Rakugo in English
English Rakugo Short Stories
by Kanariya Eiraku
65. 国際音声記号
The International Phonetic Code
65. 国際音声記号
The International Phonetic Code
SCRIPT
When we would like to make clear the spelling of words, we use the international phonetic code.
For example, G for Germany, U for union, and N for New York.
One day, a gangster went into a restaurant and he noticed he forgot to bring his gun. He took out his cell phone and called his mate.
Gang: Hi, I forgot to bring my gun.
Mate: I can’t hear you very well.
Gang: I forgot to bring my gun.
Mate: I still can’t hear.
Gang: Well, listen, buddy, G for justice, U for Europe and N for pneumonia.