Whether this joke makes sense depends on how you pronounce Nisan. Some places pronounce it ‘nee-san’ similar to ‘knees and’. Other places province it ‘ni-san’ with the ni as is nickel, and the joke doesn’t really work.
The proper Japanese pronunciation is like "niece-sahn". In Japanese, it's written in their phonetic alphabet as:「にっさん」
に is pronounced "knee" (like the knights who say "Ni!")
っ indicates the following consonant sound is doubled to the end of the previous syllable (so "knee" becomes "niece")
さ is pronounced "sah" as in a shortened "saw"
ん is pronounced "nn"
10 Comments
EleventhHour@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
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RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y
Am i the only one who doesn't get it?
modifier@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 1y
Nissan toes sounds like knees and toes.
elgordino@fedia.io · 7 pts · 1y
Whether this joke makes sense depends on how you pronounce Nisan. Some places pronounce it ‘nee-san’ similar to ‘knees and’. Other places province it ‘ni-san’ with the ni as is nickel, and the joke doesn’t really work.
Enkers@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y
The proper Japanese pronunciation is like "niece-sahn". In Japanese, it's written in their phonetic alphabet as:「にっさん」
に is pronounced "knee" (like the knights who say "Ni!")
っ indicates the following consonant sound is doubled to the end of the previous syllable (so "knee" becomes "niece")
さ is pronounced "sah" as in a shortened "saw"
ん is pronounced "nn"
RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Oh ok, it doesn't work for me then
DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
delet tihs
Deello@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
This must be the demo version before they dialed in the number of verses.
peteypete420@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Gettin me where I need to go
Thcdenton@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Stop that