Comments on: Beginner Lesson S5 #4 - I Could Use Some Help Shopping in Japan!

by: 亀井

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:30:12 +0000

素子さん、
今晩は。
はい、分かった、ありがとうございます。

嘘じゃない、本当にVRE線の駅に駅員さんはいないです。
ああ、「メトロ」ですか。
そうです。ワシントンメトロ線のそれぞれ駅には二人、三人駅員さんです。
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a limited service line, running six consists from Fredericksburg, Virginia to Washington Union Station every morning. There is a 1300 or so train returning from Washington and then there are six consists of evening service, ending with an 1845 departure from Union Station (終電です。）Metro serves a more compact area from something like 0600 through 2400 at 6-minute intervals during rush hour and 12-minute intervals at all other times. VRE also provides service from Manassas, Virginia to Union Station. Combined, none of these come close to equaling the Tokyo rail services that I remember from 1970-1976…

by: Motoko

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:30:45 +0000

亀井さん　こんにちは。
はい、そうです。
「こういいます」は”to say like this” “to say in this way”ですね．
VRE線の駅に駅員さんはいないですか。だから、いつも券売機を使って切符を買いますね。
ワシントンのメトロ線のそれぞれの駅には駅員さんがいますか。
It sounds like Metro line has lots of passengers so the stations have attendants.
おもしろいですね>_

by: 亀井

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:45:50 +0000

素子さん、
お久しぶりです。シーゼン四から、シーゼン五までですね。
「日本の駅員さん」は “Japanese Station Attendant”
「こう」は “in this way”
「いいます」は “says.”
意味は正解ですか。
残然、ほとんどVRE線の駅に駅員さんはいないです。必ず券売機を使うは方法で買っています。ワシントンのメチュロ線は別に、地下鉄そうです。ワシントンメチュロ線のずつの駅は駅員さんいます。
とても面白いですね。ありがとうございます。

by: Motoko

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:32:02 +0000

亀井さん
いいですね。
「はい、大人一枚ですか？」
「はい、2ドルです。あちらの券売機をご利用ください。」
日本の駅員さんはこういいますよ。

by: 亀井

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:43:26 +0000

あのー、ワシントンD.C.のユニオン駅まで電車で切符が買いたいんですけど。。。

by: Motoko

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:09:55 +0000

wael-san,
When we use a ~desu sentence as modifying clause, we change it into ~no
ex)Petto ga inu no hito ga suki desu.
“(Lit.) I like someone whose pet is a dog.”
But We usually use verb/adj ending sentences as modifying clause.
ex)Inu o katte iru hito ga suki desu.
“I like people who keeps dogs as a pet.)
Please check out the basic rules on this Lesson Notes and Beginner Season4 Lesson49, as well.

by: wael

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:03:34 +0000

what about “desu” in modifying clause
asoko shinyuu desu shito .
asoko tomodachi desu shito wa shinyuu desu.
asoko wa tomodachi desu shinyuu desu.

by: Motoko

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:53:05 +0000

wael-san,
In relative/modifying clause, we use plain forms and -na form for na-adectives.
suki na hana
jozu/tokui na gengo would be fine.
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You can use transitive/intransitive verbs.
ex) Watashi ga aketa doa “the door which I opened”
Jidoo de aku doa ga arimasu. “There is a door which automatically opens.
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The appropriate one would be;
Tsukutta hatsumei-hin wa jinkoo chinoo to iimasu.
(Watashi ga)tsukutta sono hatsumei-hin wa jinkoo chinoo to iimasu.
I hope this helps.

by: wael

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:44:23 +0000

can i use “desu” when modifying clauses
like
suki desu hana wa chūrippu to bara desu.
jouzu desu gengo wa eigo to arabiago desu.
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modifying clauses work when transitive verbs, and intransitive verbs
doa ga aku.
aku doa.
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what is difference here & which are right
tsukuru hatsume wa ninkouchinou to iu.
sono hatsume o tsukurareu ninkouchinou to iu.
hatsume o tsukurareu ninkouchinou.
hatsume o tsukurareu on wa ninkouchino to iu.

by: wael

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:11:23 +0000

are these sentence right
kakateiru sono hito
koko ni kakateiru sono hito
koko de kakateiru hito
hito ga kakateiru asoko
Modifying Clauses at japanese language can work with transitive and intransitive verbs

by: Jacob

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:59:53 +0000

Hey i’m a little confused with this sentance
Kono orenji iro no mo ninki ga arimasu yo.
SHouldn’t there be more than one no? As one is for the adjective ‘orenji iro’ and the other is the ‘one’?
Thanks

by: テレント

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:21:28 +0000

Thanks Motoko, I can finally understand it now.

by: Motoko

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:47:35 +0000

テレントさん
黄色 is a noun, meaning “a color of yellow” and 黄色い is an adjective “yellow.”
We originally use 黄色 and 黄色のsomething but we have adjectives of other basic colors, like 赤 and 赤い, so people made the adjectival word 黄色い.
You need to think about using them according to the rules of adjectives and nouns.
I hope this helps.

by: テレント

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:43:26 +0000

When am I meant to use 色い and when am I meant to use 色?
In other words, does it matter if I say 黄色い instead of 黄色?

by: Naomi

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:34:55 +0000

Alex-san
ありがとうございます！

The place you put まだ is quite flexible.
So your sentence is perfect, but the sentence you were going to write was also perfect.