Americans use Sir/Ma'am. So Polite. sfgfdf.

[x-cutslikesilk.livejournal.com]

The souvenir bit is so true. The only times when I will buy them is when I travel out of country. Nothing against my states, but I live in you; I'd rather visit again than drop 20 bucks on a mug. x) ♥

Also-

I actually find the "Can I have....?" pretty funny because from my days in kindergarten I was taught that was the incorrect way of asking. But while, "May I ..." is grammatically correct, it's NEVER used! Anywhere! I even catch myself using it. There isn't anything wrong with "can I..." of course, just a different manner of speaking. I just hate it when it subconsciously transcribes itself onto my papers.

[fmptard.livejournal.com]

it still takes me by surprise when he points out as odd what i've always considered totally commonplace ^_^'

d-does this mean the Japanese don't even have stuff like Gatorade? O_O

[phibby-kun.livejournal.com]

I lol'd hard.

Thanks for the translations!

[oozora-chan.livejournal.com]

That's adorable. >W< ILU, Hima-papa! <3

[webcomix.livejournal.com]

The other day, I was in an action figure store when an American tourist began chatting to me because he thought I was also from the US. When I explained I now study in Canada he automatically remarked on how I didn't have a "Canadian accent." I think it's because "eh" is more of an Ottawa thing, and I've only been in Toronto for 3 years...

But yeah, I suppose if you HAVE to categorize Canadian accents it's between Brits and Americans, though more towards the US side. I once used "beanie" in a McDonald's in Toronto, and some dude like 5 people ahead of me jumped out of line, pointed at me, screamed "YOU'RE AMERICAN TOO! YOU DIDN'T SAY TUQUE!" and gave me a high five.

I had to do my awkward, long-winded "Actually I'm from Hong Kong but went to a British preschool then an international school with American teachers" shtick. But it's kind of nice how Americans automatically bond with me over vocab.

On another note, seems America and I share the same views about going on trips :3 I recall being the only one who preferred the museums over malls on a school trip to Spain, because WHY GO TO H&M WHEN WE HAVE TONS BACK HOME??

[kitty144.livejournal.com]

I've had green pancakes before, it was on St. Patricks Day. My mom just added green food coloring to the pancake mix. I remember asking her after giving my pancake an 'WTF'/is this edible look for about 5 seconds. It tasted like any other pancake so they are safe to eat.

[astral-carnival.livejournal.com]

LOL England looks totally uninterested in that first panel.

The many types of English language is quite a problem to people like me whose first language isn't English. And it's even more confusing when you have expat teachers from both America and Britain.

One of the thing that still confuses me is the use of "Miss" and "Mrs.", because I always thought that "Miss" is used to address young, unmarried women, while "Mrs." is for married women. Can someone enlightened me?

"Their speak is lower in comparison, so it's easier to understand." Is he talking about America or UK? Because if he is talking about UK, surely he must be joking. I've been bombarding myself with British shows for the past couple of years and still sometimes I go "WTF are you saying?" This is especially true when I'm watching stand-ups and QI.

[mad-bomber75.livejournal.com]

This is a belated reply since I was on vacay this week, but on the subject of "ma'am"...I'm 23 and I'm usually addressed as "miss" which is fine but just recently, after taking a kayak ride, the guy helping me out of it who was about the same age as me, maybe a little older, called me "ma'am" and it kind of offended me (as I’ve always associated that title with someone who’s over 30 rather than in their early 20s). I didn't say anything, but I figured we were too close in age for him to call me by that title and since I’m from the northeast it isn’t common to call people “sir” or “ma’am” unless you’re in the military. :U

[utopiantrunks.livejournal.com]

Ohmigosh, these are adorable! ...I want a whole textbook of these... ♥ Thank you for the translation!!

[kirby163.livejournal.com]

As an avid Peanuts watcher, I don't care what gender you are, I'll still call you "Sir"

[betawatcher.livejournal.com]

I've always been fascinated between British & American English.

Cos of the material it would make in Hetalia XDDD

Good experience

[orarticle.livejournal.com]

The learning by video stories is very wonderful thing, and very new and strong way to learning
Like The Gingerbread Man Story
https://youtu.be/23RELm5vivg