Comments on: Newbie Lesson S4 #26 - Japanese Self-Introductions: Make a Great First Impression http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/ 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 04:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: トーマス http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-615785 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:53:07 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-615785 初めまして。トーマスです。ドイツ人です。出身はドイツのベルリンですけれどもこのごろドイツの西にある小さな町に住んでいます。趣味は日本語とロッククライミングとマウンテンバイクと水泳と折り紙です。よろしくお願いします。 ロリーさんの趣味は？ 初めまして。トーマスです。ドイツ人です。出身はドイツのベルリンですけれどもこのごろドイツの西にある小さな町に住んでいます。趣味は日本語とロッククライミングとマウンテンバイクと水泳と折り紙です。よろしくお願いします。

ロリーさんの趣味は？

]]> by: 亀井 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-605453 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:29:04 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-605453 Jessiさん、 どうぞ　宜しく　お願いします。 However, I may be flying under false colors as I have opted to apply extremely literal definitions to these concepts: 1. 出身： I have decided applies to where I currently live. 2. 故郷： I have decided applies to place of birth. Lompoc is close. 実は、I only lived in Lompoc for about 18 months before going to Orlando, FL then Travis AFB (Fairfield, CA) followed by Yokota AB (東京都　の　福生市）and other places besides. どう、思いますか。 Really, I am interested in your thoughts and/or what the collective thoughts might be as they apply to someone who has rarely lived in any one place more than six years and has family scattered to the four winds (Northern, Central, and Southern California, Hawaii, as well as other states...) - as the situation might be seen by a Japanese person. Just make a decision? OK, done. From what I recall, moving about on an inter-regional basis (1970s perspective of a 5-11 year-old at the time) pretty much wasn't done. Inter-prefectural moving within the same region (Kanagawa-ken to Tokyo or Chiba-ken to Tokyo) seemed within the norm, however (as well as anything shorter). It may be that my read on the situation was inaccurate... You may also have noted the use of 大軍。 I am interested in your opinion of how to handle discussing employment, as I am in the US Army and currently serve in the headquarters staff (HQDA) here in Washington, DC. As I see it, 軍 applies to a field formation like 1st Army (US), 3d Army (US), etc. The only comparable organization that the Japanese have ever had was the pre-WWII Imperial Army - 皇軍. I can't use that... Jessiさん、

どうぞ　宜しく　お願いします。

However, I may be flying under false colors as I have opted to apply extremely literal definitions to these concepts:

1. 出身： I have decided applies to where I currently live.
2. 故郷： I have decided applies to place of birth. Lompoc is close.

実は、I only lived in Lompoc for about 18 months before going to Orlando, FL then Travis AFB (Fairfield, CA) followed by Yokota AB (東京都　の　福生市）and other places besides.

どう、思いますか。

Really, I am interested in your thoughts and/or what the collective thoughts might be as they apply to someone who has rarely lived in any one place more than six years and has family scattered to the four winds (Northern, Central, and Southern California, Hawaii, as well as other states…) - as the situation might be seen by a Japanese person. Just make a decision? OK, done.

From what I recall, moving about on an inter-regional basis (1970s perspective of a 5-11 year-old at the time) pretty much wasn’t done. Inter-prefectural moving within the same region (Kanagawa-ken to Tokyo or Chiba-ken to Tokyo) seemed within the norm, however (as well as anything shorter). It may be that my read on the situation was inaccurate…

You may also have noted the use of 大軍。 I am interested in your opinion of how to handle discussing employment, as I am in the US Army and currently serve in the headquarters staff (HQDA) here in Washington, DC. As I see it, 軍 applies to a field formation like 1st Army (US), 3d Army (US), etc. The only comparable organization that the Japanese have ever had was the pre-WWII Imperial Army - 皇軍. I can’t use that…

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-605446 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:16:41 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-605446 亀井さん、 初めまして。JapanesePod101.comのJessiです。 :) I read your comment and was surprised! So you're originally from Lompoc, California, right? So close to where I'm from! I'm from the Santa Ynez Valley and have been to Lompoc several times :mrgreen: よろしくお願いします！ 亀井さん、
初めまして。JapanesePod101.comのJessiです。 :)
I read your comment and was surprised! So you’re originally from Lompoc, California, right? So close to where I’m from! I’m from the Santa Ynez Valley and have been to Lompoc several times :mrgreen:

よろしくお願いします！

]]> by: 亀井 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-605445 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:38:31 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-605445 こちらこそ。　初めまして、　私　は　アメリカ　の　大軍　の　亀井　マイク　です。　　出身　は　デイシ　の　ワシングトン、故郷　は　カリフオルニア　の　ロンポク　です。　趣味　は　遠駆けする　と　日本語　勉強　です。　宜しく　お願いします。　　　 こちらこそ。　初めまして、　私　は　アメリカ　の　大軍　の　亀井　マイク　です。　　出身　は　デイシ　の　ワシングトン、故郷　は　カリフオルニア　の　ロンポク　です。　趣味　は　遠駆けする　と　日本語　勉強　です。　宜しく　お願いします。　　　

]]> by: 王凱 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-604737 Mon, 09 May 2011 19:57:59 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-604737 皆さん、今日は、水木一男です。私は留学カウンセラーです。自己紹介お願いします。 初めまして。ぼくはオウガイです。趣味は旅行です。中国人です、中国語と日本語を話します。どうぞ、宜しく。 じゃあ、次は、 また、明日。 皆さん、今日は、水木一男です。私は留学カウンセラーです。自己紹介お願いします。
初めまして。ぼくはオウガイです。趣味は旅行です。中国人です、中国語と日本語を話します。どうぞ、宜しく。
じゃあ、次は、

また、明日。

]]> by: daniela http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-479326 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:30:45 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-479326 Watakushi wa Maekawa Satie to moushimasu. Burajiru kara mairimashita. douzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu. Watakushi wa Maekawa Satie to moushimasu. Burajiru kara mairimashita.
douzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.

]]> by: Bjorn http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-442015 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:26:29 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-442015 はじめまして、ビヨンです。 出身はドイツですけど、今イギリスのケンブリッジに住んでいます。 しゅみは旅行と語学です。 よろしくお願いします。 はじめまして、ビヨンです。
出身はドイツですけど、今イギリスのケンブリッジに住んでいます。
しゅみは旅行と語学です。
よろしくお願いします。

]]> by: Aria http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-440750 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:16:48 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-440750 Great lesson! I think I've spotted a tiny mistake in the pdf: in the countries list, for Egypt, "Egyptian" is translated as "エジプト". Shouldn't it rather be "エジプト人"? Great lesson! I think I’ve spotted a tiny mistake in the pdf: in the countries list, for Egypt, “Egyptian” is translated as “エジプト”. Shouldn’t it rather be “エジプト人”?

]]> by: Mayumi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-438771 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:49:29 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-438771 Tess-san, Thank you for your nice feedback. :kokoro: I'll list it as feature requests.:dogeza: Tess-san,

Thank you for your nice feedback. :kokoro:
I’ll list it as feature requests. :dogeza:

]]> by: Tess http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-438291 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:25:22 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-438291 I'd like to congratulate jPod on its continued improvements to the Learning Centre. The Expansion Audio was particularly good in this lesson. It's great to hear short, sharp sentences using the Vocab words. Any chance of having these "examples" downloadable like the Review files to hear over and over? I reckon the Review files when they started way back when were the best thing that jPod ever did. it's almost impossible to remember a new word unless you hear it over and over and over and over! I’d like to congratulate jPod on its continued improvements to the Learning Centre. The Expansion Audio was particularly good in this lesson. It’s great to hear short, sharp sentences using the Vocab words. Any chance of having these “examples” downloadable like the Review files to hear over and over? I reckon the Review files when they started way back when were the best thing that jPod ever did. it’s almost impossible to remember a new word unless you hear it over and over and over and over!

]]> by: セバスチャン http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-437119 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:28:38 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-437119 皆さん こんばんは。セバスチャンと申します。出身はフロリダのオールランドです。ピーターさん：マイアミにいつも行きました！！！フロリダが大好き。寒い天気が大嫌いですが、日本が大好き！趣味はフォトショップで遊んで、日本語を勉強して、お風呂に入ってなどします。宜しくお願いします。 Good evening everyone, My name is Sebastian. My hometown is Orlando, Florida. Peter san: I always used to go to Miami!! I love Florida. I hate cold weather but I love Japan! My hobbies are playing with photoshop, studying Japanese, and entering the Ofuro. Nice to meet you. 皆さん
こんばんは。セバスチャンと申します。出身はフロリダのオールランドです。ピーターさん：マイアミにいつも行きました！！！フロリダが大好き。寒い天気が大嫌いですが、日本が大好き！趣味はフォトショップで遊んで、日本語を勉強して、お風呂に入ってなどします。宜しくお願いします。
Good evening everyone,
My name is Sebastian. My hometown is Orlando, Florida. Peter san: I always used to go to Miami!! I love Florida. I hate cold weather but I love Japan! My hobbies are playing with photoshop, studying Japanese, and entering the Ofuro. Nice to meet you.

]]> by: バロン http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-434155 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:09:25 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-434155 はじめましてバロンです。出身はアメリカのワシントンヂーシーでう。趣味は写真を撮るです。よろしくお願いします。 Hajimemashite, Baron desu. Susshin wa Amerika no Washinton Dii Shii desu. Shumi wa shashinwotoro desu. Yoroshiku o-negaishimasu. Nice to meet you, I'm Berin. My home town is Washington DC, America. My hobby is taking pictures. Please be kind to me as I will to you. Hopefully I've got it OK by now. I just don't have the confidence to leave the Newbie nest completely. :smile: はじめましてバロンです。出身はアメリカのワシントンヂーシーでう。趣味は写真を撮るです。よろしくお願いします。

Hajimemashite, Baron desu. Susshin wa Amerika no Washinton Dii Shii desu. Shumi wa shashinwotoro desu. Yoroshiku o-negaishimasu.

Nice to meet you, I’m Berin. My home town is Washington DC, America. My hobby is taking pictures. Please be kind to me as I will to you.

Hopefully I’ve got it OK by now. I just don’t have the confidence to leave the Newbie nest completely. :smile:

]]> by: gilin http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-433980 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:48:49 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-433980 oh!! thanks naomi san also Zoran san oh!! thanks naomi san also Zoran san

]]> by: gilin http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-433979 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:47:55 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-433979 oh!! thanks naomi san oh!! thanks naomi san

]]> by: Naomi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-433918 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:13:53 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/01/05/newbie-lesson-s4-26-japanese-self-introductions-make-a-great-first-impression/#comment-433918 gilin -san >>My “gilin” is like “jilin” if your going to read it ,the g will sound j… →Oh, sorry.... in that case, ジリン[ Jirin ] Zoran-san ありがとう！！！:dogeza: gilin -san
>>My “gilin” is like “jilin” if your going to read it ,the g will sound j…
→Oh, sorry…. in that case, ジリン[ Jirin ]

Zoran-san
ありがとう！！！ :dogeza:

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