Comments on: Beginner Lesson #6 - Merry Christmas

by: Tommy

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:11:13 +0000

One final note:

On the Vocabulary Questions, regarding the question for “yasumi no hi,” I think it would be more effective if the answer stems were done in hiragana rather than kanji.

Also, for the question regarding クリスマスの挨拶, there is no answer choice which provides the correct one.

by: Tommy

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:00:01 +0000

I really can relate to i_broke_down’s question of December 22, above. When looking at the timetables for trains on many Japanese station-platforms, you’ll often see them divided into two sections: 平日 and 休日. On a few occasions, I have asked Japanese to help me read the combined version of “hira no hi” and “yasumi no hi.” (Hira, as in Hiratsuka no hira.)

So, thinking of this in a personal context, the quiz question not only makes sense to me, it brought back a nice memory!

Regards,
Tom

by: Tommy

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:49:28 +0000

It’s interesting that on the Vocabulary Flashcards for this lesson, the audio for the person’s name — 紅葉 , or Momiji — is pronounced as こうよう. I’ve heard kouyou used to call the changing leaves of the beautiful autumn in Japan, and the kanji for this certainly makes sense! (Crimson+leaves)

by: Carla

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:53:47 +0000

Merii Kurisumasu Mina

Watashi wa Porutogaru jin desu 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 below site for a Portuguese translation of this lesson.
http://aprenderjapones.blogs.sapo.pt/2008/01/19/

Doomo Arigatoo

Mata ne

by: i_broke_down

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:14:56 +0000

There is a question in the quiz that does not make sense…

休みの日を何と言いますか。
やすみのひをなんといいますか。
Yasumi no hi o nan to iimasu ka?
“How do you say “”yasumi”" in English?”
平日・へいじつ・ Heijitsu
日曜日・にちようび・ Nichiyōbi
休日・きゅうじつ・ Kyūjitsu
月曜日・げつようび・ Getsuyōbi

None of the potential answers are english! Yasumi would be like rest or break in english.

by: StEvE AuStiN

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:41:37 +0000

Probably not, since Japan isn’t a christian country.
And Japanese people don’t get off work and most don’t even celebrate it. You could live in Japan your whole life and never need to say Merry Christmas to anyone. Furthermore, there were any phrases taught except for メリークリスマス

by: Jan Moeller

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:07:11 +0000

Shouldn’t this episode belong to the Survival Phrases section?

by: Daniel L

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:50:23 +0000

Brandon,

It may look like a lot, but there is only one word (3 kanji) that in the Lesson Review and not *thoroughly* covered in the audio lesson. It is Omotesandou (area in Tokyo). It was briefly mentioned in the audio.

表参道

Is this what you are referring?

by: Brandon

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 23:01:54 +0000

Why is it that there are questions on the review that are not covered whatsoever in the lesson?

by: Sindy from NYC

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:56:08 +0000

Merry Christmas JP101 crew 2005 and 2006! S_R_C