（16）もしもオノマトピペがなかったら？　What If We Didn't Have Onomatopoeia?

日本語はしゃべれないよう～　We can't speak Japanese at all.

５月２４日
“ルーちゃん　雨がポツポツ降ってきたみたい　今日はカサが必要だね”
“ポツポツって何？”
“え～とね　シトシトの前で　ザーザーのずっと前。”
“何それ　おかしい　それじゃ全然わかんないよ。”
“そんなに　ケラケラ笑うことないでしょ”
“ケラケラって何”
“え～とね　おかしくて笑うことだけど、クスクスよりもっと大笑いすること”
“クスクスだって！その言い方　本当に面白いね、おかしいよ”
わっ本当に大笑いしている。
“ルーちゃんはそうやって　どんどん　ことばを覚えていくんだね”
“えっ　どんどんって何？　だんだんっていうのと　どう違うの？”
“うわ～　日本語には　こんなにも音や状態を表すことばがあるんだね”
“いっぱいあって　面白いんだよ。最近覚えたのはね、
サラサラヘアー　、フワフワ、サクサク　カリカリとか　メチャメチャとかね“
“ルーちゃん　スゴイ！”
“メッチャ・カワイイっていうのは、すごくカワイイってこと？　あれ　モモちゃん　どうしたの　目をパチパチさせてる！”
“えっ　ルーちゃん　ホントスゴすぎ・・・バウ”

"Oh, Roo-chan, it seems like rain is starting to drip-drop. We'll need an umbrella today."
"What's drip-drop?"
"Well, it's before it drizzles and way before it pours."
"What? That's so funny. I don't get it at all."
"No need to laugh so hard, hee-hee." "What's hee-hee?"
"Well, it's when you find something very funny and giggle out loud. It's like tee-hee, but much more."
"You said tee-hee! That's hilarious. You're so funny."
Wow, she's really ha-ha laughing.

"Roo-chan, you're learning words so quickly."
"Wait, what's quickly? How is it different from gradually?"
"Wow, Japanese has so many words to describe sounds and states."
"Yes, it's so interesting. Recently, I learned words like silky hair, fluffy, crunchy, crispy, and totally!"
"Roo-chan, you're amazing!"
"Super cute means very cute, right? Oh, Momo-chan, what's wrong? Why are you blink-blinking so fast?"
"Wow, Roo-chan, you're incredible... Woof!"