Saturday, June 15, 2013

"Te-from" of Verbs (1)

 1.ru-verbs  
              食べる(taberu) to eat ----→ 食べて(tabete)
              見る(miru) to look at   ----→ 見て(mite)
              起きる(okiru) to wake up --→ 起きて(okite)


             Polite request to another person ("Please do.... for me")


             食べて ください(tabete kudasai)。    Please eat.
             見て ください(mite kudasai)。          Please look.
             起きて ください(okite kudasai)。      Please wake up.




Nihongo Salon

June 22 (Saturday) 21:00-22:00(Japan Time)

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Giving Derections 2

 A: ちょっと すみません。(Chotto sumimasen)
     Excuse me.
    こうえんは どこですか。(Kooen wa doko desuka)
    Where is the park?
B: こうえんですか。(Kooen desuka)
   The park?
   このみちを まっすぐ いってください。(Kono michi o massugu itte kudasai)
   Please go straight down this street.
  ふたつめの かどを みぎへ まがって ください。(Futatsu me no kado o migi e magatte kudasai)
   Please turn right at the second block.
   こうえんは ひだりがわ です。(Koen wa hidari gawa desu)
   The park is on the left.
A: ありがとう ございました。(Arigatoo gozaimashita)
    Thank you very much.


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Attention Please: Change of the Schedule

June 22 (Saturday) 21:00-22:00(Japan Time)

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Giving Directions 1


Q: コンビニは どこですか。( Konbini wa doko desuka)
   Where is a convenience store?

A: コンビニは あそこ です。(Konbini wa asoko desu)
   The convenience store is over there)
            そこ (soko)                 right there near you.
            ここ  (koko)                right here
Q: マクドナルドは どこですか。( McDonald wa doko desuka)
   Where is McDonald?

A: マクドナルドは デパート の みぎ です。(McDonald wa depaato no migi desu) 
   McDonald is to the right of the department store..
                    ひだり (hidari) to the left
                    まえ    (mae) in front of
                    うしろ  (ushiro) behind
                    なか    (naka) inside
                    ちかく (chikaku) near
                    となり  (tonari) next to

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

日本語サロン(Nihongo Salon)

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May 4(Saturday)--- 7:00-8:00am(Japan Time)

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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Vocabulary

なーadjective

きらい(な)       嫌い( kirai )           disgusted with ; to dislike
きれい(な)          ( kirei )        beautiful ; clean
げんき(な)       元気 ( genki )          healthy ; energetic
しずか(な)       静か (shizuka )        quiet
すき(な)        好き (suki )             fond of ; to like
だいきらい(な)    大嫌い (daikirai )     to hate
だいすき(な)     大好き (daisuki)       very fond of ; to love
にぎやかな(な)                  ( nigiyaka )    lively
ひま(な)        暇      ( hima )        not busy ; to have a lot
                                                         of free time
たいへん(な)     大変   ( taihen )      tough (situation)
しんせつ(な)     親切   ( shinsetsu )  kind
べんり(な)       便利   ( benri )        convenient
じょうず(な)      上手    ( joozu)        skillful ; good at
へた(な)        下手   ( heta )         clumsy ; poor at
ゆうめい(な)     有名   ( yuumee )    famous
いじわる(な)      意地悪 ( ijiwaru )      mean-spirited
かんたん(な)      簡単   ( kantan )      simple

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Vocabulary

いーadjectives

あたらしい   新しい atarashii         new
ふるい        古い furui                old
あつい        暑い samui               hot (weather)
あつい        熱い atsui                hot (objects)
いそがしい  忙しい isogasii           busy
おおきい     大きい ookii              big
おもしろい   面白い omoshiroi      interesting
こわい        怖い kowai               frightening
さむい        寒い samui               cold (weather)
たのしい     楽しい tanoshii          fun
ちいさい     小さい chiisai             small; little
おおきい    大きい ookii               large; big
むずかしい 難しい muzukashii      difficult
やさしい     易しい yasashii          easy
やすい       安い yasui                cheap; inexpensive
たかい       高い takai                 expensive