Gessha-bukuro

Japanese private home teachers use a special envelop called “Gessya-bukuro” when they collect a monthly fee from students.

This envelop acts as an invoice and a receipt. The last class of each month, a teacher passes a student this envelop with the next month’s fee written on it.

Then, a student brings his or her teacher this envelop with the fee in it to the first lesson of each month. A teacher puts his or her seal and date on the envelop like a receipt after receiving the fee. They usually use this envelop for the whole year. It is good for ecology.

I started using Gessha-bukuro in March this year. I wanted a pleasant way to collect lesson fees and to introduce the Japanese culture to my students.

Quiz
Please guess the meaning of each word on the envelop. (The answers are under the envelop.)

1. 月謝袋＝げっしゃぶっくろ＝???????

2. 日本語レッスン＝にほんごれっすん = Nihongo Ressun

3. 2010年＝にせんじゅうねん = Nisenjuu-nen

4. 寅年＝とらどし = Toradoshi

5. 名前＝なまえ = Namae

6. １月＝いちがつ = Ichigatsu

7. ２月＝にがつ = Nigatsu

8. ３月＝さんがつ = Sangatsu

9. ４月 = しがつ = Shigatsu

1. 月謝袋＝げっしゃぶっくろ＝Gessya-bukuro = a monthly fee envelop

2. 日本語レッスン＝にほんごれっすん = Nihongo Ressun = Japanese lessons

3. 2010年＝にせんじゅうねん = Nisenjuu-nen = the year of 2010

4. 寅年＝ とらどし = Toradoshi = the year of the Tiger

5. 名前＝なまえ = Namae = name

6. １月＝ いちがつ = Ichigatsu = January

7. ２月＝にがつ = Nigatsu = February

8. ３月＝ さんがつ = Sangatsu = March

9. ４月 =  しがつ = Shigatsu = April