Mina-san,

Today’s location is 南極・なんきょく・Nankyoku. Hello to all of our listeners in the South Pole! Have a great day all!

Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Natsukoさん finally has come around to using 「さん」, but apparently Takeさん didn’t get the memo. I think Sakuraさん may have to come back and lay down the law.

Yoshiさん、

You said 「日本ができません。中国語ができます。」I think you should have said 「日本ができません。長崎べんができます。」

Peterさん、

So, when are we having this showdown? I noticed you felt compelled to try and have it on your own home turf. That’s okay, anytime any place. You still get to pay for the flight though.

-Daniel B

Yey, I found Sakura in the forum!
Or actually - she sneaked up on me and answered one of my posts.

Well, now it’s bed time in Norway… Cya!

Can you explain the ってば form in 難しいんだってば in the informal text?

I think it’s something like
難しいのだ　と　いって　
but what of the ば？

“tte ba” is a phrase found only in speach (meaning, you wouldn’t find it in an article, paper etc. but probably in manga and the like.) It is mostly used to underscore a point you are making. Kind if like “i told you so” or “thats what I said!” in english.

Verb + tte ba
Noun + copula + tte ba
I-adj. + tte ba

Jonas

Mina-san,
If you are a Mac user, read this: If you click on “Informal Audio” for a lesson while you hold down the control key you can select “Download linked file”. You can put it on your desktop, for example, then drag it into iTunes. Make a playlist called “Informal tracks”. Drag the file into the playlist. Magically, it changes its name from “153_B76_053006_jpod101_informal.mp3″ to “I Can Do It”!!!

Hello Mina-san! I am a bit behind because I didn’t have time to listen to this earlier. Nice lesson! Very useful.

Lizさん、thanks for the info! We’ll pass it on.

Danielさん、the whole key to the deal is my statement was YOUR (just you ) airfare. The confirmed can meet you there.

JockZonさん、great to hear from you!

Bobさん、sorry for the late reply. ってば is also used by men; however, we’ve heard that it this may not be the case in Western Japan. For Tokyo, though, you’re okay.

Hi みなさん
Since nobody posted a reply to my previous question , I take the opportunity to extend it a little:

I have read that verbs in the potential form take no object and, therefore:
* ふじさんをのぼれた。 is incorrect, and one should write instead:
ふじさんがのぼれた。
But should one infer from the use of が here that ふじさん has become the subject of のぼれた ? Or can が serve as a marker for something that is not the subject of a sentence ?

I am a bit confused…

Gadgetfreakさん、
I think I understand this, let me see if I can answer your question.
りょうほうとも means “both” or “the two”. In this case, technique and skill “both” are needed. Anata ni wa means “as for you”. and arimasen means “doesn’t exist” or “don’t have”. “As for you, you don’t have both (either)”.
Hope this helps
John

Hello,

Likewise, I was relieved to hear the actors using the honorific “-san” when addressing each other. I think it sets a very good example for those learning Japanese.

I like the fact that much more Japanese is being used in the narration to explain and go over the key words, however, using new terms such as “reibun-例文” and “choushi- 調子” (referring to the computer’s “choushi” being “okashi”) probably risks confusing or frustrating those trying to keep up with the listed key words.

It would be a good idea to add these and other new words like “tsukamu” as in the example given — コツをつかむ– as well as keikensha — 経験者, to the Vocabulary list.

Best regards,
Tommy