Comments on: Newbie Lesson S3 #21 - Nihongo Dōjō - Do A Little More to Make Your Japanese Better!! http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/ 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, 23 May 2012 03:01:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-617088 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:33:10 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-617088 トーマスさん そうかもしれませんね！　でも9階や15階に住むのは大変かもしれません。 （毎日筋肉痛かもね:wink:） トーマスさん
そうかもしれませんね！　でも9階や15階に住むのは大変かもしれません。
（毎日筋肉痛かもね :wink: ）

]]> by: トーマス http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-617014 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:52:43 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-617014 そうですね、特に高燥ビルの上にあるアパートに住んでいる人は幸せかもね。:wink::grin: そうですね、特に高燥ビルの上にあるアパートに住んでいる人は幸せかもね。 :wink: :grin:

]]> by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-615063 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:50:53 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-615063 トーマスさん そうですね。階段を上ると、簡単な運動ができますね:cool: トーマスさん
そうですね。階段を上ると、簡単な運動ができますね :cool:

]]> by: トーマス http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-614983 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:01:50 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-614983 階段が好きですよ。:cool:毎日階段を行くと体が強くなるね。無料な運動です。ジムは要らないですよね。:wink: 階段が好きですよ。 :cool: 毎日階段を行くと体が強くなるね。無料な運動です。ジムは要らないですよね。 :wink:

]]> by: Angelina http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-609172 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:03:22 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-609172 Correction: I meant "IT does" :roll: Correction: I meant “IT does” :roll:

]]> by: Angelina http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-609171 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:02:56 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-609171 Id does. Thank you Motoko! :) Id does. Thank you Motoko! :)

]]> by: Motoko http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-609157 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:41:21 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-609157 Angelina-san, Kon'nichiwa:grin: This grammar is a little bit ambiguous. As for yuumei na "famous" adjectives before it usually become the reason why something is famous, like nagakute yumei desu. But this is also interpreted as "adjective1 and adjective2" depending on the context. Some adjectives can have reason-result relationship but some cannot. ex) Kono sakana wa shinsen de oishii desu. "This fish is fresh and yummy." "This fish is yummy because it is fresh." Kono sakana wa yasukute oishii desu. "This fish is cheep and yummy." I hope this helps. Angelina-san,
Kon’nichiwa :grin:
This grammar is a little bit ambiguous.
As for yuumei na “famous” adjectives before it usually become the reason why something is famous, like nagakute yumei desu.
But this is also interpreted as “adjective1 and adjective2″ depending on the context. Some adjectives can have reason-result relationship but some cannot.
ex) Kono sakana wa shinsen de oishii desu.
“This fish is fresh and yummy.”
“This fish is yummy because it is fresh.”
Kono sakana wa yasukute oishii desu.
“This fish is cheep and yummy.”
I hope this helps.

]]> by: Angelina http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-609136 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:07:49 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-609136 Thank you for these amazing lessons. It is really helping me a lot, this is a site i've honestly started to recommend to people who want to learn a new language, it's so informative! :) I have a question though... During this lesson, Fuyuka says " kono kaidan wa nagakute yumei desu" and it's translated as "this stairway is famous for its length". So the [adjective 1 - i + kute followed by adjective 2] construction means that adjective 2 is the result of adjective one. But we've previously learned that this same construction is used to describe something using multiple adjectives, for ex. "takakute kirei kuruma desu" = it's an expensive and beautiful car. So the sentence could both mean "this stairway is famous for its length" and "this stairway is long and famous", right? How do you know which one is the right interpretation? Purely by context or...? Thank you for these amazing lessons. It is really helping me a lot, this is a site i’ve honestly started to recommend to people who want to learn a new language, it’s so informative! :)

I have a question though…

During this lesson, Fuyuka says ” kono kaidan wa nagakute yumei desu” and it’s translated as “this stairway is famous for its length”. So the [adjective 1 - i + kute followed by adjective 2] construction means that adjective 2 is the result of adjective one. But we’ve previously learned that this same construction is used to describe something using multiple adjectives, for ex. “takakute kirei kuruma desu” = it’s an expensive and beautiful car. So the sentence could both mean “this stairway is famous for its length” and “this stairway is long and famous”, right? How do you know which one is the right interpretation? Purely by context or…?

]]> by: 王凱 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-604621 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:20:00 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-604621 未だですか。急で長い階段ですか。 もうちょっと、この階段は長くて有名ですよ。 今から、お父さんと来るの。そっか、どうするの。じゃ、また電話する。 今から、来ますか。じゃ、また電話します。 またね。 未だですか。急で長い階段ですか。
もうちょっと、この階段は長くて有名ですよ。
今から、お父さんと来るの。そっか、どうするの。じゃ、また電話する。
今から、来ますか。じゃ、また電話します。

またね。

]]> by: Mayumi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-547473 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:14:24 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-547473 James-san, In the dialog of this lesson, Fuyuka is talking to her mother and call her mother "お母さん" and his father "お父さん." People refer to their mother or father as "母" or "父"　when they are talking with other people. :smile: James-san,

In the dialog of this lesson, Fuyuka is talking to her mother and call her mother “お母さん” and his father “お父さん.” People refer to their mother or father as “母” or “父”　when they are talking with other people. :smile:

]]> by: James http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-547409 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:50:22 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-547409 So... I guess Fuyuka-san was in a casual situation and that is why she was using お母さん and お父さん to refer to her own parents? So… I guess Fuyuka-san was in a casual situation and that is why she was using お母さん and お父さん to refer to her own parents?

]]> by: Guy http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-459105 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-459105 I understand that family members use casual speech and work colleagues use formal speech. But aren't Faburitsio and Fuyuka more than just co-workers? I mean he might not be her kareshi but he is staying at her house and they seem to hang out a lot. I thought friends would speak casually with each other. I understand that family members use casual speech and work colleagues use formal speech. But aren’t Faburitsio and Fuyuka more than just co-workers? I mean he might not be her kareshi but he is staying at her house and they seem to hang out a lot. I thought friends would speak casually with each other.

]]> by: Kobukuro http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-458606 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:20:58 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-458606 I really love the way you are introducing the casual and polite usage of the language. When I began studying Japanese my teachers only taught me the polite forms. They said, that when I am visiting Japan it is more necassary for me. But, meeting my Japanese Familiy I was confrontrated suddelny with the casual language and I was not able to understand their way of speaking and it took a long time to get familiar with it :mrgreen: . In your lessons we are able to learn the natural usage of the casual and polite language and you can't imagine, how thankful I am for that :kokoro: ! I really love the way you are introducing the casual and polite usage of the language. When I began studying Japanese my teachers only taught me the polite forms. They said, that when I am visiting Japan it is more necassary for me.

But, meeting my Japanese Familiy I was confrontrated suddelny with the casual language and I was not able to understand their way of speaking and it took a long time to get familiar with it :mrgreen: .

In your lessons we are able to learn the natural usage of the casual and polite language and you can’t imagine, how thankful I am for that :kokoro: !

]]> by: markystar http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-315023 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:01:26 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-315023 mina-sama, Bob Liederbach sent us these pictures of the shrine at the top of Konpira-san! now you can get an idea of where Fabrizio and Fuyuka went! awwwwww yeah! どうもありがとうございます！ :nihon: doumo arigatou gozaimasu! :dogeza: <center> <img src="http://www.japanesepod101.com/images/forum/konpirasan1W.jpg" alt="kompira-san" /> <img src="http://www.japanesepod101.com/images/forum/konpirasan2W.jpg" alt="kompira-san" /> </center> mina-sama, Bob Liederbach sent us these pictures of the shrine at the top of Konpira-san!
now you can get an idea of where Fabrizio and Fuyuka went! awwwwww yeah!

どうもありがとうございます！ :nihon:
doumo arigatou gozaimasu! :dogeza:


kompira-san
kompira-san

]]> by: Gabriele http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-310590 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:09:38 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/06/02/newbie-lesson-s3-21-nihongo-dojo-do-a-little-more-to-make-your-japanese-better/#comment-310590 ありがとうございました、Peterさん, that was really helpful!! Ok, now let me practice a little bit!! JapanesePod101.comはすごくてかっこいいですよ！！:cool: Apologies for the duplicate post earlier!! --G ありがとうございました、Peterさん, that was really helpful!!
Ok, now let me practice a little bit!!
JapanesePod101.comはすごくてかっこいいですよ！！ :cool:

Apologies for the duplicate post earlier!!
–G

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