A prying Japanese phrase for you

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Have you met some nosey neighbors?
Do you have any relatives that ask prying personal questions?

Let's try a Japanese quiz!

prying-Japanese_-phrase

 

近所の人に、家族のことを根堀り(  )堀り聞かれました。

I was pried with questions about my family by the neighbors.

 

◆ Vocabulary Hints

近所(きんじょ)neighborhood

Choose the correct word to fit into the missing space (    ).

Select the answer from choices 1~ 4 below.

① 葉(は)
② 花(はな)
③ 草(くさ)
④ 枝(えだ)

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

yajirushi

yajirushi

 

③ 根(ね)

 

◆ Today's expression

根掘り葉掘り聞く(ねほりはほりきく)
To ask somebody about every detail of something.

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