Easy Japanese 8 - The Secret of Longevity

Learn Japanese with Easy Japanese: Mona asks elderly in Japan about their secret of longevity. Did you know that 25% of Japanese are above 60 years of age? ------- Join us on Facebook: ------- GLOSSARY: 元気/genki/ adjective: energetic, vigorous,lively, healthy; noun: energy, vigour, health. お父さん/otousan/ usually means “father,” but here, it’s used as a friendly and respective way to addressing a middle-aged and older man. お母さん/okaaan/ usually means “mother,” but here, it’s used as a friendly and respective way to addressing a middle-aged and older woman. 昔式/based on the old way of calculating age, a new born baby is 1 years old. That is, if you’re going to be 20 years old in December 1st of 2014, you’ve been 20 years old since last year of December 1st. 満/man/ mean “full.” That is, if you are 満 20 years old, you have passed your 20th birthday and your 21st birthday hasn’t arrived yet. ------- Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at support