Wanna go bowling? 

Oh boy, time has gone by so quickly.  Sorry I have not had a chance to write for a while. I am now back in U.S., trying to get over the jet lag that I almost always suffer after coming back from Japan.  Jet lag is always harder when I come back, rather than going there.  Before I go on to talk about our trip to Kyoto, let me cover a quick Japanese lesson in this blog to get started much delayed July blog post.

So today I am at bowling with my kids (Trying to keep my boys busy with something since they don’t like going to any of the summer camps! )

During the summer, bowling is something boys enjoy as during school year, they never seem to have enough free time to enjoy it. Around here, they have a program called, Kids Bowl Free, which gives each child two free games at participating bowling center, and once you pay a flat fee (I believe it is $15 for the summer), their shoe rental is free.  I wonder if guys have any similar programs in your town?

So, here is some bowling related words/expressions that I can share with you.

Bowling – ボーリング
Go bowling – ボーリングへ行く

Let’s go bowling – ボーリングへ行きましょう　（行こう）
Strike – ストライク
Spare – スペア
To get strike – ストライクを取る
To get spare – スペアを取る
Knock down pins- ピンを倒す
High score – ハイスコア or 高い点数
Low score – ロースコア or 低い点数
Perfect score – パーフェクト　スコア or 完璧なスコア
Curve – カーブ
Curve the ball – ボールをカーブさせる
Straight ball – ストレートなボール
To Throw harder – 強く投げる
To Throw slowly – 弱く投げる
Gutter　－ガタ―
Go into gutter- ガタ―にいってしまう
Enjoy bowling- ボーリングを楽しむ
Bowling shoes-　ボーリングの靴
To rent bowling shoes-　ボーリングの靴を借りる
To return bowling shoes-　ボーリングの靴を返す

So, next time when you go bowling, remember some of these vocabulary or expressions so you can perhaps practice as you bowl. Why not?