Passwords for the Month of November

Teacher せんせい　　　               Student　せいと

先生（せんせい）　　　　　　           生徒（せいと）

こんにちは。　　　　　　　　               こんにちは。

おなまえは。　　　　　　　　              ｘｘｘｘｘです。

あいことば  は  なんですか。　                ｘｘｘｘｘｘｘｘ 

どうぞ。


こんげつ（１１月）　の　あいことば　は・・・

I made the four versions based on the word,  もったいない.

1. つかいすて  もったいない。

2. たべのこし  もったいない。

3. つかいすぎ  もったいない。

4. もったいない で  ちきゅう  を  まもろう。

Please choose one of the phrases from the above as your あいことば. You can also use two phrases, three phrases, or all of them as your あいことば if you want to challenge more. Please watch the following video to think of each phrase's meaning.

A Message from Asheley-san

She worked for Japanese public schools as an English teacher. She carrys her own chopstics because...

Do you have a sense of "eco"?

エコ (eco) is a Japanese term that comes from the English word "ecology". It's said that if you're environmentally conscious, you are "eco" - for example, carrying your own chopsticks instead of using disposable wooden ones and taking care to "waste not, want not" - もったいない. Eco can be as simple as wearing layers in winter so you can turn the heat down a notch, or using a paper hand fan instead of an electrical one or air conditioning in summer. Every little bit counts, so why not try to help the planet in these small ways?

(もったいない勿体無い) is a Japanese term meaning "a sense of regret concerning waste when the intrinsic value of an object or resource is not properly utilized." The expression "もったいない!" can be uttered alone as an exclamation when something useful, such as food or time, is wasted. In addition to its primary sense of "wasteful," the word is also used to mean "impious; irreverent" or "more than one deserves." (from Wikipedia)

TV commercial - もったいない おばけ (short version)

TV commercial - もったいない おばけ (long version)