Comments on: Beginner Lesson S2 #15 - Dave comes to Japan http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/ 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! Mon, 21 May 2012 15:30:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: causewaypond http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-599529 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:33:38 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-599529 I have a question. What is the difference between 捕る　and 捕れる. or are they the same? I have a question.

What is the difference between 捕る　and 捕れる. or are they the same?

]]> by: Aguro » Blog Archive » Oyasumi: The polar bear couldn’t get the seal http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-310277 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:11:39 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-310277 [...] jpod101.com: Episode 15 of beginner season 2 as detailed above [...] […] jpod101.com: Episode 15 of beginner season 2 as detailed above […]

]]> by: lulu_chan http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-115943 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:41:45 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-115943 もべんきょうになりました。白熊があざらしをたべての？かわいそなあざらしいね。 NYCにてんきがちょっと寒いですね。春がここですけどまでちょっと寒い。暖かいのたんきいたいんですんが。　 もべんきょうになりました。白熊があざらしをたべての？かわいそなあざらしいね。

NYCにてんきがちょっと寒いですね。春がここですけどまでちょっと寒い。暖かいのたんきいたいんですんが。　

]]> by: Jiashen http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-102739 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:54:50 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-102739 haha I'm really sorry, but I realise I'm in the wrong comments page. I was referring to the previous Beginner lesson "Who's watching who". haha I’m really sorry, but I realise I’m in the wrong comments page. I was referring to the previous Beginner lesson “Who’s watching who”.

]]> by: Jiashen http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-102738 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:49:28 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-102738 I read in a book that in Japanese, 'i' is used to lengthen 'e' sounds (like 'u' is used to 'o' sounds). This has been true for practically all the stuff that I've heard so far, like 'gakusei' and 'keizai'. But in this podcast, 'meirei' was pronounced with a definite 'i' ending rather than a lengthened 'e' sound. I was wondering if this is an irregularity in the language, or am I just wrong about the whole i-lengthens-e thing. I read in a book that in Japanese, ‘i’ is used to lengthen ‘e’ sounds (like ‘u’ is used to ‘o’ sounds). This has been true for practically all the stuff that I’ve heard so far, like ‘gakusei’ and ‘keizai’. But in this podcast, ‘meirei’ was pronounced with a definite ‘i’ ending rather than a lengthened ‘e’ sound. I was wondering if this is an irregularity in the language, or am I just wrong about the whole i-lengthens-e thing.

]]> by: アニタ　ビヤヌエバ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-102626 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:50:53 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-102626 Mayumiさん、 説明してもらって、どうもありがとうございました！ アニタ Mayumiさん、
説明してもらって、どうもありがとうございました！
アニタ

]]> by: Mayumi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-102509 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:01:31 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-102509 アニタさん、 The oppposite word of "暖冬" is "厳冬". I think it would be better to change "風が酷くて、針が顔を刺すのようです" to "風が冷たくて、針が顔を刺すようです". "の" is not necessary. "針が顔を刺すようです" is the metaphor for very cold wind. So, I think "風が冷たくて" would be better. アニタさん、

The oppposite word of “暖冬” is “厳冬”.

I think it would be better to change “風が酷くて、針が顔を刺すのようです” to “風が冷たくて、針が顔を刺すようです”. “の” is not necessary. “針が顔を刺すようです” is the metaphor for very cold wind. So, I think “風が冷たくて” would be better.

]]> by: Daniel Beck http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-101884 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:38:14 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-101884 bakanekoさん、 I hope you don't take that movie seriously. And while the winter has been "warm" the summer was "cool". All in all a fairly pleasant 12 months. Again, I don't see why the warm winter in Tokyo was a problem. But hey, that's just me. I happened to enjoy it. :smile: bakanekoさん、

I hope you don’t take that movie seriously.

And while the winter has been “warm” the summer was “cool”. All in all a fairly pleasant 12 months. Again, I don’t see why the warm winter in Tokyo was a problem.

But hey, that’s just me. I happened to enjoy it. :smile:

]]> by: bakaneko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100988 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:14:51 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100988 > It is indeed a warm winter in Tokyo. But, why exactly is that a “problem”? Sign of global warming? And particular for a nation with a high ratio of coastline vs land area such as Japan, the rise of sea level should certainly be a concern. Has anyone seen the 2006 Summer movie 日本沈没 about the sinking of Japan? > It is indeed a warm winter in Tokyo. But, why exactly is that a “problem”?

Sign of global warming? And particular for a nation with a high ratio of coastline vs land area such as Japan, the rise of sea level should certainly be a concern.

Has anyone seen the 2006 Summer movie 日本沈没 about the sinking of Japan?

]]> by: Daniel Beck http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100849 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:22:46 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100849 It is indeed a warm winter in Tokyo. But, why exactly is that a "problem"? :shock: It is indeed a warm winter in Tokyo. But, why exactly is that a “problem”? :shock:

]]> by: Eran http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100516 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:30:05 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100516 This lesson is now available on the Premium Feed in iTunes. Simply update the podcast and it should appear. Apologies for the inconvenience. This lesson is now available on the Premium Feed in iTunes. Simply update the podcast and it should appear. Apologies for the inconvenience.

]]> by: Jordi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100494 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:15:11 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100494 does someone know why this lesson can't be downloaded on iTunes? tasukete kudasai! sorry for the romaji, my IME is down again :cry: does someone know why this lesson can’t be downloaded on iTunes? tasukete kudasai!

sorry for the romaji, my IME is down again :cry:

]]> by: アニタ　ビヤヌエバ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100432 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:39:35 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100432 and just one more thing...so when using the potential forms of verbs, が (or は, i guess)　must be always used instead of を, right? as in: アザラシが捕れません　"[The bears] can't catch seals." I guess it could also be translated as "The seals aren't caught" but then wouldn't that be expressed using the passive form, as in アザラシを捕られません?　Plus it seems like the latter translation wouldn't necessarily imply the inability of the bears to catch them, as the first one does. Anyway I think I learned this sometime in 1st year Japanese but I always seem to forget that を shouldn't be used with potential verbs. This point is really quite confusing because to me, sentences like ワインを飲めません　still sound more natural to me than ワインが飲めません　for some reason. and just one more thing…so when using the potential forms of verbs, が (or は, i guess)　must be always used instead of を, right? as in: アザラシが捕れません　”[The bears] can’t catch seals.” I guess it could also be translated as “The seals aren’t caught” but then wouldn’t that be expressed using the passive form, as in アザラシを捕られません?　Plus it seems like the latter translation wouldn’t necessarily imply the inability of the bears to catch them, as the first one does.

Anyway I think I learned this sometime in 1st year Japanese but I always seem to forget that を shouldn’t be used with potential verbs. This point is really quite confusing because to me, sentences like ワインを飲めません　still sound more natural to me than ワインが飲めません　for some reason.

]]> by: アニタ　ビヤヌエバ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100240 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:45:30 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100240 Thanks JPod101 for another great lesson! And just one question: if 暖冬 is "mild winter", how do you say "severe winter" ?? Maybe its mild weather in other places, but here in Boston it has been literally FREEZING for the past month or so! Anyways, I guess I've really noticed the cold weather here today since I was in ロスアンジェレス for the past couple days, for a 面接 (that is why I haven't been posting comments lately...though I did take my macbook & nano with me so I could keep up with the latest podcasts! :D). Anyways over there it was a gorgeous 70 degrees Fahrenheit the entire time . :mrgreen: ボストンに帰ったら、天気が凄く悪かった(it was like 10 F, but felt like -25 F or something with windchill)。:cry: 風が酷くて、針が顔を刺すのようです(don't know if I said that right..someone please correct if necessary). Anyway, ロスアンジェレスに住んでいる人は、うらやましいなあ！ Oh, and BTW, don't know if something's wrong with my computer or something, but I couldn't download this particular lesson or the PDF notes via the Premium Feed in iTunes (had to get it from the website). Even after I tried refreshing and updating the podcast, it wouldn't show up in iTunes for some reason. Thanks JPod101 for another great lesson! And just one question: if 暖冬 is “mild winter”, how do you say “severe winter” ?? Maybe its mild weather in other places, but here in Boston it has been literally FREEZING for the past month or so!

Anyways, I guess I’ve really noticed the cold weather here today since I was in ロスアンジェレス for the past couple days, for a 面接 (that is why I haven’t been posting comments lately…though I did take my macbook & nano with me so I could keep up with the latest podcasts! :D ). Anyways over there it was a gorgeous 70 degrees Fahrenheit the entire time . :mrgreen: ボストンに帰ったら、天気が凄く悪かった(it was like 10 F, but felt like -25 F or something with windchill)。 :cry: 風が酷くて、針が顔を刺すのようです(don’t know if I said that right..someone please correct if necessary). Anyway, ロスアンジェレスに住んでいる人は、うらやましいなあ！

Oh, and BTW, don’t know if something’s wrong with my computer or something, but I couldn’t download this particular lesson or the PDF notes via the Premium Feed in iTunes (had to get it from the website). Even after I tried refreshing and updating the podcast, it wouldn’t show up in iTunes for some reason.

]]> by: Patrick http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100184 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:03:56 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/07/beginner-lesson-s2-15-dave-comes-to-japan/#comment-100184 Funny enough, although it has been a warm winter, it's very cold in Eastern Canada now too. In fact, yesterday was the coldest March 6th on record, with the mercury dipping to -24.3 Celcius and a windchill of a biting -38C during the morning rush to work. Temperatures are expected to soar by the weekend, though! :smile: Interesting factoid about 'white bears': they're not actually white. Polar bears have black skin and clear hair, and only appear white from a distance. It's believed that part of the bear's metabolism depends on solar energy trapped by their fur. Patrick M. Montreal, Canada Funny enough, although it has been a warm winter, it’s very cold in Eastern Canada now too. In fact, yesterday was the coldest March 6th on record, with the mercury dipping to -24.3 Celcius and a windchill of a biting -38C during the morning rush to work. Temperatures are expected to soar by the weekend, though! :smile:

Interesting factoid about ‘white bears’: they’re not actually white. Polar bears have black skin and clear hair, and only appear white from a distance. It’s believed that part of the bear’s metabolism depends on solar energy trapped by their fur.

Patrick M.
Montreal, Canada

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