Comments on: Newbie Lesson #18 - To Exist or Not to Exist http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/ 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 15:48:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: gabriel http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-619959 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:56 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-619959 私が電話を使用動作する。 I use my phone to work. How that I use two verbs in the same phrase? 私が電話を使用動作する。
I use my phone to work.

How that I use two verbs in the same phrase?

]]> by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-611498 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:57:07 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-611498 けんじ君（ローガン　ダニエル）さん It doesn't sound natural with ga, unfortunately. It is grammatically possible to use ga in this sentence, but the speaker asks about supermarket contrasting other shops in this situation. ex) A:(There is a convenient store there but I like to go to a supermarket.)この辺にスーパーはありますか。 B:ああ、あそこにあります。 I hope this helps.:grin: けんじ君（ローガン　ダニエル）さん
It doesn’t sound natural with ga, unfortunately.
It is grammatically possible to use ga in this sentence, but the speaker asks about supermarket contrasting other shops in this situation.
ex)
A:(There is a convenient store there but I like to go to a supermarket.)この辺にスーパーはありますか。
B:ああ、あそこにあります。
I hope this helps. :grin:

]]> by: けんじ君 （ローガン　ダニエル） http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-611252 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:52:33 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-611252 Aさん：あの、すみません。 Bさん：はい。 Aさん：この辺にスーパーはありますか？ Bさん：ああ、あそこにあります。 is my example right?:roll: by the way, the particle "は", in "この辺にスーパーはありますか？" can be changed with the "が" particle, "この辺にスーパーがありますか？" Aさん：あの、すみません。
Bさん：はい。
Aさん：この辺にスーパーはありますか？
Bさん：ああ、あそこにあります。

is my example right? :roll:

by the way, the particle “は”, in “この辺にスーパーはありますか？” can be changed with the “が” particle, “この辺にスーパーがありますか？”

]]> by: ケ-ス http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-608841 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:11:51 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-608841 Amberさん you have to download the japanese fonts for your computer :) Amberさん

you have to download the japanese fonts for your computer :)

]]> by: amber http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-605341 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:22:12 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-605341 everything in japanese looks like boxes,大大 what do i do? everything in japanese looks like boxes,大大 what do i do?

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-605253 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:58:00 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-605253 kaitlyn, Please try deleting the cache and cookies from your browser and trying again :) kaitlyn,
Please try deleting the cache and cookies from your browser and trying again :)

]]> by: kaitlyn http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-605249 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:50:59 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-605249 there's something wrong! it only played 4:00 mins T_T i wanna' finish this lesson. there’s something wrong! it only played 4:00 mins T_T i wanna’ finish this lesson.

]]> by: 王凱 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-604444 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:42:26 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-604444 あの、すみません。 この辺に公衆電話がありますか。 あ、コンビニの前に自動販売機はあります。 公衆電話は隣にありますよ。 ありがとうございます。 まだ今日ね あの、すみません。
この辺に公衆電話がありますか。
あ、コンビニの前に自動販売機はあります。
公衆電話は隣にありますよ。
ありがとうございます。

まだ今日ね

]]> by: Jim http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-604349 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:47:47 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-604349 Wow I think I am actually learning something . This is easier that English class if I remember correctly . I think I have better teachers here on JP 101 . Language was a pain for me I was a Math and Physics major at University . Astrophysics and Quantum Mechanics i can do but never thought I would be speaking simple Japanese . My wife is impressed . She is from Osaka . Thanks too all . Wow I think I am actually learning something . This is easier that English class if I remember correctly . I think I have better teachers here on JP 101 .
Language was a pain for me I was a Math and Physics major at University .
Astrophysics and Quantum Mechanics i can do but never thought I would be speaking simple Japanese . My wife is impressed . She is from Osaka .
Thanks too all .

]]> by: creek http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-602865 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:28:31 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-602865 ウラジミールさん、I was also wondering what the bonus track said. I wrote a transcript of what I thought was being said below. I'm not sure it's accurate and there's a big part of the last sentence that I just can't make out :shock:. Maybe someone else with mad Japanese skills :cool: can fill in the blanks. To me, it sounds like she's telling him to go buy a cellphone. 男：あの、すみません。 女：はい？ 男：あ、あの、この辺に公衆電話はありますか？ 女：公衆電話？？あんた携帯持てないの？ 男：あ、はい。 女：あぁ、じゃね、あそこのコンビニの前の、あの、自販機...「don't understand this part」...買ってください。 ウラジミールさん、I was also wondering what the bonus track said. I wrote a transcript of what I thought was being said below. I’m not sure it’s accurate and there’s a big part of the last sentence that I just can’t make out :shock: . Maybe someone else with mad Japanese skills :cool: can fill in the blanks. To me, it sounds like she’s telling him to go buy a cellphone.

男：あの、すみません。
女：はい？
男：あ、あの、この辺に公衆電話はありますか？
女：公衆電話？？あんた携帯持てないの？
男：あ、はい。
女：あぁ、じゃね、あそこのコンビニの前の、あの、自販機…「don’t understand this part」…買ってください。

]]> by: ウラジミール http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-600460 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:08:52 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-600460 Mina-san, could you please help me to find a transcript of the bonus audio? It seems, the PDF doesn't have one. By the way, is there any difference between mina and mi-n-na? I find both forms in the dictionaries, but can't seem to figure out the nuances between the two. Thanks:smile: Mina-san,
could you please help me to find a transcript of the bonus audio? It seems, the PDF doesn’t have one.
By the way, is there any difference between mina and mi-n-na? I find both forms in the dictionaries, but can’t seem to figure out the nuances between the two.
Thanks :smile:

]]> by: Naomi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-560047 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:46:56 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-560047 causewaypond -san You're right. :grin: However in a negative sentence and a question sentence, particle wa　can be used instead of ga.(using ga is still fine though:wink:) So both この辺に公衆電話はありますか。and この辺に公衆電話がありますか is fine. I hope this helps.:grin: causewaypond -san
You’re right. :grin:
However in a negative sentence and a question sentence, particle wa　can be used instead of ga.(using ga is still fine though :wink: )
So both この辺に公衆電話はありますか。and この辺に公衆電話がありますか is fine.

I hope this helps. :grin:

]]> by: causewaypond http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-560034 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:09:48 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-560034 i learn from school, あります is used with が。 can it also be written as: この辺に公衆電話がありますか。 i learn from school, あります is used with が。

can it also be written as:
この辺に公衆電話がありますか。

]]> by: Salivia Baker http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-559702 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:21:22 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-559702 oi, I was waaaay off with the spelling *lol* ありがとうございます for the quick answer (and the correct spelling!) . Would it be weird if I would use コンビニエンスストアー in a conversation? oi, I was waaaay off with the spelling *lol*

ありがとうございます for the quick answer (and the correct spelling!) .
Would it be weird if I would use コンビニエンスストアー in a conversation?

]]> by: Naomi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-559647 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:43:25 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/02/newbie-lesson-18-wheres-a-pay-phone/#comment-559647 Salivia Baker-san コンビニ　is a legitimate word in a conversation(formal or informal) or letters. You can find this word in the dictionary. However in the news or newspaper articles, you'll see コンビニエンスストアー too. (I think which word to use is depending on the newspaper and T.V station. (ex)Yahoo news uses コンビニ instead of コンビニエンスストアー） Salivia Baker-san
コンビニ　is a legitimate word in a conversation(formal or informal) or letters. You can find this word in the dictionary.
However in the news or newspaper articles, you’ll see コンビニエンスストアー too. (I think which word to use is depending on the newspaper and T.V station. (ex)Yahoo news uses コンビニ instead of コンビニエンスストアー）

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