Let’s learn a Japanese phrase from anime/manga every day! (・∀・)ｲｲﾈ!!
I pick up a Japanese phrase from anime/manga (almost) every day to learn Japanese with you all!
I hope this (almost) every-day update post will help you get motivated to learn Japanese.
Today´s phrase is:
Jpn : 最後の1秒まで絶対にあきらめるな！！
Phonetic: Saigo no ichi byo made zettai ni akirameru na!!
Eng: Never give up until the last second!!
(I have learned everything important in my life from animation/manga)
In 1941, when Prime Minister Churchill was facing great difficulty, he said “This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in” to encourage the students at the graduation ceremony. It is important not to give up at any moment. I believe that it is wise to retreat when it is necessary, but not to give up and never get defeated mentally.
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Vocabulary
最後（さいご）saigo: noun; last, final, latest, most recent
の, no: particle; indicates possessive
１秒（いちびょう）ichi byo: noun; one second
まで, made: particle; until, till, up to
絶対に（ぜったいに）zettaini: adverb, absolutely, unconditionally, never (with neg. verb)
あきらめるな, akirameruna: verb in negative form; not to give up, not to abandon (hope, plans), to resign oneself (to)
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Which anime/manga is the phrase from?
Ahiru no Sora (Sky of the Duck)
Who said the phrase?
Sora Kurumatani
Who is Sora Kurumatani?
Sora Kurumatani (車谷 空, Kurumatani Sora) is a first-year shooting guard who plays for Kuzuryū High. He is the main protagonist of the anime and manga series, Ahiru no Sora. (Fandom)
Who wrote and illustrated?
Takeshi Hinata
References
Ahiru no Sora (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahiru_no_Sora
Sora Kurumatani (Fandom)
https://ahirunosora.fandom.com/wiki/Sora_Kurumatani
Churchill (Quote)
https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/reference/frequently-asked-questions/quotes-faq-2/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThis%20is%20the%20lesson%3A%20never,of%20honour%20and%20good%20sense.
