Comments on: Beginner Lesson #139 - Opting Out

by: Lulu-chan

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:47:46 +0000

ahh, humboldt. my sister attended there. She loved it. Small town, neh, Yoshi-san? yet, it was a vibrant and artsy area neh? (and, need we forget, a very popular university for people to major in enviromental studies)

Peter-san and the gang– wow! you can cancel a contract without enduring fees? i wish we could get that here. I dislike the whole 2yr swindling thing. >.

by: ディウィッド・リー

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:23:38 +0000

基本料金について、ノートの中に”Kihon ryōri”が書きました。
とにかく、すばらしいのレッスンです。

by: John C. Briggs

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:25:24 +0000

mikujiさん、
Thank you for the examples. I am still not sure if I get here.
きにする = to care about
きになる = to worry about

But somehow I don’t feel the きになる definition matches what I hear in the lesson.
　Intermediate Lesson 26 Time 2:00:2:12
sore dewa kyou wa minasan no suzukisan ki ni natte to omoimasu no de itsu mo no resson no つづきを　はじましょう。

Does this mean that Natsukoさん is worried or bothered about suzukiさん. I am guessing that maybe here it means “on one’s mind”

I just don’t think Natsukoさん is worried at all. I think she is “wondering” or “interested”.　　In fact, I would think this is closer to the definition of きにする。

What do you think? This phrase comes up a lot at the beginning of the Intermediate lessons.
じゃ　また
ジョン

by: mikuji

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:43:22 +0000

気にする get up tight // take ~ to [into] (one’s) heart , give a damn
as in:
1) あなたが気にするかどうかなんて、こっちは気にしてないし。I don’t care if you care.
2) へん、誰が気にするか Hell, who cares?

気になる feel uneasy 【自動】worry
as in:
私は何かが気になる。 Something bugs me.

BTW: I got these examples from www.alc.co.jp; you need to enter the query in kanji and kana though it will not take romaji other than for English to Japanese.

mikuji

by: Joakim Andersson

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:21:48 +0000

Hmm excellent lesson but the PDF is a bit false cause it says “Employee: I want to cancel my contract.” I was a little bit confused when the Costumer began to say “Sign here” and so on. Please look it over. Onegai shimasu

by: Sindy

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:11:27 +0000

Yeah I’m also weird Girl I was like you before Siobhan, I didn’t liked cell phones but I brought for necessity in case of an emergency I’m not a Cellphonealcoholic like other people that just can’t leave their cellphone away from them! S_R_C

Just check out what color I dislike and you’ll be surprise my friend

http://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/10/25/beginner-lesson-140-colorful-cleanup/#comments

by: siobhan

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:22:52 +0000

I don’t use cell phone in my daily life. I am a weird guy

by: Sindy

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:01:38 +0000

Jesse san Hi and Welcome to the site too! I saw your profile and its nice, I like it! But guess what? I don’t have myspace so I can’t add you in my list. Can you give your e-mail address? so I can add it in my list ok!

I don’t like myspace because I try to be different from everybody else’s choice. I don’t have to follow what all the young adults like me has, do’s, speaks or surf on the web. I choose the brands I want even if it means being old fashioned or against a whole nation!

Nathan-san thank you for your cheers!

Yoshi-san we are two I also love hamburgers they are my favorite food specially McDonalds! so I going to take your diet and my coffee with two of sugar please! S_R_C

by: Laura

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:06:03 +0000

Oh phooey. I hoped you meant me, also in California ^^

by: John C. Briggs

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:13:08 +0000

Nathanさん　と　Mikujiさん、　
　　　ありがとうございます。
What is th difference between
きになる
and
　　きにする
じゃ　また
ジョン