Comments on: Beginner Lesson S4 #19 - Nihongo Dōjo: How Not to Take The Wrong Train in Japan!

by: 亀井

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:04:38 +0000

素子さん、

ああ、”どこか”が必要でわありません。

はい、どうもありがとうございます。

by: Motoko

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:55:57 +0000

亀井さん
大変でしたね！
「荻窪で迷子になりました。」で大丈夫ですよ

by: 亀井

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:13:00 +0000

私は、子供の頃、荻窪のどこかで迷子になりました。

by: timt.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:13:20 +0000

i got frustrated with the quiz at the end - my brain just shut down… anyway, i could give these directions in tokyo… having been there 3 times. you can also get to the Kesei - sen by going to Ueno eki. i will leave a link to a picture i took on my first trip to tokyo - i walked out of Yanaka cemetery to Nippori eki.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vcdaxus/75733981/in/set-72057594061493533/

by: Mayumi

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:58:41 +0000

Takoさん
> 　スケベなズボン泥棒のおじいちゃんでしょ！
あ～、わかります！そんな感じですね！　

by: Tako

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:27:42 +0000

おじいちゃんの声はかわいい！　

　スケベなズボン泥棒のおじいちゃんでしょ！　

by: tony

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:21:20 +0000

Hirokoさん

原宿駅は古くて面白いですね。　原宿は楽しいです！

tony

by: Hiroko

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:27:05 +0000

Steffie san> Yasashii ojiisan de yokatta desu ne (Thank goodness it was a nice grandpa you met!)

bkraehen san> どういたしまして　

ﾃｯﾄﾞ san> This is a great question! 「とりあえず、ビール (or other drinks)」is like a set phrase nowadays. まず isn’t necessarily wrong, but the most people say とりあえず。　
If you say とりあえず, there is an unspoken understanding that he/she only wants beer for now, for that order, and later they might order something else once the beer came.
If you say まず、it sounds like you are ordering not only beer/drink but something else in that one order.

tony san> Why do you like Harajuku station??

by: tony

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:49:27 +0000

Hirokoさん
Thank you for the hint! どうもありがとうございます！If the old gentleman is going to Narita 成田 on the Keisei line, I think I can see a connection with the story coming up soon!

This dialogue had very useful phrases for travelling on the train and making connections. I love the Yamanote line and taking the Keisei line reminds me of visiting Tokyo。My favourite station is Harajuku.

山手線が好きです。東京の駅の中で原宿が一番好きです。(hope that’s right?)

またね、Tony

by: ﾃｯﾄﾞ

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:22 +0000

What is the difference was between とりあえず and まず in the context of “とりあえず　ﾋﾞｰﾙ”? In an いざかや for example.

by: bkraehen

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:37:21 +0000

Hiroko san> ありがとう!

by: Steffie

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:30:03 +0000

Ousaka-eki de watashitachi wa michi ni mayoimashita. Kyouto-eki e ikitai deshita. Ojiisan wa tasukete, noriba ni tsuremashita. Yuuyou desu yo! Arigatou gozaimashita, stranger!

by: halpin

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:43:37 +0000

面白い.

by: Hiroko

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:03:26 +0000

halpin san> ((hint hiint)) he is a someone’s grandpa

bkraehen san> Yes, meaning is the same But as taught in your school, 歩いて is better, since 歩きで is used in a casual verbal conversation.
That’s true about the big station, you never get bored. but I’m only 4.11′ so it’s hard to get around in a big crowd!

by: bkraehen

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:16:17 +0000

Hiroko san> Thank you for the explanation. But the meaning is the same? For example:

歩いて喫茶店に行く。
歩きで喫茶店に行く。

In my school, we only encountered 歩いて so far

Actually I like all the big stations in Japan much moren than those in my home-country: There’s always something to discover , it’s never boring!