Comments on: Beginner Lesson S2 #49 - Your Japanese is Great!

by: timt.

Tue, 31 May 2011 22:25:08 +0000

A “lesson notes lite” please…

by: Jessi

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:20:20 +0000

Jenさん,
Good question!
This 来られる is actually the passive form, which can be used to politely refer to the actions of someone else (honorific language). In the case of many verbs, the passive form is the same as the potential form, which can cause some confusion. So yes, 来られる does also mean “to be able to come”, but here it doesn’t have that meaning, and is just used as a polite way of saying “to come”.

And yes! 日本に来てどれくらいなんですか means the same thing

by: jen

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:15:59 +0000

In the line:

アキ：日本語がとても上手ですね。日本に来られてどれくらいなんですか。

来られて means to be able to come, right?

So was he asking “How long since you were able to come to Japan?”

Would it have the same meaning if he just said “日本に来てどれくらいなんですか？”

Thanks.

Jen

by: timt.

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:52:11 +0000

thanks for “mada, mada desu” …i think it will come in very handy. http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-images/smilies/icon_dogeza.gif

by: Jon

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:49:40 +0000

Thanks maxiewawa, I couldnt figure out the usage of 来られて as well.

by: maxiewawa

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:56:29 +0000

来られる is used to be more honorific. と彼女に言われました。

by: Jean-Michel

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:43:34 +0000

The transcript indeed says こられて　（来られて）
Why this (potential?) form is used here is unclear to me.
Can anybody help?

Jean-Michel

by: Lancos

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:27:58 +0000

in the sentence 日本に来てどれくらいなんですか it seems to me that 来られて　is pronounced instead of 来て。 Did I misheard something?

by: stu

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:45:46 +0000

I only heard this twice during my two weeks in Tokyo, does that mean my Japanese was so bad the locals couldn’t even bring themselves to lie to me? As I was unaware of this habit the first time I heard it I was genuinely flattered but only for about three seconds as the rest of the short conversation consisted of me replying ‘Sorry,I don’t understand’, ‘Sorry, I still don’t understand’. I figured something was going on the next time when a taxi driver told me ‘Your Japanese is very good, do you study at university?’ when all I’d said was ‘Hiroo station please’ and ‘No, I’m not American, I’m Australian.’ And to think I replied with ‘thank you’ both times as I didn’t know what else to say. I’m going again in May for four weeks so providing anyone says it at all I will be prepared! いいえ、いいえ。そうでもありません。まだまだです Got it. (Thanks Peter!)　

by: Peter

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:45:36 +0000

AzianFlu,
As for how I respond to this, I usually go with. Very similar to what you use.
いいえ、いいえ。そうでもありません。まだまだです。
And that usually gets me off the hook.

Francisco-san, yes, that is a very good construction!

I am now looking for a funny outtake from the recording session on this topic, so please stay posted….

TempleUniJp-san, thanks for the feedback! Have you heard the review track? This is similar to what you’re talking about, no?
Please have a listen, and let us know what you think.
As for the thread, I am not sure. I posted once in response to Ken, but I haven’t listened to ChinesePod is long time. So I am not sure.

by: デボン

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:10:12 +0000

私はキムの反対です。漢字がおぼえられるけど、ぜんぜん話せない！　私の日本語がまだまだ。。。

Line-by-line Transcriptの中に間違いがあった。

「にほんにこられてどれくらいなんですか」の代わりに「日本にきてどれくらいなんですか」で～す！　

I think not being able to respond and express that you think it’s crazy they think you’re Japanese is great is proof enough that it still needs work!

by: maxiewawa

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:30:07 +0000

@TempleUniJp 真的？ Good luck! What’s your Chinesepod name?
I’ve been listening to Chinesepod for as long as I’ve been listening to JPod. I already knew a lot of Chinese when I started though, so my Chinese is much better. I’ve never paid for CPod though, so I’ve never heard “the fix”, “请问” or their other shows. 加油 with your Chinese! (And 頑張って with Japanese)

Sindyさん！Sindy씨! I don’t know what you’re talking about. But yes, I’ve been listening to SurvivalPhrases too, practicing my Spanish. I’m pretty crap though, you’ll have to help me out some day.

マーキ星先生, everything sounds exciting. I just noticed as I write this, two extra lines on the “innovative solutions” heading in the bottom right of the site: EnglishPod101.com & SpanishPod101.com coming soon! ワクワク！期待！한국아러!?

@Japanesepod101.com (whoever wrote the 1st post!)
I usually respond with “いえいえいえいえいえ。。。。” and a shaking of the head. Or if I’m feeling cheeky, 「そうですよね。」or 「頭がいいだから。」Sometimes even 「え？わたくし日本人ですよ」

by: クリストファー (KC8UFV)

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:42:03 +0000

シンヂィーさん
There’s always those of us over here in the states.
- Chris

by: Ｓｉｎｄｙシンディー

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:11:35 +0000

Maxiewawa-san!

You too! All the great guys are taken already ahhhhh I came to late to the party! S_R_C

by: Ｓｉｎｄｙシンディー

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:08:51 +0000

TempleUniJp -san!

Are you serious or just miss out:???:

Yes Peter Galante is a subscriber to Chinesepod that’s how he got the idea of JP101!

About survival phrases you said you sign up and feel betrayed right?
You shouldn’t be because I also a member and http://survivalphrases.com is from JP101 just like http://Koreanclass101.com too.

Marky-san!

Thank you for all the work you do for us, I want to tell you that too bad you have a girlfriend otherwise I’ll pick on you! we have so much in common. S_R_C