It Is Thirty Five Degrees Outside and the Konbini Shelf Just Turned Into Autumn.
To say limited time only in Japanese, say 期間限定 (kikan gentei).
It is thirty five degrees outside and the konbini shelf has already turned into autumn. Two words on the wrapper explain the whole panic.
In this video
- 「期間限定」。今だけ、という意味です。 kikan gentei. ima dake, to iu imi desu. 「期間限定」. It means: only for now.
- 「期間」は、いつからいつまで。「限定」は、これだけ。だから、すぐになくなります。 kikan wa, itsu kara itsu made. gentei wa, kore dake. dakara, sugu ni nakunarimasu. 期間 is a span of time. 限定 is a limit. So it disappears fast.
- 八月です。コンビニには、もう栗とさつまいものスイーツが並んでいます。外はまだ暑いのに。 hachigatsu desu. konbini ni wa, mou kuri to satsumaimo no suiitsu ga narande imasu. soto wa mada atsui noni. It is August. The konbini is already lined with chestnut and sweet potato desserts. And it is still boiling outside.
- 「数量限定」「本日限定」「地域限定」も、同じ「限定」です。 suuryou gentei, honjitsu gentei, chiiki gentei mo, onaji gentei desu. 数量限定, 本日限定, 地域限定. Same 限定 every time.
- 「限定」を見たら、次はもうない、と思ってください。 gentei o mitara, tsugi wa mou nai, to omotte kudasai. When you see 限定, assume there will not be a next time.
Kanji in this phrase
- コンビニには
- こんびににわ
- 「期間」は
- きかんわ
- 「限定」は
- げんていわ
- 期間限定
- きかんげんてい
- 数量限定
- すうりょうげんてい
- 本日限定
- ほんじつげんてい
- 地域限定
- ちいきげんてい
- 並んで
- ならんで
- 八月
- はちがつ
- 外は
- そとわ
- 次は
- つぎわ
- 限定
- げんてい
- 栗
- くり
Why this phrase
「期間限定」 is a promise of disappearance, and it is the engine behind Japan's entire seasonal shelf. In the hottest week of the year the chestnut and sweet potato products start landing, because 期間限定 means the window is already closing. Learn the word once and 数量限定, 本日限定 and 地域限定 all come free.
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