Comments on: Lower Intermediate Lesson #41 - Happily Married http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/ 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! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: brad http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-465686 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:32:53 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-465686 The guy reading the lines on the slow-down dialogue is reading them infuriatingly slow. There's a difference between "slow down the dialogue" and "sound mentally impaired" and this guy falls into the latter category. The guy reading the lines on the slow-down dialogue is reading them infuriatingly slow. There’s a difference between “slow down the dialogue” and “sound mentally impaired” and this guy falls into the latter category.

]]> by: Phil http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-193236 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:29:44 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-193236 Also, one more thing which I'm noticing more and more now with Japanese Pod - the amount of new vocab in each lesson can be quite overwhelming. It used to be just a few new words each lesson, but now it can be around 10... Maybe others can memorize so much each day but it's a little beyond me! Also, how about giving the new vocab before the dialogue? With there being such a large number of new words, which at that point are meaningless, it can make the dialogue a bit pointless! Also, one more thing which I’m noticing more and more now with Japanese Pod - the amount of new vocab in each lesson can be quite overwhelming. It used to be just a few new words each lesson, but now it can be around 10… Maybe others can memorize so much each day but it’s a little beyond me!

Also, how about giving the new vocab before the dialogue? With there being such a large number of new words, which at that point are meaningless, it can make the dialogue a bit pointless!

]]> by: Phil http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-193233 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:19:36 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-193233 Just a bit of feedback on this, when doing the yukkuri replay of the dialogue, the guy on this lesson tends to speak to s-l-o-w-l-y as to be impossible to understand. Just a bit of feedback on this, when doing the yukkuri replay of the dialogue, the guy on this lesson tends to speak to s-l-o-w-l-y as to be impossible to understand.

]]> by: Bob1 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-186182 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:42:36 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-186182 Neil-san, I forgot to mention one more point on how different these two verbs are. While both verbs are 「いる」 in their plain form, the verb of animate existance becames 「います」, and the verb "to be needed" becomes 「いります」 in its -masu form. Neil-san,

I forgot to mention one more point on how different these two verbs are. While both verbs are 「いる」 in their plain form, the verb of animate existance becames 「います」, and the verb “to be needed” becomes 「いります」 in its -masu form.

]]> by: Bob1 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-186169 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:05:52 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-186169 Neil-san, It's easy to understand your confusion, and this illustrates why Japanese is not written exclusively with phonetic scripts such as hiragana. In 「勇気がいる」 the 「いる」 is not the "iru" of animate objects existing (居る). Instead, it is the verb 「要る」 "to be needed". Actually, the kanji are rarely used for these two verbs, because the context makes it instantly clear which is meant. If there were a chance that native speakers might find the meaning ambiguous, then the kanji would be used. Neil-san,

It’s easy to understand your confusion, and this illustrates why Japanese is not written exclusively with phonetic scripts such as hiragana. In 「勇気がいる」 the 「いる」 is not the “iru” of animate objects existing (居る). Instead, it is the verb 「要る」 “to be needed”. Actually, the kanji are rarely used for these two verbs, because the context makes it instantly clear which is meant. If there were a chance that native speakers might find the meaning ambiguous, then the kanji would be used.

]]> by: Jenny http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-186167 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:04:22 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-186167 I was going to offer to put him up in my apartment also, but I'm moving to Japan in November. Unless he can get his shiny white (cute) butt to Tennessee in the next couple of weeks, I'll have to see him in his country!! :grin: I was going to offer to put him up in my apartment also, but I’m moving to Japan in November. Unless he can get his shiny white (cute) butt to Tennessee in the next couple of weeks, I’ll have to see him in his country!! :grin:

]]> by: Sindy http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-185998 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:36:03 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-185998 Liz-san! :wink: I would love to give a a little space to Yoshi-san, here in NYC but I live in a small apartament that we (family) fit perfectly. :neutral: I hope that he can find a place to stay here in NYC, I would like to know when is he coming to NYC so I can go and know him in person. :cool: :wink: S_R_C Liz-san! :wink:

I would love to give a a little space to Yoshi-san, here in NYC but I live in a small apartament that we (family) fit perfectly. :neutral:

I hope that he can find a place to stay here in NYC, I would like to know when is he coming to NYC so I can go and know him in person. :cool: :wink: S_R_C

]]> by: Neil http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-185996 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:32:28 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-185996 どうして[勇気がいる]という表現を使っていますか。[勇気ある]は正しいですか。 どうして[勇気がいる]という表現を使っていますか。[勇気ある]は正しいですか。

]]> by: Bob1 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-185654 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:25:21 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-185654 "A man can be a fool and not know it, but not if he's married" But don't let this discourage you, アニタ. Despite numerous misogynist comments in this vein, even H. L. Mencken finally got married, and seems to have considered himself blessed. Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials. This conversation was certainly not dull, and it managed to fit in great vocabulary and grammar points. “A man can be a fool and not know it, but not if he’s married”

But don’t let this discourage you, アニタ. Despite numerous misogynist comments in this vein, even H. L. Mencken finally got married, and seems to have considered himself blessed. Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials.

This conversation was certainly not dull, and it managed to fit in great vocabulary and grammar points.

]]> by: クリストファー (KC8UFV) http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-185653 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:16:56 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/09/13/lower-intermediate-lesson-41-happily-married/#comment-185653 Very interesting lesson. I think you might want to add a question mark to the title, though. :grin: Very interesting lesson. I think you might want to add a question mark to the title, though. :grin:

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