Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! It’s time for the Nihongo Dōjō, and today we have an important lesson. It takes place on the subway and someone lost their umbrella. A kindly old man found it and is trying to find its owner before the door closes! We’ll introduce the particle no, which is used to indicate possession. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com to check out the review track and dialog track. Then be sure to leave us a post!
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46 Responses to “Newbie Lesson #38 - Nihongo Dōjō - Welcome to Style You 8”
JapanesePod101.com says:
August 20th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Mina-san, we hope you all had a great weekend, but now it’s time to get serious and study some Japanese. As you all know, mastering the structure particles is one of the most important things. Today we looked at の (no) to mark possession.
Up to this point, you’ve seen:
私・わたし (watashi) - I, me
あなた (anata) - you
私達・わたしたち (watashi-tachi) we, us
あなたたち (anata-tachi) y’all
and also
誰・だれ (dare) - who, whom
Can you make some sentences combining this with の (no)?
For example:
あなたの扇子ですか？
Anata no sensu desuka?
・Is this your folding fan?
違います。私の扇子じゃありませんよ！
Chigaimasu. Watashi no sensu ja arimasen!
・No. It’s not my folding fan.
Now it’s your turn!
Alain says:
August 20th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
ファブリツィオ君は
あのピンクのパンティーを履きますか。
あのピンクのパンティーを着りますか。
あのピンクのパンティーを被りますか。 
あのピンクのパンティーを掛けますか。
For pants, is it 履く or 着る or another verb？
kitty-chan says:
August 20th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
Yay! Fabrizio, you go boy!! 
Ha ha ha ha!! The voice actors really outdid themselves this time!!
KAWAAAAAIIIIIIII!!!!! Ha ha ha ha!!!
Kitty-chan
markystar says:
August 20th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
alainさん、
it would be 履く, because you pull them up. 
kitty-chanさん、
i’ll pass the message along!
Yuki says:
August 20th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Alain-san
Hahahaha!!!! ｢ピンクのパンティー被りますか」
That’s so funny if I see Fabrizio wearing a pink panty on his face like a mask.
Has anybody ever seen some crazy people wearing a panty on their face like a mask? If so, send me pics…
maxiewawa says:
August 20th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
I’ve gone a bit movie crazy since I got my new Macbook.
Here’s my example sentence using the ‘no’ particle. A short video about ‘watashi no keitai’ (my cellphone) and its features. In case you didn’t catch it, it’s a Motorola e680i.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAktHufd5kM
What’s your cellphone like? What features has it got?
Reply with ‘watashi no…’, and ask others with ‘anata no…?’
Fabrizzio, Fabrizzio… I still miss Shakespeare Takahashi.
Javizy says:
August 21st, 2007 at 12:23 am
「誰のですか」と聞くより、自分のために取って帰る方がいい取捨じゃないですか。ファインダスキーパスは鉄則でしょうね。
João Paulo says:
August 21st, 2007 at 3:49 am
I was wondering, why isn’t 夏子さん in this dialogue???
夏子さんは忘れ物専門家でしょう。
ファブリツィオなんですがコメントじゃありません！！
Maxiewawa-san, I see you are truely in love with your new Mac. Enjoy it!!! 
Liz21 says:
August 21st, 2007 at 4:23 am
Maxiewawa-san,
As usual you are inspiring! So, here’s my little video!
JockZon (JZ) says:
August 21st, 2007 at 4:34 am
Here is my video
http://www.jockzon.com/index.php?p=entry&id=5
Thanks for the initiative maxiewawaさん.
maxiewawa says:
August 21st, 2007 at 10:37 am
No problem JZさん！I was a bit surprised when I saw JZの携帯、because it looked so crappy. My first thought was ‘what nice things can I say about JZの携帯。。。’ and then I saw the real one.
I like Lizさんの携帯。It looks like an old classic.
日本にいる方は？ I’m sure everyone would be interested to see the latest gadgets from Japan.
Liz21 says:
August 21st, 2007 at 11:02 am
Maxさん,
Yeah, that JZ is quite a kidder, isn’t he? I thought he was serious, too, until I heard him say, “Iie, joudan” 
Yeah, my cell is an old classic, just like me, hahaha! 
Chris (KC8UFV) says:
August 21st, 2007 at 11:52 am
Once I saw the responses with the videos (Max, Liz, JZ), I have figured out I need to do one too. I’ll just be a day late. (I don’t have time to dig out my camera tonight.) It’s interesting to see what everyone looks like. (No-one looks like what I expected.) At least we don’t have avitars here to throw everyone off. Durring the lesson, I loved Akihiro’s comment: Fabrizio can’t be categorized. Perfect description of that charecter. Especially with the bonus track.
Peter says:
August 21st, 2007 at 11:59 am
皆さん！なんてすごいです！ That is really incredible! すごすぎ！Too amazing! Everyone’s Japanese was really good, and the videos were incredible! This has really got me thinking…There has to be something we can do with this, no??
While I am thinking, just want to say great, great job! 
And please keep this up! You will definitely inspire others to pick up a web-cam.
頑張ってください！
Liz21 says:
August 21st, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Chrisさん、
Yeah, just do it! This isn’t Hollywood, you know!
Bonus Audio was hilarious!!!
Vicky says:
August 21st, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Very very nice….wow!!!
JZ-san, blog in Korean….isn’t correct. I should post in KC???
I love you guys trying, keep it up~~~
JockZon (JZ) says:
August 21st, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Vicky! I know I didn’t spell i right Hyunwoossi corrected me but I forgot
maxiewawa says:
August 21st, 2007 at 5:50 pm
I think a good idea (if everyone was willing) would be to splice all the clips together into one big clip. どう？
JapanesePod101.com says:
August 21st, 2007 at 6:26 pm
ooooh, if i had a web cam i’d make one. i love showing off my phone.
marky
maxiewawa says:
August 21st, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Eeee nice video Jasonさん。やった for another Motorola user.
That’s some nice editing too. 何をつかった？
Chris (KC8UFV) says:
August 21st, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Alright, my video is up. I figured I’d change things a little bit, since this weekend is ハムフェア2007.
http://www.jarl.or.jp/Japanese/1_Tanoshimo/1-3_Ham-Fair/Ham-Fair.htm
Chris (KC8UFV) says:
August 21st, 2007 at 7:28 pm
I agree Max. Should we send you the raw. Also, can you trim that little bit off the end of mine, after I thought I had stopped the camera?
Peter says:
August 21st, 2007 at 8:08 pm
JasonさんとChrisさん、なかなかいいですよ！Great job guys! Chris-san, very funny!
Please keep the videos coming!
markystar says:
August 21st, 2007 at 8:21 pm
yeah, these videos are great! not only is it great to hear your japanese, it’s also great to put faces with the names.
we should do these all the time! ウェブカム買わなきゃ…・
marky
Chris (KC8UFV) says:
August 21st, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Peterさん
As a ハム everyone has a call, not necissarily a name. Just curious, are there any other ハム here?
Chris (KC8UFV) says:
August 21st, 2007 at 9:14 pm
You already knew that Liz-san.
I confused Marky a while ago, when I decoded the code in one of the lessons, and asked about it. At first he had no idea what I was talking about, until I added time stamps to my reply.
http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/06/12/newbie-lesson-28-awakenings-iii/#comments
maxiewawa says:
August 21st, 2007 at 10:46 pm
No problem Chris, Liz, Joaqim and Jason, send me your raw files and I’ll try to put ‘em together!
Oh except Jasonさん, who gave us a link to his clip.
maxiewawa says:
August 21st, 2007 at 10:48 pm
えと。。。I forgot to mention, send them to maxiewawa@hotmail.com
クリストファー (KC8UFV) says:
August 21st, 2007 at 11:20 pm
マクシワワさん
Tonight, I’ll send it to you. 今はしんごとをします。
Liz21 says:
August 21st, 2007 at 11:59 pm
Mina-san,
Maybe JPOD has covered this, but my Japanese friend corrected what I said in the video. Whereas I said, “Itsumo keshite imasu”, she told me that “kesu” is used only for turning off TVs and lights. For newer gadgets, I should use “オフ” (off). So I should have said, “Keitai wo itsu mo offu ni shite imasu”. Thanks to my Japanese friend. She told me “off” and “on” are used for computers and all new gadgets.
クリストファー (KC8UFV) says:
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:01 am
I just had an idea. Perhaps we should have a Crazy Video contest, with the hosts deciding the winner. Something along the lines of funniest practice video, or similar.
Peterさん
I take it you liked my 懈怠トランシーバー
Or were you commenting on my link to the ハムフェア2007 page?
maxiewawa says:
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Done a rough cut of the final video, waiting for JZさんの携帯のビデオ, and anyone else with late entries.
Jason says:
August 23rd, 2007 at 8:50 am
ooooh, if i had a web cam i’d make one. i love showing off my phone.
marky
What you should do is get someone who has a video recording capable cell phone to record you showing your cell phone.
Chris (KC8UFV) says:
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:44 am
[quote][quote] ooooh, if i had a web cam i’d make one. i love showing off my phone.
marky [/quote]
What you should do is get someone who has a video recording capable cell phone to record you showing your cell phone.
[/quote]
I don’t have a web cam, you could always do what I did. Use a typical digital camera, and record with that. Every recent (even my parent’s ancient) digital camera can record video. It just might not support very much video. My parent’s old one used floppy disks to store pictures/video. Imagine how much of a pain it is changing disks every 4 pictures. (all that would fit on a disk at it’s highest resolution)
クリストファー (KC8UFV) says:
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:45 am
OOPS, I thought this used BBCode for our posts. 
Jason says:
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:57 am
It’s not a bad idea, but it doesn’t have the same novelty of recording a video about your cell phone with a cell phone.
JapanesePod101.com says:
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Chris (KC8UFV)さん、
my phone shoots pretty high quality video, it would be funny if i filmed myself talking about my phone as i used it to film myself.
guess that would be something like this: 
marky
Sindy says:
August 25th, 2007 at 3:08 am
Maxiewawa-san!
You turn to the other side, good luck my friend you no longer welcome in heaven DC. S_R_C
Jenny says:
October 6th, 2007 at 6:07 am
Warning: don’t listen to the bonus audio at work. It’s too hard to explain to coworkers why you’re laughing uncontrollably!!
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Category: Newbie Lessons |
Grammar: ka (question particle), no (possessive particle) | Function: asking about things | Topic: lost items, umbrella | Politeness Level: Polite
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