Comments on: Upper Intermediate Lesson #22 - A Narrow Escape 2

by: Spidey

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:19:15 +0000

Mina-san, have you ever ridden a bike with more than one person on it?

Sure I have, but the real challenge is riding my bike with more than one person under it.

Sometimes that’s the only way to get through the crowded Tokyo streets.

by: Mayumi

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:52:35 +0000

Neil-san,
都内は、車を駐車するスペースがあまりないので、保育園のまわりの道路に駐車することになってしまうので、迷惑になるからだと思います。

David-san,
お気持ち、わかります！自転車がなかったら、子供を連れてどこにもいけないですよね。

by: David

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:07:23 +0000

この法律はばかです。時々二子一緒に店に行きます。どうしますか？スーパは自転車で10分かかります。歩いては三倍以上です。この法律作った人は親人わからないんです。

by: Neil

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:51:41 +0000

どうして都内は保育園え車で送迎するのは禁止ですか?

このような勉強はとても面白いです。またまにこは上手ですよ!

by: AndamanIslander

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:07:00 +0000

That first sentence REALLY threw me for a loop too…but not because it has too few verbs, but because it has too many! Noseru and nori!

Also, it has that deliciously mind-twisting word 前後 - which I guess means behind-in-front. It’s a fun word, but it really should’ve been included in the vocab.

And just to keep complaining (I’m on a roll here) we could’ve used a bit of attention to the whole… たらいいんでしょうね - it’s used in a really particular, slightly counterintuitive way here that takes some getting used to.

Anyway, I’m one of the lucky ones: I have a Japanese girlfriend so I can always enlist her help in explaining these little mysteries.

I like the series, though: these upper intermediate lessons are poised right on my sweet-spot: challenging, but not so challenging I have no idea what’s going on (most of the time.)

I’m still amazed how far I’ve come…in the 18 months since I discovered this website I’ve gone from knowing ZERO Japanese to being able to slog through lessons at this level, all without ever having lived in Japan. Actually, I good 97% of the Japanese I know I learned right here, y’all are awesome.

by: Neil

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:05:28 +0000

分かりました。ありがとうございます。

by: デボン

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:53:52 +0000

Neilさんー

I’m assuming because it’s a talk show and an extension from last week the “interview” part of the sentence is just inferred.

by: デボン

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:49:13 +0000

Instead of making the bikes and the act illegal why don’t they just make it illegal not to wear a helmet? Although it’s still dangerous the childrens’ heads would be protected. Driving is also dangerous too and we wouldn’t ban cars now!

I just read an article about the 少子化。チェックしてください！　http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nn20080613a2.html

by: Neil

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:09:26 +0000

I don’t understand the first sentence. Where is the verb for interview? It seems like the sentence says something like, ” I wonder if people on the street with 3 persons ridding on the bike know it is illegal?” What am I missing?

by: Eric

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:37:16 +0000

素晴らしい絵だ。こんなに素適な絵をかけるように成りたい。
でも才能が必要だよね。

今回またいっぱい知らない単語が出てきた。
本当に勉強になりました。

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