Comments on: Beginner Lesson #45 - Something To Do! http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/ 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! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:24:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: paulo http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-608938 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:11:10 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-608938 Best. episode. :) Best. episode. :)

]]> by: 王凱 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-605416 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:43:54 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-605416 夏子、夏子、はい、今日は何をしますか。そうですね、今日はちょっと用事があります。明日は暇ですか。そうですね、明日もちょっと用事があります。水曜日は一緒に歌舞伎を見ませんか。水曜日も用事があります。木曜日は一緒に台湾料理を食べませんか。用事があります。金曜日は時間がありますか。また、用事です。土曜日は、ちょっとですね。日曜日は。用事です。来週、来月、来年は。難しいです。はい、夏子ですけど、今日ですか。今日大丈夫です。明日も、明後日も。明明後日も大丈夫です。暇です。六時半でいいです。また、後で、用事は、これが私の用事です。 夏子、夏子、今日は何するの。そうね、今日はちょっと用事がある。明日暇、そうね、明日もちょっと用事があるんだ。水曜日一緒に歌舞伎を見に行かない、用事があるんだ。木曜日一緒に台湾料理を食べに行かない。用事があって。金曜日は時間がある。また、用事です。土曜日は。ちょっと、日曜日は、用事です。来週とか来月とか来年は。難しい。はい、夏子だけど。今日大丈夫。明日も、明後日も、明明後日も大丈夫、暇。六時半でいい、また、後で。用事は、これが私の用事。 また、明日。 夏子、夏子、はい、今日は何をしますか。そうですね、今日はちょっと用事があります。明日は暇ですか。そうですね、明日もちょっと用事があります。水曜日は一緒に歌舞伎を見ませんか。水曜日も用事があります。木曜日は一緒に台湾料理を食べませんか。用事があります。金曜日は時間がありますか。また、用事です。土曜日は、ちょっとですね。日曜日は。用事です。来週、来月、来年は。難しいです。はい、夏子ですけど、今日ですか。今日大丈夫です。明日も、明後日も。明明後日も大丈夫です。暇です。六時半でいいです。また、後で、用事は、これが私の用事です。
夏子、夏子、今日は何するの。そうね、今日はちょっと用事がある。明日暇、そうね、明日もちょっと用事があるんだ。水曜日一緒に歌舞伎を見に行かない、用事があるんだ。木曜日一緒に台湾料理を食べに行かない。用事があって。金曜日は時間がある。また、用事です。土曜日は。ちょっと、日曜日は、用事です。来週とか来月とか来年は。難しい。はい、夏子だけど。今日大丈夫。明日も、明後日も、明明後日も大丈夫、暇。六時半でいい、また、後で。用事は、これが私の用事。

また、明日。

]]> by: Cheryl http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-579852 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:38:48 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-579852 I noticed that in the informal version, Natsuko-san ends her phrases with "da". My former Japanese teacher told me this is only for guys to use, and that girls use "wa" or "no". Has this changed? Thank you! This is my first time to leave a reply post! I noticed that in the informal version, Natsuko-san ends her phrases with “da”. My former Japanese teacher told me this is only for guys to use, and that girls use “wa” or “no”. Has this changed? Thank you! This is my first time to leave a reply post!

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-577360 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:12:05 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-577360 Yhasreenさん, Good question! 来(rai) meaning "next" can't be used with -yobi and -jikan. "Next day" would be 次の日(tsugi no hi), or 翌日 (yokujitsu), which is a bit more formal. "Next time" would be 今度 (kondo) or 次回 (jikai). I hope that helps! Yhasreenさん,

Good question!
来(rai) meaning “next” can’t be used with -yobi and -jikan.

“Next day” would be 次の日(tsugi no hi), or 翌日 (yokujitsu), which is a bit more formal.
“Next time” would be 今度 (kondo) or 次回 (jikai).
I hope that helps!

]]> by: Yhasreen http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-577199 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:47:07 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-577199 i checked out the pdf and found the following: 来週raishu next week 来月raigetsu next month 来年 rainen next year so the question is can i use raiyobi for the next day & raijikan for next time? i checked out the pdf and found the following:
来週raishu next week
来月raigetsu next month
来年 rainen next year

so the question is can i use raiyobi for the next day & raijikan for next time?

]]> by: Sora http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-573186 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:36:10 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-573186 I love Natsuko-san's ringtone! Anyone know what its called? :???: Grevorg, I also love J-Pop! I love Natsuko-san’s ringtone! Anyone know what its called? :???:
Grevorg, I also love J-Pop!

]]> by: Jason http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-2128 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:10:44 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-2128 Nathan-san, I was thinking that too. Nathan-san, I was thinking that too.

]]> by: Nathan http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-2124 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:53:28 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-2124 Jason-san, I am not 100% sure, but I believe 治す has the connotation of "healing" (regarding health), whereas 直す is more like "correct, fix, repair", etc. Also, I don't believe 治す is commonly affixed to the stem of a verb like 直す is (if it can be at all). Jason-san,

I am not 100% sure, but I believe 治す has the connotation of “healing” (regarding health), whereas 直す is more like “correct, fix, repair”, etc. Also, I don’t believe 治す is commonly affixed to the stem of a verb like 直す is (if it can be at all).

]]> by: Jason http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-2118 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:01:54 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-2118 Gah! Stupid angle brackets. That should be: (conjunctive form A) + に (motion verb B) (conjunctive form) + 始める (conjunctive form) + 終わる Sorry about that. m(_ _)m Gah! Stupid angle brackets. That should be:

(conjunctive form A) + に (motion verb B)

(conjunctive form) + 始める

(conjunctive form) + 終わる

Sorry about that. m(_ _)m

]]> by: Jason http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-2117 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:56:45 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/09/beginner-lesson-45-something-to-do/#comment-2117 Just to expand a bit on what Jonas said, the masu stem form of the verb is called (in English at least) the conjunctive form. This form is very useful since you can attach certain other verbs or contructions to it to get all sorts of nifty shades of meaning. Jonas already explained a good one: + に which means "to B in order to do A." So, 勉強（べんきょう）しに図書館（としょかん）に来（き）ました, is "I came to the library to study. B can be any kind of motion verb like 行（い）く, 来（く）る, 参（まい）る, etc. Another good one is: + 始（はじ）める or + 終（お）わる Which means to start or stop doing something, respectively. So, ４年間（ねんかん）前（まえ）、日本語（にほんご）を勉強（べんきょう）し始（はじ）めました, is "I started studying Japanese 4 years ago." And, 明日（あした）、車（くるま）を直（なお）し終（お）わります, is "I'll finish fixing the car tomorrow." I know there's a difference between 直す and 治す, but I can't remember which is which. Help please? :) Just to expand a bit on what Jonas said, the masu stem form of the verb is called (in English at least) the conjunctive form. This form is very useful since you can attach certain other verbs or contructions to it to get all sorts of nifty shades of meaning. Jonas already explained a good one:

+ に

which means “to B in order to do A.” So, 勉強（べんきょう）しに図書館（としょかん）に来（き）ました, is “I came to the library to study. B can be any kind of motion verb like 行（い）く, 来（く）る, 参（まい）る, etc.

Another good one is:

+ 始（はじ）める
or
+ 終（お）わる

Which means to start or stop doing something, respectively. So, ４年間（ねんかん）前（まえ）、日本語（にほんご）を勉強（べんきょう）し始（はじ）めました, is “I started studying Japanese 4 years ago.” And, 明日（あした）、車（くるま）を直（なお）し終（お）わります, is “I’ll finish fixing the car tomorrow.”

I know there’s a difference between 直す and 治す, but I can’t remember which is which. Help please? :)

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