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TSSの最大の特長は充実したサポートにあります。ポイントを押さえた授業。集中して勉強ができる自習室。わからないときはすぐに質問ができるという最高の環境だからこそ、お子様の能力を最大限に伸ばすことができるのです。
最大50名収容可能な自習室
学習効果を上げるためには、集中して勉強できる環境が必要です。TSSは広い自習室を常に開放しています。入退室をしっかりとチェックしているので安全です。また、授業前後の質問にもしっかりと対応します。
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小学生英語 対象:小5・小6    初級・中級 2コース
中学校から本格的に始まる英語学習に向け、英語に親しむことから始めます。「聞く」「話す」「読む」「書く」といった四技能がバランスよく身に付きます。教科書の改訂後、中学1年生で学習する英語の内容はとても難しくなりました。部活動が始まり、環境が大きく変わる中学1年次のスタートでは大きな負担になります。
一足早くTSSで英語の基礎を完成させましょう!
中学1年生が学習する主要な文法単元をすべて学習
中学1年生が学習する主要な文法を初級20単元、中級26単元に分けて学習します。中学1年生がつまずきやすい動詞の使い方、特に、be動詞と一般動詞の区別、主語が3人称・単数の場合の一般動詞はできる限り時間をかけ、丁寧に解説をしていきます。他にも、疑問詞、命令文、現在進行形、過去形、助動詞などを扱います。
その課で学習する表現がどんな場面で使われるのかをイラストで確認します。
その課で登場する新出表現・重要文法を学習します。すでに学習した内容と比較しながら文のしくみを理解していきます。
単語の意味とスペルをイラストを用いて分かりやすく示しています。また、単語練習シートを使用し、1年間で320語程度の単語を学習します。
単語レベルのやさしい段階から、音声を聞き取って単語のスペルや文を書くような難度の高い設問までを段階的に解き進めます。
単元チェックテスト(全20回)・・・各単元の理解度・定着度を確認します
まとめのテスト(全10回)・・・数回分の単元をまとめたテストです。理解度・定着度の確認と同時に発展的問題にも取り組みます。
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並木中等対策コース 対象学年:小5・小6
並木中等教育学校の入試は、適性検査・調査書・志願理由書・集団面接の4点で選抜し、その中でも適性検査が大きな比重をしめます。適性検査では、算・国・理・社の知識を、日常の出来事や、社会問題のテーマと結びつけて、「自分の考えを文章でまとめる問題」が、中心となっています。しかし、基礎学力のない子供にとって「自分で考え、文章でまとめる」ことは困難であり、知識をしっかり習得した上で、その知識を活用し、自分の言葉で表現する練習が必要です。「並木中等対策コース」では、まず適性検査で求められている「基礎学力」を身につけ、それとともに考える力・自分の考えを表現する力を徐々に磨くことによって、並木中等教育学校を中心とした公立中高一貫校の合格を目指します。広い範囲からの出題に備え、当塾では専用のテキストを使い、ベテランの講師が指導いたします。
基礎期の1・2年次では、確かな学力の育成に向けて基礎基本の充実を図る。1週間で1時間(年間35時間)、一般の中学校より授業時数を多く確保するとともに、英語・数学でティーム・ティーチングや少人数授業を展開する。
充実期の3・4年次では、高校入試のないゆとりある時間を活用し、「人間教育」「科学教育」「国際理解教育」をキーワードに、社会体験学習の充実を図る。また、学習指導内容を精選して、後期課程の内容の一部を前期過程で学習したり、「総合的な学習の時間」では、並木メソッドと銘打った「卒業研究」の中間発表を行う。
発展期の5・6年次は、自己実現に向けて6年間の集大成となる。後期課程は進学重視型単位制を採用し、進路希望や興味関心に応じた科目の選択を可能とする。さらに、5年次では「総合的な学習の時間」で「卒業研究」のまとめと発表を行い、並木メソッドの完成となる。
国際理解教育の一環として修学旅行は海外(中国・上海)となっている。(四谷大塚)
TSSつくば予備校 カリキュラム
授業では、小学5年生では思考するための道具となる「基礎学力」の習得と、新聞を題材として社会に対する問題意識をもたせ、自分の意見を表現する練習を行っていきます。小学6年生では、夏までに学力の定着とその学力を元に、思考・表現する練習に力を注ぎます。秋以降は、毎週並木中等教育学校で出題される適性検査と同形式の問題演習を行い、添削・解説をしていきます。出やすい問題や、多くの生徒が間違える問題を多数こなすことによって、本番に向けて万全の対策をしていきます。
並木中等教育学校で行われている適性検査では、算・国・理・社の内容に関してバランスよく出題されており、4教科の総合的な学力が必須です。そこで、当塾では、ほぼ毎月4教科の学力テストを行い、弱点の発見、定着度の確認をし、その後の学習に役立てます。
公立中高一貫校適性検査対策模試
適性検査では、考える力に加え、自分の考えを自分の言葉で表現する能力が問われます。その対策として、小学5年生は年3回、小学6年生は年5回公立中高一貫対策模試を実施します。その中で志望校判定も行います。
小学6年生の9月から始まる特別講座です。文系・理系で適性検査でよく問われる分野の問題に関して、集中して演習・解説を行う講座です。この対策講座の中で、並木中等教育学校選抜項目に入っている「志願理由書」の書き方や、「集団面接」の練習も行います。
入試を直前に控えた受検生は、試験会場さながらの緊張感ある雰囲気の中で、本番に向けた意識を高めていく必要があります。制限時間の中で実戦形式の問題に取り組むことにより、時間配分の感覚をつかみます。正月特訓の約10日後には入試があります。
最大50名収容可能な自習室
学習効果を上げるためには、集中して勉強できる環境が必要です。TSSは広い自習室を常に開放しています。入退室をしっかりとチェックしているので安全です。また、授業前後の質問にもしっかりと対応します。
TSSの最大の特長は充実したサポートにあります。ポイントを押さえた授業。集中して勉強ができる自習室。わからないときはすぐに質問ができるという最高の環境だからこそ、お子様の能力を最大限に伸ばすことができるのです。
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国私立中受験コース 対象学年:小4・小5・小6
国私立中学校を受験するお子様向けのコースです。四谷大塚の「予習シリーズ」をメイン教材として使用し、週単位、月単位で実施されるテストで学力をチェックしながら中学受験に必要な高度な学力を身につけます。ご入会にあたっては、入会テストの受験が必要になります。 TSSの中学受験コースには以下のような特長があります。
四谷大塚「予習シリーズ」を使用
四谷大塚「予習シリーズ」
中学入試に絶大な信頼と実績を誇る、四谷大塚の「予習シリーズ」を中心に授業を進めます。中学受験生の2人に1人が使用すると言われる、「予習シリーズ」は、最新の入試動向を踏まえているばかりでなく、「自ら考える力を伸ばす」ことにも力を入れている、中学受験生のための最良のテキストです。理科・社会などはカラー図版などの資料も豊富で、わかりやすいだけでなく、学習することが楽しくなるような配慮もされています。
1単元=1週間のわかりやすい構成
テキストの各単元には、「第1回」「第2回」と回数が明示されています。これらは、四谷大塚の学習カリキュラムに沿っており、1回分の内容が1週間で学習する内容になります。
反復学習ができるカリキュラム
小学4年〜6年の7月までに必要なすべての単元を学習します。6年生の夏以降はより実践的な学習へと進みます。一通りの学習を終わらせるまでは決して平坦な道のりではありませんが、類似の問題が繰り返し出てくることで反復学習ができるようになっています。
解答・解説が充実していることも「予習シリーズ」の特長です。「何が問われているのか」「どのように答えを導くのか」「どのように答えなければならないのか」などが詳しく書かれた別冊の解説をしっかり読むことにより、明確な解答を作ることができるようになります。
予習シリーズを補完する副教材も充実しています。「計算」と「応用演習問題集」(算数)、「漢字とことば」(国語)、「考える社会科地図」(社会)、「演習問題集」(全教科)、「実力完成問題集」(全教科)など、目的別・難易度別の問題集を必要に応じて取り入れることにより、メリハリのついた授業と学習指導が可能になっています。
TSSはYTnet提携塾です。4年生は毎週金曜日、5・6年生は毎週土曜日に実施される週テストを当教室で受験することができます。
YTnet(ワイティーネット)とは、四谷大塚と提携を結び、四谷大塚の学習カリキュラムに沿った受験指導を行うシステムのことです。YTnet提携塾は四谷大塚と同じカリキュラムに沿って授業を行うため、どの塾でも基本的に同じ単元を同じペースで進みます。このため、転居などで塾を変えることになっても、スムーズに授業を受けることができます。
TSSでは週テスト+解説授業
集中してテストに取り組むときは、子供の学力が最も伸びるときです。全力を出し切ってテストを終了し、その後の解説授業で知識の整理をします。また、「できるつもり」「わかっているつもり」だったはずが、思いがけず正答することができない場合もあります。自分の弱点を見つけることもテストの大切な目的の1つです。TSSではテストを「やりっぱなし」にはさせません。
TSSの最大の特長は充実したサポートにあります。ポイントを押さえた授業。集中して勉強ができる自習室。わからないときはすぐに質問ができるという最高の環境だからこそ、お子様の能力を最大限に伸ばすことができるのです。
入試を熟知した専任講師陣
TSSには経験豊富な講師陣が多数在籍しています。これら多くのベテラン講師が、生徒の潜在する能力を引き伸ばし、これまでに多くの難関校合格者を輩出してまいりました。また、地域密着型の学習塾として、近隣の私立中学校へも、着実に合格を積み重ねています。
最大50名収容可能な自習室
学習効果を上げるためには、集中して勉強できる環境が必要です。TSSは広い自習室を常に開放しています。入退室をしっかりとチェックしているので安全です。また、授業前後の質問にもしっかりと対応します。
通常の授業の他にも選択制の講座が多数あります。お子様の学力、志望校などに合わせて効率よく指導いたします。
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個別指導コースはこちらをご覧ください。個別指導コース
キャンセルおよび退会(解約)について
ご入会手続き後、初回授業を受講する前にキャンセルのお申し出があった場合は、授業料を返金いたします。お渡しした教材等は汚損や折れ曲がっていたり、名前が書かれるなどされていなければ、返品を受け付けます。(新たに発注した教材の返品を受け付けることはできません。)
退会の方法については、「塾生規約」に記載されています。当塾では「塾生規約」をすべての方へご入会前にお渡しし、重要な点については必ず対面で説明しております。ご不明な点がございましたらお問い合わせください。


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Nagoya's FuA-Men (Fully Automated raMen) restaurant features chef and assistant robots that can dish out 80 bowls of noodles a day.
2nd Ameyoko Bldg 2nd Fl, 3-14-43 Osu, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Japanese verbs ~te + iru (~て+いる) form usage
In my previous post on ~te (~て) form before this long weekend, I was conjugating verbs and learned simple command usage for ~te:
as well as polite request usage ~te + kudasai (equal to "verb + please"):
Please eat = tabete kudasai
Today I'll be learning ~て+いる usage.
A verb's te form with iru is used to show continuous action. This is probably the most used verb form of them all. Iru by itself is an ichidan verb meaning "to be; to exist," and when connected to another verb using the Te Form means "to be doing (something)."
待っている matte iru: "I am waiting",
知っている shitte iru: "I'm knowing" = "I know",
持っている matte iru: "I'm having" = "I have",
ここに住んでいる koko ni sunde iru: "I'm living here" = "I live here".
The "i" in "iru" often disappears, so
知っている shitte iru becomes 知ってる shitteru "I'm knowing" = "I know"
Watashi wa koko ni iru. (I am here.)
Watashi wa aruite iru. (I am walking.)
Karera wa zasshi o yonde iru. (They are reading a magazine.)
Watashitachi wa Takamatsu ni sunde iru. (We are living in Takamatsu.)
Shizuko wa tabete iru. (Shizuko is eating.)
Kanojo wa sushi o tabetei ru. (She is eating sushi.)
Bill wa nihongo o benkyou shiteru. (Bill is studying Japanese.)
Japanese use the continuous form much more than English does (link).
"What did you do last night?" becomes "What were you doing last night?" Accordingly, the answer will be in the same tense.
Sakuban nani o shite imashita ka. (What were you doing last night?)
Terebi o mite imashita. (I was watching TV.)
Difference between English and Japanese continuous actions
A "V-te iru" form in Japanese is widely believed to be a grammatical equivalent of "be V-ing" (progressive form) in English. Here are instances found at: A Study of "V-te iru" in Japanese by Taeko Tomioka:
Hanako wa ima hon o yondeiru. 花子は今本を読んでいる。Hanako is now reading a book.
Hikoki ga sora o tondeiru. 飛行機が空を飛んでいる。An airplane is flying in the sky.
Cases above are a perfect Japanese - English match. However, quite often, this is not the case. Japanese "V-te iru" usually doesn't have a "progressive" meaning, but it shows that some activity was done and now the speaker is focusing on the result of that activity. To get some flavor of this, here are few sentences:
Sono inu wa shindeiru. その犬は死んでいる。The dog is dead. (Not: The dog is dying.)
Kare wa futotteiru. 彼は太っている。 He is fat. (Not: He is getting fat.)
Okane ga michi ni ochiteiru. お金が道に落ちている。Somebody dropped money on the street. (Not: Money is falling onto the street.)
Chichi wa shujutsu-shitsu ni haitteiru. 父は手術室に入っている。My father is in an operating room. (Not: My father is entering an operating room.)
Otto wa totemo tsukareteiru. 夫はとても疲れている。My husband is very tired. (Not: My husband is getting very tired.)
Applied Kanji Lesson 2: 馬 駐 車 林 示 禁 止
In this post I'll be trying to read a street sign above. :)
I see a white helmet UN peacekeeper under a great stress. His yellow face may be a result of Hepatitis A-type. Also there are 4 vertical red ink kanji. Does he warn me on hepatits pandemy danger!?
Or may this be a no-parking sign? Let's see...
This one I already know.
master; lord; chief; owner; main thing; principal matter
Master's Horse Stop. Hm... Parking?
Looks like an electric motor with two coaxial wheels when looking from above. How did they know? Strangely it's also a chariot.
Chusha... chariot stop ... Car Parking... I think it's a Parking Lot!
indicate; show; point out; express; display
means: Altar in forbidden forest. Or, religious taboo, or in modern words:
Chusha kin... I'm 100% sure that I can't stop my horse chariot in a forbidden forest.
So what is the last one about?
It really resembles injured legs to me.
Two stops - stop at the beginning and stop at the end. I think I can skip first stop and read the first kanji as "horse master", not as a "horse master stop".
Horse Master! Don't stop your chariot in a forbidden forest!
So alltogether: Parking Is Prohibited!
I've learned 7 more kanji: 馬 駐 車 林 示 禁 止 !
Japanese Verbs ~て (~Te) form
Most "learn japanese" web sites proceed to a ~te form(~て)(or some call it ~te base or base 6) right after the dictionary form. Some say "If there is one type of verb conjugation to learn and learn extremely well it would be this".
Surprisingly, most sources tend to avoid direct definition of ~ て, saying something like:
"The -te form of a verb which does not have a tense or mood combines with other verb forms."
"It does not indicate tense by itself, however it combines with other verb forms to create other tenses."
"The ~て form of a Japanese verb is used when the verb has some kind of connection to the following words."
Fundamentally dissatisfied with such a "negative" definition, I tried to figure out what ~て IS rather than what it IS NOT. So here is what I found:
The ~て form has the same meaning as continuous tenses in English that use the auxiliary verbs am, are, is, was and were:
I am riding the train.
He is talking to a friend.
Actions that occur in the present or occurred in the past. The ~て form has the same meaning as the English continuous tense:
I am listening to music.
I was doing my homework.
I was eating with a friend.
You're left with a sense an action not taking place:
I haven't done any studying for the test.
I haven't done the homework yet.
This form may also be used to describe a habitual activity.
I read the USA Today newspaper.
Much like English, there are verbs that describe a state of the subject, rather than an action. These type of verbs are called stative. You may want to think of these as actions that started in the past, arrived to a state, and this state persists to the present.
~ has come, has gone, has returned
There are few other cases where ~て is in use (most likely will be discussed later).
The conjugation of the ~て form is similar to the conjugation of the past tense.
Since ~ください kudasai (please) is one of the most useful ~て endings, one that is indispensable for polite and proper speech, I have decided to learn it first, along with the ~て conjugation.
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan)
to speak(話す) hanasu はなす hanashimasu はなします
to write(書く) kaku かく kakimasu かきます
to listen (聞く) kiku きく kikimasu ききます
to wait(待つ) matsu まつ machimasu まちます
to drink(飲む)momimasu のみます nomimashimasu のみまします
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs (yodan)
to wear (着る) kiru きる kimasu きます
to see (見る) miru みる mimasu みます
to get up (起きる) okiru おきる okimasu おきます
to get off (降りる) oriru おりる orimasu おります
to believe(信じる) shinjiru しんじる shinjimasu しんじます
As always, yodan is a snap.
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
to come (来る) kuru きる kimasu きます
to do (する) suru する shimasu します
to study(勉強する)benkyou-suru べんきょうする benkyou-shimasu べんきょうします
I'll be digging both ~て (that is in wide use) and ~kudasai (that comes with other verb forms also) in my next posts.
Stupid 日本語 Lessons on Youtube
Gotcha! Japanese is just a broken English! Or not?
Both girls are nice, but what's the point of making videos using borrowed words only? Then should I just stop learning and simply start speaking Japanese like this: ノグラッマオウァツォエヴェラーか。Or is this a practical 日本の joke to mislead stupid アメリカジン’s?
What do you think? Please leave a comment...
Applied Kanji Lesson One: 氵水 主 王 注 心 音 意
In this post I decided to break the series of Japanese verbs-related posts and learn some kanji. I did not figured out "my" best way to learn kanji yet, so, I'll be experimenting.
I'm not using japanesepod101.com but videos they produce are fun and professional. I will use few of them as my study subject. Let's start!
So here is the first kanji I'm going to learn:
What I see here is a universal "don't touch it" pictogram followed by a hiragana word that means "burn": やけど(yakedo) – burn. It's quite easy to remember - it's reminds me a barbecue word "yakitori" やきとり【焼き鳥】
彼は手にやけどをしました。 かれ は て に やけど を しました means "He burned his hand"
BTW, a verb I learned recently was "to do" (来る) suru する. And...Suru…. Makes any noun into a verb...やけどする(yakedosuru) – get burned. Easy enough right?
OK. Back to the topic. The first kanji I see here is
I found it. It happens to be in the first 500 kanji set here and it means "pour". Kids learn this kanji in 3rd grade.
pour; irrigate; shed (tears); flow into; concentrate on; notes; comment; annotate
チュウ (chu) - "on" reading
そそ.ぐ (soso gu) - "kun" reading
It see two readings for all japanese kanji. The first called "on" reading and it's a chinese reading. What "kun" reading is for? Hmm... I guess it is a japanese reading?
It also visually appears to me that this 注 "pour" kanji has two parts - left vertical set of 3 short strokes and a bigger symbol on the right. Short research ...and yes I'm right.
The left three strokes is a "radical" of kanji 水 "sui", or "shui" in chinese reading that stands for "water" in chinese. "Water" in japanese is "mizu" みず and kanji for it is 水.
A kanji radical is a common sub-element found in different kanji characters. Radicals express the general nature of the kanji characters.
is a "radical" of
What chinese themselves say about this kanji?
The second part is
master; lord; chief; owner; main thing; principal matter
シュ、ス shu, su
ぬし、おも nushi, omo
Digging little bit deeper earned me a similar kanji:
king; rule; magnate
So, "King 王 with bit extra is a real master 主"
And,氵(water) and 主 (master) together make "master of water" ...
Nop! Write answer is:
Master 主 Pours Water 氵. They make 注 (pour) together.
Now the second kanji barely seen on the picture above:
idea; intention; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; attention; liking
It obviously means "attention" in this case. It also happens to be in the first 500 kanji set here.
This symbol looks a way too complex to me to be a radical. Short research... and ...bingo!
The lower part of this kanji is:
heart; mind; spirit
The upper part of this kanji is:
sound; noise
オン、イン on, in
おと、ね oto, ne
The sound 音 of mind 心 is an idea 意. Wow. That was cool.
A thought is a sound from the heart. Even cooler.
Now, to finish this, let's combine everything together.
Two kanji together 注意 pronounced as ちゅうい (chui).
やけど(yakido) + 注意 (chui) = やけど注意 "burn pour attention" or "be careful not to burn yourself"
So, what was the kanji we learned today?
氵, 水 - water - sui - みず - mizu
主 - master - shu - ぬし - nushi
王 - king - o(u) - オウ - * - ou
注 - pour - chu - そそ。ぐ - soso gu
心 - heart/feelings - shin - ここる - kokoru
音 - sound - on/in - おと, ね - oto/ne
意 - attention/idea - i - イ- i
Seven kanji and one radical! Not bad for a start!
Plus we learned:
やけど - burn - yakedo
やきとり - yakitori
Labels: kanji, vocabulary
Posted by ko_boku at 3:00 PM
Japanese Verbs Past Negative ~ なかった (nakatta), ~ませんでした (masen deshita)
In this post I want to learn past tense both for plain negative form ~ ない (nai), and for polite negative form ~ ません (masen).
Plain: The past tense of ~ない (nai) is なかった (nakatta). ~Nai with its i dropped and ~kattaな (na) is the negative element and かった (katta) is for past tense will be a big help later on.
Polite: To make polite negative form ません (masen) past tense just add でした (deshita).
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan)
not to speak(話す) hanasanai はなさない hanashimasen はなしません
not spoke - hanasanakatta はなさなかった hanashimasendeshita はなしませんでした
not to write(書く)kakanai かかない kakimasen かきません
not wrote - kakanakatta かかなかった kakimasendeshita かきませんでした
not to listen (聞く) kikanai きかない kikimasen ききません
not listened - kikanakatta きかなかった kikimasendeshita ききませんでした
not to wait(待つ) matanai またない machimasen まちません
not waited - matanakatta またなかった machimasendeshita まちませんでした
not to drink(飲む)nomimasanai のみまさない nomimashimasen のみましません
not drunk - nomimasanakatta のみまさなかった nomimashimasendeshita のみましませんでした
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs (yodan)
not to wear (着る)kinai きない kimasen きません
not wore - kinakatta きない kimasendeshita きませんでした
not to see (見る)minai みない mimasen みません
not saw - minakatta みなかった mimasendeshita みませんでした
not to get up (起きる)okinai おきない okimasen おきません
not got up - okinakatta おきなかった okimasendeshita おきませんでした
not to get off (降りる)orinai おりない orimasen おりません
not got off - orinakatta おりなかった orimasendeshita おりませんでした
not to believe(信じる)shinjinai しんじない shinjimasen しんじません
not beleived - shinjinakatta しんじなかった shinjimasendeshita しんじませんでした
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
not to come (来る) konai こない kimasen きません
not came (来る) konakatta こなかった kimasendeshita きませんでした
not to do (来る) shinai しない shimasen しません
did not (来る) shinakatta しなかった shimasendeshita しませんでした
not to study(勉強する)benkyoushinai べんきょうしない benkyoushimasen べんきょうしません
not studied(勉強する)benkyoushinakatta べんきょうしなかった benkyoushimasendeshita べんきょうしませんでした
Labels: verbs
Posted by ko_boku at 10:50 AM
Monday, August 24, 2009
Japanese Verbs Past Tense ~た (~ta), ~ました (~mashita)
After I figured out verb stems as a Japanese verbs LEGO building blocks, my conjugation study should go faster. In this post I want to learn past tense both for plain/dictionary ~u (う) form, and for polite form ~ ます(masu).
To form past tense you add ~た (~ta), ~ました (mashita) to the verb stem.
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan)
to speak(話す) hanasu はなす hanashimasu はなします
spoke - hanashita はなした hanashimashita はなしました
to write(書く) kaku かく kakimasu かきます
wrote - kaita かいた kakimashita かきました
to listen (聞く) kiku きく kikimasu ききます
listened - kiita きいた kikimashita ききました
to wait(待つ) matsu まつ machimasu まちます
waited - matta まった machimashita まちました
to drink(飲む)momimasu のみます nomimashimasu のみまします
drunk nomimashita のみました nomimashimashita のみましました
Again, I'm not going to pay too much attention to exact romaji stem end - nomimashita/nomimashita makes no difference to me since my purpose is to learn Japanese, not to earn a degree. If you want to explore this deeper, here is a link to a great article on the history of Japanese verbs stems definition sent to me by my twitter friend @blackcat009 in response to my previous post. Here is the article's google translation I'm only able to read for now.
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs (yodan)
to wear (着る) kiru きる kimasu きます
wore - kita きいた kimashita きました
to see (見る) miru みる mimasu みます
saw - mita みいた mimashita みました
to get up (起きる) okiru おきる okimasu おきます
got up - okita おきた okimashita おきました
to get off (降りる) oriru おりる orimasu おります
got off - orita おりた orimashita おりました
to believe(信じる) shinjiru しんじる shinjimasu しんじます
believed - shinjita しんじた shinjimashita しんじました
As always, yodan are student's best friends.
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
to come (来る) kiru きる kimasu きます
kita きた kimashita きました
to do (来る) suru する shimasu します
shita した shimashita しました
to study(勉強する)benkyou-suru べんきょうする benkyou-shimasu べんきょうします
benkyou-shita べんきょうした benkyou-shimashita べんきょうしました
I found a great tool for Japanese verbs conjugation. I used it to write my last two posts.
The Ultra Handy Japanese Verb Conjugator - Recommended!
It's is interesting how the site uses Smart.fm API to build lists of example sentences like this for the verb "kaku" - to write:
彼に手紙を書きました。
かれ に てがみ を かきました
kare ni tegami wo kakimashita
I wrote him a letter.
お名前を片仮名で書いてください。
おなまえ を かたかな で かいて ください
onamae wo katakana de kaite kudasai
Please write your name in katakana.
壁に文字が書いてあった。
かべ に もじ が かいて あった
kabe ni moji ga kaite atta
There was some writing on the wall.
5行以内で答えを書いてください。
5ぎょう いない で こたえ を かいて ください 。
5gyou inai de kotae wo kaite kudasai .
Please write your answer within five lines.
ここに住所と氏名を書いてください。
ここ に じゅうしょ と しめい を かいて ください
koko ni juusho to shimei wo kaite kudasai
Please write your name and address here.
彼女にお礼の手紙を書きました。
かのじょ に おれい の てがみ を かきました
kanojo ni orei no tegami wo kakimashita
I wrote her a thank you letter.
もっと大きく字を書いてください。
もっと おおきく じ を かいて ください
motto ookiku ji wo kaite kudasai
Please write the letters larger.
家族に葉書を書いています。
かぞく に はがき を かいて います
kazoku ni hagaki wo kaite imasu
I wrote a postcard to my family.
姉は毎晩日記を書いています。
あね は まいばん にっき を かいて います
ane ha maiban nikki wo kaite imasu
My older sister writes in her diary every evening.
面接のために履歴書を書きました。
めんせつ の ため に りれき しょ を かきました 。
mensetsu no tame ni rireki sho wo kakimashita .
I wrote out my resume for the interview.
紙に大きな丸を書きました。
かみ に おおき な まる を かきました
kami ni ooki na maru wo kakimashita
I drew a big circle on the paper.
カレンダーに予定を書いた。
かれんだー に よてい を かいた
karenda- ni yotei wo kaita
I wrote my schedule on the calendar.
日本語で作文を書きました。
にほんご で さくぶん を かきました
nihongo de sakubun wo kakimashita
I wrote an essay in Japanese.
彼女は左手で字を書く。
かのじょ は ひだりて で じ を かく
kanojo ha hidarite de ji wo kaku
She writes left-handed.
答えを黒板に書いてください。
こたえ を こくばん に かいて ください
kotae wo kokuban ni kaite kudasai
Please write the answer on the blackboard.
外来語は一般にカタカナで書かれます。
がいらい ご は いっぱん に カタカナ で かかれます 。
gairai go ha ippan ni katakana de kakaremasu .
In general, loan words are written in katakana.
私は右手で字を書きます。
わたし は みぎて で じ を かきます
watashi ha migite de ji wo kakimasu
I write right-handed.
ボールペンで名前を書いてください。
ぼーるぺん で なまえ を かいて ください
bo-rupen de namae wo kaite kudasai
Please write your name with a ballpoint pen.
チョークで黒板に字を書きました。
ちょーく で こくばん に じ を かきました
cho-ku de kokuban ni ji wo kakimashita
I wrote letters on the blackboard with chalk.
彼女は愛をこめて手紙を書いた。
かのじょ は あい を こめて てがみ を かいた
kanojo ha ai wo komete tegami wo kaita
She wrote a loving letter.
View related example sentences from Smart.fm>>
Labels: tools, verbs
Posted by ko_boku at 1:25 PM
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Japanese Verbs Are Like LEGO Blocks
Now, after four posts on Japanese verbs I've got an idea that Japanese verbs are like a blocks of LEGO.
And, looking at my previous posts, I see that the plain (dictionary) form is not a single LEGO block but rather a combination of two blocks: a vowel or few that form a "stem" and following vowel(s) that ends with U. This U ending vowel gets lost every time you conjugate a verb.
From now on I'm going to use a stem as a verb conjugation building block, rather than build everything the "dictionary" form. Look how easy it becomes:
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan)
to speak(話す) hanasu はなす hanashimasu はなします hanasanai はなさない hanashimasen はなしません
to write(書く) kaku かく kakimasu かきます kakanai かかない kakimasen かきません
to listen (聞く) kiku きく kikimasu ききます kikanai きかない kikimasen ききません
to wait(待つ) matsu まつ machimasu まちます matanai またない machimasen まちません
to drink(飲む)momimasu のみます nomimashimasu のみまします nomimasanai のみまさない nomimashimasen のみましません
Notice that sometimes romaji LEGO is no 100% match to kana LEGO - you can't make stems "kak" or "kik" in kana. And, "shimasu" definitely looks much better in kana :)
Also the stems I figured out do not match to common definitions of stems sometimes.
Common definition of "matsu" stem is double definition "mat -" "mach-", not "ma-" like I used above. Same for "hana-" and for other "su" ending verbs.
My guess is that this minor trouble with stem digging is caused by the fact that the stem is actually a kanji part of the verb, and that kanji-stem changes it's phonetics on reading. Since I did not mastered kanji yet (my deepest apologies come here), I may need to pay attention to the dictionary form to manage verbs with "su" endings that transforms to "shi" and "chi" for now.
Let's continue to exercise this bloody vivisection...
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs (yodan)
to wear (着る) kiru きる kimasu きます kinai きない kimasen きません
to see (見る) miru みる mimasu みます minai みない mimasen みません
to get up (起きる) okiru おきる okimasu おきます okinai おきない okimasen おきません
to get off (降りる) oriru おりる orimasu おります orinai おりない orimasen おりません
to believe(信じる) shinjiru しんじる shinjimasu しんじます shinjinai しんじない shinjimasen しんじません
Wow, some kanji stick to kana to form a stem, 起き for instance. And, as always yodan are a snap! Thanks to Yoda!
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
to come (来る) kiru きる kimasu きます konai こない kimasen きません
to do (来る) suru する shimasu します shinai しない shimasen しません
to study(勉強する)benkyou-suru べんきょうする benkyou-shimasu べんきょうします benkyou-shinai べんきょうしない benkyou-shimasen べんきょうしません
Kiru was weird, "to wear" sounds exactly like "to come" in 3 cases of 4. Suru is weird also. So they are an irregulars for real.
Labels: verbs
Posted by ko_boku at 10:47 AM
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Japanese Verbs Polite Form Negative: ~ ません (masen)
Now that we're familiar with plain/dictionary ~u (う) form, polite ~ ます(masu) and Plain Form Negative: ~ ない (nai), let's try ~ません (masen), which is the negative of polite ~ます form.
Adding ~ません is no diffeent from adding ~ます. If you master polite form, simply change ~masu to ~masen. If not clear, read below:
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan) plain negative form:
To make negative ません form out of Type 1 verbs (godan), ~u ending to ~i and add masen: verb~u ---> verb~i+masen (plain form ---> present polite negative form)
when making a negative form for the verb ending in ~つ(tsu) change it to ち(chi) first: matsu (待つ) ---> ma~chi ---> machimasen (待ちません)
when making a polite form for the verb ending in ~す(su) change it to し(chi) first: kasu (貸す) ---> ka~shi ---> kashimasen (貸しません)
Watashi wa kasa o kaimasen. (I'm not going to buy an umbrella.)
Kare wa machimasen. (He won't wait.)
Kimiko wa Osaka ni ikimasen. (Kimiko isn't going to Osaka.)
And here are some ichidan:
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs:
Change ichidan (~Iru and ~Eru) verbs by dropping the ~ru at the end and adding ~masen.
~ Iru ending verbs
kiru (着る) kimasen - not going to wear
miru (見る) mimasen - not going to see
okiru (起きる) okimasen - not going to get up
oriru (降りる) orimasen - not going to get off
shinjiru (信じる) shinjimasen - not going to believe
~ Eru ending verbs
akeru (開ける) akemasen - not going to open
ageru (あげる) agemasen - not going to give
deru (出る) demasen - not going to go out
neru (寝る) nemasen - not going to sleep
taberu (食べる) tabemasen - not going to eat
Watashi wa ima tabemasen. (I'm not going to eat now.)
Kanojo wa kasa o karimasen. (She isn't going to borrow an umbrella.)
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
To make ~ません form out of kuru, change kuru to kimasen
To make ません form out of suru, change suru to shimasen
To make ~ません form out of ~suru verbs, change ~suru ending to ~shimasen
benkyousuru (勉強する)benkyoshimasen - not going to study
ryokousuru (旅行する)ryokoushimasen - not going to travel
ARIMASEN - The polite form of DESU's opposite JA NAI
When you want to say something ISN'T, you use "ja nai" じゃない, "janai des" じゃない です . Or, If you want to be polite and formal, use ありません (arimasen):
arimasen is a polite and formal form of nai
formal way of ja is dewa
If you want to be polite but not formal, use nai desu.
You can mix them like these. Example: That's not food.
Sore wa tabemono ja nai. (informal)
Sore wa tabemono dewa nai. (written informal)
Sore wa tabemono ja nai desu. (polite, informal)
Sore wa tabemono ja arimasen. (affirmative informal, from mother to child)
Sore wa tabemono dewa arimasen. (polite, formal)
Find "dewa arimasen" below.
You may notice that dewa is では, not でわ!
And, I found another valid hybrid:
Sore wa tabemono dewa nai desu. (???)
This is something I don't get, please leave a comment below if you know what situations it fits. My guess it's OK between not-too-close relatives... am I right?
Labels: verbs
Posted by ko_boku at 12:15 PM
Friday, August 21, 2009
Beethoven-no (ベートーヴェンの) Breakfast/Rice (ごはん【御飯】)
An amazing video (free), breakfast (around $6.50)!
and the same - no subs but better quality
Labels: fun, vocabulary
Posted by ko_boku at 10:05 PM
Japanese Verbs Plain Form Negative: ~ ない (nai)
Previous posts on verbs were about plain/dictionary ~u (う) form and polite ~ ます(masu) forms. Now I learn how to make negative out of the plain ~う form.
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan) plain negative form:
To make negative ~ない form out of Type 1 verbs (godan), change ~u (う)ending to ~a (あ)and add nai(ない): verb~u ---> verb~a+nai (plain form ---> plain negative form)
hanasu (話す) ---> hanasanai - not speak
kaku (書く) ---> kakanai - not write
kiku (聞く)---> kikanai - not listen
matsu (待つ)---> matsanai - not wait
kasu(貸す)---> kasanai - not lend
nomu (飲む)---> nomanai - not drink
John wa kasa o kawanai. (John isn't going to buy an umbrella.)
Jim wa manga o yomanai. (Jim doesn't read comic books.)
Daremo korosanai yo! (I won't kill anyone!)
Makudonarudo nashi-ja ikirarenai! (I can't live without my McDonalds!)
And the type of conversation I like very much:
- Konya wa uchini kaeritakunai! (I don't wanna go home tonight!)
- Issho-ni yoake-no kohi nomanai?” (Would you like to have coffee with me in the morning?)
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs plain negative form:
Ichidan (~Iru and ~Eru) verbs are a snap again, because you change them by just dropping the ~ru and adding ~nai (ない)
~ Iru ending verbs
kiru (着る) kinai - to wear not
miru (見る) minai - to see not
okiru (起きる) okinai - not going to get up
oriru (降りる) orinai - not going to get off
shinjiru (信じる) shinjinai - to believe not
~ Eru ending verbs
akeru (開ける) akenai - not going to open
ageru (あげる) agenai - not going to give
deru (出る) denai - not going to go out
neru (寝る) nenai - not going to sleep
taberu (食べる) tabenai - not going to eat
Watashi wa terebi o minai. (I'm not going to watch TV.)
Ore wa daremo tabenai desu. (I don't eat anybody!)
Notice that ~nai means "not going to do (something) for the time being" as well as "don't do at all" as a matter of personal policy:
Jim wa manga o yomanai (Could mean that Jim never reads comic books, or that he just isn't going to read a comic book now or in the near future.)
Please remember that the ending ~nai should only be used in informal settings. Depending on the situation, you may want to upgrade it to a polite form by simply adding です (desu) after nai:
Aitsu wa nanimo tabenai desu. (He eats nothing.)
Or use ~ ません (masen) form that will be covered in next post.
And, as ususal, Baka iwanai deyo! (Don't say stupid things!)
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
To make negative form out of kuru, change kuru to konai
To make negative form out of suru, change suru to shinai
To make negative form out of ~suru verbs, change ~suru ending to ~shinai
benkyousuru (勉強する)benkyoshinai - not going to study
ryokousuru (旅行する)ryokoushinai - not going to travel
Ja nai - The opposite of DESU
When you want to say something ISN'T, you use "ja nai" じゃない or "janai des" じゃない です . じゃない would be used in sentences such as:
niau ja nai? (Doesn't it suit (look good on) me?)
omae wa tsuyoi ja nai desu (You are NOT strong.)
kisama wa ore no kashira ja nai yo! (You are not my leader!)
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Posted by ko_boku at 4:22 PM
Japanese Verbs: Polite ~ ます (masu) form
My first post on Japanese verbs was about plain/dictionary ~u form that only kids or people speaking with family or friends would use.
Time to grow! The first ending you'll want to master is the polite form masu.
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs:
To make ~ます form out of Type 1 verbs (godan), change ~u ending to ~i and add masu: verb~u ---> verb~i+masu (plain form ---> present polite form)
when making a polite form for the verb ending in ~つ(tsu) change it to ち(chi) first: matsu (待つ) ---> ma~chi ---> machimasu (待ちます)
when making a polite form for the verb ending in ~す(su) change it to し(chi) first: kasu (貸す) ---> ka~shi ---> kashimasu (貸します)
hanasu (話す) ---> hanasimasu - to speak
kaku (書く) ---> kakimasu - to write
kiku (聞く)---> kikimasu - to listen
matsu (待つ)---> machimasu - to wait
kasu(貸す)---> kashimasu - to lend
nomu (飲む)---> nomimasu - to drink
Now we are ready to speak "adult" Japanese:
Mama wa mise de banana o kaimasu. (Mom buys/will buy bananas at the store.)
Jim wa manga o yomimasu. (Jim read/will read a comic book.)
Ojii-san wa sugu kaerimasu. (Grandpa return/will return soon.)
彼は方言で話します。 かれ は ほうげん で はなします 。(He speaks a dialect.)
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs:
Ichidan (~Iru and ~Eru) verbs are a snap, because you change them by just dropping the ~ru at the end and adding ~masu.
~ Iru ending verbs
kiru (着る) kimasu - to wear
miru (見る) mimasu - to see
okiru (起きる) okimasu - to get up
oriru (降りる) orimasu - to get off
shinjiru (信じる) shinjimasu - to believe
~ Eru ending verbs
akeru (開ける) akemasu - to open
ageru (あげる) agemasu - to give
deru (出る) demasu - to go out
neru (寝る) nemasu - to sleep
taberu (食べる) tabemasu - to eat
Here are some examples:
Watashi wa ashita kimemasu. (I'll decide tomorrow.)
Jerry wa sugu heya kara demasu. (Jerry will come out of the room soon.)
Ayako wa mainichi terebi o mimasu. (Ayako watches the TV every day.)
私は毎日たくさん野菜を食べます。わたし は まいにち たくさん やさい を たべます (I eat a lot of vegetables every day)
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru):
To make ~ます form out of kuru, change kuru to kimasu
To make ~ます form out of suru, change suru to shimasu
To make ~ます form out of ~suru verbs, change ~suru ending to ~shimasu
benkyousuru (勉強する)benkyoshimasu - to study
ryokousuru (旅行する)ryokoushimasu - to travel
Now, you are probably thinking: How can I tell ichidan verbs from godan? True, there are also godan verbs that end in eru or iru, but with practice and experience they will gradually be mastered. A mistake made from not knowing whether a verb is godan or ichidan is a very minor one, and should not be worried about now.
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Posted by ko_boku at 10:05 AM
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Difference Between Particles は (WA) and が (GA)
This is just a brilliant short explanation of difference between は (WA) and が (GA).
ありがとうございます Koichi san!
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Posted by ko_boku at 7:39 PM
Japanese を (O) and の (NO) Particles
The Particle "を" (O)
Direct Object Marker
"O" (を) is placed after a noun, and indicates that the noun is the direct object.
Neko ga esa o tabeta. 猫が餌を食べた。 The cat ate the food.
Kinou eiga o mimashita. 昨日映画を見ました。I watched the movie yesterday.
Kutsu o kaimashita. 靴を買いました。I bought shoes.
を always follows the direct object of the sentence, and since it is only ever used for this purpose, is the Japanese reader's best friend. When you see を, you can be sure that what precedes it is the direct object.
For example,
How do we translate this into English? さかな (fish) is the direct object of the verb たべます (eat). In English statements (but not necessarily questions), the direct object is what goes after the verb. So we can translate the sentence by putting "fish" after "eat" and writing:
[I/you/he/she/...] eat fish.
Click here to learn other terrible things people do to fish using を particle...
Route of Motion
Verbs such as walk, run, pass, turn, drive, go through etc., take the particle "を" to indicate the route which the movement follows.
Sora o tobu 空を飛ぶ fly through the sky
Basu wa toshokan no mae o toorimasu. バスは図書館の前を通ります。 The bus passes in front of the library.
Tsugi no kado o magatte kudasai. 次の角を曲がってください。 Please turn the next corner.
Point of Departure
Verbs such as leave, come out, get off etc., take the particle "o" to mark the place from which one gets of or leaves.
Hachi-ji ni ie o demasu. 八時に家を出ます。 I leave home at eight o'clock.
Kyonen koukou o sotsugyou shimashita. 去年高校を卒業しました。 I graduated from high school last year.
This is unrelated to the honorific (politeness) prefix o, written お or 御.
The Particle "の" (No)
Possessive Marker
"No" indicates ownership or attribution. It is similar to the English "apostrophe s ('s). "
sensei no kuruma 先生の車 the teacher's car
watashi no konpyuuta 私のコンピュータ My computer
anata no shukudai あなたの宿題
Kore wa watashi no hon desu. これは私の本です。 This is my book.
Watashi no ane wa Tokyo ni sunde imasu. 私の姉は東京に住んでいます。 My sister lives in Tokyo.
Similar, but not the same:
kuruma no Toyota 車のトヨタ Toyota the car [company]
The final noun can be omitted if it is clear to both speaker and listener.
Are wa watashi no (kuruma) desu. あれは私の(車)です。 That is mine (my car).
"No" can be used many times in one sentence. In this usage the order of nouns in Japanese is the reverse of the English structure. The normal Japanese order is from large to small, or general to specific.
Osaka daigaku no nihongo no sensei 大阪大学の日本語の先生 a teacher of Japanese at Osaka university
yooroppa no kuni no namae ヨーロッパの国の名前 the names of the countries in Europe
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Posted by ko_boku at 10:02 AM
What Is Your Favorite Japanese Word?
Notice a lots of "NO" particles used and few "O" also.
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Posted by ko_boku at 5:21 AM
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
FUA-KIN or "How to speak Japanese without saying a word" #3
Japanese people like to abbreviate foreign words. Sometimes it gets weird. Here is a video:
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Posted by ko_boku at 9:54 PM
Japanese Verbs Types, Plain Form, ~う (U), ~る (RU)
Japanese verbs basic forms ends in "u", to be more precise, "u" is an ending of the last syllable of the basic verb form.
There are 3 types of verbs in Japanese. Why there are divided to 3 types will become clear in next few posts:
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs, such as:
hanasu (話す) - to speak
kaku (書く) - to write
kiku (聞く) - to listen
matsu (待つ) - to wait
nomu (飲む) - to drink
Here is a how some of the often used U-verbs or Godan-doushi (Godan verbs) sound:
Now let's try some in sentences:
* Mama wa mise de banana o kau. (Mom buys/will buy bananas at the store.)
* Jim wa manga o yomu. (Jim will read a comic book.)
* Ojii-san wa sugu kaeru. (Grandpa will return soon.)
The function of "o" is to indicate the object of a verb. When you hear the particle o in a sentence, you know that the word before "o" is an object of the verb that comes after "o".
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs:
~ Iru ending verbs
kiru (着る) - to wear
miru (見る) - to see
okiru (起きる) - to get up
oriru (降りる) - to get off
shinjiru (信じる) - to believe
~ Eru ending verbs
akeru (開ける) - to open
ageru (あげる) - to give
deru (出る) - to go out
neru (寝る) - to sleep
taberu (食べる) - to eat
Here is a list of some often used Iru/Eru-verbs or Ichidan-doushi (Ichidan verbs):
Here are a couple of example sentences:
* Watashi wa ringo o taberu. (I'll eat an apple.)
* Naomi wa terebi o miru. (Naomi will watch TV.)
There are some exceptions. The following verbs belong to Group 1, though they end with "~ iru" or "~ eru".
hairu (入る) - to enter
hashiru (走る) - to run
iru (いる) - to need
kaeru (帰る) - to return
kagiru (限る) - to limit
kiru (切る) - to cut
shaberu (しゃべる) - to chatter
shiru (知る) - to know
And, There Are Irregular Verbs!
While there are only two irregulars,
kuru (to come) and
suru (to do),
the verb "suru" is the most often used verb in Japanese. It is used as "to do," "to make," or "to cost". It is also combined with many nouns (of Chinese or Western origin) to make them into verbs. Here are some examples.
* benkyousuru (勉強する) - to study
* ryokousuru (旅行する) - to travel
* yushutsusuru (輸出する) - to export
* dansusuru (ダンスする) - to dance
* shanpuusuru (シャンプーする) - to shampoo)
This "u"-ending form is very simple Japanese form, and also very juvenile or "familiar." Only kids or people speaking with family or friends would use this plain form.
Before actually trying out the language you need to learn the Base 2 forms and the polite endings that go with them. We will be learning about those in the next posts.
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Posted by ko_boku at 4:50 PM
Augmented Reality 1984 Japan
I had another lesson with Eiko-san yesterday. It wasn't a piece of cake. I was introduced to Japanese verbs grammar and this first meeting wasn't a big success for me. I was told by many people that Japanese verbs is not an easy topic and it turns to be a hard thing for me too. I've Livescribe files ready to upload but I feel they are not good because all the lesson was a one big confusion for me. I decided to get verbs grammar slow in a next series of posts.
Meanwhile, some fun stuff: creating useful content in internet becomes easier! If you watch Youtube, you probably noticed a closed captioning feature that was added in 2008. Here is quite aged "Let's Learn Japanese with Yan" video made in 1984 with captions added recently.
I like the way it's done. Enjoy!
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Posted by ko_boku at 3:11 PM
Sunday, August 16, 2009
What Happens With Anime in Hollywood
Poor Ghost in the Shell....
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Posted by ko_boku at 10:14 PM
Most Popular Japanese Google Words
What Japanese people (females) saying to other people (males) that foreigners seek to understand? I often use Google as a scientific "vox populi" machina and here is the list of the most popular "~anata" search requests Google provides:
(Most popular words with "anata" あなた included)
anata daisuki, anata (ga) daisuki (desu) - I love you
anata daiteyo - Darling, hug me
anata ga - you
anata ga hoshii - I want you
anata ga inai toriai - I want to hold you
anata ga inai toriai atteieru wagamama - I want to hold you when you’re gone, i’m selfish like that
anata ga kirai - i hate you
anata ga natsukashii - I miss you
anata ga suki - I love you
anata ga suki da - I love you
anata ga suki de - I love you
anata ga sukidessu - I love you
anata ga...inai - You are...not here (song title)
anata kanji - あなた, 貴方, 貴男, 貴女
anata kara - from you
anata kimi, anata vs kimi - kimi (きみ;君) is used by males, and anata (あなた) is used by females
anata koto, Anata-no-koto wasure-nai - I will never forget you
anata mo - you too
anata mou suki desu - I love you too
anata ni, Anata ni mo! - Same to you!
anata no kao, Anata no kao chotto mittai na - I want to see you(r) (face)
anata no koto, anata no koto wasure-nai - I will not forget you
anata no koto matteru yo - I'll be waiting for you
anata no koto wo kangaeteiru - I'm thinking of you
anata no manko ho nametai des - I love you
anata no okaasan - your mother
anata no osanazuma - Pick Me, Honey (game title)
anata no oto - The sound of your heart (Macross Frontier anime song title)
anata no sei janai - It's Not Your Fault (another anime song title)
anata no shiranai kangofu sei teki byoutou 24 ji - The Nurse You don't know, 24 Hours in the Sex hospital (hentai anime title)
anata no tomodachi, Anata no tomodachi wo shoukai - Would you introduce yourselves to us?
anata (vs) omae - you formal/informal
anata suki - love you
anata tachi - plural you, you guys
anata wa doko - where are you from
anata wa hentai - you are pervert
anata wa kirei (na) - You are beautiful
anata wa omoidashimasu - you remember
anata wa onani o shimasuka - Do you masturbate? (insulting)
anata wa tenshi - You're an angel
anata wa utsukushii - You are beautiful
anata wa yasashii (desunei) - You're so kind
anata wo ai shite iru - I love you
anata wo aishite yamazu - You are loved Earnestly (gay manga title)
anata wo aishiteiru - I love you
anata wo aishiteru - I love you
anata wo mamoritakute - I want to protect you (Yaoi mature manga title)
hora anata ni totte - (somebody) important to you (song title)
itsumodemo anata ga suki - forever I like you
Why did I made such a list? Just curiosity as well as bit of SEO for my blog :) And oh... so many ways to say "I love you"....
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Posted by ko_boku at 3:01 PM
Saturday, August 15, 2009
First 3+1 Lessons Vocabulary
I finally made my first words lists:
- Combined list of words uses in first 3 Starbucks lessons. Click "I Know" button below to run the learning application, play Livescribe records in my previous posts to refresh the word usage.
- To prepare for my next week's Starbucks lesson, I made another lists that combines words and sentences:
It looks like the next lesson will be about Japanese verbs. Please review the words to get prepared!
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Posted by ko_boku at 8:59 AM
Hurray! I Almost Understand Japanese!
From my comrade-in-anime-twitter Fanboy.com:
... This is Noto Arisa (能登有沙) who is nicknamed Nocchi, this video is a regular feature on the DogaDoga7 Anime NewType Channel. I’m somewhat addicted to these videos on YouTube because Nocchi is always hanging out at anime cons and sneaking around animation studios. In the video above she’s announcing her 2nd personal manga, talking about some DVD and mentioning that she will debut as a voice actor in an animated drama titled Deba no Hime Goto. ...
I feel I almost understand this video cause Noto is repeating everything for dumb otaku like me... Thanks Michael!
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Posted by ko_boku at 12:01 AM
Friday, August 14, 2009
Time For Tests!
Before we go any further, I need to make sure that we, you and me, are more or less on the same page.
Ta daaa! Nice Yoko, isn't she?
Here is the set of random basic Japanese tests I found on a web site Quizlet.com.
First, there are some tests that look easy to me. I did try few and I can set myself a goal to pass them with A+. Will do this in 3 days, before my lessons with Ei san continue:
Primary Greetings
Romaji Japanese Vocabulary 1
Basic Japanese Nouns
Basic Japanese Nouns II
Daily Routine Verbs Kana
Japanese verbs part 1
Japanese verbs part 2
Meeting People - Kana
Can you pass the tests above with A grades? If yes - cool! If not - work harder next few days!
If tests above go well, I would try the tests that look bit hard to me to right now:
Japanese Verbs
Yr 9 Japanese Term 4 Verbs - Kana
Basic Japanese Adjectives
Japanese adjectives - Kana
Japanese for Busy People I: Lesson 1 - Kana
Hmmm...If I were a real man, I would do every test here and here. Kidding.
P.S."Quizlet.com" sounds really awful for my Russian ear, but the site is quite useful. I did not find a way to embed it's tests to this blog though - not so good. Does anybody know Japanese tests that come with the code to embed them into the blog like you can do with flash videos etc.?
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Posted by ko_boku at 12:21 AM
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Japanese verbs ~te + iru (~て+いる) form usage
In my previous post on ~te (~て) form before this long weekend, I was conjugating verbs and learned simple command usage for ~te:
as well as polite request usage ~te + kudasai (equal to "verb + please"):
Please eat = tabete kudasai
Today I'll be learning ~て+いる usage.
A verb's te form with iru is used to show continuous action. This is probably the most used verb form of them all. Iru by itself is an ichidan verb meaning "to be; to exist," and when connected to another verb using the Te Form means "to be doing (something)."
待っている matte iru: "I am waiting",
知っている shitte iru: "I'm knowing" = "I know",
持っている matte iru: "I'm having" = "I have",
ここに住んでいる koko ni sunde iru: "I'm living here" = "I live here".
The "i" in "iru" often disappears, so
知っている shitte iru becomes 知ってる shitteru "I'm knowing" = "I know"
Watashi wa koko ni iru. (I am here.)
Watashi wa aruite iru. (I am walking.)
Karera wa zasshi o yonde iru. (They are reading a magazine.)
Watashitachi wa Takamatsu ni sunde iru. (We are living in Takamatsu.)
Shizuko wa tabete iru. (Shizuko is eating.)
Kanojo wa sushi o tabetei ru. (She is eating sushi.)
Bill wa nihongo o benkyou shiteru. (Bill is studying Japanese.)
Japanese use the continuous form much more than English does (link).
"What did you do last night?" becomes "What were you doing last night?" Accordingly, the answer will be in the same tense.
Sakuban nani o shite imashita ka. (What were you doing last night?)
Terebi o mite imashita. (I was watching TV.)
Difference between English and Japanese continuous actions
A "V-te iru" form in Japanese is widely believed to be a grammatical equivalent of "be V-ing" (progressive form) in English. Here are instances found at: A Study of "V-te iru" in Japanese by Taeko Tomioka:
Hanako wa ima hon o yondeiru. 花子は今本を読んでいる。Hanako is now reading a book.
Hikoki ga sora o tondeiru. 飛行機が空を飛んでいる。An airplane is flying in the sky.
Cases above are a perfect Japanese - English match. However, quite often, this is not the case. Japanese "V-te iru" usually doesn't have a "progressive" meaning, but it shows that some activity was done and now the speaker is focusing on the result of that activity. To get some flavor of this, here are few sentences:
Sono inu wa shindeiru. その犬は死んでいる。The dog is dead. (Not: The dog is dying.)
Kare wa futotteiru. 彼は太っている。 He is fat. (Not: He is getting fat.)
Okane ga michi ni ochiteiru. お金が道に落ちている。Somebody dropped money on the street. (Not: Money is falling onto the street.)
Chichi wa shujutsu-shitsu ni haitteiru. 父は手術室に入っている。My father is in an operating room. (Not: My father is entering an operating room.)
Otto wa totemo tsukareteiru. 夫はとても疲れている。My husband is very tired. (Not: My husband is getting very tired.)
Applied Kanji Lesson 2: 馬 駐 車 林 示 禁 止
In this post I'll be trying to read a street sign above. :)
I see a white helmet UN peacekeeper under a great stress. His yellow face may be a result of Hepatitis A-type. Also there are 4 vertical red ink kanji. Does he warn me on hepatits pandemy danger!?
Or may this be a no-parking sign? Let's see...
This one I already know.
master; lord; chief; owner; main thing; principal matter
Master's Horse Stop. Hm... Parking?
Looks like an electric motor with two coaxial wheels when looking from above. How did they know? Strangely it's also a chariot.
Chusha... chariot stop ... Car Parking... I think it's a Parking Lot!
indicate; show; point out; express; display
means: Altar in forbidden forest. Or, religious taboo, or in modern words:
Chusha kin... I'm 100% sure that I can't stop my horse chariot in a forbidden forest.
So what is the last one about?
It really resembles injured legs to me.
Two stops - stop at the beginning and stop at the end. I think I can skip first stop and read the first kanji as "horse master", not as a "horse master stop".
Horse Master! Don't stop your chariot in a forbidden forest!
So alltogether: Parking Is Prohibited!
I've learned 7 more kanji: 馬 駐 車 林 示 禁 止 !
Japanese Verbs ~て (~Te) form
Most "learn japanese" web sites proceed to a ~te form(~て)(or some call it ~te base or base 6) right after the dictionary form. Some say "If there is one type of verb conjugation to learn and learn extremely well it would be this".
Surprisingly, most sources tend to avoid direct definition of ~ て, saying something like:
"The -te form of a verb which does not have a tense or mood combines with other verb forms."
"It does not indicate tense by itself, however it combines with other verb forms to create other tenses."
"The ~て form of a Japanese verb is used when the verb has some kind of connection to the following words."
Fundamentally dissatisfied with such a "negative" definition, I tried to figure out what ~て IS rather than what it IS NOT. So here is what I found:
The ~て form has the same meaning as continuous tenses in English that use the auxiliary verbs am, are, is, was and were:
I am riding the train.
He is talking to a friend.
Actions that occur in the present or occurred in the past. The ~て form has the same meaning as the English continuous tense:
I am listening to music.
I was doing my homework.
I was eating with a friend.
You're left with a sense an action not taking place:
I haven't done any studying for the test.
I haven't done the homework yet.
This form may also be used to describe a habitual activity.
I read the USA Today newspaper.
Much like English, there are verbs that describe a state of the subject, rather than an action. These type of verbs are called stative. You may want to think of these as actions that started in the past, arrived to a state, and this state persists to the present.
~ has come, has gone, has returned
There are few other cases where ~て is in use (most likely will be discussed later).
The conjugation of the ~て form is similar to the conjugation of the past tense.
Since ~ください kudasai (please) is one of the most useful ~て endings, one that is indispensable for polite and proper speech, I have decided to learn it first, along with the ~て conjugation.
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan)
to speak(話す) hanasu はなす hanashimasu はなします
to write(書く) kaku かく kakimasu かきます
to listen (聞く) kiku きく kikimasu ききます
to wait(待つ) matsu まつ machimasu まちます
to drink(飲む)momimasu のみます nomimashimasu のみまします
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs (yodan)
to wear (着る) kiru きる kimasu きます
to see (見る) miru みる mimasu みます
to get up (起きる) okiru おきる okimasu おきます
to get off (降りる) oriru おりる orimasu おります
to believe(信じる) shinjiru しんじる shinjimasu しんじます
As always, yodan is a snap.
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
to come (来る) kuru きる kimasu きます
to do (する) suru する shimasu します
to study(勉強する)benkyou-suru べんきょうする benkyou-shimasu べんきょうします
I'll be digging both ~て (that is in wide use) and ~kudasai (that comes with other verb forms also) in my next posts.
Stupid 日本語 Lessons on Youtube
Gotcha! Japanese is just a broken English! Or not?
Both girls are nice, but what's the point of making videos using borrowed words only? Then should I just stop learning and simply start speaking Japanese like this: ノグラッマオウァツォエヴェラーか。Or is this a practical 日本の joke to mislead stupid アメリカジン’s?
What do you think? Please leave a comment...
Applied Kanji Lesson One: 氵水 主 王 注 心 音 意
In this post I decided to break the series of Japanese verbs-related posts and learn some kanji. I did not figured out "my" best way to learn kanji yet, so, I'll be experimenting.
I'm not using japanesepod101.com but videos they produce are fun and professional. I will use few of them as my study subject. Let's start!
So here is the first kanji I'm going to learn:
What I see here is a universal "don't touch it" pictogram followed by a hiragana word that means "burn": やけど(yakedo) – burn. It's quite easy to remember - it's reminds me a barbecue word "yakitori" やきとり【焼き鳥】
彼は手にやけどをしました。 かれ は て に やけど を しました means "He burned his hand"
BTW, a verb I learned recently was "to do" (来る) suru する. And...Suru…. Makes any noun into a verb...やけどする(yakedosuru) – get burned. Easy enough right?
OK. Back to the topic. The first kanji I see here is
I found it. It happens to be in the first 500 kanji set here and it means "pour". Kids learn this kanji in 3rd grade.
pour; irrigate; shed (tears); flow into; concentrate on; notes; comment; annotate
チュウ (chu) - "on" reading
そそ.ぐ (soso gu) - "kun" reading
It see two readings for all japanese kanji. The first called "on" reading and it's a chinese reading. What "kun" reading is for? Hmm... I guess it is a japanese reading?
It also visually appears to me that this 注 "pour" kanji has two parts - left vertical set of 3 short strokes and a bigger symbol on the right. Short research ...and yes I'm right.
The left three strokes is a "radical" of kanji 水 "sui", or "shui" in chinese reading that stands for "water" in chinese. "Water" in japanese is "mizu" みず and kanji for it is 水.
A kanji radical is a common sub-element found in different kanji characters. Radicals express the general nature of the kanji characters.
is a "radical" of
What chinese themselves say about this kanji?
The second part is
master; lord; chief; owner; main thing; principal matter
シュ、ス shu, su
ぬし、おも nushi, omo
Digging little bit deeper earned me a similar kanji:
king; rule; magnate
So, "King 王 with bit extra is a real master 主"
And,氵(water) and 主 (master) together make "master of water" ...
Nop! Write answer is:
Master 主 Pours Water 氵. They make 注 (pour) together.
Now the second kanji barely seen on the picture above:
idea; intention; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; attention; liking
It obviously means "attention" in this case. It also happens to be in the first 500 kanji set here.
This symbol looks a way too complex to me to be a radical. Short research... and ...bingo!
The lower part of this kanji is:
heart; mind; spirit
The upper part of this kanji is:
sound; noise
オン、イン on, in
おと、ね oto, ne
The sound 音 of mind 心 is an idea 意. Wow. That was cool.
A thought is a sound from the heart. Even cooler.
Now, to finish this, let's combine everything together.
Two kanji together 注意 pronounced as ちゅうい (chui).
やけど(yakido) + 注意 (chui) = やけど注意 "burn pour attention" or "be careful not to burn yourself"
So, what was the kanji we learned today?
氵, 水 - water - sui - みず - mizu
主 - master - shu - ぬし - nushi
王 - king - o(u) - オウ - * - ou
注 - pour - chu - そそ。ぐ - soso gu
心 - heart/feelings - shin - ここる - kokoru
音 - sound - on/in - おと, ね - oto/ne
意 - attention/idea - i - イ- i
Seven kanji and one radical! Not bad for a start!
Plus we learned:
やけど - burn - yakedo
やきとり - yakitori
Labels: kanji, vocabulary
Posted by ko_boku at 3:00 PM
Japanese Verbs Past Negative ~ なかった (nakatta), ~ませんでした (masen deshita)
In this post I want to learn past tense both for plain negative form ~ ない (nai), and for polite negative form ~ ません (masen).
Plain: The past tense of ~ない (nai) is なかった (nakatta). ~Nai with its i dropped and ~kattaな (na) is the negative element and かった (katta) is for past tense will be a big help later on.
Polite: To make polite negative form ません (masen) past tense just add でした (deshita).
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan)
not to speak(話す) hanasanai はなさない hanashimasen はなしません
not spoke - hanasanakatta はなさなかった hanashimasendeshita はなしませんでした
not to write(書く)kakanai かかない kakimasen かきません
not wrote - kakanakatta かかなかった kakimasendeshita かきませんでした
not to listen (聞く) kikanai きかない kikimasen ききません
not listened - kikanakatta きかなかった kikimasendeshita ききませんでした
not to wait(待つ) matanai またない machimasen まちません
not waited - matanakatta またなかった machimasendeshita まちませんでした
not to drink(飲む)nomimasanai のみまさない nomimashimasen のみましません
not drunk - nomimasanakatta のみまさなかった nomimashimasendeshita のみましませんでした
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs (yodan)
not to wear (着る)kinai きない kimasen きません
not wore - kinakatta きない kimasendeshita きませんでした
not to see (見る)minai みない mimasen みません
not saw - minakatta みなかった mimasendeshita みませんでした
not to get up (起きる)okinai おきない okimasen おきません
not got up - okinakatta おきなかった okimasendeshita おきませんでした
not to get off (降りる)orinai おりない orimasen おりません
not got off - orinakatta おりなかった orimasendeshita おりませんでした
not to believe(信じる)shinjinai しんじない shinjimasen しんじません
not beleived - shinjinakatta しんじなかった shinjimasendeshita しんじませんでした
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
not to come (来る) konai こない kimasen きません
not came (来る) konakatta こなかった kimasendeshita きませんでした
not to do (来る) shinai しない shimasen しません
did not (来る) shinakatta しなかった shimasendeshita しませんでした
not to study(勉強する)benkyoushinai べんきょうしない benkyoushimasen べんきょうしません
not studied(勉強する)benkyoushinakatta べんきょうしなかった benkyoushimasendeshita べんきょうしませんでした
Labels: verbs
Posted by ko_boku at 10:50 AM
Monday, August 24, 2009
Japanese Verbs Past Tense ~た (~ta), ~ました (~mashita)
After I figured out verb stems as a Japanese verbs LEGO building blocks, my conjugation study should go faster. In this post I want to learn past tense both for plain/dictionary ~u (う) form, and for polite form ~ ます(masu).
To form past tense you add ~た (~ta), ~ました (mashita) to the verb stem.
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan)
to speak(話す) hanasu はなす hanashimasu はなします
spoke - hanashita はなした hanashimashita はなしました
to write(書く) kaku かく kakimasu かきます
wrote - kaita かいた kakimashita かきました
to listen (聞く) kiku きく kikimasu ききます
listened - kiita きいた kikimashita ききました
to wait(待つ) matsu まつ machimasu まちます
waited - matta まった machimashita まちました
to drink(飲む)momimasu のみます nomimashimasu のみまします
drunk nomimashita のみました nomimashimashita のみましました
Again, I'm not going to pay too much attention to exact romaji stem end - nomimashita/nomimashita makes no difference to me since my purpose is to learn Japanese, not to earn a degree. If you want to explore this deeper, here is a link to a great article on the history of Japanese verbs stems definition sent to me by my twitter friend @blackcat009 in response to my previous post. Here is the article's google translation I'm only able to read for now.
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs (yodan)
to wear (着る) kiru きる kimasu きます
wore - kita きいた kimashita きました
to see (見る) miru みる mimasu みます
saw - mita みいた mimashita みました
to get up (起きる) okiru おきる okimasu おきます
got up - okita おきた okimashita おきました
to get off (降りる) oriru おりる orimasu おります
got off - orita おりた orimashita おりました
to believe(信じる) shinjiru しんじる shinjimasu しんじます
believed - shinjita しんじた shinjimashita しんじました
As always, yodan are student's best friends.
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
to come (来る) kiru きる kimasu きます
kita きた kimashita きました
to do (来る) suru する shimasu します
shita した shimashita しました
to study(勉強する)benkyou-suru べんきょうする benkyou-shimasu べんきょうします
benkyou-shita べんきょうした benkyou-shimashita べんきょうしました
I found a great tool for Japanese verbs conjugation. I used it to write my last two posts.
The Ultra Handy Japanese Verb Conjugator - Recommended!
It's is interesting how the site uses Smart.fm API to build lists of example sentences like this for the verb "kaku" - to write:
彼に手紙を書きました。
かれ に てがみ を かきました
kare ni tegami wo kakimashita
I wrote him a letter.
お名前を片仮名で書いてください。
おなまえ を かたかな で かいて ください
onamae wo katakana de kaite kudasai
Please write your name in katakana.
壁に文字が書いてあった。
かべ に もじ が かいて あった
kabe ni moji ga kaite atta
There was some writing on the wall.
5行以内で答えを書いてください。
5ぎょう いない で こたえ を かいて ください 。
5gyou inai de kotae wo kaite kudasai .
Please write your answer within five lines.
ここに住所と氏名を書いてください。
ここ に じゅうしょ と しめい を かいて ください
koko ni juusho to shimei wo kaite kudasai
Please write your name and address here.
彼女にお礼の手紙を書きました。
かのじょ に おれい の てがみ を かきました
kanojo ni orei no tegami wo kakimashita
I wrote her a thank you letter.
もっと大きく字を書いてください。
もっと おおきく じ を かいて ください
motto ookiku ji wo kaite kudasai
Please write the letters larger.
家族に葉書を書いています。
かぞく に はがき を かいて います
kazoku ni hagaki wo kaite imasu
I wrote a postcard to my family.
姉は毎晩日記を書いています。
あね は まいばん にっき を かいて います
ane ha maiban nikki wo kaite imasu
My older sister writes in her diary every evening.
面接のために履歴書を書きました。
めんせつ の ため に りれき しょ を かきました 。
mensetsu no tame ni rireki sho wo kakimashita .
I wrote out my resume for the interview.
紙に大きな丸を書きました。
かみ に おおき な まる を かきました
kami ni ooki na maru wo kakimashita
I drew a big circle on the paper.
カレンダーに予定を書いた。
かれんだー に よてい を かいた
karenda- ni yotei wo kaita
I wrote my schedule on the calendar.
日本語で作文を書きました。
にほんご で さくぶん を かきました
nihongo de sakubun wo kakimashita
I wrote an essay in Japanese.
彼女は左手で字を書く。
かのじょ は ひだりて で じ を かく
kanojo ha hidarite de ji wo kaku
She writes left-handed.
答えを黒板に書いてください。
こたえ を こくばん に かいて ください
kotae wo kokuban ni kaite kudasai
Please write the answer on the blackboard.
外来語は一般にカタカナで書かれます。
がいらい ご は いっぱん に カタカナ で かかれます 。
gairai go ha ippan ni katakana de kakaremasu .
In general, loan words are written in katakana.
私は右手で字を書きます。
わたし は みぎて で じ を かきます
watashi ha migite de ji wo kakimasu
I write right-handed.
ボールペンで名前を書いてください。
ぼーるぺん で なまえ を かいて ください
bo-rupen de namae wo kaite kudasai
Please write your name with a ballpoint pen.
チョークで黒板に字を書きました。
ちょーく で こくばん に じ を かきました
cho-ku de kokuban ni ji wo kakimashita
I wrote letters on the blackboard with chalk.
彼女は愛をこめて手紙を書いた。
かのじょ は あい を こめて てがみ を かいた
kanojo ha ai wo komete tegami wo kaita
She wrote a loving letter.
View related example sentences from Smart.fm>>
Labels: tools, verbs
Posted by ko_boku at 1:25 PM
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Japanese Verbs Are Like LEGO Blocks
Now, after four posts on Japanese verbs I've got an idea that Japanese verbs are like a blocks of LEGO.
And, looking at my previous posts, I see that the plain (dictionary) form is not a single LEGO block but rather a combination of two blocks: a vowel or few that form a "stem" and following vowel(s) that ends with U. This U ending vowel gets lost every time you conjugate a verb.
From now on I'm going to use a stem as a verb conjugation building block, rather than build everything the "dictionary" form. Look how easy it becomes:
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan)
to speak(話す) hanasu はなす hanashimasu はなします hanasanai はなさない hanashimasen はなしません
to write(書く) kaku かく kakimasu かきます kakanai かかない kakimasen かきません
to listen (聞く) kiku きく kikimasu ききます kikanai きかない kikimasen ききません
to wait(待つ) matsu まつ machimasu まちます matanai またない machimasen まちません
to drink(飲む)momimasu のみます nomimashimasu のみまします nomimasanai のみまさない nomimashimasen のみましません
Notice that sometimes romaji LEGO is no 100% match to kana LEGO - you can't make stems "kak" or "kik" in kana. And, "shimasu" definitely looks much better in kana :)
Also the stems I figured out do not match to common definitions of stems sometimes.
Common definition of "matsu" stem is double definition "mat -" "mach-", not "ma-" like I used above. Same for "hana-" and for other "su" ending verbs.
My guess is that this minor trouble with stem digging is caused by the fact that the stem is actually a kanji part of the verb, and that kanji-stem changes it's phonetics on reading. Since I did not mastered kanji yet (my deepest apologies come here), I may need to pay attention to the dictionary form to manage verbs with "su" endings that transforms to "shi" and "chi" for now.
Let's continue to exercise this bloody vivisection...
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs (yodan)
to wear (着る) kiru きる kimasu きます kinai きない kimasen きません
to see (見る) miru みる mimasu みます minai みない mimasen みません
to get up (起きる) okiru おきる okimasu おきます okinai おきない okimasen おきません
to get off (降りる) oriru おりる orimasu おります orinai おりない orimasen おりません
to believe(信じる) shinjiru しんじる shinjimasu しんじます shinjinai しんじない shinjimasen しんじません
Wow, some kanji stick to kana to form a stem, 起き for instance. And, as always yodan are a snap! Thanks to Yoda!
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
to come (来る) kiru きる kimasu きます konai こない kimasen きません
to do (来る) suru する shimasu します shinai しない shimasen しません
to study(勉強する)benkyou-suru べんきょうする benkyou-shimasu べんきょうします benkyou-shinai べんきょうしない benkyou-shimasen べんきょうしません
Kiru was weird, "to wear" sounds exactly like "to come" in 3 cases of 4. Suru is weird also. So they are an irregulars for real.
Labels: verbs
Posted by ko_boku at 10:47 AM
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Japanese Verbs Polite Form Negative: ~ ません (masen)
Now that we're familiar with plain/dictionary ~u (う) form, polite ~ ます(masu) and Plain Form Negative: ~ ない (nai), let's try ~ません (masen), which is the negative of polite ~ます form.
Adding ~ません is no diffeent from adding ~ます. If you master polite form, simply change ~masu to ~masen. If not clear, read below:
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan) plain negative form:
To make negative ません form out of Type 1 verbs (godan), ~u ending to ~i and add masen: verb~u ---> verb~i+masen (plain form ---> present polite negative form)
when making a negative form for the verb ending in ~つ(tsu) change it to ち(chi) first: matsu (待つ) ---> ma~chi ---> machimasen (待ちません)
when making a polite form for the verb ending in ~す(su) change it to し(chi) first: kasu (貸す) ---> ka~shi ---> kashimasen (貸しません)
Watashi wa kasa o kaimasen. (I'm not going to buy an umbrella.)
Kare wa machimasen. (He won't wait.)
Kimiko wa Osaka ni ikimasen. (Kimiko isn't going to Osaka.)
And here are some ichidan:
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs:
Change ichidan (~Iru and ~Eru) verbs by dropping the ~ru at the end and adding ~masen.
~ Iru ending verbs
kiru (着る) kimasen - not going to wear
miru (見る) mimasen - not going to see
okiru (起きる) okimasen - not going to get up
oriru (降りる) orimasen - not going to get off
shinjiru (信じる) shinjimasen - not going to believe
~ Eru ending verbs
akeru (開ける) akemasen - not going to open
ageru (あげる) agemasen - not going to give
deru (出る) demasen - not going to go out
neru (寝る) nemasen - not going to sleep
taberu (食べる) tabemasen - not going to eat
Watashi wa ima tabemasen. (I'm not going to eat now.)
Kanojo wa kasa o karimasen. (She isn't going to borrow an umbrella.)
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
To make ~ません form out of kuru, change kuru to kimasen
To make ません form out of suru, change suru to shimasen
To make ~ません form out of ~suru verbs, change ~suru ending to ~shimasen
benkyousuru (勉強する)benkyoshimasen - not going to study
ryokousuru (旅行する)ryokoushimasen - not going to travel
ARIMASEN - The polite form of DESU's opposite JA NAI
When you want to say something ISN'T, you use "ja nai" じゃない, "janai des" じゃない です . Or, If you want to be polite and formal, use ありません (arimasen):
arimasen is a polite and formal form of nai
formal way of ja is dewa
If you want to be polite but not formal, use nai desu.
You can mix them like these. Example: That's not food.
Sore wa tabemono ja nai. (informal)
Sore wa tabemono dewa nai. (written informal)
Sore wa tabemono ja nai desu. (polite, informal)
Sore wa tabemono ja arimasen. (affirmative informal, from mother to child)
Sore wa tabemono dewa arimasen. (polite, formal)
Find "dewa arimasen" below.
You may notice that dewa is では, not でわ!
And, I found another valid hybrid:
Sore wa tabemono dewa nai desu. (???)
This is something I don't get, please leave a comment below if you know what situations it fits. My guess it's OK between not-too-close relatives... am I right?
Labels: verbs
Posted by ko_boku at 12:15 PM
Friday, August 21, 2009
Beethoven-no (ベートーヴェンの) Breakfast/Rice (ごはん【御飯】)
An amazing video (free), breakfast (around $6.50)!
and the same - no subs but better quality
Labels: fun, vocabulary
Posted by ko_boku at 10:05 PM
Japanese Verbs Plain Form Negative: ~ ない (nai)
Previous posts on verbs were about plain/dictionary ~u (う) form and polite ~ ます(masu) forms. Now I learn how to make negative out of the plain ~う form.
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs (godan) plain negative form:
To make negative ~ない form out of Type 1 verbs (godan), change ~u (う)ending to ~a (あ)and add nai(ない): verb~u ---> verb~a+nai (plain form ---> plain negative form)
hanasu (話す) ---> hanasanai - not speak
kaku (書く) ---> kakanai - not write
kiku (聞く)---> kikanai - not listen
matsu (待つ)---> matsanai - not wait
kasu(貸す)---> kasanai - not lend
nomu (飲む)---> nomanai - not drink
John wa kasa o kawanai. (John isn't going to buy an umbrella.)
Jim wa manga o yomanai. (Jim doesn't read comic books.)
Daremo korosanai yo! (I won't kill anyone!)
Makudonarudo nashi-ja ikirarenai! (I can't live without my McDonalds!)
And the type of conversation I like very much:
- Konya wa uchini kaeritakunai! (I don't wanna go home tonight!)
- Issho-ni yoake-no kohi nomanai?” (Would you like to have coffee with me in the morning?)
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs plain negative form:
Ichidan (~Iru and ~Eru) verbs are a snap again, because you change them by just dropping the ~ru and adding ~nai (ない)
~ Iru ending verbs
kiru (着る) kinai - to wear not
miru (見る) minai - to see not
okiru (起きる) okinai - not going to get up
oriru (降りる) orinai - not going to get off
shinjiru (信じる) shinjinai - to believe not
~ Eru ending verbs
akeru (開ける) akenai - not going to open
ageru (あげる) agenai - not going to give
deru (出る) denai - not going to go out
neru (寝る) nenai - not going to sleep
taberu (食べる) tabenai - not going to eat
Watashi wa terebi o minai. (I'm not going to watch TV.)
Ore wa daremo tabenai desu. (I don't eat anybody!)
Notice that ~nai means "not going to do (something) for the time being" as well as "don't do at all" as a matter of personal policy:
Jim wa manga o yomanai (Could mean that Jim never reads comic books, or that he just isn't going to read a comic book now or in the near future.)
Please remember that the ending ~nai should only be used in informal settings. Depending on the situation, you may want to upgrade it to a polite form by simply adding です (desu) after nai:
Aitsu wa nanimo tabenai desu. (He eats nothing.)
Or use ~ ません (masen) form that will be covered in next post.
And, as ususal, Baka iwanai deyo! (Don't say stupid things!)
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru)
To make negative form out of kuru, change kuru to konai
To make negative form out of suru, change suru to shinai
To make negative form out of ~suru verbs, change ~suru ending to ~shinai
benkyousuru (勉強する)benkyoshinai - not going to study
ryokousuru (旅行する)ryokoushinai - not going to travel
Ja nai - The opposite of DESU
When you want to say something ISN'T, you use "ja nai" じゃない or "janai des" じゃない です . じゃない would be used in sentences such as:
niau ja nai? (Doesn't it suit (look good on) me?)
omae wa tsuyoi ja nai desu (You are NOT strong.)
kisama wa ore no kashira ja nai yo! (You are not my leader!)
Labels: verbs
Posted by ko_boku at 4:22 PM
Japanese Verbs: Polite ~ ます (masu) form
My first post on Japanese verbs was about plain/dictionary ~u form that only kids or people speaking with family or friends would use.
Time to grow! The first ending you'll want to master is the polite form masu.
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs:
To make ~ます form out of Type 1 verbs (godan), change ~u ending to ~i and add masu: verb~u ---> verb~i+masu (plain form ---> present polite form)
when making a polite form for the verb ending in ~つ(tsu) change it to ち(chi) first: matsu (待つ) ---> ma~chi ---> machimasu (待ちます)
when making a polite form for the verb ending in ~す(su) change it to し(chi) first: kasu (貸す) ---> ka~shi ---> kashimasu (貸します)
hanasu (話す) ---> hanasimasu - to speak
kaku (書く) ---> kakimasu - to write
kiku (聞く)---> kikimasu - to listen
matsu (待つ)---> machimasu - to wait
kasu(貸す)---> kashimasu - to lend
nomu (飲む)---> nomimasu - to drink
Now we are ready to speak "adult" Japanese:
Mama wa mise de banana o kaimasu. (Mom buys/will buy bananas at the store.)
Jim wa manga o yomimasu. (Jim read/will read a comic book.)
Ojii-san wa sugu kaerimasu. (Grandpa return/will return soon.)
彼は方言で話します。 かれ は ほうげん で はなします 。(He speaks a dialect.)
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs:
Ichidan (~Iru and ~Eru) verbs are a snap, because you change them by just dropping the ~ru at the end and adding ~masu.
~ Iru ending verbs
kiru (着る) kimasu - to wear
miru (見る) mimasu - to see
okiru (起きる) okimasu - to get up
oriru (降りる) orimasu - to get off
shinjiru (信じる) shinjimasu - to believe
~ Eru ending verbs
akeru (開ける) akemasu - to open
ageru (あげる) agemasu - to give
deru (出る) demasu - to go out
neru (寝る) nemasu - to sleep
taberu (食べる) tabemasu - to eat
Here are some examples:
Watashi wa ashita kimemasu. (I'll decide tomorrow.)
Jerry wa sugu heya kara demasu. (Jerry will come out of the room soon.)
Ayako wa mainichi terebi o mimasu. (Ayako watches the TV every day.)
私は毎日たくさん野菜を食べます。わたし は まいにち たくさん やさい を たべます (I eat a lot of vegetables every day)
Group 3: Irregular Verbs くる (kuru) and ~する (~suru):
To make ~ます form out of kuru, change kuru to kimasu
To make ~ます form out of suru, change suru to shimasu
To make ~ます form out of ~suru verbs, change ~suru ending to ~shimasu
benkyousuru (勉強する)benkyoshimasu - to study
ryokousuru (旅行する)ryokoushimasu - to travel
Now, you are probably thinking: How can I tell ichidan verbs from godan? True, there are also godan verbs that end in eru or iru, but with practice and experience they will gradually be mastered. A mistake made from not knowing whether a verb is godan or ichidan is a very minor one, and should not be worried about now.
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Posted by ko_boku at 10:05 AM
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Difference Between Particles は (WA) and が (GA)
This is just a brilliant short explanation of difference between は (WA) and が (GA).
ありがとうございます Koichi san!
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Posted by ko_boku at 7:39 PM
Japanese を (O) and の (NO) Particles
The Particle "を" (O)
Direct Object Marker
"O" (を) is placed after a noun, and indicates that the noun is the direct object.
Neko ga esa o tabeta. 猫が餌を食べた。 The cat ate the food.
Kinou eiga o mimashita. 昨日映画を見ました。I watched the movie yesterday.
Kutsu o kaimashita. 靴を買いました。I bought shoes.
を always follows the direct object of the sentence, and since it is only ever used for this purpose, is the Japanese reader's best friend. When you see を, you can be sure that what precedes it is the direct object.
For example,
How do we translate this into English? さかな (fish) is the direct object of the verb たべます (eat). In English statements (but not necessarily questions), the direct object is what goes after the verb. So we can translate the sentence by putting "fish" after "eat" and writing:
[I/you/he/she/...] eat fish.
Click here to learn other terrible things people do to fish using を particle...
Route of Motion
Verbs such as walk, run, pass, turn, drive, go through etc., take the particle "を" to indicate the route which the movement follows.
Sora o tobu 空を飛ぶ fly through the sky
Basu wa toshokan no mae o toorimasu. バスは図書館の前を通ります。 The bus passes in front of the library.
Tsugi no kado o magatte kudasai. 次の角を曲がってください。 Please turn the next corner.
Point of Departure
Verbs such as leave, come out, get off etc., take the particle "o" to mark the place from which one gets of or leaves.
Hachi-ji ni ie o demasu. 八時に家を出ます。 I leave home at eight o'clock.
Kyonen koukou o sotsugyou shimashita. 去年高校を卒業しました。 I graduated from high school last year.
This is unrelated to the honorific (politeness) prefix o, written お or 御.
The Particle "の" (No)
Possessive Marker
"No" indicates ownership or attribution. It is similar to the English "apostrophe s ('s). "
sensei no kuruma 先生の車 the teacher's car
watashi no konpyuuta 私のコンピュータ My computer
anata no shukudai あなたの宿題
Kore wa watashi no hon desu. これは私の本です。 This is my book.
Watashi no ane wa Tokyo ni sunde imasu. 私の姉は東京に住んでいます。 My sister lives in Tokyo.
Similar, but not the same:
kuruma no Toyota 車のトヨタ Toyota the car [company]
The final noun can be omitted if it is clear to both speaker and listener.
Are wa watashi no (kuruma) desu. あれは私の(車)です。 That is mine (my car).
"No" can be used many times in one sentence. In this usage the order of nouns in Japanese is the reverse of the English structure. The normal Japanese order is from large to small, or general to specific.
Osaka daigaku no nihongo no sensei 大阪大学の日本語の先生 a teacher of Japanese at Osaka university
yooroppa no kuni no namae ヨーロッパの国の名前 the names of the countries in Europe
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Posted by ko_boku at 10:02 AM
What Is Your Favorite Japanese Word?
Notice a lots of "NO" particles used and few "O" also.
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Posted by ko_boku at 5:21 AM
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
FUA-KIN or "How to speak Japanese without saying a word" #3
Japanese people like to abbreviate foreign words. Sometimes it gets weird. Here is a video:
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Posted by ko_boku at 9:54 PM
Japanese Verbs Types, Plain Form, ~う (U), ~る (RU)
Japanese verbs basic forms ends in "u", to be more precise, "u" is an ending of the last syllable of the basic verb form.
There are 3 types of verbs in Japanese. Why there are divided to 3 types will become clear in next few posts:
Group 1: ~ U ending verbs, such as:
hanasu (話す) - to speak
kaku (書く) - to write
kiku (聞く) - to listen
matsu (待つ) - to wait
nomu (飲む) - to drink
Here is a how some of the often used U-verbs or Godan-doushi (Godan verbs) sound:
Now let's try some in sentences:
* Mama wa mise de banana o kau. (Mom buys/will buy bananas at the store.)
* Jim wa manga o yomu. (Jim will read a comic book.)
* Ojii-san wa sugu kaeru. (Grandpa will return soon.)
The function of "o" is to indicate the object of a verb. When you hear the particle o in a sentence, you know that the word before "o" is an object of the verb that comes after "o".
Group 2: ~ Iru and ~ Eru ending verbs:
~ Iru ending verbs
kiru (着る) - to wear
miru (見る) - to see
okiru (起きる) - to get up
oriru (降りる) - to get off
shinjiru (信じる) - to believe
~ Eru ending verbs
akeru (開ける) - to open
ageru (あげる) - to give
deru (出る) - to go out
neru (寝る) - to sleep
taberu (食べる) - to eat
Here is a list of some often used Iru/Eru-verbs or Ichidan-doushi (Ichidan verbs):
Here are a couple of example sentences:
* Watashi wa ringo o taberu. (I'll eat an apple.)
* Naomi wa terebi o miru. (Naomi will watch TV.)
There are some exceptions. The following verbs belong to Group 1, though they end with "~ iru" or "~ eru".
hairu (入る) - to enter
hashiru (走る) - to run
iru (いる) - to need
kaeru (帰る) - to return
kagiru (限る) - to limit
kiru (切る) - to cut
shaberu (しゃべる) - to chatter
shiru (知る) - to know
And, There Are Irregular Verbs!
While there are only two irregulars,
kuru (to come) and
suru (to do),
the verb "suru" is the most often used verb in Japanese. It is used as "to do," "to make," or "to cost". It is also combined with many nouns (of Chinese or Western origin) to make them into verbs. Here are some examples.
* benkyousuru (勉強する) - to study
* ryokousuru (旅行する) - to travel
* yushutsusuru (輸出する) - to export
* dansusuru (ダンスする) - to dance
* shanpuusuru (シャンプーする) - to shampoo)
This "u"-ending form is very simple Japanese form, and also very juvenile or "familiar." Only kids or people speaking with family or friends would use this plain form.
Before actually trying out the language you need to learn the Base 2 forms and the polite endings that go with them. We will be learning about those in the next posts.
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Posted by ko_boku at 4:50 PM
Augmented Reality 1984 Japan
I had another lesson with Eiko-san yesterday. It wasn't a piece of cake. I was introduced to Japanese verbs grammar and this first meeting wasn't a big success for me. I was told by many people that Japanese verbs is not an easy topic and it turns to be a hard thing for me too. I've Livescribe files ready to upload but I feel they are not good because all the lesson was a one big confusion for me. I decided to get verbs grammar slow in a next series of posts.
Meanwhile, some fun stuff: creating useful content in internet becomes easier! If you watch Youtube, you probably noticed a closed captioning feature that was added in 2008. Here is quite aged "Let's Learn Japanese with Yan" video made in 1984 with captions added recently.
I like the way it's done. Enjoy!
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Posted by ko_boku at 3:11 PM
Sunday, August 16, 2009
What Happens With Anime in Hollywood
Poor Ghost in the Shell....
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Posted by ko_boku at 10:14 PM
Most Popular Japanese Google Words
What Japanese people (females) saying to other people (males) that foreigners seek to understand? I often use Google as a scientific "vox populi" machina and here is the list of the most popular "~anata" search requests Google provides:
(Most popular words with "anata" あなた included)
anata daisuki, anata (ga) daisuki (desu) - I love you
anata daiteyo - Darling, hug me
anata ga - you
anata ga hoshii - I want you
anata ga inai toriai - I want to hold you
anata ga inai toriai atteieru wagamama - I want to hold you when you’re gone, i’m selfish like that
anata ga kirai - i hate you
anata ga natsukashii - I miss you
anata ga suki - I love you
anata ga suki da - I love you
anata ga suki de - I love you
anata ga sukidessu - I love you
anata ga...inai - You are...not here (song title)
anata kanji - あなた, 貴方, 貴男, 貴女
anata kara - from you
anata kimi, anata vs kimi - kimi (きみ;君) is used by males, and anata (あなた) is used by females
anata koto, Anata-no-koto wasure-nai - I will never forget you
anata mo - you too
anata mou suki desu - I love you too
anata ni, Anata ni mo! - Same to you!
anata no kao, Anata no kao chotto mittai na - I want to see you(r) (face)
anata no koto, anata no koto wasure-nai - I will not forget you
anata no koto matteru yo - I'll be waiting for you
anata no koto wo kangaeteiru - I'm thinking of you
anata no manko ho nametai des - I love you
anata no okaasan - your mother
anata no osanazuma - Pick Me, Honey (game title)
anata no oto - The sound of your heart (Macross Frontier anime song title)
anata no sei janai - It's Not Your Fault (another anime song title)
anata no shiranai kangofu sei teki byoutou 24 ji - The Nurse You don't know, 24 Hours in the Sex hospital (hentai anime title)
anata no tomodachi, Anata no tomodachi wo shoukai - Would you introduce yourselves to us?
anata (vs) omae - you formal/informal
anata suki - love you
anata tachi - plural you, you guys
anata wa doko - where are you from
anata wa hentai - you are pervert
anata wa kirei (na) - You are beautiful
anata wa omoidashimasu - you remember
anata wa onani o shimasuka - Do you masturbate? (insulting)
anata wa tenshi - You're an angel
anata wa utsukushii - You are beautiful
anata wa yasashii (desunei) - You're so kind
anata wo ai shite iru - I love you
anata wo aishite yamazu - You are loved Earnestly (gay manga title)
anata wo aishiteiru - I love you
anata wo aishiteru - I love you
anata wo mamoritakute - I want to protect you (Yaoi mature manga title)
hora anata ni totte - (somebody) important to you (song title)
itsumodemo anata ga suki - forever I like you
Why did I made such a list? Just curiosity as well as bit of SEO for my blog :) And oh... so many ways to say "I love you"....
Labels: vocabulary
Posted by ko_boku at 3:01 PM
Saturday, August 15, 2009
First 3+1 Lessons Vocabulary
I finally made my first words lists:
- Combined list of words uses in first 3 Starbucks lessons. Click "I Know" button below to run the learning application, play Livescribe records in my previous posts to refresh the word usage.
- To prepare for my next week's Starbucks lesson, I made another lists that combines words and sentences:
It looks like the next lesson will be about Japanese verbs. Please review the words to get prepared!
Labels: vocabulary
Posted by ko_boku at 8:59 AM
Hurray! I Almost Understand Japanese!
From my comrade-in-anime-twitter Fanboy.com:
... This is Noto Arisa (能登有沙) who is nicknamed Nocchi, this video is a regular feature on the DogaDoga7 Anime NewType Channel. I’m somewhat addicted to these videos on YouTube because Nocchi is always hanging out at anime cons and sneaking around animation studios. In the video above she’s announcing her 2nd personal manga, talking about some DVD and mentioning that she will debut as a voice actor in an animated drama titled Deba no Hime Goto. ...
I feel I almost understand this video cause Noto is repeating everything for dumb otaku like me... Thanks Michael!
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Posted by ko_boku at 12:01 AM
Friday, August 14, 2009
Time For Tests!
Before we go any further, I need to make sure that we, you and me, are more or less on the same page.
Ta daaa! Nice Yoko, isn't she?
Here is the set of random basic Japanese tests I found on a web site Quizlet.com.
First, there are some tests that look easy to me. I did try few and I can set myself a goal to pass them with A+. Will do this in 3 days, before my lessons with Ei san continue:
Primary Greetings
Romaji Japanese Vocabulary 1
Basic Japanese Nouns
Basic Japanese Nouns II
Daily Routine Verbs Kana
Japanese verbs part 1
Japanese verbs part 2
Meeting People - Kana
Can you pass the tests above with A grades? If yes - cool! If not - work harder next few days!
If tests above go well, I would try the tests that look bit hard to me to right now:
Japanese Verbs
Yr 9 Japanese Term 4 Verbs - Kana
Basic Japanese Adjectives
Japanese adjectives - Kana
Japanese for Busy People I: Lesson 1 - Kana
Hmmm...If I were a real man, I would do every test here and here. Kidding.
P.S."Quizlet.com" sounds really awful for my Russian ear, but the site is quite useful. I did not find a way to embed it's tests to this blog though - not so good. Does anybody know Japanese tests that come with the code to embed them into the blog like you can do with flash videos etc.?
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Posted by ko_boku at 12:21 AM
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