An unique phrase that literally says "I'm a paper driver", indicating your driver’s license is nothing but papers and you can't actually drive.
私（わたし）はペーパードライバーです。
watashi wa peepaa doraibaa desu
ペーパー peepaa = paper
ドライバー doraibaa = driver
The phrase is categorized as 和製英語 waseieigo "Japanese English". They are Japanese that is made of English word. For example, a word "paper" exists in English, and so does "driver", but "Paper driver" doesn't make sense in English. We love making up words and make it our own😂
ペーパードライバーの使い方 How to use today's phrase
ペーパードライバーだから、運転が怖いです
(Peepaa doraibaa dakara unten ga kowai desu)
“I am scared to drive because I am inexperienced driver”
俺ペーパードライバーだから、しっかりつかまっててね。
(Ore peepaa doraibaa dakara shikkari tsukamattetene)
“Hold on tight cause I'm am inexperienced driver”
私ペーパーです。高速とか無理です。
(Watashi peepaa desu. Kousoku toka muri desu.)
"I have no experience in driving. Driving highway is out of question."
You can make the word shorter and say, ペーパー peepaa.
高速 kousoku = shortened from 高速道路 kousokudouro "highway"
無理 muri = I just can't do it./Out of question
今日のポイント Today's Tips
*The phrase is often to describe yourself to make an excuse for not driving when you're with a group of friends etc. 🤣*
”In cities like Tokyo and Osaka, they have a quit developed railway and metro system that we have little necessity for cars. So even though lots of us do have a drivers license but end up being "paper driver”. ← I am one of them 😅
今日の発展版 Today's Advanced Level
Lets learn vocabulary for driving with sentences!
①ガソリンスタンド寄ってガソリン入れるね。
(gasorin stando yotte gasolin irerune)
”I'm going to stop by the gas station to get some fuel.”
ガソリン gasorin = fuel
寄る yoru = to stop by →寄って yotte = te-form
②最悪、免停になった。
(saiaku mentei ni natta)
"Oh my god. My license was suspended. It sucks"
免停 mentei = shortened from 免許停止 menkyo teishi "license suspention"
免停になる mentei ni naru = to get license suspended
③In a taxi... ここ左折して、まっすぐ行ってください！
（koko sasetsu shite massugu itte kudasai）
"Please turn left hear and drive straight"
左折する sasetsu suru = to turn left
今日のひとこと＋ Today's additional lesson
わせいえいご
waseieigo
Let's look at some of the examples for Japanese English!
①バイキング(baiking) = buffet
we say バイキング (baiking) for vikings too, but also for buffet, since the first restaurant, that started buffet was called "バイキング(baiking)😲"
②トランプ（toranpu）= cards
The president Trump is トランプ（toranpu）in Japanese, and cards are トランプ too
③サラリーマン（sararii man）= salary + man = business man
④アメリカンドッグ（amerikan doggu）= American + dog = corndog
⑤ペットボトル（petto botoru） = pet +bottle = plastic bottle
⑥オーダーメイド (oo daa meido) ＝ order +made = custom-made
まとめ Conclusion
Today we learned 「私はペーパードライバーです」
watashi wa peepaa doraibaa desu
”I'm an inexperienced driver"
Mastering all these 和製英語 Japanese English is going to take your Japanese to the next level😁
じゃあまた！ jyaamata!
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