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平日には、　毎朝 会社の出発するとき　道は　ずいぶん じゅうたいが　あります。

As for weekdays, every morning when I leave for the office, the roads have awful traffic.

あいにく、　カルガリーの南の道は　下手に　作りました。　今、　道を　直せませんよ！　ずいぶん　じゅうたい　いつもでしょう。。。

Unfortunately, Calgarys South Roads were poorly made. Now, the roads cannot by fixed. There will always be awful traffic.

でも、　けっこうですよ！　毎朝　車の中で　日本ごを　練習します。　日本語のCDと　聞いて 話すことを　勉強を　します。

But, its okay! Every morning, from in my car I practice Japanese. I study listening and speaking with a Japanese Language CD.

私の時間は　こうりつてき です。

I am しゅefficient with my time.

New Words —

へいじつ　（平日）　－　Weekdays　（N)

まいあさ　（毎朝）　－　Every morning　（N)

しゅっぱつ　する　（出発する）　－　To depart　（N-Suru)

へた　（下手）　－　Poor/Unskilled　（A-na)

みち　（道）　－　Way/Road　（N)

ずいぶん　ー　Awful

じゅうたい　（渋滞）　－　Traffic　（N)

れんしゅう　（練習）　－　Practice　（N－Suru)

べんきょう　（勉強）　－　Study　（N-Suru)

こうりつてき　（効率的）　ー　Efficient　（A-na)

*じゅたい　（受胎）　－　Impregnation　（N)

Its really important we take a look at these two words:  じゅうたい and　じゅたい. In English ‘traffic’ is pronounced ‘juutai’ with a long ‘u’ vowel and jutai, the word for impregnation is pronounced with a much shorter ‘u’ sound. There are many examples of these similar sounding words, with extended vowels that have different meanings, in the Japanese language.

Ex: oji-san – Uncle and ojii-san – Grandfather, oba-san – Aunt and obaa-san – Grandma

The above example, both words are of a similar topic (ei: family), but could be very easily misinterpreted by a Japanese speaker. The mistake I made in the above post would are very different topics, though it would be obvious that the road is not ‘awfully impregnated’ and less like misinterpreted.

外に　霧ーみたい （きり）　でも　BCの森の火事のけむりから　です！　今週　大きいな西に風が　来た　カルガリーは　けむりに　なりました。

New Words

きり　(霧)　－　Fog

ーみたい　－　Looks like

もり　(森)　－　Forest

かじ　（火事）　－　A fire

けむり　（煙）　－　Smoke

あんぜん　（安全）　－　Safe

びょうき　（病気）　－　Sick

とおい　（遠い）　－　Far