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50 Responses to “Introduction Part 3 - On Cloud Nine”
Saturday at 2:51 pm
Oh, this is fantastic. Sugoi desu ne! The introduction series was an excellent idea, and I’m certain that it will bring in the iTunes surfers. Thanks JPOD crew for everything that you do, and for making my commutes to/from work so much more meaningful. Daniel L.
Friday at 1:54 pm
Yeah Daniel-san I agree with you this is great! and its all thanks to JP101 with out them I don’t know what I have done!
S_R_C
Wednesday at 9:37 pm
He said Chinese characters…
Thursday at 3:35 am
How long have you been doing the lesson on here?:???:
Friday at 12:50 am
About 1 year of study, mostly on weekends.
Friday at 4:31 am
Watashi wa genki desu yo!
Wednesday at 12:00 pm
welcome!! welcome!!
marky
Monday at 5:13 pm
Hey, can anyone tell me how you spell the last answer to genki desuka? As in, is it ばっちりです、ぱっちりです、ばちりです or ぱちりです?Thanks!
Thursday at 8:17 pm
Hajimemashite!!!
I am portuguese and I am enjoying so much hearing and learning japanese with japanesepod101 lessons that I made a blog where you can read what is said in the lessons with the meaning in portuguese.
Anyone interested in Portuguese, visit the above site for a Portuguese translation of this lesson.
http://aprenderjapones.blogs.sapo.pt/2008/01/12/
Doomo Arigatoo
Mata ne
Thursday at 4:25 am
One question.
Where do I have to start. At the newbie or intrduction phase??
Thanks.
Thursday at 8:23 pm
I found these links in the Forum, they same like pretty good places to start!
http://www.japanesepod101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2704
http://www.japanesepod101.com/toc-beginner
There are like 600 lessons already with different levels, so you should probably test your level here. I did and followed my level until I wanted to try some other things and now i follow my level and all the new lessons.
LEVEL CHECK IS HERE:
http://www.japanesepod101.com/help-center/the-courses/
Saturday at 3:55 am
I really enjoy these lessons and their structure. Compared to Pimsleur, which can be too heavy on repetition, you learn a lot in the space of 10 minutes.
One request though, is it possible to get a “full” transcript of the lesson? In this lesson there was some phrases introduced at the end using sugoi and bacchiri. These words are in the vocabulary but the phrases, which are best as you learn the words in context, are missing.
Wednesday at 2:52 pm
o link está quebrado… o arquivo que aparece só tem 4 segundos de duração… alguém tem esse arquivo completo??
obrigado!
the link is broken… the that apears has just 4 seconds of duration…
has somebody the complete file??
thanks!
Monday at 4:00 pm
I know, it’s slightly out of time for me to be commenting on one of the earliest jpod101 lessons but I’ll never improve If I don’t ask
So here goes, my question is:
In the context of ‘… wa sugoku genki desu’ or ‘… wa genki desu ka’, genki seems to roughly resemble ,the english word, ‘healthy’ which is an adjective. And obviously the adverb, sugoku, compliments and reinforces the emphasis on ‘genki’. My point being, could I say ‘… wa batchiri sugoku desu’? which should function just as ‘… wa sugoku genki desu’ does.
Hope someone can get back to me soon
The podcast is amazing by the way.
Thursday at 12:22 am
Orenji-san,
You’ve almost got it, there’s just one minor grammatical step going on here. “sugoku” is indeed an adverb, but it comes from “sugoi”, which is an adjective. Japanese have two classes of adjectives, and sugoi is considered an “i” adjective because it comes from the group that all end in an extra い - “i” character. To take an i adjective and transform it into an adverb, you drop the “i” and add “ku”. So you would say “… wa batchiri sugoi desu” because “sugoi” is not functioning as an adverb here.
Incidentally, “genki” comes from the other group, the “na” adjective group. These are also known as adjectival nouns, because in their base state (genki) they function as nouns, but they become adjectives by adding “na” on the end.
Hope that wasn’t too much info!
Sasquatchua
Friday at 7:39 pm
ummm my bad, the sentence:
My point being, could I say ‘… wa batchiri sugoku desu’? which should function just as ‘… wa sugoku genki desu’ does.
was actually meant to say:
My point being, could I say ‘… wa batchiri genki desu’? which should function just as ‘… wa sugoku genki desu’ does.
‘… wa batchiri genki desu’ would mean perfectly healthy right ? or would it be ‘…batchiriku genki desu’ or some other grammatically twisted kind of thang.
Saturday at 3:49 am
i think to sound natural, you just wouldn’t combine them at all.
ばっちり is kind of it’s own word, right? so it means, like “on the ball” or “perfect.” but to be honest, i don’t hear this word a lot. it’s very バカ丁寧 (ridiculously polite). so if you want to use it in a good (and funny way), i’d recommend following the way peter does it. just ばっちりです! (bacchiri desu!!!) if you start combining with with other standard phrases, it will just sound unnatural.
of course, you can say sugoku genki desu yo! but you can also say sugoi genki desu yo! these are common phrases. using bacchiri is not so common, it’s more for comedic effect (peter’s flavor) and i think it’s best left on it’s own.
if you really want to combine them, try 2 sentences…
bacchiri desu!
sugoi genki desu yo!
“i’m on top of the world! and i’m REALLY genki!!!”
Wednesday at 2:47 am
ohayou!
ogenki desu ka?
Wednesday at 10:03 am
markkaiさん,
Ohayou gozaimasu!! Genki desu!
Friday at 8:43 am
konbanwa mina!
o-genki desu ka?
Oyasuminasai
in Japanese: ( i hope it’s right, i used the Japanese keyboard)
こんばんわ みな!
お元気ですか?
おやすみなさい
Friday at 9:27 am
Zehraさん,
Nice job! In Konbanwa, though, the last “wa” ia spelled は!
This is a special rule for the “wa” in kon’nichi wa and konban wa.
So it would be: こんばんは
And we usually say みなさん or みんな, instead of just みな by itself
Friday at 8:31 pm
How do say/pronounce cloud nine in japanese?
Saturday at 9:51 am
when you use ‘bachiri’ or ‘zekkouchou’ can you use it for other things like
“kyou wa bachiri/zekkouchou desu” or
“tabemono ga zekkouchou desu” or can it only be used for “ogenki desu ka”?
Friday at 12:00 am
In the dictionary, 凄い can mean both terrible, dreadful or amazing, great.
Since they can have opposite meanings, how do you know which one
the speaker mean? (In Chinese, 凄 only means sad, tragic, etc. So I am
really surprise that in Japanese, it can mean great, amazing)
Friday at 2:37 pm
Hakumai-san,
I think when we say “[something/someone] wa sugoi” we usually mean it in a positive meaning, such as “great.” あの人はすごい = “That person is amazing!”
When you use it adverbially, like すごく寒い meaning “terribly cold” or すごくきれい meaning “very beautiful,” it is used to mean “extremely.” So, a good or bad meaning would depend on the following adjective.
When it is used before a noun, like すごいくるま or すごい本, you need the context to know whether it is a good or bad meaning. Or, the way of saying like intonation or the voice might help.
I hope this would of any help!
Sunday at 7:07 am
Hey um I can not absorb the knowledge like many other people.
Is there any way you can make this easier?
Tuesday at 2:05 am
Hi, I LIKE TO LISTEN JAPANESE LANGUAGE VERY MUCH.THOUGH IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW THEIR MOTHER TONGUE QUICKLY,YEY I TRY TO UNDERSTAND LITTLE BY LITTLE SO THAT I CAN AQUIRE PROFICIENCY GRADUALLY
TO UNDERSTAND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF JAPAN AND HER PEOPLE.
Saturday at 1:20 am
Hajimemashite
The site is so good and i want to learn Japanese sometime in future,at the moment is little early !
domo arigato gozaimasu !
Thursday at 2:52 am
Sugoi!! This website is perfect. Definitely feel like I am learning a lot!!
Saturday at 3:42 am
hi all!!
ARR i have a very good question!! how do i say my name in japan
phan kiah how
any ideal anyone haha
watashiwa ______ desu. ^^ pls help me out
CHEERS!
Sunday at 1:16 pm
Moshimoshi? Or in case would I say ohayoo?
I did take karate, and I knew moshimoshi from a website, I didn’t know if you used it online or just on the phone. I know several different hello s. Ohayoo, ohayoo gozai masu, moshi moshi, konnichiwa, etc. I forgot good evening…I’ll look it up though….konbanwa. now I’m learning A LOT more from here, domo arigato japanesepod101! Domo domo como arigato! I hope to live in Japan one day. Once again though, with even more feeling, domo!!!!!
Anyway,
Watashi wa no namae Harumi desu.
Ika ga osugoshidesu ka? Watashi wa baai ni wa, fushigi ni omotte ita, subarashii kotodesu.
I hope that was right, I copied everything after my name is Harumi off of Google:/ sorry if I mislead you…
Konbanwa,
-Harumi ^_~
Sunday at 1:18 pm
Sorry, tablet changed that third domo to como.
Monday at 4:49 am
Gozaimasu? Maybe?
Monday at 10:20 am
gorillaztin71harumi-san
So it’s safe to stick to Ohayou gozaimasu (good morning) Kon’nichiwa (hello) and Konbanwa(good evening).
Kon’nichi wa.
Moshimoshi is “hello” but mostly used on the phone.
Thank you for your comment.
Wednesday at 4:21 am
お元気ですか。
はい、元気ですよ。
お元気ですか。
はい、絶好調です。
はい、ばっちりです。
はい、凄いです。
はい、まあまあです。
Wednesday at 11:19 pm
Konbanwa Minnasan

i just wanna say..
this lesson’s great !!!
sugoi desu ne….
Friday at 11:17 am
I’m loving it. Has all exercises I need and a lot of other useful learning tools
Tuesday at 8:21 pm
おげんきですか。
はい、げんきですよ。
おげんきですか。
はい、ぜっこうちょうです!
ばっちりです!チョコレートはだいすきですよ。
すごいいですね!
lol
Tuesday at 8:23 pm
plus two よ’s at the end of the sentences, don’t know where they went… : P
Tuesday at 2:04 pm
This lesson was Sugoi!!!
I love it and I can’t wait to use bacchiri and zekkochou!
I forgot to ask in the previous lesson, what is my name in Japanese?
Wednesday at 10:30 am
Karri-san,
Lerisha-san,
Thank you for your comment
Your name would be レリーシャ or レリシャ depending on what you like to be called.
The first one has long sound like “Reriisha” and the second one is “Rerisha”
I hope this helps.
Thursday at 11:34 am
Hai! this helps alot!! Domou Arigato Gozaimasu!!
I have another question! I have a Japanese friend on twitter and since I am still learning not only how to speak it but read it as well, I need help translating. Can you translate this for me?
おれをふぉろーしたからにはおまえも四魂のかけら探すの手伝えよっ。
Friday at 10:17 am
Lerisha-san,
You have twitter friends! that’s really good to practice Japanese
OK, so your friend likes comics/animation “Inu Yasha” doesn’t he?
It literally means that “Now taht you follow me on twitter, you should help me to find “Shikon no Kakera”, the Shikon Jewel shards!!”
Your friend used a metaphor to say “Thanks for following me and keep in touch.”
I hope this helps
Saturday at 6:15 am
this is the best way to learn Japanese
. i have learned so much in just 3 lessons.
thank you!
japanese101 is the best
Thursday at 2:56 pm
Konbanwa
I was just wondering what my name would be in Japanese, and how it would be pronounced.n
Friday at 11:08 am
Avery Johnson-san,
Kon’nichiwa!
Your name is spelled エイヴリー・ジョンソン and pronounced “Eiburii Jonson.”
I hope this helps.
Saturday at 6:33 am
Thank you very much Motoko! It helped a lot and now I can introduce myself the correct way.
Saturday at 1:13 pm
Hello everyone.
I just have a few questions.
1. In the phrase “Hai, zekkōchō desu!” or “Hai, bacchiri desu yo.” can the sentence-ending particle “yo” be used? For example. Hai, zekkōchō desu yo! or Hai, bacchiri desu yo. Is yo only used with not as strong words such as genki? Is yo similar to an exclamation point (!)?
2. What’s my name in Japanese? Also, sometimes I use my middle name so it would all be Juan Esteban Zuluaga. How does one use their middle name in Japanese?
Monday at 3:35 pm
Juan Zuluaga-san,
1. As you say, this yo is similar to an exclamation mark (!) and it is used to indicate that a statement of certainty.
2. Your name is spelled as ホアン・ズルアガ (Ho-a-n Zu-ru-a-ga).
Unfortunately we don’t have middle names so we have only first name and family name.
I hope this helps.
Thursday at 12:35 pm
i like how you always say “ohayo” in the beginning.
i think this means good morning right? and if my memory serves me “oyasuminasai” is goodnight? heh thanks for these awesome lessons, will definitely consider a paid membership ^^ watashi nehong go ga skoush wakatimas. (spell fail lol)
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