Comments on: Beginner Lesson #17 - How Are You?

by: Jessi

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:32:04 +0000

Jennieさん,
We’re glad to hear you found it helpful! Thanks for commenting.

by: Jennie

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:43:13 +0000

It was really a thorough lesson. I have a couple of Japanese books that I study from, and I never got such a good explanation from them. Thanks a lot.

by: おう

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:27:27 +0000

お元気ですか。絶好調です。
お元気ですか。元気一杯です。
お元気ですか。凄い元気です。
お元気ですか。まあまあです。
お元気ですか。あまり元気じゃない。
お元気ですか。駄目です。

また今日ね。

by: Molly

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:33:02 +0000

thank you!that was really helpful

by: Jessi

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:32:46 +0000

Mollyさん,
Each particle you listed has many different usages, so I highly recommend you listen to our particle series that goes through each one in-depth:

http://www.japanesepod101.com/index.php?cat=37&order=asc

You’ll find the answers in these lessons!

by: Molly

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:15:49 +0000

im sorry this has nothing to do with this lesson but still would like to know this.What is the difference between: “wa”,”ga”,”ni”,”wo” and “de”?

by: kiki-chan

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:28:24 +0000

Arigatou gozaimasu! that really helped!

by: Mayumi

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:53:49 +0000

kiki-chan,

“nano” can be divided into “na” and “no.” “no” is the sentence ending particle which indicates a question in a casual conversation or softens the sentence.
When this “no” is used at the end of a sentence ending with “desu” or “da,” these “desu” or “da” is changed to “na.”

あなたは、いくつなの？= how old are you?
( あなたは、いくつですか？；　です => な；　か=>の）

ぼくは三歳なの。= I’m 3years old.
（ぼくはさんさいです。；　です => な；　 +　の sentence ending particle)

I hope that would be of any help!

by: kiki-chan

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:47:29 +0000

I have noticed in Anime, they use “nano” at the end of sentences instead of “desu” What does “nano” mean?

by: Melissa

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:58:16 +0000

Thank-you for replying so quickly-that makes alot more sense now!

by: aaron

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:52:13 +0000

Melissa-san,

“san” is equivalent to Mr. or Ms. in english. You could consider it a gesture of respect. You use it mostly when addressing people older than you or those outside of your immediate social groups, or perhaps when referring to someone in a conversation. Close friends omit “san” when talking to one another. Also, you never use it in reference to yourself. You would never introduce yourself as Melissa-san. Hope that helps.

by: Melissa

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:37:19 +0000

Konnichiwa,
I have a question-
please could anyone tell me why you would put a dash and ‘’san'’ after someone’s name?
Thanks

by: Naomi

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:58:03 +0000

Tommy -san

I got rid of the kanji from the list. It was way too difficult a Kanji for this lesson. As these were the start of JapanesePod101.com, it wasn’t the easiest thing to get organized. These lessons have good value, but some more structured lesson can be found with Nihongo Dojo!

Thank you.

by: Keith

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:41:00 +0000

Our sincerest apologies Tommy! Keeping track of more than 800 lessons can be quite difficult… but we do try to get back to everyone! I’ll be sure to forward your question with someone who can help you better than me (my Japanese isn’t so great ) Thank you for reminding us and for your patience!

Also, please check your e-mail. We’ve e-mailed you with a special gift

by: Tommy

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:05:52 +0000

Just adding a note that nearly 60 days has passed since my comment/inquiry of October 21 — with no response as of yet.