Congratulations after touching with 〜てから

Grammar Explanation: After doing with 〜てから

Chino doesn’t have much luck with animals other than her rabbit Tippy. However, she’s able to successfully touch the always-still rabbit at Chiya’s family’s café.

ココア:: 「やったよチノちゃん！おめでとう！！」; “At last, Chino-chan! Congrats!!”
リゼ:: 「ちゃんと触(さわ)ってから祝(いわ)ってやれよ」; “After she properly touches the rabbit, congratulate her.”; Literal: “After properly touching it, celebrate for her.”

Key Points

1ちゃんと触(さわ)ってから places the touching before the celebration

Rize tells Cocoa to wait until Chino has actually touched the rabbit before congratulating her.

2祝(いわ)ってやれよ is a rough command to congratulate Chino

Imperative やれ makes Rize’s correction direct, and final よ presses Cocoa to follow it.

ちゃん is an affectionate, informal suffix attached to names, used mainly for children, close friends, and family members.

Vocabulary

やる (To do): やる is a casual word for “to do”. It also means to give something to someone of lower standing, or to animals and plants.
ちゃんと (Properly): ちゃんと describes doing something correctly and with care, the way it should be done.
触る (To touch): 触(さわ)る is to touch something with one’s hand.
祝う (To celebrate): 祝(いわ)う is to celebrate or congratulate someone on something.

Congratulations after touching with 〜てから

What does リゼ mean in the highlighted line?

Clues

Key Points

Vocabulary

やる (To do)

ちゃんと (Properly)

触る (To touch)

祝う (To celebrate)

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