#DavidDASHensei April Digest

It's once again time to recap all the featured Japanese words in #DavidDASHensei's Word of the Day and add them into your everyday vocabulary. Learn and have fun in this latest digest for the month of April:

• KOCHIRA, this
  To use in a sentence: Kochira wa enpitsu desu.
  Translation: This is a pencil.
  
  To use in other sentences:
  1. Sa buntag, ako abri tindahan. Sa gabii, a-KOCHIRA tindahan!
  2. Noon, a-KOCHIRA China, Ngayon, a-KOCHIRA Philippines.
  3. Sakit kung bunal, pero di kaayo sakit kung KOCHIRA.
  4. Puro na lang lagi ni tinidor, nganong wala na may KOCHIRA?! [1]
  5. Kung lalaki, kutsero. Kung babaye, KOCHIRA. [2]
  
  To use in a song:
  KOCHIRA chira, whatever will be, will be,
  The future is ours to see, KOCHIRA chira. [3]
• CHIKARA, power
  To use in a sentence: Chishiki wa chikara desu.
  Translation: Knowledge is power.
  To use in another sentence: Busy ko ron, but mag-CHIKARA ta later.
• SUKOSHI, a little
  To use in a sentence: I speak a little Japanese.
  Translation: Watashi wa sukoshi nihongo o hanashimasu.
  To use in another sentence: Magsayo ko og uli para di ma-SUKOSHI Mama.
• OTOUTO, younger brother
  To use in a sentence: Akira wa watashi no otouto desu.
  Translation: Akira is my younger brother.
  To use in another sentence: Di ko nimo mailad kay di ko OTOUTO!
• SAKANA, fish
  To use in a sentence: Sakana wo tabetai desu.
  Translation: I want to eat fish.
  To use in another sentence: SAKANA to your room and go to sleep kay gabii na!
• SOUDAN, to consult, discuss, talk with
  To use in a sentence: Watashi wa isha ni soudan shita.
  Translation: I consulted the doctor.
  To use in another sentence: Naa pa'y rice, pero wala na'y SOUDAN.
• ISHA, doctor
  To use in a sentence: Watashi wa isha ni naritai.
  Translation: I want to be a doctor.
  
  To use in other sentences:
  1. Swerte gyud na siya. Nakadaog na siya kaduha, ako wala pa gyud naka-ISHA.
  2. Naghuot na ang mga pasahero sa jeep, pero ingon ang driver, kulang pa'g ISHA.
  3. If you know the answer, i-ISHA inyong mga kamot!
  4. Egypt is in Africa, Italy is in Europe, and the Philippines is in ISHA!
• NIJUU, twenty
  To use in a sentence: Aisu kuriimu wa nijuu peso kakarimasu.
  Translation: The ice cream costs twenty pesos.
  
  To use in other sentences:
  1. Please stay by my side and don't leave me, because I NIJUU!
  2. Nabayran na ni atong bill sa kuryente? Kay NIJUU na ra ba ni gahapon!
  
  To use in a song:
  I NIJUU like water, like breath, like rain
  I NIJUU like mercy from heaven's gate
  There's a freedom in your arms
  That carries me through, I NIJUU.

Catch more of #DavidDASHensei's Word of the Day by tuning in to Iskrambol sa Buntag, Mondays to Saturdays, 5-9am, on 106.7 Home Radio Cebu. You can also listen online by clicking here. And if you missed it, the March Digest is also available.

With usage contributions by Roys of Danao [1], Ma'am Vina [2], and Pacao [3].