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27 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #120 - Brothers, Brothers II”
Thursday at 6:30 pm
Mina-san, Today’s location is ボゴタ・Bogota - hello to all of our listeners in Bogota, Colombia! Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!
Thursday at 11:10 pm
Hola to all those in Bogota.
Cool lesson. Arigatou gozaimasu for the conversational insights.
ネイト
Thursday at 11:29 pm
ネイトさん、 as always, thank you!
Yes, we’re building the foundation to start switching politeness levels. One of the really important topics we are going to cover in the upcoming weeks.
Also, foreigners are usually cut a lot of slack in this area, but these are the skills that really make one a better speaker of the language.
Friday at 12:58 am
I thought it was interesting that なつこさん mentioned ひきこもり。 I’ve heard of the term before, but I’ve always wondered, how do they maintain themselves? If one is always in one’s room, how do they get the money to survive? does anyone know?
Friday at 1:03 am
Naz-san,
I looked this up online. From Wikpedia:
“Middle class affluence in a post-industrial society such as Japan allows parents to support and feed an adult child indefinitely in the home.”
Friday at 1:39 am
Indefinitely? いいな。。 I wonder if I’d be happy if I turn into one?
My parents would probably not let me indulge in it
Thanks Liz-san
Friday at 3:30 am
Liz-san, as always thanks for the help!
Naz-san
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/correspondent/2334893.stm
Friday at 4:11 am
There’s a manga (and a recent anime) named “NHKによこそ!” whose main character is a ひきこもり. Very hilarious stuff. Go check it out.
Friday at 4:14 am
Thanks for this lesson. I now have the Ichidan imperatives and suru/kuru sorted out.
Friday at 5:29 am
I want my wife to support me forever; I’ll take care of the cats.
Friday at 5:31 am
Great you gave part 2 to this lesson thanks it fits me perfectly again! my brothers Luis and Jimmy heard it and they like it thanks JP101
Colombia listeners ehhhh hola parces
S_R_C
Colombian coffee delicious the name of the man that appears on the label is Juan Valdez for your information mina-san! I recommend it very much you should try it out!
Friday at 5:34 am
ohhhh before I forget JP101 staff I’m still waiting for the videos and you to greet Mexico City in the future ehhhh!
S_R_C
Friday at 6:31 am
全然よくないぞ。ただの事実から逃げるのだ。そういうのは真の幸せと呼べない。まったく情けない存在だ。一人前の人間になれない。かわいそうだと思ってないのか?いじめられるのは私もよくわかるが、ひきもりになる理由なんかないよ。人生は辛い。立派な大人になりたいなら、その辛いことを乗り越えるしかない。人は全員自分の人生の責任を取らなければならないのだ。。ひきもりは社会の病気だ。直らないと社会はどうなるか私にもわからん。
とはいえ、私はひきもりがかわいそうに思う。人は人と一緒にいる必要だ。でないと脳も魂も病気になる。 T_T
[ジェイソンはSOAPBOXから降りる]
Friday at 9:35 am
Hm… I understood the soapbox part of your comment Jasonさん - give me a couple years to figure out the rest of it.
Friday at 12:14 pm
Mark-san, I agree with you. Yeah couple of years to understand Jason-san’s comments. Hope he doesn’t talk about me.
I’m still working on to catch up my missing lessons. Got lots of work to do….
Friday at 1:45 pm
Markさん & Our Vickyちゃん、
Jason was telling us what a pitiful thing it is for someone to shut off themselves from society. And, no, it is not a desireable situation to be ひきもり. I agree 100%.
I’m surprised that no one commented on Yoshiさん’s greeting Nathanさん during the middle of the lesson. What was up with that?
I noticed also that Nathanさん didn’t edit it out.
Friday at 1:58 pm
ひきもりじゃなくてひきこもり。
Oh, btw, the “Hello Nathan” comment is around the 9:24 mark.
Friday at 2:10 pm
It was HI NATHAN?
Hi Nathan~~~maybe that’s what Yoshi-san wants us to do. Again, hi Nathan!
Friday at 4:25 pm
Work hard so you’ll know for sure.
Doh! I spelled it like that too.
Friday at 7:29 pm
Friday at 8:56 pm
I heard that, too!
Nathan left it in! 
Hi, Nathan!!
Friday at 9:36 pm
I was wondering about that, but assumed I just misheard it. I thought “they couldn’t have left that in!”
Anyways, hi Nathan!
Friday at 10:46 pm
Oops, did I leave that in? Don’t tell Peter-san
Hi everyone
Friday at 10:57 pm
Nathanさん、
I have it on good authority he already knows.
Saturday at 5:56 am
ohhh before I forget I heard that error too is ok Nathan!
Tuesday at 8:56 pm
Howdy to all those in Bogota.
Great lesson Peter, Yoshi, and Natsuko. Natsuko-san, I love your laughter.
ネイト
Monday at 2:20 am
来てくれてありがとう、お兄ちゃんを助けてあげて。誠司、いるのか。入るよ。やっばりいた。どうも健太。全く。まだこの部屋に籠ってるのか。一ヶ月が経っているのに。しっかりしろよ。この部屋は汚すぎる。いや、まだ気持ちの整理が着かなくて、まだ時間かかるよ。ほら、鏡で自分を見ろよ。見たくない。これでもかぶれ。冷て、有難う、お陰で目が覚めたよ。よし、彼女を取り戻しに行くぞ。懲りないやつだなー、お前は。あ、すみません。
来てくれてありがとうございます。お兄さんを助けてください。誠司君いるのですか。私は入りますよ。やっばり、いました。どうも、健太さん。全く、まだこの部屋にこもっているのですか。一ヶ月も経っているのに。しっかりしてください。この部屋は汚すぎます。いいえ、まだ気持ちの整理は着かないんです。まだ時間かかりますよ。ほら、鏡で自分を見てください。見たくないです。これでもいかかですか。冷たいです。ありがとございます。お陰で、目が覚めました、彼女を取り戻しに行きましょう。懲りない人ですね。貴方は。すみませんでした。
また、明日。
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