Comments on: Beginner Lesson #1 - Self Introduction http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Thu, 17 May 2012 00:49:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: JapanesePod101.com http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620282 Fri, 11 May 2012 01:19:52 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620282 カロルさん, thank you for your comment! It made your point clear! Keep learning more and more of this fascinating language and don't hesitate to make more questions if you need some help! Stefania/JapanesePod101.com カロルさん,
thank you for your comment! It made your point clear!
Keep learning more and more of this fascinating language and don’t hesitate to make more questions if you need some help!

Stefania/JapanesePod101.com

]]> by: カロル http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620267 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:07:11 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620267 Oh! Can't edit. I mean 'fits'... Oh! Can’t edit. I mean ‘fits’…

]]> by: カロル http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620266 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:06:32 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620266 こんにちわ！ Thank you for your replay, I do understand now. Interesting that even 'konnichiwa' is written with は. Japanese is such an interesting language fist great to the people and the country. こんにちわ！
Thank you for your replay, I do understand now. Interesting that even ‘konnichiwa’ is written with は.
Japanese is such an interesting language fist great to the people and the country.

]]> by: Kat http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620257 Thu, 10 May 2012 01:52:52 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620257 カロルさん こんにちは！Thanks for joining us on your Japanese journey ;)! The basic answer to your question is that when は is used as a grammatical particle, it is always pronounced "wa". When it is used in normal words, like はた (flag), it is pronounced "ha". The syllable わ　("wa") in normal words such as わたし and わくせい (wakusei, "planet") is always pronounced "wa", but cannot take the place of the grammatical particle は. Does this make it clearer? :smile: カロルさん

こんにちは！Thanks for joining us on your Japanese journey ;) !
The basic answer to your question is that when は is used as a grammatical particle, it is always pronounced “wa”. When it is used in normal words, like はた (flag), it is pronounced “ha”. The syllable わ　(”wa”) in normal words such as わたし and わくせい (wakusei, “planet”) is always pronounced “wa”, but cannot take the place of the grammatical particle は.
Does this make it clearer? :smile:

]]> by: カロル http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620218 Tue, 08 May 2012 22:47:18 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-620218 Hello JapanesePod101! I'm just beginning with Japanese, but I'm already in love with the language. I'm learning Hinayana and katakana and I found something interesting: One says 'watashi wa', but writes　'私は'　(わたしは). why is there 'ha' (は) instead of 'wa' (わ)? Thank you very much! ありがとう　ございます! Hello JapanesePod101!
I’m just beginning with Japanese, but I’m already in love with the language.
I’m learning Hinayana and katakana and I found something interesting:
One says ‘watashi wa’, but writes　’私は’　(わたしは).
why is there ‘ha’ (は) instead of ‘wa’ (わ)?
Thank you very much!
ありがとう　ございます!

]]> by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-617217 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:47:42 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-617217 Hi Lauren-san, Kon'nichiwa We're glad to hear that you like to learn Japanese with us. We hope that our products help you study Japanese with fun. If you have any question about Japanese please let us know. Keep listening:grin: Hi Lauren-san,
Kon’nichiwa
We’re glad to hear that you like to learn Japanese with us.
We hope that our products help you study Japanese with fun.
If you have any question about Japanese please let us know.
Keep listening :grin:

]]> by: Lauren http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-617169 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:41:05 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-617169 I love this site! It really helps me get the pronunciation and stuff right. I'm learning Japanese in school, but we only do it for two years before the Leaving Cert. (massive exam at the end of high school in ireland that determines what courses you can do in college) and we have to be good enough to do an essay, hold a conversation and an aurel tape test. There are not enough periods to learn that much! I love this site! It really helps me get the pronunciation and stuff right. I’m learning Japanese in school, but we only do it for two years before the Leaving Cert. (massive exam at the end of high school in ireland that determines what courses you can do in college) and we have to be good enough to do an essay, hold a conversation and an aurel tape test. There are not enough periods to learn that much!

]]> by: トーマス http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-616439 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:07:44 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-616439 初めまして。僕はトーマスです。ドイツ人です。よろしくお願いします。 じゃあね！:cool: 初めまして。僕はトーマスです。ドイツ人です。よろしくお願いします。

じゃあね！ :cool:

]]> by: William http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-615016 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:49:47 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-615016 I am getting stronger:Aka and kiiro waites! I am getting stronger:Aka and kiiro waites!

]]> by: Les http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-611898 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:01:33 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-611898 初めまして 私はレスリ[Lesley]です カナダ人です 初めまして 私はレスリ[Lesley]です
カナダ人です

]]> by: Travis http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-611109 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:34:43 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-611109 Thanks Jessi. I couldn't get it to work in Google Chrome, but when I tried your suggestion in Firefox it worked. Arigatou Gozaimasu Thanks Jessi. I couldn’t get it to work in Google Chrome, but when I tried your suggestion in Firefox it worked.

Arigatou Gozaimasu

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-611049 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:59:38 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-611049 Hi Travis, To download an Mp3 file of the lesson, please right-click on the Download link, and then click "Save As...". You will then be prompted to save it on your computer. Let me know if you need any more help with this step :) Hi Travis,
To download an Mp3 file of the lesson, please right-click on the Download link, and then click “Save As…”. You will then be prompted to save it on your computer. Let me know if you need any more help with this step :)

]]> by: Travis http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-611022 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:47:13 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-611022 I'm enjoying this program. It's very easy to understand. What I can't seem to figure out is how to download these lessons so I can listen to them on my MP3 players. Whenever I click 'download' it just opens a window that plays the lesson, but doesn't download it:???: I’m enjoying this program. It’s very easy to understand. What I can’t seem to figure out is how to download these lessons so I can listen to them on my MP3 players. Whenever I click ‘download’ it just opens a window that plays the lesson, but doesn’t download it:???:

]]> by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-609572 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:51:15 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-609572 Arjun-san, Yes we have. We call India as Indo,　インド, and Indian people as インド人. By the way, Hindi is Hindi, ヒンディー語. I hope this helps.:wink: Arjun-san,
Yes we have. We call India as Indo,　インド, and Indian people as インド人.
By the way, Hindi is Hindi, ヒンディー語.
I hope this helps. :wink:

]]> by: Arjun http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-609558 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:54:07 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/19/beginner-lesson-1-self-introduction/#comment-609558 Sorry.................but is ther any special way to tell india or indian in japanese?:???::neutral::sad: Sorry……………..but is ther any special way to tell india or indian in japanese?:???: :neutral: :sad:

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