Comments on: Beginner Lesson #16 - It’s Cold! http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/ 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 00:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-616887 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:24:57 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-616887 Jennieさん, Nice visual image! :lol: Jennieさん,
Nice visual image! :lol:

]]> by: Jennie http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-616882 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:53:28 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-616882 My kanji skills are coming slowly. I just noticed that the kanji for samui looks like a man in a quilted coat whose knees are knocking together. My kanji skills are coming slowly. I just noticed that the kanji for samui looks like a man in a quilted coat whose knees are knocking together.

]]> by: Greycoat http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-614607 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:35:19 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-614607 Ah, yes that is a slightly different emphasis then. Thank you! Ah, yes that is a slightly different emphasis then. Thank you!

]]> by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-614221 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:12:29 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-614221 Greycoat-san, Kon'nichiwa! That sentence means "Who do you think I am?" and でしょう as in 私はだれでしょう is the polite form of ～だろう. Beginner Season5 Lesson1 covers this grammar pattern so please check it out. http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/01/11/beginner-lesson-s5-1-new-lesson/ Greycoat-san,
Kon’nichiwa!
That sentence means “Who do you think I am?” and でしょう as in 私はだれでしょう is the polite form of ～だろう.
Beginner Season5 Lesson1 covers this grammar pattern so please check it out.
http://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/01/11/beginner-lesson-s5-1-new-lesson/

]]> by: Greycoat http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-613832 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:18:32 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-613832 Hi there. I'm loving the lessons - thank you so much! I have a couple of questions though. I am doing some 'sentence mining' on the word でしょう, having heard it in the lesson, and came up with this sentence: 私はだれでしょう. I understand that it must mean something like "Who am I?", but why doesn't it have か on the end, and why have でしょう instead of　です? I don't think I really understand how to use でしょう in a question. It must change the connotation of the sentence, but I'm not sure in what way. Thanks again! Hi there. I’m loving the lessons - thank you so much! I have a couple of questions though.

I am doing some ’sentence mining’ on the word でしょう, having heard it in the lesson, and came up with this sentence: 私はだれでしょう. I understand that it must mean something like “Who am I?”, but why doesn’t it have か on the end, and why have でしょう instead of　です? I don’t think I really understand how to use でしょう in a question. It must change the connotation of the sentence, but I’m not sure in what way.

Thanks again!

]]> by: Lacey http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-604586 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:01:43 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-604586 I found this lesson very humerous:razz: I am very glad that I found this website. I is the first one that I have tried out, and I think it might be the last! I only have a basic subscription, but I'm still learning a lot quicker than I thought I would. Thanks soooo much!:mrgreen: I found this lesson very humerous :razz: I am very glad that I found this website. I is the first one that I have tried out, and I think it might be the last! I only have a basic subscription, but I’m still learning a lot quicker than I thought I would. Thanks soooo much! :mrgreen:

]]> by: おう http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-603677 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:29:37 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-603677 何処から来ましたか。 中国から来ました。 今日は何度ですか。今日は丸度です。そうですね。今日はとても寒いです。なんて寒い。 また今日ね。 何処から来ましたか。
中国から来ました。
今日は何度ですか。今日は丸度です。そうですね。今日はとても寒いです。なんて寒い。

また今日ね。

]]> by: Lee http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-600532 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:20:52 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-600532 Hi Bianca, I think your husband is right! I think 'desho' is used when we definitely know the answer based on experience or knowledge. If I were a meteorologist for example, then it would be okay for me to say "3 do desho" At least that is my understanding. This is a pretty cool way of learning though! Hi Bianca,

I think your husband is right! I think ‘desho’ is used when we definitely know the answer based on experience or knowledge.

If I were a meteorologist for example, then it would be okay for me to say “3 do desho”

At least that is my understanding.

This is a pretty cool way of learning though!

]]> by: Lee http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-600531 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:13:50 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-600531 Hi! I was wondering if you could explain the difference between desho (でしょう) and desu yo (ですよう). Thanks! Hi!

I was wondering if you could explain the difference between desho (でしょう) and desu yo (ですよう).

Thanks!

]]> by: ﾋﾞｱﾝｶ 西谷 Bianca Nishitani http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-586507 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:10:47 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-586507 Konban wa Mina san. watashi wa Bianca desu. my husband doesn't agree with this line on this lesson. Sakura:Kyō wa san do deshō he says it should be Gurai (not sure if that's spelt correctly) not desho. Sumimasen Sakura Chan... My husband is a Nihonjin. thanks for reading Konban wa Mina san. watashi wa Bianca desu.

my husband doesn’t agree with this line on this lesson.

Sakura:Kyō wa san do deshō he says it should be Gurai (not sure if that’s spelt correctly) not desho. Sumimasen Sakura Chan…

My husband is a Nihonjin.

thanks for reading

]]> by: Greg http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-560120 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:23:19 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-560120 hai, arigatoo. Your right it is obvious japanese is completly different than english i was just making a speculation that it seemed like "ne" may have meant "you" after i posted that comment i stated looking it up to find what it meant and basically it means "right". any way thank you for the help sumimasen hai, arigatoo. Your right it is obvious japanese is completly different than english i was just making a speculation that it seemed like “ne” may have meant “you” after i posted that comment i stated looking it up to find what it meant and basically it means “right”. any way thank you for the help

sumimasen

]]> by: Yukiman http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-560026 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:34:44 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-560026 Greg-san, Japanese is complete different language from English obviously.. I don't think it's safe to say "ne" means "you". "ne" is roughly translated as "right?" Greg-san,

Japanese is complete different language from English obviously..
I don’t think it’s safe to say “ne” means “you”.

“ne” is roughly translated as “right?”

]]> by: Greg http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-560007 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:14:13 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-560007 This is just me thinking out loud but i do have a question. When you say "mata ne" or "ja ne" or Mata ashita ne". Their is one word that is the same, "ne". So would it be safe to say that "ne" means you? arigatoo gozaimasu. This is just me thinking out loud but i do have a question. When you say “mata ne” or “ja ne” or Mata ashita ne”. Their is one word that is the same, “ne”. So would it be safe to say that “ne” means you?

arigatoo gozaimasu.

]]> by: Mayumi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-553161 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:15:40 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-553161 Kiyashii-san, Nande is the casual way of saying "naze" meaning "why." "Nante" can be used in many ways depending on the context, but it sometimes means "what" as in "nante itta?" meaning "what did you say?" or "how" as in "nante kawaii!" meaning "how pretty." :wink: Kiyashii-san,
Nande is the casual way of saying “naze” meaning “why.” “Nante” can be used in many ways depending on the context, but it sometimes means “what” as in “nante itta?” meaning “what did you say?” or “how” as in “nante kawaii!” meaning “how pretty.” :wink:

]]> by: Kiyashii http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-552945 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:57:02 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/01/10/beginner-lesson-16-its-cold/#comment-552945 What is the difference between nande and nante? What is the difference between nande and nante?

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