Tommy Lee Jones Alien Mission #3 1-9-8 [English Sub]

[modshroom]

TOMMY LEE JONES MADE ME CRY AT THE ENDING OF NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN AND I AM A GROWN ASS MAN

[RelVleDy]

Why do they say パ in place of 8? Shouldn't it be hachi or at least abbreviated to "ha?" Where's the "pa" come from?

[poconyanpocopoco]

@RelVleDy

It is the kind of word play, close to "Goro-awase 語呂合わせ". We Japanese convert the enumeration of figure into significant words when remembering telephone number and age "ぱpa"="はha" + "○”, it is close to "8". And "ichi-kyu-ppa" is easier and more interesting to being pronounced than "iichi-kyuu-ha".

[castlemountainab]

@poconyanpocopoco

This is making learning very difficult...

[ccseries]

But to me, 1980 is "i-sen kyu hyaku hati ju en desu". Why are they only saying "iti kyu pan"? I recognize both the 1 and 9, but "hati" (8) I cannot hear it.

[kasukape]

ｲﾁｷｭﾊﾟ！ｲﾁｷｭﾊﾟ！

[Modeltrainguy]

LOL! 5 Stars!

[yoichi5]

I love 1-9-8 !

[uzuki2009]

what ! 1-9-8 is 198yen

[VYI01623]

違うと思う

[tgould1987]

they say 1-9-8 because 1980yen is the equivalent of something being on sale for $19.95 in the US. Its just under a certain mark so it's a deal.

[molinariandco]

hey man, this is good!!

[schanarat]

amazing! but what does 1980 mean???

[darkdemonwithin]

1980 is around $18

1980 = how much yen