Comments on: Newbie Lesson #68 - Nihongo Dōjō - Style You and Beyond 13

by: Mihara

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:16:27 +0000

I could have sworn I saw Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters drive by me on the road.

by: JKid

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:59:32 +0000

ハジメ-san, well spotted

by: 一 (ハジメ)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:32:48 +0000

皆さん、

I was in the アメリカのシアトル紀伊国屋 last week and there was a video kiosk for current J-Pop singles. I found one called “Moon Crying” from the Rhythm Nation label, but I was not familiar with the kanji for the singer’s name.

Of course, those of you in the know realize that the singer is 倖田來未, none other than this lesson’s Koda Kumi. I thought that was pretty amusing.

by: Taurus

Sun, 25 May 2008 23:07:30 +0000

Thanks for another entertaining lesson - although I do think it is a bit of a missed opportunity to explore what the onsen experience is like for westerners. The first time I went to one there were four or five 16-year-olds in there and my girlfriend reckoned she could hear the uproar from the women’s baths (the first time my girlfriend’s nephew saw me taking a bath he was so shocked that he could only respond with ‘kedarake?’ - which I’m told means, ‘hair all over?’).

by: Naomi

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:40:32 +0000

Since our office is located near TBS (Japaneses TV station), I have seen some TV announcers on the street. 　

by: maxiewawa

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:12:53 +0000

Oops, pressed submit before I was ready.

数回ピータ先生とSkypeをしましたよ。My closest brush with celebrity!

確かにオーストラリアは全国、海がきれい。来て見てください。

by: maxiewawa

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:10:20 +0000

In Chinese, 超 has somehow crept into slang. It’s so weird because it’s pronounced so differently!

by: ジャービジ

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:04:05 +0000

I’m also 超regretting firing my proof-reader

by: ジャービジ

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:01:16 +0000

I saw Paul McCartney drive-by in his car once (not that these types of people actually drive the cars themselves ) when I was in line to see a band once, all his head was “rock on” or something like that

I always thought 超 was just pure slang, but it’s also used as a more serious prefix in words like 超大国 ’superpower (i.e. global superpower)’, and 超党派 ‘non-partisan’. 超オモロイじゃん!

by: Stewart

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:12:56 +0000

The practice questions are very helpful. 大好きです。

In my work I have met many famous atheletes in Ameriaca but I haven’t met any Japanese celebrities.

I would love to meet Chigusa-sama.