When I Grow Up...

大(おお)きくなったら 何(なに)になりたいですか。

Ookiku nattara nanini naritai desuka.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

May 5th is Children’s Day (in Japan) which is a day set aside to respect children’s personalities and to celebrate their happiness. Japanese families raise carp streamers outside of the houses or display dolls or samurai helmets inside of the houses. On Children's Day, parents often ask their children what  they want to be when they grow up.

In Japanese language lessons, I asked my students, “What do you want to be when you grow up” to my students? They wrote their answers using a Japanese calligraphy pen (called 筆（ふで）Fude). Then, we made carp streamers or other things which related to Children’s Day with origami and displayed them is next to their writings.


Please try to read what they want to be when they grow up. ^_^

げんごがくしゃ　に　なりたいです　　　ティファニー

I want to be a linguist. by Tiffany (origami – samurai helmet かぶと- 兜)

ポップ歌手になりたです　　　ステファニー
I want to be a pop singer. by Stephany (origami – swallowつばめ - 燕)

えいご　の　せんせい　に　なりたい　です　　　　えま
I want to be an English Teacher.  by Emma (origami – carp streamerこいのぼり- 鯉のぼり)

こくさいてき　な　びようし　に　なりたいです　　ジェイ
I want to be an international hair dresser.  by Jay

めかにかるえんじにあ　に　なりたいです　　　ぶれっと
I want to be a mechanical engineer.  by Brett (origami – windmill and armor's pantsやぐるま&よろい - 矢車 & 鎧)

 

ビデオゲームプログラマーに　なりたいです　　　ジョーダン

I want to be a video game programmer. by Jordan (origami – samurai helmet　かぶと - 兜)

ロックギタリスト　に　なりたいです　　　　ジョン　カシン
I want to be a rock guitarist. by John Cashin

かしゅ　に　なりたいです　　　　　エベリーナ
I want to be a singer.  by Evelina (origami – carp streamer　こいのぼり - 鯉のぼり)

ほんやくしゃ　に　なりたいです　　　　アレクサ
I want to be a translator. by Alexa. (origami - windmill　やぐるま - 矢車)

シェフ　と　ミュージシャン　に　なりたいです　 スチュアート
I want to be a chef and a musician. by Stuart (origami - windmill　やぐるま - 矢車)

ぱいろっと　に　なりたいです　　でぃあな (origami – carp streamerこいのぼり - 鯉のぼり)

I want to be a pilot.  by Diana

作家　に　なりたいです　   トム　ルーク (origami – samurai with helmet and armour　さむらい - 侍)
I want to be a writer.  by Tom Luke

ミュージカル　スターに　なりたいです　　小原奈美
I want to be a musical star. by Ohara Nami

フィクションさっか　に　なりたいです　 ジョン　ハンチャー　　
I want to be a fiction writer.  by John Hanchar (origami- carp streamer　こいのぼり - 鯉のぼり)