Day in the Life of a Japanese Mom and Baby in Tokyo – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.this is a day in the life of a Japanese mom and baby This is Moe
2.A 27-year old new mother living in Tokyo and her day starts earlier than most salarymen in Japan
3.While her husband and baby are still sleeping she must quietly start the laundry making sure not to wake her baby [Music] in the morning she silently prepares a bento lunch for her husband a traditional Japanese bento is made of several dishes which take some time and effort to prepare
4.In today's bento, she includes tamagoyaki grilled fish some side dishes and rice while she cooks she also prepares Rinyushoku which means baby food in Japanese
5.Handmade baby food is more common as store-bought baby food is expensive in Japan to save time though moms will prepare a lot at once freeze it into ice cubes and heat it when needed but also Japanese mothers tend to feel guilty for not making it at home oh no the baby's crying one thing about being a mom is that our house tasks are often distracted by our kids oh good her baby stopped crying nice I guess today's bento is a Noriben Ooh, there's a whole lot of love in that bento box Ohayo than that [Music] this is Sutan, Moe's nine month old daughter and this is how she starts her day so changing Sutan's diaper is the very first thing Moe does when the baby wakes up up oh and our husband is finally up
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
caffeinated
B1To add caffeine to.
Example:
"wait you can drink caffeinated coffee?"
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"believes that it's important for her"
regularly
A2With constant frequency or pattern.
Example:
"regularly breastfeed her baby now she's"
anesthesia
A2An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.
Example:
"are given naturally without anesthesia"
opportunities
B1A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
Example:
"opportunities in the future but she"
breakfast
A2The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
Example:
"breakfast since Sutan didn't eat much"
kiritansu
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"traditional Japanese drawer called Kiritansu"
apprentice
A2A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
Example:
"apprentice known as a Maiko in Kyoto"
twenty-one
A2Blackjack.
Example:
"twenty-one kimonos are what initially"
initially
A2At the beginning.
Example:
"twenty-one kimonos are what initially"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| caffeinated | B1 | To add caffeine to. |
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| regularly | A2 | With constant frequency or pattern. |
| anesthesia | A2 | An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain. |
| opportunities | B1 | A chance for advancement, progress or profit. |
| breakfast | A2 | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. |
| kiritansu | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| apprentice | A2 | A trainee, especially in a skilled trade. |
| twenty-one | A2 | Blackjack. |
| initially | A2 | At the beginning. |
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