Comments on: Beginner Lesson S3 #12 - A Not So Regular Restaurant 2

by: 亀井

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:42:23 +0000

半生モモンガ。．．ここで料理はあんまり．．．

by: Jason

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:20:06 +0000

Yeah, I wouldn’t want Vanilla Ice either.

>.>

by: Frances

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:47:12 +0000

Thanks so much for all the positive encouragement!

by: ジャービジ

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:54:05 +0000

Frances, thanks to furigana you can read a lot of things like manga and intermediate learning materials if you just know kana, so it doesn’t matter if you’re not proficient with kanji for a number of years, as long as you put in some effort to start learning it now. I was put off by the sheer volume as well, but it’s really an interesting and rewarding pursuit, and you don’t want to end up being illiterate in a language you’re fluent in do you?

Keep in mind that attaining any kind of fluency with the language will take a number of years anyway, so as long as you learn how to read at the same time, both sets of skills will develop at a similar pace and you’ll end up being fluent and literate. There’s always a lot of talk about reading on the forum, so try posting there if you have other doubts or want some advice on learning.

by: ラヒム

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:03:59 +0000

のりさん, thanks for the clarification!

by: A person

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:48:04 +0000

I love pickles!

Nice episode I love learning new vocab like Ick and idiot. Not the classic textbook stuff.

by: エミリー

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:15:14 +0000

Hahahahahahahaha! I know exactly how this guy feels!
I’m a very picky eater.
For example, I hate pickles. If the pickle touches my sandwich, I can’t eat it.
This is so funny for me!

by: のり

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:11:30 +0000

ラヒムさん

かける has a lot of meanings and it changes in context.
For example,

電話をかける (make a phone call)
ソースをかける (put some sauce on)
服をかける (hang up clothes)
服にアイロンをかける (iron the clothes)
ドアに鍵をかける (lock the door)
圧力をかける (add pressure on)
CDをかける (play a CD)
のろいをかける (place a curse)
２かける３は６ (2 times 3 equals 6)

かける has different types of Kanji as well.
We use it in many situations.

by: Eric

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:28:53 +0000

I want my flying squirrel

by: rigo

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:28:23 +0000

very funny lesson
i prefer steak well done

by: watermen

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:17:52 +0000

Dear Frances,

If you really want to know Japanese well, you need to know kanji. It is unavoidable. Don’t worry about the amount of kanji, it may be difficult initially, but once you remember it, it will always be there. You will realize that kanji is beautiful and it helps reading.

by: Frances

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:41:11 +0000

Hey, Everyone!

I am just new to learning Japanese… and I LOVE this site! I was just curious though… do you really have to know kanji to be able to read anything Japanese well? What if I just know Kana? I am getting discouraged with the amount of kanji I have yet to learn.

by: ラヒム

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:12:54 +0000

I’m confused, I thought かける（kakeru) meant to dial a number (i.e. make a phone call), but in the PDF it says かける means to pour (i.e. pour dressing on a salad).

by: watermen

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:33:26 +0000

The drinking golop-golop sound is very funny.

by: ニール

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:58:36 +0000

Hen (na) = : strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy;

same hen = 変