Comments on: Beginner Lesson #11 - I like It! http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/ 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! Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:14:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: palmist81 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-312200 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:57:31 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-312200 :smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:

]]> by: Sylvie http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-305790 Wed, 28 May 2008 10:48:32 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-305790 Hi, I'm wondering why you don't use the particle no in Japanese food. Shouldn't you say Nihonnoriori for food from (or of) Japan? Or Tainoriori for thai food. Or are these here adjectives? By the way, how do you write in hiraganas on the computer (MacOSx)? Thanks Sylvie Hi,
I’m wondering why you don’t use the particle no in Japanese food. Shouldn’t you say Nihonnoriori for food from (or of) Japan? Or Tainoriori for thai food. Or are these here adjectives?
By the way, how do you write in hiraganas on the computer (MacOSx)?
Thanks
Sylvie

]]> by: Greg http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-305743 Wed, 28 May 2008 06:45:28 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-305743 Hi, this is my first post, though I've been using the site for a while. I am wondering why there is no reference to iie desu, rather than using suki desu. My tutor here in Kyoto explained to me that most books just talk about suki desu, but that there is a more emotional thing implied with suki-desu. For example, if you say "anata wa suki desu", then the other person may misunderstand. My tutor has told me to only use suki desu when I am talking about something that I am very emphatic about and not when I am talking to, or about people. Comments? Hi, this is my first post, though I’ve been using the site for a while.

I am wondering why there is no reference to iie desu, rather than using suki desu. My tutor here in Kyoto explained to me that most books just talk about suki desu, but that there is a more emotional thing implied with suki-desu. For example, if you say “anata wa suki desu”, then the other person may misunderstand. My tutor has told me to only use suki desu when I am talking about something that I am very emphatic about and not when I am talking to, or about people.

Comments?

]]> by: markystar http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-272247 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:42:00 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-272247 i don't know why someone hasn't done this yet.... but since they were talking about Mos Burger in the podcast, i thought it would be a good idea to post a link for those of you who have never been to japan. http://www.mos.co.jp/index.html :cool: i don’t know why someone hasn’t done this yet….

but since they were talking about Mos Burger in the podcast, i thought it would be a good idea to post a link for those of you who have never been to japan.

http://www.mos.co.jp/index.html

:cool:

]]> by: Sasquatchua http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-270078 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:01:20 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-270078 Hey Damian, While I haven't "learned" kanji in the "Pass the JLPT" sense, I have learned to recognize quite a few and I can recommend a few things for remembering kanji. The key is in learning how to recognize the radicals. Once you recognize the radical for "woman" 女　and "child" 子　for example, you'll find it's a lot easier to come up with a way to remember "to like" aka suki as 好き. It doesn't seem like such random memorization anymore, you know? Anyway, sources that helped me: http://lrnj.com/ - last time I messed with this, it didn't teach you how to pronounce kanji, but it did teach you how to recognize their more common meanings. But I haven't used it in a couple years. Kanji Pict-o-graphix: A pretty common book that also teaches you the origins of the picture and/or teaches you little things to help you memorize. http://web.uvic.ca/kanji-gold/ - Kanji Gold. A downloadable app for windows that's a little flashcard database program. Learn hiragana. Aside from making it easier to learn Japanese, most manga and some videogames (such as the Japanese version of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass on the DS) have furigana, which is the pronunciation of the kanji written alongside in hiragana. Being able to read hiragana is extremely useful in being able to translate Japanese text - even knowing where words end, what's probably an adjective, etc. will help in translating kanji. Hey Damian,

While I haven’t “learned” kanji in the “Pass the JLPT” sense, I have learned to recognize quite a few and I can recommend a few things for remembering kanji. The key is in learning how to recognize the radicals. Once you recognize the radical for “woman” 女　and “child” 子　for example, you’ll find it’s a lot easier to come up with a way to remember “to like” aka suki as 好き. It doesn’t seem like such random memorization anymore, you know?

Anyway, sources that helped me:
http://lrnj.com/ - last time I messed with this, it didn’t teach you how to pronounce kanji, but it did teach you how to recognize their more common meanings. But I haven’t used it in a couple years.

Kanji Pict-o-graphix: A pretty common book that also teaches you the origins of the picture and/or teaches you little things to help you memorize.

http://web.uvic.ca/kanji-gold/ - Kanji Gold. A downloadable app for windows that’s a little flashcard database program.

Learn hiragana. Aside from making it easier to learn Japanese, most manga and some videogames (such as the Japanese version of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass on the DS) have furigana, which is the pronunciation of the kanji written alongside in hiragana. Being able to read hiragana is extremely useful in being able to translate Japanese text - even knowing where words end, what’s probably an adjective, etc. will help in translating kanji.

]]> by: Damian http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-270044 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:09:32 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-270044 Ahhh.... I really like this site but I'm new, just started studying japanese. I don't really understand the "ga" and "wa" differences and I cannot read kanji or any other form of japanese, only Romaji :( .... does anyone know how I can learn the kanji? I saw the kanji close up but I did not understand that either....... perhaps I'm not using it correctly :D. Anyways please help. Thank you very much and this site is the best..... all the podcasts that I've listened to until now are all excellent and entertaining. Arigato gozaimasu. Ahhh…. I really like this site but I’m new, just started studying japanese. I don’t really understand the “ga” and “wa” differences and I cannot read kanji or any other form of japanese, only Romaji :( …. does anyone know how I can learn the kanji? I saw the kanji close up but I did not understand that either……. perhaps I’m not using it correctly :D . Anyways please help. Thank you very much and this site is the best….. all the podcasts that I’ve listened to until now are all excellent and entertaining. Arigato gozaimasu.

]]> by: Tootsie Roll Samurai http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-226701 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:46:58 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-226701 Watashi Wa Japanesepod101.com Ga Suki Desu. :kokoro: Watashi Wa Japanesepod101.com Ga Suki Desu. :kokoro:

]]> by: John C. Briggs http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-45069 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:38:47 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-45069 Lainさん, Right, が and は are difficult to get right. I struggle with this too. Hopefully time will make it clear for both of us. ジョン Lainさん,
Right, が and は are difficult to get right. I struggle with this too. Hopefully time will make it clear for both of us.
ジョン

]]> by: Iain http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-45036 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:37:11 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-45036 Thaks for the explanation John, I appreciate it :) It does help but I'm still struggling a bit when I try to apply it to other examples! I think this is one I have to accept that I don't understand fully at the moment and hopefully will become clearer as I progress. Thaks for the explanation John, I appreciate it :)

It does help but I’m still struggling a bit when I try to apply it to other examples!

I think this is one I have to accept that I don’t understand fully at the moment and hopefully will become clearer as I progress.

]]> by: John C. Briggs http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-44888 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:34:55 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/02/beginner-lesson-11-i-like-it/#comment-44888 Lainさん, Yes, it is fustrating to deal with は and が. Let me see if I can help. あなた　は　すし　が　すき　です　か。 Means, Do you like sushi? Here the subject is marked by は. The subject is often dropped, so we have すし　が　すき　です　か。 but this still means, do you like sushi. If we look at your example すし　は　すき　です　か。 now すし is marked by は and is the "topic" of the sentence. I think we can think of this as Is sushi liked? This is an indirect question. It implies, Do you like sushi?, but asks in a more general way. If I messed up this explanation, hopefully someone with better knowledge will correct me. Thanks ジョン Lainさん,
Yes, it is fustrating to deal with は and が. Let me see if I can help.
あなた　は　すし　が　すき　です　か。
Means,
Do you like sushi?
Here the subject is marked by は. The subject is often dropped, so we have
すし　が　すき　です　か。
but this still means, do you like sushi. If we look at your example
すし　は　すき　です　か。
now すし is marked by は and is the “topic” of the sentence. I think we can think of this as
Is sushi liked?
This is an indirect question. It implies, Do you like sushi?, but asks in a more general way.
If I messed up this explanation, hopefully someone with better knowledge will correct me.
Thanks
ジョン

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