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	<title>Comments on: Beginner Lesson S4 #6  - The Plot Thickens</title>
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		<title>by: 亀井</title>
		<link>http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/08/12/beginner-lesson-s4-6-the-plot-thickens/#comment-613657</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>素子さん、
はい、そうです。事件がある、そしていつも起こりました。ゴルフプレーするは苦手です。</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>素子さん、<br />
はい、そうです。事件がある、そしていつも起こりました。ゴルフプレーするは苦手です。
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		<title>by: Motoko</title>
		<link>http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/08/12/beginner-lesson-s4-6-the-plot-thickens/#comment-613608</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>亀井さん
ゴルフクラブであなを掘りますか:shock:
ゴルフをプレーするのは難しいですね。:lol:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>亀井さん<br />
ゴルフクラブであなを掘りますか <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif' alt=':shock:' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
ゴルフをプレーするのは難しいですね。 <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif' alt=':lol:' class='wp-smiley' />
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		<title>by: 亀井</title>
		<link>http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/08/12/beginner-lesson-s4-6-the-plot-thickens/#comment-613556</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>私はエンジニアです。ゴルフクラブは道具です。この道具は、掘削のために意図されています。私はゴルフプレーする時は、ゴルフ地は新しい穴を取得します。。。</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>私はエンジニアです。ゴルフクラブは道具です。この道具は、掘削のために意図されています。私はゴルフプレーする時は、ゴルフ地は新しい穴を取得します。。。
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		<title>by: Motoko</title>
		<link>http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/08/12/beginner-lesson-s4-6-the-plot-thickens/#comment-612045</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>マイさん
That's good! We will help your learning!
By the way, Grenada　is グレナダ.:wink:
Keep listening and learning.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>マイさん<br />
That&#8217;s good! We will help your learning!<br />
By the way, Grenada　is グレナダ. <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Keep listening and learning.
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		<title>by: マイ</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Whoops, I meant, "I love learning Japanese".</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whoops, I meant, &#8220;I love learning Japanese&#8221;.
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		<title>by: マイ</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>私は日本語を勉強するのが大好きです。直美背性と亀井さん、もゴルフをすろのが苦手です。
I love to learn Japanese.  Naomi-sensei and 亀井-san, I am also not very good at golf. 

ゴルフはゲラネダにポピュラーではありません、でもアメリカにポピュラーですよ（アメレカは私の出身です）。
Golf isn't popular in Grenada, but it is in America (which is where I'm from).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>私は日本語を勉強するのが大好きです。直美背性と亀井さん、もゴルフをすろのが苦手です。<br />
I love to learn Japanese.  Naomi-sensei and 亀井-san, I am also not very good at golf. </p>
<p>ゴルフはゲラネダにポピュラーではありません、でもアメリカにポピュラーですよ（アメレカは私の出身です）。<br />
Golf isn&#8217;t popular in Grenada, but it is in America (which is where I&#8217;m from).
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		<title>by: 亀井マイク</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>なおみ先生、
どうもありがとうございます。
私はゴルフが名詞しか忘れてしました・

I think that is right for "I forgot that golf may only be a noun," unlike English where it may be both a verb and noun.

頑張ります！</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>なおみ先生、<br />
どうもありがとうございます。<br />
私はゴルフが名詞しか忘れてしました・</p>
<p>I think that is right for &#8220;I forgot that golf may only be a noun,&#8221; unlike English where it may be both a verb and noun.</p>
<p>頑張ります！
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		<title>by: Naomi</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>亀井-san
私もゴルフをするのが苦手です。I'm not good at playing golf either.:cry:

ゴルフをプレーする  or ゴルフをする = To play golf :wink:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>亀井-san<br />
私もゴルフをするのが苦手です。I&#8217;m not good at playing golf either. <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cry.gif' alt=':cry:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>ゴルフをプレーする  or ゴルフをする = To play golf  <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' />
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		<title>by: 亀井</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>せんせい、ワシングトン、dc　に　ゴルフはとても人気です。私はゴルフプレーするが苦手です。</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>せんせい、ワシングトン、dc　に　ゴルフはとても人気です。私はゴルフプレーするが苦手です。
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		<title>by: Sebastian</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>ありがとうございます、Naomi先生。  It will take me some time to get to Season 5, but I look forward to it :smile:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ありがとうございます、Naomi先生。  It will take me some time to get to Season 5, but I look forward to it  <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':smile:' class='wp-smiley' />
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		<title>by: Naomi</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Sebastian-san
&#62;&#62;Oh, verb+の is a gerund? 
&#62;&#62;夏休みがほしいです。テニスをするのが好きですけれど、苦手です。
→ This の is called nominalizer in Japanese grammar term. It's like English gerund "-ing". :wink:
As you may have already realized, "Verb(dictionary)＋no" change the verb into a noun.:razz:

&#62;&#62;Is these a difference between these two sentences?
&#62;&#62;アメリカに行きます。
&#62;&#62;アメリカに行くのです。
Meaning wise, there's no difference.:wink:
However [verb] のです or [verb] んです is used when the speaker's explaining something, so when the speaker is answering a question such as "where are you going?", the speaker tend to say アメリカに行くんです or アメリカに行くのです。 . (1st sentence　アメリカに行きます is still OK as an answer though.:wink:) 
This grammar is covered in beginner series season 5 Lesson 3. So please check that lesson too.:wink:

I hope this helps.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sebastian-san<br />
&gt;&gt;Oh, verb+の is a gerund?<br />
&gt;&gt;夏休みがほしいです。テニスをするのが好きですけれど、苦手です。<br />
→ This の is called nominalizer in Japanese grammar term. It&#8217;s like English gerund &#8220;-ing&#8221;.  <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
As you may have already realized, &#8220;Verb(dictionary)＋no&#8221; change the verb into a noun. <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':razz:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>&gt;&gt;Is these a difference between these two sentences?<br />
&gt;&gt;アメリカに行きます。<br />
&gt;&gt;アメリカに行くのです。<br />
Meaning wise, there&#8217;s no difference. <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
However [verb] のです or [verb] んです is used when the speaker&#8217;s explaining something, so when the speaker is answering a question such as &#8220;where are you going?&#8221;, the speaker tend to say アメリカに行くんです or アメリカに行くのです。 . (1st sentence　アメリカに行きます is still OK as an answer though. <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' /> )<br />
This grammar is covered in beginner series season 5 Lesson 3. So please check that lesson too. <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I hope this helps.
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		<title>by: Sebastian</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Ok, I listened to this lesson again and I have a question.

Is these a difference between these two sentences?
アメリカに行きます。
アメリカに行くのです。</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, I listened to this lesson again and I have a question.</p>
<p>Is these a difference between these two sentences?<br />
アメリカに行きます。<br />
アメリカに行くのです。
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		<title>by: Sebastian</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Oh, verb+の is a gerund?  I've seen this pattern a few times before and never quite understood it.  Thanks for this lesson!

夏休みがほしいです。テニスをするのが好きですけれど、苦手です。:roll:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, verb+の is a gerund?  I&#8217;ve seen this pattern a few times before and never quite understood it.  Thanks for this lesson!</p>
<p>夏休みがほしいです。テニスをするのが好きですけれど、苦手です。 <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif' alt=':roll:' class='wp-smiley' />
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		<title>by: Beth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 13:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>私も寝るのが好きです。　:mrgreen:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>私も寝るのが好きです。　 <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif' alt=':mrgreen:' class='wp-smiley' />
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		<title>by: Mayumi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>beandesu-san

For example, when you answer a who or what question, you'll use が in place of は.

Q:明日、誰がここにきますか。
A:太郎が来ます。（×太郎は来ます。）

Q:きょうは、何が安いですか。
A:くだものが安いです。（×くだものは安いです。）

Hope that would be of any help!:wink:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>beandesu-san</p>
<p>For example, when you answer a who or what question, you&#8217;ll use が in place of は.</p>
<p>Q:明日、誰がここにきますか。<br />
A:太郎が来ます。（×太郎は来ます。）</p>
<p>Q:きょうは、何が安いですか。<br />
A:くだものが安いです。（×くだものは安いです。）</p>
<p>Hope that would be of any help! <img src='http://www.japanesepod101.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' />
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